Bioengineering: Genetic Logic Gates Enable Patterning of Amyloid Nanofibers (Adv. Mater. 39/2019)

Abstract

Synthetic biology provides a complex toolbox to develop cellular systems to control bio‐/nanomaterial assembly and patterning. In article number 1902888, Urartu Ozgur Safak Seker and co‐workers design a cellular device operating genetically encoded “AND” and “OR” gates that can control the secretion of biofilm protein monomers with distinct peptide domains to regulate the patterning of the final nanomaterial assemblies.