Novel Development of Quorum Sensing in Bacteria
A special issue of Chemosensors (ISSN 2227-9040). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Chemical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 215
Special Issue Editor
Interests: quroum sensing; biosensor; regulatory elements and devices of synthetic biology; metabolic engineering strategies to produce amino acids, high value-added chemicals and biomaterials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Quorum sensing (QS) is a mechanism that enables bacteria to sense the density of a local cell population and to respond by altering the expression of specific genes. As cell density increases, signal molecules accumulate and are sensed by regulators that modulate QS-controlled gene expression. QS can regulate many different behaviors, including antibiotic production, bioluminescence, sporulation, symbiosis, biofilm development, and virulence. While knowledge regarding QS regulation and context-specific outcomes have accumulated, engineered QS-based circuits have a wide range of applications such as biochemical production, tissue engineering, mixed-species fermentation, and potential clinical therapies for diseases. They are also highly useful for designing microbial biosensors to identify the bacterial species that are present in the environment and within living organisms. However, applications for quorum sensing are presently limited by our understanding of quorum-sensing mechanisms, and further understanding of quorum functionality is required before the power of this tool can be fully realised.
Over the past decade, the field has experienced rapid progress with the development of molecular biology and synthetic biology. This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive collection of the latest advances in quorum sensing in bacteria .
We would like to cordially invite you to submit an article to this Special Issue. We welcome short communications, full research articles, and timely reviews
Prof. Dr. Quanfeng Liang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- quorum-sensing mechanisms
- engineered QS-based circuits
- biotechnological and therapeutic applications
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