Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

Synchronization of gene expression across eukaryotic communities through chemical rhythms

  • Sara Pérez-García,
  • Mario García-Navarrete,
  • Diego Ruiz-Sanchis,
  • Cristina Prieto-Navarro,
  • Merisa Avdovic,
  • Ornella Pucciariello,
  • Krzysztof Wabnik

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24325-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Synchronizing gene expression across eukaryotic communities presents complex challenges. Here the authors construct a compact synthetic system inspired by bacteria response to antibiotics that robustly converts chemical rhythms into synchronized gene expression across populations.