Expanding salivary biomarker detection by creating a synthetic neuraminic acid sensor via chimeragenesis
Samuel J. Verzino, Sharona A. Priyev, Valeria A. Sánchez Estrada, Ali GholamianMogaddan, Gemma X. Crowley, Alexandra Rutkowski, Amelia C. Lam, Elizabeth Nazginov, Paola Kotemelo, Agustina Bacelo, Jack D. Flannery, Ksenya Gavrilov, Desiree T. Sukhram, Frank X. Vázquez, Javier F. Juárez
This paper develops a synthetic biosensor to detect Neu5Ac, a salivary biomarker for oral squamous cell carcinoma, using engineered bacteria.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology · Apr 29, 2026Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology