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SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Lopez R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4486848 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fernandez-López Raul R Ruiz Raul R de la Cruz Fernando F Moncalián Gabriel G
Frontiers in microbiology 20150701
Whole cell biosensors (WCBs) have multiple applications for environmental monitoring, detecting a wide range of pollutants. WCBs depend critically on the sensitivity and specificity of the transcription factor (TF) used to detect the analyte. We describe the mechanism of regulation and the structural and biochemical properties of TF families that are used, or could be used, for the development of environmental WCBs. Focusing on the chemical nature of the analyte, we review TFs that respond to ar ...[more]