Genetically Encoded, Small-Molecule Biosensors and Their Applications
A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensors and Healthcare".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 11635
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Genetically encoded biosensors are proteins or nucleic acids that, when actuated by specific signals, elicit readily detectable cellular change(s) or trigger other, targeted genetic and metabolic responses to those signals. This Special Issue will feature new research into the design or repurposing of endogenously expressed biosensors that target specific small molecules, along with their applications. Example applications include coupling biosensing to outputs amenable to high-throughput screening of single cells, and use as novel dynamic regulators of uni- or multi-cellular processes.
Dr. Patrick C. Cirino
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biosensing
- synthetic biology
- directed evolution
- metabolic engineering
- computational design
- transcription factor
- aptamer
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