Membrane platforms for biological nanopore sensing and sequencing.

abstract：:Molecular genetics of thermophilic lactic acid bacteria has advanced in several directions: exploitation of the milk proteins and sugars; primary and secondary metabolism; stress response; and molecular ecology of bacteria and their phages. These have singularly contributed to open new avenues of scientific interest i...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Delcour J,Ferain T,Hols P

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past year there have been a number of recent advances in the fields of miniaturized reaction and separation systems, including the construction of fully integrated 'lab-on-a-chip' systems. Microreactors, which initially targeted DNA-based reactions such as the polymerase chain reaction, are now used in severa...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Krishnan M,Namasivayam V,Lin R,Pal R,Burns MA

更新日期：2001-02-01 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：: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：:To develop a viable H2 technology, production of H2 has to be significantly enlarged by using renewable resources. One option of generating H2 is the photosynthetic conversion of sunlight and water directly to H2 and O2. Photosystems and hydrogenases are currently being exploited for the design of efficient H2-produci...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Friedrich B,Fritsch J,Lenz O

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:Over the review period, a significant amount of literature has been published documenting the impact of biofilms on engineered and biomedical systems. Reactor systems and analytical techniques have evolved to study the molecular chemistry and microbial ecology within biofilm layers only tens of micrometers thick, and ...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Bryers JD

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The selection of an expression platform for recombinant biopharmaceuticals is often centered upon suitable product titers and critical quality attributes, including post-translational modifications. Although notable differences between microbial, yeast, plant, and mammalian host systems exist, recent advances have gre...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Meehl MA,Stadheim TA

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:The recent adoption of whole plasmid genome sequencing as a routine analytical technique has provided the basis for cataloging the historical events through which plasmids are assembled from the available families of modular plasmid components. Horizontal gene transfer mediated by plasmids plays an important role in t...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Dennis JJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolism is dynamic and must function in context-specific ways to adjust to changes in the surrounding cellular and ecological environment. When isotopic tracers are used, metabolite flow (i.e. metabolic flux) can be quantified through biochemical networks to assess metabolic pathway operation. The cellular activiti...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Allen DK,Young JD

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in the use of fluorescence spectroscopy to study protein interactions have primarily involved combinations of classic fluorescence techniques, novel probe and coupling chemistries, and advances in laser excitation and detection capabilities. For example, new coupling strategies for fluorescent probes h...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Brown MP,Royer C

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-assembled peptide systems have been widely studied in the context of gaining understanding of the rules that govern biomolecular processes and increasingly as new bio-inspired nanomaterials. Such materials may be designed to be highly dynamic, displaying adaptive and self-healing properties. This review focuses o...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Sadownik JW,Ulijn RV

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given that protein-protein interactions (PPIs) regulate nearly every living process; the exploration of global and pathway-specific protein interaction networks is expected to have major implications in the understanding of diseases and for drug discovery. Consequently, the development and application of methodologies...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Suter B,Kittanakom S,Stagljar I

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An intense interest has grown in the unique interactions of nucleic acids with metal ions, which lead to the formation of metal-base pairs and the generation of fluorescent nanomaterials. In this review, different types of metal-base pairs, especially those formed from naturally occurring nucleosides, are described wi...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Park KS,Park HG

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Characterization of the various microbial populations present in exoelectrogenic biofilms provides insight into the processes required to convert complex organic matter in wastewater streams into electrical current in bioelectrochemical systems (BESs). Analysis of the community profiles of exoelectrogenic microbial co...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Kiely PD,Regan JM,Logan BE

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Semisynthesis is used to create defined analogues of proteins by the chemical manipulation of peptide fragments largely derived from the natural protein and the subsequent reassembly of those fragments into a near-native conformation. In common with the total synthesis of proteins, it requires efficient and non-destru...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Wallace CJ

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The initial report on APOE as a susceptibility gene for late-onset Alzheimer's disease was presented a little more than two years ago. During the past year, several significant events have given added impetus to research into Alzheimer's. The association of increased allele frequency of APOE4 with Alzheimer's disease ...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Roses AD,Saunders AM

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccines against mutating pathogens such as influenza, HIV, or plasmodium are poorly protective towards new evolving strains. Rare individuals naturally mount broadly neutralizing antibodies covering most strains, but the requirements for their induction are unknown. The antibody response to vaccination has been recap...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Robert PA,Marschall AL,Meyer-Hermann M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole genome sequences have shown that bacteria possess a significant number of genes that have no known function. It is probable that many of these are required for survival in environments other than the agar plate. In vivo selection strategies provide a means of obtaining genes active in complex natural environment...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Rainey PB,Preston GM

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With a growing number of protein therapeutics being developed, many of them exhibiting a short plasma half-life, half-life extension strategies find increasing attention by the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. Extension of the half-life can help to reduce the number of applications and to lower doses, thus are ben...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Kontermann RE

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic building blocks bearing hydroxylated chiral centers are important targets for biocatalysis. Many C-C bond forming enzymes have recently been investigated for new applications and new strategies towards the synthesis of natural products and related oxygenated compounds. Several old catalysts have been studied...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Fessner WD,Helaine V

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent technological advances in next generation sequencing have brought the field closer to the goal of reconstructing all genomes within a community by presenting high throughput sequencing at much lower costs. While these next-generation sequencing technologies have allowed a massive increase in available raw s...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Scholz MB,Lo CC,Chain PS

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nutraceuticals are important natural bioactive compounds that confer health-promoting and medical benefits to humans. Globally growing demands for value-added nutraceuticals for prevention and treatment of human diseases have rendered nutraceuticals a multi-billion dollar market. However, supply limitations and extrac...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Wang J,Guleria S,Koffas MA,Yan Y

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable progress has been made in understanding the relationship between local amino acid sequence and local protein structure. Recent highlights include numerous studies of the structures adopted by short peptides, new approaches to correlating sequence patterns with structure patterns, and folding simulations u...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Bystroff C,Simons KT,Han KF,Baker D

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutathione transferases (GSTs) represent a major group of detoxification enzymes. All plants possess multiple cytosolic GSTs, each of which displays distinct catalytic as well as non-catalytic binding properties. The progress made in recent years in the fields of genomics, proteomics and protein crystallography of GS...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Labrou NE,Papageorgiou AC,Pavli O,Flemetakis E

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mismatch-repair systems have been identified in organisms ranging from Escherichia coli to humans. They can repair almost all DNA base pair mismatches as well as small insertion/deletion mismatches. Molecular and biochemical analyses have shown that the core components of eukaryotic mismatch-repair systems are highly ...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Kolodner RD,Alani E

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of electrospray and matrix-assisted laser desorption mass spectrometry has provided protein chemists with tools for peptide and protein structure analysis with unprecedented sensitivity and molecular weight range. The two technologies can be viewed as competitive with respect to their molecular mass de...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Lee TD,Shively JE

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytoskeletal molecular motors provide exciting proof that nanoscale transporters can be highly efficient, moving for microns along filamentous tracks by hydrolyzing ATP to fuel nanometer-size steps. For nanotechnology, such conversion of chemical energy into productive work serves as an enticing platform for re-purpos...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： DelRosso NV,Derr ND

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrotic diseases occur in virtually every tissue of the body and are a major cause of mortality, yet they remain largely untreatable and poorly understood on a mechanistic level. The development of anti-fibrotic agents has been hampered, in part, by the insufficient fibrosis biomimicry provided by traditional in vitr...

journal_title：Current opinion in biotechnology

authors： Porras AM,Hutson HN,Berger AJ,Masters KS

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00