Chen S, Harrigan P, Heineike B, Stewart-Ornstein J, El-Samad H. Building robust functionality in synthetic circuits using engineered feedback regulation.
Curr Opin Biotechnol 2013;
24:790-6. [PMID:
23566378 DOI:
10.1016/j.copbio.2013.02.025]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2013] [Revised: 02/11/2013] [Accepted: 02/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
The ability to engineer novel functionality within cells, to quantitatively control cellular circuits, and to manipulate the behaviors of populations, has many important applications in biotechnology and biomedicine. These applications are only beginning to be explored. In this review, we advocate the use of feedback control as an essential strategy for the engineering of robust homeostatic control of biological circuits and cellular populations. We also describe recent works where feedback control, implemented in silico or with biological components, was successfully employed for this purpose.
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