Search Results - "Braff, Dana"
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Rapid, Low-Cost Detection of Zika Virus Using Programmable Biomolecular Components
Published in Cell (19-05-2016)“…The recent Zika virus outbreak highlights the need for low-cost diagnostics that can be rapidly developed for distribution and use in pandemic regions. Here,…”
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A low-cost paper-based synthetic biology platform for analyzing gut microbiota and host biomarkers
Published in Nature communications (21-08-2018)“…There is a need for large-scale, longitudinal studies to determine the mechanisms by which the gut microbiome and its interactions with the host affect human…”
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Antibiotics induce redox-related physiological alterations as part of their lethality
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (20-05-2014)“…Deeper understanding of antibiotic-induced physiological responses is critical to identifying means for enhancing our current antibiotic arsenal. Bactericidal…”
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Synthetic biology platform technologies for antimicrobial applications
Published in Advanced drug delivery reviews (01-10-2016)“…The growing prevalence of antibiotic resistance calls for new approaches in the development of antimicrobial therapeutics. Likewise, improved diagnostic…”
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Increased energy demand from anabolic-catabolic processes drives β-lactam antibiotic lethality
Published in Cell chemical biology (17-02-2022)“…β-Lactam antibiotics disrupt the assembly of peptidoglycan (PG) within the bacterial cell wall by inhibiting the enzymatic activity of penicillin-binding…”
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Lethality of MalE-LacZ hybrid protein shares mechanistic attributes with oxidative component of antibiotic lethality
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (22-08-2017)“…Downstream metabolic events can contribute to the lethality of drugs or agents that interact with a primary cellular target. In bacteria, the production of…”
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Technological Advancements towards Paper-Based Biomolecular Diagnostics
Published 2017“…Clinically tractable diagnostics must be low-cost, rapid, sensitive, easy to use, and adaptable to new targets. With its rational design, synthetic biology…”
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Coordinated regulation of acid resistance in Escherichia coli
Published in BMC systems biology (06-01-2017)“…Enteric Escherichia coli survives the highly acidic environment of the stomach through multiple acid resistance (AR) mechanisms. The most effective system,…”
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Antibiotics induce redox-related physiological alterations as part of their lethality
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