Patents Assigned to Mfassachuetts Institute of Technology
  • Publication number: 20130034907
    Abstract: Described herein are novel biological circuit chemotactic converter that utilize modular components, such as genetic toggle switches and single invertase memory modules (SIMMs), for detecting and converting external inputs, such as chemoattractants, into outputs that allow for autonomous chemotaxis in cellular systems. Flexibility in these biological circuit chemotactic converter is provided by combining individual modular components, i.e., SIMMs and genetic toggle switches, together. These biological converter switches can be combined in a variety of network topologies to create network systems that regulate chemotactic responses based on the combination and nature of input signals received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicants: Mfassachuetts Institute of Technology, Trustees of Boston University
    Inventors: James J. Collins, Kuan-Ta Lu Timothy