Positive feedback loops(PFLs)are attractive tools for regulating gene expression and have many potential applications.Such artificial genetic circuits require a tightly regulated,inducible,and nontoxic system,and creative engineering strategies are often needed.Sayut etal.(p 692 and Point of View p 681)describe the generation of artificial PFLs through the use of components of a bacterial quorum-sensing system.
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