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Chad M. Ternes

Colorado State University

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A Bio-inspired Synthetic Gene Circuit revised title: A synthetic gene circuit confers salt tolerance in plants

Tessema K. Kassaw, Kevin J. Morey, Alberto J. Donayre-Torres, Mauricio S. Antunes, Joshua T. Polito, Elizabeth A. H. Pilon‐Smits, Susan Abernathy, Ryan Lonergan, Chad M. Ternes, June I. Medford

This paper designs a synthetic gene circuit that improves salt tolerance in Arabidopsis and rice by mimicking natural endodermal barriers and adding modules to mitigate adverse effects and osmotic stress.

bioRxiv · Oct 2, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology