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Novel gene switches.
Journal article

Novel gene switches.

  • Weber W Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, ETH Hoenggerberg HCI F 115, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Fussenegger M
  • 2007-01-06
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  • Handbook of experimental pharmacology. - 2007
Animals
Gene Expression Regulation
Gene Regulatory Networks
Genes, Switch
Genome
Transcription, Genetic
English Controlling gene activity in space and time represents a cornerstone technology in gene and cell therapeutic applications, bioengineering, drug discovery as well as fundamental and applied research. This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the different approaches for regulating gene activity and product protein formation at different biosynthetic levels, from genomic rearrangements over transcription and translation control to strategies for engineering inducible secretion and protein activity with a focus on the development during the past 2 years. Recent advances in designing second-generation gene switches, based on novel inducer administration routes (gas phase) as well as on the combination of heterologous switches with endogenous signals, will be complemented by an overview of the emerging field of mammalian synthetic biology, which enables the design of complex synthetic and semisynthetic gene networks. This article will conclude with an overview of how the different gene switches have been applied in gene therapy studies, bioengineering and drug discovery.
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