2021 ACS Synthetic Biology Issues

Summary

  • Total Articles Analyzed: 327
  • Total Figures in All Articles: 1759
  • Figures Compatible with SBOL Visual: 457 (25.98%)
  • Figures Compatible with SBOL Visual & Fully Compliant: 382 (83.59%)
  • Figures Compatible with SBOL Visual & Following Best Practices: 262 (57.33%)

Individual issues

January

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Statistical Design of Experiments for Synthetic Biology11⭐
Fine-Tuning Multi-Gene Clusters via Well-Characterized Gene Expression Regulatory Elements: Case Study of the Arginine Synthesis Pathway in C. glutamicum31
YESS 2.0, a Tunable Platform for Enzyme Evolution, Yields Highly Active TEV Protease Variants22⭐
Repurposing the Endogenous Type I-E CRISPR/Cas System for Gene Repression in Gluconobacter oxydans WSH-00332
Plasmid Vectors for in Vivo Selection-Free Use with the Probiotic E. coli Nissle 191740
Engineering Bacteria to Produce Pure Phage-like Particles for Gene Delivery11⭐
A Golden-Gate Based Cloning Toolkit to Build Violacein Pathway Libraries in Yarrowia lipolytica20
Engineering an Optogenetic CRISPRi Platform for Improved Chemical Production21
Optimization of a p-Coumaric Acid Biosensor System for Versatile Dynamic Performance30
Rational Design of Single Copy Expression Cassettes in Defined Chromosomal Sites Overcomes Intraclonal Cell-to-Cell Expression Heterogeneity and Ensures Robust Antibody Production10
An Aspergillus nidulans Platform for the Complete Cluster Refactoring and Total Biosynthesis of Fungal Natural Products50
Metabolic Engineering of Escherichia coli for De Novo Production of 1,5-Pentanediol from Glucose66⭐
Engineered Bacterial Production of Volatile Methyl Salicylate10
A Standardized Inverter Package Borne by Broad Host Range Plasmids for Genetic Circuit Design in Gram-Negative Bacteria11⭐

February

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Promiscuous Installation of d-Amino Acids in Gene-Encoded Peptides11⭐
Biosynthesis of Diverse Type II Polyketide Core Structures in Streptomyces coelicolor M115233⭐
Macrolide Biosensor Optimization through Cellular Substrate Sequestration10
Rational Design of the N-Terminal Coding Sequence for Regulating Enzyme Expression in Bacillus subtilis44⭐
Systematic Quantification of Sequence and Structural Determinants Controlling mRNA stability in Bacterial Operons55⭐
A Whole-Cell Biosensor for Point-of-Care Detection of Waterborne Bacterial Pathogens10
A Streptomyces venezuelae Cell-Free Toolkit for Synthetic Biology33⭐
CRISPRi-Mediated NIMPLY Logic Gate for Fine-Tuning the Whole-Cell Sensing toward Simple Urine Glucose Detection44⭐

March

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Expanding the Potential of Mammalian Genome Engineering via Targeted DNA Integration10
Small Antisense DNA-Based Gene Silencing Enables Cell-Free Bacteriophage Manipulation and Genome Replication22⭐
A Reporter System for Cytosolic Protein Aggregates in Yeast22⭐
Efficient Production of 1,3-Propanediol from Diverse Carbohydrates via a Non-natural Pathway Using 3-Hydroxypropionic Acid as an Intermediate22⭐
Genetically Engineered Methanotroph as a Platform for Bioaugmentation of Chemical Pesticide Contaminated Soil32
Metabolic Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for Ethyl Acetate Biosynthesis22⭐
Optogenetic Modification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Enables Controllable Twitching Motility and Host Infection11⭐
Engineering Alternate Ligand Recognition in the PurR Topology: A System of Novel Caffeine Biosensing Transcriptional Antirepressors33⭐
Guanidine Biosensors Enable Comparison of Cellular Turn-on Kinetics of Riboswitch-Based Biosensor and Reporter11⭐
Automated Rational Strain Construction Based on High-Throughput Conjugation11⭐

April

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Membrane Augmented Cell-Free Systems: A New Frontier in Biotechnology10
Engineered Regulon to Enable Autonomous Azide Ion Biosensing, Recombinant Protein Production, and in Vivo Glycoengineering40
Refactoring the Conjugation Machinery of Promiscuous Plasmid RP4 into a Device for Conversion of Gram-Negative Isolates to Hfr Strains11⭐
A Cell Factory of a Fungicolous Fungus Calcarisporium arbuscula for Efficient Production of Natural Products22⭐
Engineering Transcriptional Interference through RNA Polymerase Processivity Control44⭐
An Automated Tabletop Continuous Culturing System with Multicolor Fluorescence Monitoring for Microbial Gene Expression and Long-Term Population Dynamics20
Genetically Intact Bioengineered Spores of Bacillus subtilis10
An Improved CRISPR Interference Tool to Engineer Rhodococcus opacus22⭐
An Aldolase-Based New Pathway for Bioconversion of Formaldehyde and Ethanol into 1,3-Propanediol in Escherichia coli11⭐
Recombinant Protein Stability in Cyanobacteria50
Engineering a Central Carbon Metabolism Pathway to Increase the Intracellular Acetyl-CoA Pool in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Grown under Photomixotrophic Conditions33⭐
Rational Promoter Engineering Enables Robust Terpene Production in Microalgae55⭐
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Synthetic Transcriptional Networks Harnessing dCas12a and Type V-A anti-CRISPR Proteins44⭐

May

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Transcription-Factor-based Biosensor Engineering for Applications in Synthetic Biology40
Engineered Microbial Routes for Human Milk Oligosaccharides Synthesis10
Cheetah: A Computational Toolkit for Cybergenetic Control11⭐
The Tryptophan-Induced tnaC Ribosome Stalling Sequence Exposes High Amino Acid Cross-Talk That Can Be Mitigated by Removal of NusB for Higher Orthogonality11⭐
Antisense RNA Interference-Enhanced CRISPR/Cas9 Base Editing Method for Improving Base Editing Efficiency in Streptomyces lividans 6633⭐
Improve the Biosynthesis of Baicalein and Scutellarein via Manufacturing Self-Assembly Enzyme Reactor In Vivo11⭐
Creating RNA Specific C-to-U Editase from APOBEC3A by Separation of Its Activities on DNA and RNA Substrates10
Impact of Porous Matrices and Concentration by Lyophilization on Cell-Free Expression11⭐
A Whole-Cell Bacterial Biosensor for Blood Markers Detection in Urine30
Optogenetic Amplification Circuits for Light-Induced Metabolic Control20
Systematically Engineered Fatty Acid Catabolite Pathway for the Production of (2S)-Naringenin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae10
Dynamic Control of Gene Expression with Riboregulated Switchable Feedback Promoters90
Spatiotemporal Manipulation of the Mismatch Repair System of Pseudomonas putida Accelerates Phenotype Emergence33⭐
Emergent Damped Oscillation Induced by Nutrient-Modulating Growth Feedback40

June

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A Tail Fiber Engineering Platform for Improved Bacterial Transduction-Based Diagnostic Reagents22⭐
Precise Regulation of Cas9-Mediated Genome Engineering by Anti-CRISPR-Based Inducible CRISPR Controllers10
GTR 2.0: gRNA-tRNA Array and Cas9-NG Based Genome Disruption and Single-Nucleotide Conversion in Saccharomyces cerevisiae10
Genetically Programmable Microbial Assembly11⭐
Establishment of a Biosensor-based High-Throughput Screening Platform for Tryptophan Overproduction10
A Computational Framework for Identifying Promoter Sequences in Nonmodel Organisms Using RNA-seq Data Sets20
Cell-Free Characterization of Coherent Feed-Forward Loop-Based Synthetic Genetic Circuits55⭐
Improved Bioproduction of 1-Octanol Using Engineered Synechocystis sp. PCC 680322⭐
Data-Driven and in Silico-Assisted Design of Broad Host-Range Minimal Intrinsic Terminators Adapted for Bacteria22⭐
Microbially Guided Discovery and Biosynthesis of Biologically Active Natural Products30
Engineering Gac/Rsm Signaling Cascade for Optogenetic Induction of the Pathogenicity Switch in Pseudomonas aeruginosa11⭐
Combining Metabolic and Monoterpene Synthase Engineering for de Novo Production of Monoterpene Alcohols in Escherichia coli11⭐
High-Yielding Terpene-Based Biofuel Production in Rhodobacter capsulatus11⭐
Ecofriendly Synthesis of l-Carnosine in Metabolically Engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum by Reinforcing Precursor Accumulation10
Dual Regulation of Cytoplasm and Peroxisomes for Improved Α-Farnesene Production in Recombinant Pichia pastoris10

July

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Multilayer Genetic Circuits for Dynamic Regulation of Metabolic Pathways32
A Biosensor for Detection of Indole Metabolites11⭐
The pIT5 Plasmid Series, an Improved Toolkit for Repeated Genome Integration in E. coli33⭐
Yeast Synthetic Minimal Biosensors for Evaluating Protein Production10
Construction of DNA Tools for Hyperexpression in Marchantia Chloroplasts32
Orthogonal Degron System for Controlled Protein Degradation in Cyanobacteria33⭐
Engineering a Bifunctional ComQXPA-PsrfA Quorum-Sensing Circuit for Dynamic Control of Gene Expression in Corynebacterium glutamicum66⭐
SBOLCanvas: A Visual Editor for Genetic Designs22⭐

August

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Genetically Encoding Ultrastable Virus-like Particles Encapsulating Functional DNA Nanostructures in Living Bacteria20
Localized Proteolysis for the Construction of Intracellular Asymmetry in Escherichia coli33⭐
High-Throughput Transcriptional Characterization of Regulatory Sequences from Bacterial Biosynthetic Gene Clusters11⭐
A Titratable Cell Lysis-on-Demand System for Droplet-Compartmentalized Ultrahigh-Throughput Screening in Functional Metagenomics and Directed Evolution11⭐
The Marburg Collection: A Golden Gate DNA Assembly Framework for Synthetic Biology Applications in Vibrio natriegens66⭐
Development of a N-Acetylneuraminic Acid-Based Sensing and Responding Switch for Orthogonal Gene Regulation in Cyanobacterial Synechococcus Strains44⭐
Toward Full-Stack In Silico Synthetic Biology: Integrating Model Specification, Simulation, Verification, and Biological Compilation33⭐
Metabolic Engineering of Escherichia coli for High-Yield Production of (R)-1,3-Butanediol11⭐
Synthetic Cellobiose-Inducible Regulatory Systems Allow Tight and Dynamic Controls of Gene Expression in Streptomyces44⭐
Reprogramming Escherichia coli Metabolism for Bioplastics Synthesis from Waste Cooking Oil33⭐
A Computational Metabolic Model for Engineered Production of Resveratrol in Escherichia coli11⭐
Development of a Biosensor Platform for Phenolic Compounds Using a Transition Ligand Strategy11⭐
Engineering Tropism of Pseudomonas putida toward Target Surfaces through Ectopic Display of Recombinant Nanobodies10
Exploring the Tunability and Dynamic Properties of MarR-PmarO Sensor System in Escherichia coli20
A System for the Evolution of Protein–Protein Interaction Inducers20
VisBOL2—Improving Web-Based Visualization for Synthetic Biology Designs33⭐

September

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Functionalizing Cell-Free Systems with CRISPR-Associated Proteins: Application to RNA-Based Circuit Engineering70
High-Titer Production of Olivetolic Acid and Analogs in Engineered Fungal Host Using a Nonplant Biosynthetic Pathway11⭐
Expression of Alternative Nitrogenases in Rhodopseudomonas palustris Is Enhanced Using an Optimized Genetic Toolset for Rapid, Markerless Modifications11⭐
Four-Step Pathway from Phenylpyruvate to Benzylamine, an Intermediate to the High-Energy Propellant CL-2011⭐
Inducible Population Quality Control of Engineered Bacillus subtilis for Improved N-Acetylneuraminic Acid Biosynthesis44⭐
Adaptive Optimization Boosted the Production of Moenomycin A in the Microbial Chassis Streptomyces albus J107433⭐
A DNA Inversion System in Eukaryotes Established via Laboratory Evolution55⭐
Synthetic Circuit-Driven Expression of Heterologous Enzymes for Disease Detection22⭐
Synthetic Biology Knowledge System22⭐
Construction and Characterization of a Gradient Strength Promoter Library for Fine-Tuned Gene Expression in Bacillus licheniformis11⭐
Modular and Single-Cell Sensors of Bacterial Ser/Thr Kinase Activity11⭐
Exploiting Polyploidy for Markerless and Plasmid-Free Genome Engineering in Cyanobacteria44⭐
An Integrative Toolbox for Synthetic Biology in Rhodococcus33⭐

October

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Shaping Liposomes by Cell-Free Expressed Bacterial Microtubules11⭐
Efficient Production of 2′-Fucosyllactose from l-Fucose via Self-Assembling Multienzyme Complexes in Engineered Escherichia coli11⭐
Development of Genetically Encoded Biosensors for Reporting the Methyltransferase-Dependent Biosynthesis of Semisynthetic Macrolide Antibiotics11⭐
Targetron-Assisted Delivery of Exogenous DNA Sequences into Pseudomonas putida through CRISPR-Aided Counterselection63
Rational Design and Characterization of Nitric Oxide Biosensors in E. coli Nissle 1917 and Mini SimCells33⭐
Functional Expression and Characterization of the Highly Promiscuous Lanthipeptide Synthetase SyncM, Enabling the Production of Lanthipeptides with a Broad Range of Ring Topologies11⭐
Curation Principles Derived from the Analysis of the SBOL iGEM Data Set33⭐
Visualized Multigene Editing System for Aspergillus niger44⭐
Construction of a Fusellovirus with a Minimal Set of Genes22⭐
Metabolic Engineering of Gas-Fermenting Clostridium ljungdahlii for Efficient Co-production of Isopropanol, 3-Hydroxybutyrate, and Ethanol22⭐
BioParts—A Biological Parts Search Portal and Updates to the ICE Parts Registry Software Platform33⭐
Engineering a CRISPRi Circuit for Autonomous Control of Metabolic Flux in Escherichia coli44⭐
ReScribe: An Unrestrained Tool Combining Multiplex Recombineering and Minimal-PAM ScCas9 for Genome Recoding Pseudomonas putida40
Tailoring Genetic Elements of the Plasmid-Driven T7 System for Stable and Robust One-Step Cloning and Protein Expression in Broad Escherichia coli55⭐

November

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Toward the Heterologous Biosynthesis of Plant Natural Products: Gene Discovery and Characterization11⭐
Engineering Wired Life: Synthetic Biology for Electroactive Bacteria33⭐
Modular Synthetic Biology Toolkit for Filamentous Fungi22⭐
Point-of-Care Analyte Quantification and Digital Readout via Lysate-Based Cell-Free Biosensors Interfaced with Personal Glucose Monitors20
CRISPR-Cas-Mediated Tethering Recruits the Yeast HMR Mating-Type Locus to the Nuclear Periphery but Fails to Silence Gene Expression10
Characterization of Constitutive Promoters for the Elicitation of Secondary Metabolites in Myxobacteria22⭐
Multiomics Study of Bacterial Growth Arrest in a Synthetic Biology Application11⭐
A Novel and Efficient Genome Editing Tool Assisted by CRISPR-Cas12a/Cpf1 for Pichia pastoris22⭐
Yeast Surface Display for In Vitro Biosynthetic Pathway Reconstruction10
Engineering a Supersecreting Strain of Escherichia coli by Directed Coevolution of the Multiprotein Tat Translocation Machinery20
Improved Stability of Engineered Ammonia Production in the Plant-Symbiont Azospirillum brasilense33⭐
Strategy for Producing the High-Quality Glycopeptide Antibiotic A82846B in Amycolatopsis orientalis Based on the CRISPR-Cas12a System11⭐
Tuning Gene Expression by Phosphate in the Methanogenic Archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis22⭐
Optimization of Heavy Metal Sensors Based on Transcription Factors and Cell-Free Expression Systems33⭐
Development of a Transcription Factor-Based Diamine Biosensor in Corynebacterium glutamicum44⭐
Broadening the Toolkit for Quantitatively Evaluating Noncanonical Amino Acid Incorporation in Yeast10
Targeting glmS Ribozyme with Chimeric Antisense Oligonucleotides for Antibacterial Drug Development11⭐
Regulating Expression of Mistranslating tRNAs by Readthrough RNA Polymerase II Transcription20
Synthetic Biology Curation Tools (SYNBICT)11⭐

December

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Artificial Self-assembling Nanocompartment for Organizing Metabolic Pathways in Yeast22⭐
The ProUSER2.0 Toolbox: Genetic Parts and Highly Customizable Plasmids for Synthetic Biology in Bacillus subtilis10
RBS and Promoter Strengths Determine the Cell-Growth-Dependent Protein Mass Fractions and Their Optimal Synthesis Rates11⭐
Virtual Parts Repository 2: Model-Driven Design of Genetic Regulatory Circuits44⭐
Predicting Composition of Genetic Circuits with Resource Competition: Demand and Sensitivity44⭐
Biosynthesis of Poly(3HB-co-3HP) with Variable Monomer Composition in Recombinant Cupriavidus necator H1622⭐
Exploiting Noise, Non-Linearity, and Feedback for Differential Control of Multiple Synthetic Cells with a Single Optogenetic Input10
An Optogenetic Toolbox for Synergistic Regulation of Protein Abundance30
Expansion of the Yeast Modular Cloning Toolkit for CRISPR-Based Applications, Genomic Integrations and Combinatorial Libraries50
Channeling Anabolic Side Products toward the Production of Nonessential Metabolites: Stable Malate Production in Synechocystis sp. PCC680310
Engineered l-Lactate Responding Promoter System Operating in Glucose-Rich and Anoxic Environments22⭐
Plant-Based Biosensors for Detecting CRISPR-Mediated Genome Engineering10