Programmable ligand detection system in plants through a synthetic signal transduction pathway.

There is an unmet need to monitor human and natural environments for substances that are intentionally or unintentionally introduced. A long-sought goal is to adapt plants to sense and respond to specific substances for use as environmental monitors. Computationally re-designed periplasmic binding p...

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Main Authors: Mauricio S Antunes, Kevin J Morey, J Jeff Smith, Kirk D Albrecht, Tessa A Bowen, Jeffrey K Zdunek, Jared F Troupe, Matthew J Cuneo, Colleen T Webb, Homme W Hellinga, June I Medford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3026823?pdf=render