Engineering the effector specificity of the macrolide-sensing transcription factor MphR for the detection of sesquiterpenes
Cassidy L. Oliverio, Alissa M Meo, Stefanie H. Chen, Gavin J. Williams
The paper develops a genetically encoded biosensor to detect four sesquiterpenes by engineering the macrolide-sensing transcription factor MphR.
bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2026 · PreprintSynthetic Biology