Güniz Özer Bergman, Sonia Mecacci, Vitor A P Martins Dos Santos, Enrique Asin-Garcia
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Abstract
Microbial whole-cell biosensors (MWCBs) harness living cells to detect analytes and produce measurable outputs, enabling continuous, low-cost, and in situ sensing. Central to MWCB function are modular sensing architectures, which can be reprogrammed to respond to diverse signals. Particularly, two-component systems (TCSs) and allosteric transcription factors (aTFs) offer modular, engineerable frameworks for building chimeric proteins. Recent advances in domain swapping, fusion point selection, and protein engineering are expanding the versatility and specificity of these systems, presenting new opportunities for tailored and multiplexed detection. However, translating chimeric MWCBs into real-world applications still faces multiple hurdles. This review examines current strategies for engineering TCS- and aTF-based biosensors and outlines key opportunities and challenges for their deployment in applications such as diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and biomanufacturing.
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Trends in Biotechnology publishes reviews and perspectives on the applied biological sciences, focusing on useful science applied to, derived from, or inspired by living systems.
The major themes that TIBTECH is interested in include:
Bioprocessing (biochemical engineering, applied enzymology, industrial biotechnology, biofuels, metabolic engineering)
Omics (genome editing, single-cell technologies, bioinformatics, synthetic biology)
Materials and devices (bionanotechnology, biomaterials, diagnostics/imaging/detection, soft robotics, biosensors/bioelectronics)
Therapeutics (biofabrication, stem cells, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, antibodies and other protein drugs, drug delivery)
Agroenvironment (environmental engineering, bioremediation, genetically modified crops, sustainable development).
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