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20.385: Advanced Topics in Synthetic Biology
Assignments
Homework dropbox is here
Part 1: Readings
Instructions for these assignment are here |
Part 2: Team Mentoring
Instructions for these assignments are here |
Reading Schedule
Discussions will be 1 hour long during Wednesday 2-5 studio block
26-152
TOPIC | DATE | Discussion leader(s) | Discussion paper(s) | Related paper(s) to enjoy |
Preview of 20.385 | Wed Feb 2 | Natalie Kuldell | before next week read
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Parts™ | Wed Feb 9 | Natalie Kuldell ppt is here |
A eukaryotic transcriptional activator bearing the DNA specificity of a prokaryotic repressor
Brent R, Ptashne M.Cell (1985) Dec;43(3 Pt 2):729-36. |
Improving the Lac System for Synthetic Biology Penumetcha, P., et al. Bios (2011) 81(1):7-15. |
Logic Modules |
Wed Feb 16 | Environmental signal integration by a modular AND gate Anderson JC, Voigt C, Arkin, AP Molecular systems biology (2007) 3:133 PMID: 17700541 |
A synthetic oscillatory network of transcriptional regulators Elowitz, MB, and Leibler, S. Nature (2000) 403, 335–338 | |
Signal Connectivity |
Wed Feb 23 | Rewiring the specificity of two-component signal transduction systems Skerker JM, et al. Cell (2008)133(6):1043-54. PMID: 18555780 |
Synthetic biology: engineering Escherichia coli to see light Levskaya A, et al. Nature (2005) 438(7067):441-2. PMID: 16306980 | |
Engineered Network Dynamics |
Wed Mar 2 | Using Engineered Scaffold Interactions to Reshape MAP Kinase Pathway Signaling Dynamics Bashor CJ, et al. Science (2008) 319: 1539-1543 PMID: 18339942 |
Synthetic protein scaffolds provide modular control over metabolic flux Dueber JE, et al. Nat Biotech (2009) 27(8):753-9. PMID: 19648908 | |
Functional Network Composition |
Thursday Mar 10 | A synthetic genetic edge detection program Tabor JJ et al. Cell (2009) 137(7):1272-81 PMID: 19563759 |
Diversity-based, model-guided construction of synthetic gene networks with predicted functions Ellis T, Wang X, and Collins JJ. Nat Biotech (2009) 27(5):465-71 PMID: 19377462 | |
Tuning the system: directed evolution |
Wed Mar 16 | A dual selection module for directed evolution of synthetic circuits. Yokobayashi Y, Arnold FH. Nat Comp (2005) 4:245–254 |
A fast, robust and tunable synthetic gene oscillator Stricker, J. et al. Nature (2008) 456, 516–519 PMID: 18971928 | |
Spring Break Mar 21-25 | No class all week | |||
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DNA construction and editing technologies |
Wed Mar 30 | Article 1: Programming cells by multiplex genome engineering and accelerated evolution Wang HH, et al. Nature (2009) Aug 13;460(7257):894-8. PMID: 19633652 Article 2: Complete chemical synthesis, assembly, and cloning of a Mycoplasma genitalium genome.Gibson DG, et al. Science. 2008 Feb 29;319(5867):1215-20. PMID: 18218864 |
Single-step assembly of a gene and entire plasmid from large numbers of oligodeoxyribonucleotides Stemmer WP, et al. Gene (1995) 164(1):49-53 PMID: 7590320 | |
Chassis |
Thursday Apr 7 | Article 1: Formation of protocell-like vesicles in a thermal diffusion column.Budin I, Bruckner RJ, and Szostak JW. J Am Chem Soc. (2009)131(28):9628-9 PMID: 19601679 Article 2: Genome transplantation in bacteria:changing one species to another Lartigue C, et al. Science 2007, 317:632-638. PMID: 17600181 |
Emergent properties of reduced-genome Escherichia coli. Pósfai G, et al. Science.(2006)312(5776):1044-6. PMID: 16645050 | |
In silico and -omics |
Wed Apr 13 | Article 1: Design of genetic networks with specified functions by evolution in silico Francois, P. & Hakim, V. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA (2004) 101, 580–585 PMID: 14704282 Article 2: Engineering transcription factors with novel DNA-binding specificity using comparative genomics Desai TA, et al. Nucleic Acids Res (2009) 37(8): 2493-503 PMID: 19264798 |
Design of multi-specificity in protein interfacesHumphris, EL; Kortemme, T. PLoS computational biology (2007) 3(8):e164 link Design principles for ligand-sensing, conformation-switching ribozymes.Chen X and Ellington AD. PLoS Comput Biol. (2009) Dec;5(12):e1000620. PMID: 20041206 | |
Signal Connectivity |
Wed Apr 20 | Article 1: Gene regulation at the single-cell level Rosenfeld N, et al. Science (2005) 307, 1962–1965 PMID: 15790856 Article 2: Stochastic switching as a survival strategy in fluctuating environments Acar M. et al. Nature Genetics (2008) 40, 471 – 475 PMID: 18362885 |
Phenotypic consequences of promoter-mediated transcriptional noise. Blake WJ, et al. Molecular Cell(2006) 24(6):853-65 PMID: 17189188 | |
Metabolic Engineering | Wed Apr 27 | Article 1: Production of the antimalarial drug precursor artemisinic acid in engineered yeast Ro DK, et al. Nature (2006) 440, 940–943 PMID: 16612385 Article 2: Synthesis of methyl halides from biomass using engineered microbes Bayer TS, et al. J Am Chem Soc (2009) 131:6508-6515. PMID: 19378995 |
Synthetic protein scaffolds provide modular control over metabolic flux. Dueber JE et al. Nat Biotechnol. (2009) 27(8):753-9. PMID: 19648908 | |
Cell Cell Communication/System Ecology | Wed May 4 | Article 1: A synthetic Escherichia coli predator-prey ecosystem Balagaddé FK, et al. Mol Syst Biol. 2008;4:187. PMID: 18414488 Article 2: Synthetic cooperation in engineered yeast populations Shou W, Ram S, Vilar JM. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. (2007) 104(6):1877-82. PMID: 17267602 |
Synthetic ecosystems based on airborne inter- and intrakingdom communication Weber, W., Daoud-El Baba, M. & Fussenegger, M. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA (2007) 104, 10435–10440 PMID: 17551014 | |
Property rights in synthetic biology | Tue May 10? | Article 1: Synthetic biology: caught between property rights, the public domain, and the commons Rai A, Boyle J. PLoS Biol. (2007)5(3):e58 PMID: 17355173 |
Article 2: Patents and Translational Research in Genomics Kaye J, Hawkins N, and Taylor J. Nature Biotech (2007) 25(7): 739–741.doi: 10.1038/nbt0707-739. | |
Safety! | Tue May 10? | Article 1: Managing the unimaginable. Regulatory responses to the challenges posed by synthetic biology and synthetic genomics. Samuel GN, Selgelid MJ, Kerridge I. EMBO reports (2009) 10(1):7-11. DOI: 10.1038/embor.2008.232 |
Article 2: Darwin’s Surprise: Why are evolutionary biologists bringing back extinct deadly viruses? Michael Specter New Yorker article | |
Molecular and Cellular Computing | Tue May 10? | Robust multicellular computing using genetically encoded NOT gates and chemical 'wires' Tamsir, a., Tabor, J.J., Voigt, C.A. Nature 2011 Jan 13;469:212-215. DOI: 10.1038/nature09565 |
Engineering bacteria to solve the Burnt Pancake Problem Haynes KA, et al. J Biol Eng. 2008 May 20;2:8. PMID: 18492232 |