Research Papers in Synthetic Biology:B

Subhayu Basu, Yoram Gerchman, Cynthia H. Collins, Frances H. Arnold and Ron Weiss. 2005. A synthetic multicellular system for programmed pattern formation. Nature. Vol. 434:1130-1134 (Cool patterns, seeded with senders, with receivers responding to chemical gradients) [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15858574&query_hl=21&itool=pubmed_docsum Pubmed] [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v434/n7037/abs/nature03461.html Journal]

Robert T. Batey, Sunny D. Gilbert, and Rebecca K. Montange. Nature 2004. Structure of a Natural Guanine-responsive Riboswitch Complexed with a Metabolite Hypoxanthine. (Distinguishes Riboswitches from Aptamers and Antiswitches; also shows 3D structure of aptamer and ligand) [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15549109&query_hl=4&itool=pubmed_docsum Pubmed] [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v432/n7015/abs/nature03037.html Journal]

Bayer, Travis S. and Christina D . Smolke. Nature Biotechnology 2005. Programmable ligand-controlled riboregulators of eukaryotic gene expression. (Antiswitches that turn off or on mRNA translation, regulated by amptamer binding ligands) [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15723047&query_hl=19&itool=pubmed_docsum Pubmed] [http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v23/n3/abs/nbt1069.html Journal]

Benner, Sismour. Nature Reviews Genetics 2005. Synthetic Biology. [http://www.nature.com/nrg/journal/v6/n7/pdf/nrg1637.pdf Journal]

Thomas Bulter, Sun-Gu Lee, Wilson WaiChun Wong, Eileen Fung, Michael R. Conner, and James C. Liao. PNAS 2004. Design of artificial cell-cell communication using gene and metabolic networks. (Quorum sensor using acetate signal) [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=14983004&query_hl=11&itool=pubmed_docsum Pubmed] [http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/101/8/2299 Journal]