Synthetic biology: Sensing with modular receptors
January 19th, 2017 by Matthew Brenner
Nature Chemical Biology 13, 131 (2017). doi:10.1038/nchembio.2290
Authors: Matthew Brenner, Jang Hwan Cho & Wilson W Wong
Sensing and responding to diverse extracellular signals is a crucial aspect of cellular decision-making that is currently lacking in the synthetic biology toolkit. The development of modular receptor platforms allows for the rewiring of cellular input–output relationships.