Daniel C. Ducat

This paper develops a tunable auxin-based trans-kingdom signaling system that enables cross-species communication by engineering auxin biosynthesis and response mechanisms in different organisms.

This study identifies a conserved SPP-like phosphatase in cyanobacteria that can dephosphorylate sucrose 6-phosphate and 3-phosphoglycerate, suggesting broader substrate specificity than canonical SPP proteins.

This study identifies ppGpp-binding proteins in plants and cyanobacteria using chemoproteomics, revealing novel regulatory targets and conserved mechanisms compared to E. coli.

This paper demonstrates how to enhance the mechanical properties of mycomaterials through mineralization and low-cost growth using synthetic lichen-based co-cultures.

This study shows high CO2 levels allow circadian mutants in cyanobacteria to grow normally, revealing the clock's role in managing redox stress from carbon limitation.

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

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

The paper investigates cross-reactivity between shell proteins of different BMC subclasses in cyanobacteria and identifies strategies to enhance orthogonality.

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

This paper describes a synthetic co-culture of engineered bacteria that degrades 2,4-DNT and produces PHA using light and CO2.

The paper identifies McdB as a protein that interacts with McdA to create oscillatory patterns on the nucleoid, enabling equidistant positioning of carboxysomes in cyanobacteria.

This paper constructs synthetic microbial consortia of cyanobacteria and heterotrophs to study robustness and photoproduction capabilities.