Exploring the Dynamics and Mutational Landscape of Riboregulation with a Minimal Synthetic Circuit in Living Cells

Biophysical Journal
Guillermo RodrigoJuan F Poyatos

Abstract

The regulation of gene expression, triggered by conformational changes in RNA molecules, is widely observed in cellular systems. Here, we examine this mode of control by means of a model-based design and construction of a fully synthetic riboregulatory device. We present a theoretical framework that rests on a simple energy model to predict the dynamic response of such a system. Following an equilibrium description, our framework integrates thermodynamic properties—anticipated with an RNA physicochemical model—with a detailed description of the intermolecular interaction. The theoretical calculations are confirmed with an experimental characterization of the action of the riboregulatory device within living cells. This illustrates, more broadly, the predictability of genetic robustness on synthetic systems, and the faculty to engineer gene expression programs from a minimal set of first principles.

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Sep 22, 2017·Nucleic Acids Research·Guillermo RodrigoAlfonso Jaramillo
Jul 20, 2018·PLoS Genetics·Arantxa RosadoGuillermo Rodrigo
Mar 20, 2019·Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology·Waqas AhmedRais Ahmed
May 20, 2018·Physical Review. E·Guillermo Rodrigo

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