Studying transcriptional interactions in single cells at sufficient resolution.

abstract：:Recombinant proteins that have survived the challenges of process development and clinical trials are becoming blockbuster medical products. Growth factors, enzymes and antibodies are being improved by mutational approaches, fused with other proteins, and even chemically modified in vitro. Drug development and testing...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Koths K

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fragment-based approaches have provided a new paradigm for small-molecule drug discovery. The methodology is complementary to high-throughput screening approaches, starting from fragments of low molecular complexity and high ligand efficiency, and building up to more potent inhibitors. The approach, which depends heav...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Ciulli A,Abell C

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioindustry is expanding to an increasing variety of food, chemical and pharmaceutical products, each requiring rapid development of a dedicated cell factory and bioprocess. Microfluidic tools are, together with tools from synthetic biology and metabolic modeling, being employed in cell factory and bioprocess developm...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Bjork SM,Joensson HN

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Silicon Cell initiative aims to understand cellular systems on the basis of the characteristics of their components. As a tool to achieve this, detailed kinetic models at the network reaction level are being constructed. Such detailed kinetic models are extremely useful for medical and biotechnological application...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Snoep JL

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The technique of protein stabilization has been improving steadily in recent years, but it is only in the past year or two that the stability of some protein molecules has been improved to the level of those from extreme thermophilic organisms. This was achieved by multiple mutations and often by utilizing the knowled...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Lee B,Vasmatzis G

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Water deficit or drought stress is a major limitation to crop production globally. Plant breeders have used a wide range of technologies to successfully breed varieties that perform well under the growth conditions for their target environments but they are always seeking new opportunities to enhance rates of genetic ...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Langridge P,Reynolds MP

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Starting from experimental data on sequence, structure or biochemical properties of enzymes, protein design seeks to construct enzymes with desired activity, stability, specificity and selectivity. Two strategies are widely used to investigate sequence-structure-function relationships: statistical methods to analyse p...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Pleiss J

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactococcus lactis is the primary model organism for lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and is widely used in the production of fermented dairy products. In recent years there has been increasing interest in strains isolated from non-dairy environments, as these exhibit a high metabolic diversity and have unique flavour-formi...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： van Hylckama Vlieg JE,Rademaker JL,Bachmann H,Molenaar D,Kelly WJ,Siezen RJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NMR methods in drug discovery have traditionally been used to obtain structural information for drug targets or target-ligand complexes. Recently, it has been shown that NMR may be used as an alternative approach for identification of ligands that bind to protein drug targets, shifting the emphasis of many NMR laborat...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Moore JM

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in metabolic engineering have given rise to the biological production of novel fuels and chemicals, but yields are often low without significant optimization. One generalizable solution is to create a specialized organelle for the sequestration of engineered metabolic pathways. Bacterial microcompartments are...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Kim EY,Tullman-Ercek D

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibacterial strategies targeting bacterial adhesion to substrates are considered a valuable alternative to traditional antibiotic therapy, in view of the great advantage they bring in combating the infectious process at the very early stage without selecting for drug resistant cells. Amongst bioactive compounds with...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Signoretto C,Canepari P,Stauder M,Vezzulli L,Pruzzo C

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial communities associated with a plant host, constituting a holobiont, affect the physiology and growth of the plant via metabolites that are mainly derived from their photosynthates. The structure and function of active microbial communities that assimilate root exudates can be tracked by using stable isotope ...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Haichar FEZ,Heulin T,Guyonnet JP,Achouak W

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data visualization has developed in several directions: theoretical; methodological; and in new application areas. Advances include the development of a grammar of graphics, deeper understanding of human perception and implications for graphical layout, and better approaches to visualizing multi-dimensional data and l...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Meyer RD,Cook D

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaerobic digestion is the default process for biological conversion of residue organics to renewable energy and biofuel in the form of methane. However, its scope of application is expanding, due to availability of new technologies, and the emerging drivers of energy and nutrient conservation and recovery. Here, we o...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Batstone DJ,Virdis B

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Population-level studies enabled by high-throughput phenotyping have revealed significant variation in lignin characteristics including content, S:G:H ratio, inter-unit linkage distributions, and molecular weights across multiple plant species. Coupled with genome-wide association mapping studies (GWAS) targeted at li...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Tuskan GA,Muchero W,Tschaplinski TJ,Ragauskas AJ

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro display techniques are powerful tools to select polypeptide binders against various target molecules. Novel applications include maturation of protein affinity and stability, selection for enzymatic activity, and the display of cDNA and random polypeptide libraries. Taken together, these display techniques ha...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Amstutz P,Forrer P,Zahnd C,Plückthun A

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New biological inspired methods were recently developed to recover precious metals from waste streams and to concomitantly produce palladium nanoparticles on bacteria, that is, bio-Pd. This technology offers a variety of opportunities, as the process can considered to be green, tunable, affordable and scalable. The na...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Hennebel T,De Corte S,Verstraete W,Boon N

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Broad application of microbial fuel cells will require substantial increases in current density. A better understanding of the microbiology of these systems may help. Recent studies have greatly expanded the range of microorganisms known to function either as electrode-reducing microorganisms at the anode or as electr...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Lovley DR

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New technologies have allowed researchers to better design, build, and analyze complex consortia. These developments are fueling a wider implementation of consortium-based bioprocessing by leveraging synthetic biology, delivering on the field's multitudinous promises of higher efficiencies, superior resiliency, augmen...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Rapp KM,Jenkins JP,Betenbaugh MJ

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficient and safe delivery of therapeutic proteins is the key to commercial success and, in some cases, the demonstration of efficacy in current and future biotechnology products. Numerous delivery technologies and companies have evolved over the past year. To critically evaluate the available options, each metho...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Cleland JL,Daugherty A,Mrsny R

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isothermal titration calorimetry is widely used to measure the affinities and enthalpies of interaction between proteins and/or small molecules. The quantitative nature of the technique is especially useful in the characterization of recombinant proteins while determining the fraction of protein capable of binding a s...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Baranauskiene L,Kuo TC,Chen WY,Matulis D

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transportation fuels will gradually shift from oil based fuels towards alternative fuel resources like biofuels. Current bioethanol and biodiesel can, however, not cover the increasing demand for biofuels and there is therefore a need for advanced biofuels with superior fuel properties. Novel cell factories will provi...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： de Jong B,Siewers V,Nielsen J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and adult stem cells both provide important resources to define the mechanisms of hematopoietic cell development. To date, studies that utilize hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) isolated from sites such as bone marrow or umbilical cord blood have been the primary means to identify molecular a...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Martin CH,Kaufman DS

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal microbiota plays a profound role in human health and extensive research has been dedicated to identify microbiota aberrations that are associated with disease. Most of this work has been targeting the large intestine and fecal microbiota, while the small intestine microbiota may also have a profound imp...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： El Aidy S,van den Bogert B,Kleerebezem M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of new strategies for the delivery of vaccine antigens or immune modulators to the mucosal tissue includes innovative approaches such as the use of genetically modified food microorganisms and plants. Even though the 'proof-of-concept' has recently been established for these two systems, key questions ...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Mercenier A,Wiedermann U,Breiteneder H

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has become increasingly widespread in virtually all aspects of molecular biology. Recently, novel ligation-independent methods have been developed for the cloning of DNA fragments amplified using PCR. Ligation-independent cloning utilizing the enzyme uracil DNA glycosylase (t...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Rashtchian A

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herbicides are economically important, but the non-point pollution that they cause may disrupt the surrounding environment. Phytoremediation of herbicides has been well studied using conventional plants. Transgenic plants produced for metabolizing herbicides and long-persisting pollutants can be used for phytoremediat...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Kawahigashi H

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant growth and development are tightly regulated by compounds produced in trace amounts in the plant. Besides the classical phytohormones, many plant metabolites have been described to affect plant development. Among these are several phenylpropanoids, although conclusive evidence for their bioactivity at physiologi...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Vanholme B,El Houari I,Boerjan W

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Realizing the economic benefits of alternative substrates for commodity chemical bioproduction typically requires significant metabolic engineering of common model organisms, such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A growing toolkit is enabling engineering of non-conventional yeast that have robust native metabolism for xyl...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Yaguchi A,Spagnuolo M,Blenner M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant DNA technology allows the manipulation of the physical properties of proteins that perform electron transport and photochemical processes. Recent work is reviewed that has a potential impact on the development of molecular electronic devices, within a general framework outlining strategies for device fabri...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Sligar SG,Salemme FR

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00