摘要：Vectored non-covalent interactions—mainly hydrogen bonding and aromatic interactions—extensively contribute to(bio)-organic self-assembling processes and significantly impact the physicochemical properties of the associated ***,vectored non-covalent interaction-driven assembly occursmainly along one-dimensional(1D)or three-dimensional(3D)directions,and a two-dimensional(2D)orientation,especially that of multilayered,graphene-like assembly,has been reported *** this present research,by introducing amino,hydroxyl,and phenyl moieties to the triazine skeleton,supramolecular layered assembly is achieved by vectored non-covalent *** planar hydrogen bonding network results in high stability,with a thermal sustainability of up to about 330°C and a Young’s modulus of up to about 40 *** introducing wrinkles by biased hydrogen bonding or aromatic interactions to disturb the planar organization,the stability ***,the intertwined aromatic interactions prompt a red edge excitation shift effect inside the assemblies,inducing broad-spectrum fluorescence covering nearly the entire visible light region(400–650 nm).We show that bionic,superhydrophobic,pillar-like arrays with contact angles of up to about 170°can be engineered by aromatic interactions using a physical vapor deposition approach,which cannot be realized through hydrogen *** findings show the feasibility of 2D assembly with engineerable properties by modulating vectored non-covalent interactions.

摘要：Three-dimensional(3D)-printed scaffolds have attracted considerable attention in recent years as they provide a suitable environment for bone cell tissue regeneration and can be customized in *** many other challenges,the material composition and geometric structure have major impacts on the performance of *** and tricalcium phosphate(HA/TCP),as the major constituents of natural bone and teeth,possess attractive biological properties and are widely used in bone scaffold *** fabrication methods have been investigated in attempts to achieve HA/TCP scaffolds with microporous structure enabling cell growth and nutrient ***,current 3D printing methods can only achieve the fabrication of HA/TCP scaffolds with certain range of microporous *** overcome this challenge,we developed a slurry-based microscale mask image projection stereolithography,allowing us to form a HA/TCP-based photocurable suspension with complex geometry including biomimetic features and hierarchical ***,the curing performance and physical properties of the HA/TCP suspension were investigated,and a circular movement process for the fabrication of highly viscous HA/TCP suspension was *** on these investigations,the scaffold composition was *** determined that a 30 wt%HA/TCP scaffold with biomimetic hierarchical structure exhibited superior mechanical properties and *** proliferation was investigated in vitro,and the surgery was conducted in a nude mouse in vivo model of long bone with cranial neural crest cells and bone marrow mesenchymal stem *** results showed our 3D-printed HA/TCP scaffold with biomimetic hierarchical structure is biocompatible and has sufficient mechanical strength for surgery.

摘要：Photosynthetic terpene production represents one of the most carbon and energy-efficient routes for converting CO_(2)into *** photosynthetic organisms,metabolic engineering has led to limited success in enhancing terpene productivity,partially due to the low carbon *** this study,we employed systems biology analysis to reveal the strong competition for carbon substrates between primary metabolism(e.g.,sucrose,glycogen,and protein synthesis)and terpene biosynthesis in Synechococcus elongatus PCC *** then engineered key“source”and“sink”***“source”limitation was overcome by knocking out either sucrose or glycogen biosynthesis to significantly enhance limonene production via altered carbon ***,a fusion enzyme complex with geranyl diphosphate synthase(GPPS)and limonene synthase(LS)was designed to further improve pathway kinetics and substrate *** synergy between“source”and“sink”achieved a limonene titer of 21.0 mg/***,the study demonstrates that balancing carbon flux between primary and secondary metabolism can be an effective approach to enhance terpene bioproduction in *** design of“source”and“sink”synergy has significant potential in improving natural product yield in photosynthetic species.

摘要：All living organisms share similar reactions within their central metabolism to provide precursors for all essential building blocksand reducing power. To identify whether alternative metabolic routes of glycolysis can operate in E. coli, we complementarilyemployed in silico design, rational engineering, and adaptive laboratory evolution. First, we used a genome-scale model andidentified two potential pathways within the metabolic network of this organism replacing canonical Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas(EMP) glycolysis to convert phosphosugars into organic acids. One of these glycolytic routes proceeds via methylglyoxal andthe other via serine biosynthesis and degradation. Then, we implemented both pathways in E. coli strains harboring defectiveEMP glycolysis. Surprisingly, the pathway via methylglyoxal seemed to immediately operate in a triosephosphate isomerasedeletion strain cultivated on glycerol. By contrast, in a phosphoglycerate kinase deletion strain, the overexpression ofmethylglyoxal synthase was necessary to restore growth of the strain. Furthermore, we engineered the “serine shunt” whichconverts 3-phosphoglycerate via serine biosynthesis and degradation to pyruvate, bypassing an enolase deletion. Finally, toexplore which of these alternatives would emerge by natural selection, we performed an adaptive laboratory evolution studyusing an enolase deletion strain. Our experiments suggest that the evolved mutants use the serine shunt. Our study reveals theflexible repurposing of metabolic pathways to create new metabolite links and rewire central metabolism.

摘要：Light-regulated gene expression systems allow controlling gene expression in space and time with high *** to previous synthetic light sensors that incorporate two-component systems which require localization at the plasma membrane,soluble one-component repression systems provide several advantageous ***,they are soluble and able to diffuse across the ***,they are smaller and of lower complexity,enabling less taxing expression and optimization of fewer ***,repression through steric hindrance is a widespread regulation mechanism that does not require specific interaction with host factors,potentially enabling implementation in different ***,we present the design of the synthetic promoter P_(EL)that in combination with the light-regulated dimer EL222 constitutes a onecomponent repression *** by previously engineered synthetic promoters and the Escherichia coli lacZYA promoter,we designed P_(EL)with two EL222 operators positioned to hinder RNA polymerase binding when EL222 is bound.P_(EL)is repressed by EL222 under conditions of white light with a light-regulated repression ratio of ***,alternating conditions of darkness and light in cycles as short as one hour showed that repression is *** design of the P_(EL)EL222 system herein presented could aid the design and implementation of analogous one-component optogenetic repression ***,we compare the P_(EL)-EL222 system with similar systems and suggest general improvements that could optimize and extend the functionality of EL222-based as well as other one-component repression systems.

摘要：RNAs of different shapes and sizes,natural or synthetic,can regulate gene expression in prokaryotes and *** RNAs have recently appeared to be more widespread than previously thought,but their role in prokaryotes remains ***,by inserting a riboregulatory sequence within a group I permuted intron-exon ribozyme,we created a small noncoding RNA that self-splices to produce a circular riboregulator in Escherichia *** showed that the resulting riboregulator can trans-activate gene expression by interacting with a cis-repressed messenger *** characterized the system with a fluorescent reporter and with an antibiotic resistance marker,and we modeled this novel posttranscriptional *** first reported example of a circular RNA regulating gene expression in *** adds to an increasing repertoire of RNA synthetic biology parts,and it highlights that topological molecules can play a role in the case of prokaryotic regulation.

摘要：Plant-based bioproduction of insect sex pheromones has been proposed as an innovative strategy to increase the sustainability of pest control in ***,we describe the engineering of transgenic plants producing(Z)-11-hexadecenol(Z11-16OH)and(Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate(Z11-16OAc),two main volatile components in many Lepidoptera sex pheromone *** assembled multigene DNA constructs encoding the pheromone biosynthetic pathway and stably transformed them into Nicotiana benthamiana *** constructs contained the Amyelois transitella AtrΔ11 desaturase gene,the Helicoverpa armigera fatty acyl reductase HarFAR gene,and the Euonymus alatus diacylglycerol acetyltransferase EaDAct gene in different *** the pheromone-producing plants showed dwarf phenotypes,the severity of which correlated with pheromone *** but one of the recovered lines produced high levels of Z11-16OH,but very low levels of Z11-16OAc,probably as a result of recurrent truncations at the level of the EaDAct *** one plant line(SxPv1.2)was recovered that harboured an intact pheromone pathway and which produced moderate levels of Z11-16OAc(11.8μg g^(-1) FW)and high levels of Z11-16OH(111.4μg g^(-1)).Z11-16OAc production was accompanied in SxPv1.2 by a partial recovery of the dwarf ***1.2 was used to estimate the rates of volatile pheromone release,which resulted in 8.48 ng g-1 FW per day for Z11-16OH and 9.44 ng g^(-1 )FW per day for *** results suggest that pheromone release acts as a limiting factor in pheromone biodispenser strategies and establish a roadmap for biotechnological improvements.

摘要：Human life intimately depends on plants for food,biomaterials,health,energy,and a sustainable *** plants have been genetically improved mostly through breeding,along with limited modification via genetic engineering,yet they are still not able to meet the ever-increasing needs,in terms of both quantity and quality,resulting from the rapid increase in world population and expected standards of living.A step change that may address these challenges would be to expand the potential of plants using biosystems design *** represents a shift in plant science research from relatively simple trial-and-error approaches to innovative strategies based on predictive models of biological *** biosystems design seeks to accelerate plant genetic improvement using genome editing and genetic circuit engineering or create novel plant systems through de novo synthesis of plant *** this perspective,we present a comprehensive roadmap of plant biosystems design covering theories,principles,and technical methods,along with potential applications in basic and applied plant biology *** highlight current challenges,future opportunities,and research priorities,along with a framework for international collaboration,towards rapid advancement of this emerging interdisciplinary area of ***,we discuss the importance of social responsibility in utilizing plant biosystems design and suggest strategies for improving public perception,trust,and acceptance.