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Emmanuel J. Kokarakis

Michigan State University

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:C. elegans· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Assay:CRISPR screen· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1

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Daniel C. DucatiD· 3 shared María Santos‐MerinoiD· 2 shared Daniel B. VocelleiD· 1 shared Jonathan K. SakkosiD· 1 shared Lauri NikkaneniD· 1 shared Rees RillemaiD· 1 shared Sajjad GhaffarinasabiD· 1 shared Yagut AllahverdiyevaiD· 1 shared

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Autoinduction expression systems by AHL-mediated quorum-sensing circuits in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942

Emmanuel J. Kokarakis, María Santos‐Merino, Sajjad Ghaffarinasab, Daniel B. Vocelle, Daniel C. Ducat

This paper develops an AHL-mediated quorum-sensing circuit in Synechococcus elongatus to autoinduce gene expression based on population density, improving biomass recovery.

bioRxiv · Apr 3, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

Plastoquinone redox status influences carboxysome integrity via a RpaA- and ROS-dependent regulatory network

María Santos‐Merino, Lauri Nikkanen, Emmanuel J. Kokarakis, Yagut Allahverdiyeva, Daniel C. Ducat

The paper shows that plastoquinone redox status affects carboxysome integrity through a RpaA- and ROS-dependent network in cyanobacteria.

bioRxiv · Jan 24, 2025 · PreprintSynthetic Biology

Developing cyanobacterial quorum sensing toolkits: towards interspecies coordination in mixed autotroph/heterotroph communities

Emmanuel J. Kokarakis, Rees Rillema, Daniel C. Ducat, Jonathan K. Sakkos

The paper develops an inter-species quorum sensing communication system between cyanobacteria and heterotrophs to enable coordinated biological activities in mixed communities.

ACS Synthetic Biology · Dec 27, 2022Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology