Protein Engineering for Improving and Diversifying Natural Product Biosynthesis.

abstract：:Carotenoids are micronutrients important for human health. The continuous improvements in clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-based genome-editing techniques make rapid, DNA/transgene-free and targeted multiplex genetic modification a reality, thus promising to accelerate the breeding an...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Zheng X,Kuijer HNJ,Al-Babili S

更新日期：2020-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Dual-use research, which results in knowledge that can be used for both good and ill, has become increasingly accessible in the internet age to both scientists and the general public. Here, we outline some major milestones for dual-use policy and present three vignettes that highlight contemporary dual-use issues in b...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Getz LJ,Dellaire G

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2006, the group of Dr C.M. Lieber pioneered the field of nanowire sensors by fabricating devices for the ultra-sensitive label-free detection of biological macromolecules. Since then, nanowire sensors have demonstrated their ability to detect cancer-associated analytes in peripheral blood, tumor tissue, and the exh...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Doucey MA,Carrara S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atmospheric pressure gas plasmas are emerging as a promising treatment in cancer that can supplement the existing set of treatment modalities and, when combined with other therapies, enhance their selectivity and efficacy against resistant cancers. With further optimisation in production and administration of plasma t...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Dai X,Bazaka K,Richard DJ,Thompson ERW,Ostrikov KK

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most infections are caused by bacteria, many of which are ever-evolving and resistant to nearly all available antibiotics. β-Lactams and glycopeptides are used to combat these infections by inhibiting bacterial cell-wall synthesis. This mechanism remains an interesting target in the search for new antibiotics in light...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Jovetic S,Zhu Y,Marcone GL,Marinelli F,Tramper J

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Higher fungi with greater than 70000 species are regarded as a rich source of various natural compounds including terpenoids, the production of which represents a wide range of interest in pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. This review summarizes the current knowledge of terpenoids synthesized by higher fungi, ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Xiao H,Zhong JJ

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-throughput genetic screens interfering with gene expression are invaluable tools to identify gene function and phenotype-to-genotype interactions. Implementing such screens in the laboratory is challenging, and the choice between currently available technologies based on RNAi and CRISPR/Cas9 (CRISPR-associated pr...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Schuster A,Erasimus H,Fritah S,Nazarov PV,van Dyck E,Niclou SP,Golebiewska A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Predicting the future use of biocatalysts for the transformation of organic compounds--both natural substrates and other compounds--needs to take many factors into account. To date, relatively few biotransformations have been developed to the industrial scale, primarily because there has been little economic incentive...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Faber K,Franssen MC

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diatoms are unicellular, eukaryotic, photosynthetic algae that are found in aquatic environments. Diatoms have enormous ecological importance on this planet and display a diversity of patterns and structures at the nano- to millimetre scale. Diatom nanotechnology, a new interdisciplinary area, has spawned collaboratio...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Gordon R,Losic D,Tiffany MA,Nagy SS,Sterrenburg FA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The free-radical gas nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role in a wide and diverse range of physiological processes. As progress is made in understanding the biological function of NO, there is growing interest in the possibility that inhibitors of NO synthase (NOS) may be of clinical use in the therapy of certain d...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Ogden JE,Moore PK

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major goal of material science is to produce hierarchical materials that are ordered on all length scales, from the molecular (1-100 A) via the nano (10-100 nm) to the meso (1-100 microm). In these materials, the larger-scale properties can be controlled by choosing molecular characteristics. Methods developed to pr...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Dan N

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effective management of emerging insect-borne disease is dependent on the use of safe and efficacious chemical insecticides. Given the inherent ability of insects to develop resistance, it is essential to propose innovative strategies because insecticides remain the most important element of integrated approaches ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Lapied B,Pennetier C,Apaire-Marchais V,Licznar P,Corbel V

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the wake of public distrust regarding biotechnology, it has been suggested that the debate should be moved "upstream", whereby the public help to set research priorities. Although many scientists see this as an illogical reaction to a loss of faith in science, we argue that the boundaries between science and its te...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Davies KG,Wolf-Phillips J

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Step by step, the components of an artificial form of cellular life are being assembled by researchers. Lipid vesicles the size of small bacteria can be prepared and under certain conditions are able to grow and divide, then grow again. Polymerase enzymes encapsulated in the vesicles can synthesize RNA from externally...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Deamer D

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genome-sequencing projects are providing a detailed 'parts list' of life. A key to comprehending this list is understanding the function of each gene and each protein at various levels. Sequence-based methods for function prediction are inadequate because of the multifunctional nature of proteins. However, just kn...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Skolnick J,Fetrow JS

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of the human genome sequence has enabled the exploration and exploitation of the human genome and proteome to begin. Research has now focussed on the annotation of the genome and in particular of the proteome. With expert annotation extracted from the literature by biologists as the foundation, it has...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： O'Donovan C,Apweiler R,Bairoch A

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discussions on research quality and reproducibility are appearing in the pages of scientific journals with heightened significance and gaining media attention. Many institutions have developed guidelines to address the topic of quality in basic research, but questions remain about how best to implement and monitor com...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Riedl DH,Dunn MK

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Study of mutations that improve enzyme properties reveals that in many, but not all, cases closer mutations are more effective than distant ones. For enantioselectivity, substrate selectivity and new catalytic activity (catalytic promiscuity) closer mutations improved enzymes more effectively than distant ones. Howeve...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Morley KL,Kazlauskas RJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colloidal gas aphrons are microbubbles encapsulated by surfactant multilayers. They provide a large interfacial area to adsorb charged and/or hydrophobic molecules; the extent and mechanism of the adsorption depends on the surfactant multilayer. The physical properties of colloidal gas aphrons have recently been chara...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Jauregi P,Varley J

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there is still some skepticism in the biological community regarding the value and significance of quantitative computational modeling, important steps are continually being taken to enhance its accessibility and predictive power. We view these developments as essential components of an emerging 'respectful m...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Tsigkinopoulou A,Baker SM,Breitling R

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeting apoptotic cell death pathways provides wide-ranging opportunities for the discovery and development of novel drugs. Some targeted therapies that selectively induce apoptosis in cancer cells are already marketed, and numerous pro-apoptotic drugs for treating cancer are currently being developed. The anti-apop...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Alam JJ

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-mediated manipulation of genomic information is becoming more versatile by combining nuclease-deficient CRISPR systems with a wide variety of effectors including base-editing deaminases, transcriptional regulators, and epigenetic modifiers. The program...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Mitsunobu H,Teramoto J,Nishida K,Kondo A

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adsorption in stable expanded beds enables proteins to be recovered directly from particulate-containing feedstocks, such as fermentation broths and preparations of disrupted cells, without the need for prior removal of the suspended solids, which would normally result in the blockage of packed beds. The adoption of t...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Chase HA

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid prototyping (RP) technologies are a set of manufacturing processes that can produce very complex structures directly from computer-aided design models without structure-specific tools or knowledge. These technologies might eventually enable the manufacture of human livers to create functional substitutes for tre...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Wang X,Yan Y,Zhang R

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The demands on drug discovery organizations have increased dramatically in recent years, partly because of the need to identify novel targets that are both relevant to disease and chemically tractable. This is leading to an industrial approach to traditional biology and chemistry, inspired in part by the revolution in...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Dean PM,Zanders ED,Bailey DS

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial consortia have been used in biotechnology processes, including fermentation, waste treatment, and agriculture, for millennia. Today, synthetic biologists are increasingly engineering microbial consortia for diverse applications, including the bioproduction of medicines, biofuels, and biomaterials from inexpe...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： McCarty NS,Ledesma-Amaro R

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro selection from molecular libraries has rapidly come of age as a protein-engineering tool. Dramatic increases in protein affinity can be engineered using phage-display libraries, and specific antibodies can be selected directly from a single 'naïve' library of their genes. Repertoires of small molecules are a ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Clackson T,Wells JA

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstituted viral envelopes (RVEs) are formed by solubilizing intact virus in detergent and reassembling the envelope on removal of detergent. RVEs can be formed in the presence of agents that become encapsulated and can then be utilized in vitro and in vivo for drug delivery, cell destruction, transfer of membrane ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Blumenthal R,Loyter A

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microalgal production technologies are seen as increasingly attractive for bioenergy production to improve fuel security and reduce CO(2) emissions. Photosynthetically derived fuels are a renewable, potentially carbon-neutral and scalable alternative reserve. Microalgae have particular promise because they can be prod...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Larkum AW,Ross IL,Kruse O,Hankamer B

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) have been shown to effectively downregulate gene expression in human cells, giving them potential to eradicate disease. Prospects for clinical applications are discussed in this review, along with an overview of recent history and our current understanding of siRNAs used for therapeutic...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Lares MR,Rossi JJ,Ouellet DL

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00