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Caffeine-inducible gene switches controlling experimental diabetes

Authors :
Daniel Bojar
Leo Scheller
Ghislaine Charpin-El Hamri
Mingqi Xie
Martin Fussenegger
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2018.

Abstract

Control of transgene expression should ideally be easy and with minimal side effects. Here the authors present a synthetic biology-based approach in which the caffeine in coffee regulates a genetic circuit controlling glucagon-like peptide 1 expression in diabetic mice.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
9
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.78897e8e6b274e48b9f08daab11ccd6a
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04744-1