Sorting for secreted molecule production using a biosensor-in-microdroplet approach

Abstract

The design–build–test cycle of metabolic engineering is swiftly becoming test limited owing to advances in DNA synthesis and library design. At the same time, improving extracellular production requires high-throughput studies to detect extracellular (not intracellular) content. Traditional approaches that utilize chromatography-based analysis or plate-based fluorescence assays are relatively throughput limited and require a high degree of liquid handling. These limitations are avoided here by creating a generalizable approach for small molecule production screening. Namely, this paradigm combines “off-the-shelf” biosensors with large library screening from producing cells in a cell-type agnostic manner.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Sep 02, 2021
Source ID
10.1073/pnas.2106818118

Entities

People

  • Claire M Palmer
  • Emily K Bowman
  • Frank F. Craig
  • Hal S. Alper
  • James M. Wagner
  • Lauren T. Cordova
  • Matthew Deaner
  • Shuo-Fu Yuan
  • Simon d’Oelsnitz
  • Xin Li

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Readers

  • Breast cancer cell signaling and growth regulation.
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology