Regulatable CAR platforms could circumvent toxicities associated with CAR-T therapy, but existing systems have shortcomings including leakiness and attenuated activity. Here, we …
Synthetic transcription factors (synTFs) that control beneficial transgene expression are an important method to increase the safety and efficacy of cell and gene therapy. Reliance on …
Synthetic gene circuits that precisely control human cell function could expand the capabilities of gene-and cell-based therapies. However, platforms for developing circuits in …
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells can revolutionize cancer medicine. However, overactivation, lack of tumor-specific surface markers, and antigen escape have hampered …
Chemical and optogenetic methods for post-translationally controlling protein function have enabled modulation and engineering of cellular functions. However, most of these methods …
Cells rely on complex molecular networks to perceive and process external and internal signals into tailored responses. These cellular abilities can be augmented and modified by …
YF Chuang, AJ Phipps, FL Lin, V Hecht… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR- associated (Cas) system provides a groundbreaking genetic technology that allows …
The adaptive immune system is a natural diagnostic sensor and therapeutic. It recognizes threats earlier than clinical symptoms manifest and neutralizes antigens with exquisite …
AC Leonard, TA Whitehead - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Ligand-responsive biosensors are integral to cellular-control applications.• Integrated biosensors connect ligand recognition to a single output signal.•Portable …