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Mason W. Schechter

The University of Texas at Austin

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Organism:E. coli· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Assay:CRISPR screen· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Andrew D. EllingtoniD· 2 shared Simon d’OelsnitziD· 2 shared Beide Liu· 1 shared Bijan S. Agahi· 1 shared Chang C. LiuiD· 1 shared Clayton W. KosonockyiD· 1 shared Courtney K. CarlsoniD· 1 shared Daniel J. AcostaiD· 1 shared

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2021-2024 · peak 1/yr

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Synthetic microbial sensing and biosynthesis of amaryllidaceae alkaloids

Simon d’Oelsnitz, Daniel J. Diaz, Wantae Kim, Daniel J. Acosta, Tyler L. Dangerfield, Mason W. Schechter, Matthew B. Minus, James R. Howard, Hannah Do, James M. Loy, Hal S. Alper, Yan Zhang, Andrew D. Ellington

The paper develops a biosensor-AI system to engineer E. coli for efficient production of amaryllidaceae alkaloids, achieving improved titer and reduced byproducts.

Nature Communications · Mar 7, 2024Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology

Directed evolution of generalist biosensors for single ring aromatics

Hannah O. Cole, Clayton W. Kosonocky, Mason W. Schechter, Jimmy Gollihar, Andrew D. Ellington, Simon d’Oelsnitz

The paper describes the directed evolution of biosensors to improve detection of phloroglucinol and related single-ring aromatics.

bioRxiv · Dec 11, 2022 · PreprintSynthetic Biology

DNA writing at a single genomic site enables lineage tracing and analog recording in mammalian cells

Theresa B. Loveless, Joseph H. Grotts, Mason W. Schechter, Elmira Forouzmand, Courtney K. Carlson, Bijan S. Agahi, Guohao Liang, Michelle Ficht, Beide Liu, Xiaohui S. Xie, Chang C. Liu

This paper introduces CHYRON, a DNA recorder that writes new DNA to track lineage and record cellular stimuli, demonstrating its ability to reconstruct lineage relationships and respond to stress signals.

Nature Chemical Biology · Mar 22, 2021Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology