Detalle de: Aequorin-expressing yeast emits light under electric control
| Title | Aequorin-expressing yeast emits light under electric control |
| Abstract |
In this study, we show the use of direct external electrical stimulation of a jellyfish luminescent calcium-activated protein, aequorin, expressed in a transgenic yeast strain. Yeast cultures were electrically stimulated through two electrodes coupled to a standard power generator. Even low (1.5 V) electric pulses triggered a rapid light peak and serial light pulses were obtained after electric pulses were applied periodically, suggesting that the system is re-enacted after a short refraction time. These results open up a new scenario, in the very interphase between synthetic biology and cybernetics, in which complex cellular behavior might be subjected to electrical control. |
| Apa Reference | Vilanova, C., Hueso, Á., Palanca, C., Marco, G., Pitarch, M., Otero, E., Crespo, J., Szablowski, J., Rivera, S., Domínguez-Escribà, L., Navarro, E., Montagud, A., de Córdoba, P. F., González, A., Ariño, J., Moya, A., Urchueguía, J., & Porcar, M. (2011). Aequorin-expressing yeast emits light under electric control. Journal of Biotechnology, 152(3), 93–95. 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2011.01.005 |
| Doi | 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2011.01.005 |
| Publication Date | Mar 2011 |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Researcher | Arnau Montagud Aquino |
| Ontology | Synthetic biology |
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