Publications

2024

27. Tran P, Lander S, Prindle A. Active pH regulation facilitates Bacillus subtilis biofilm development in a minimally buffered environment. mBio (2024).

26. Xia JY, Hepler C, Tran P, Waldeck NJ, Bass J, Prindle A. Engineered calprotectin-sensing probiotics for IBD surveillance in humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2023).

25. Everett BA, Tran P, Prindle A. Toward manipulating serotonin signaling via the microbiota–gut–brain axis. Current Opinion in Biotechnology (2022).

23. Quillin SJ, Tran P, Prindle A. Potential Roles for Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
Signaling in Bacterial Communities. Bioelectricity (2021).

22. Ford N, Fisher G, Prindle A, Chopp D. A Two-Dimensional Model of Potassium Signaling and Oscillatory Growth in a Biofilm. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology (2021).

21. Tran P, Prindle A. Synthetic biology in biofilms: Tools, challenges, and opportunities. Biotechnology Progress (2021).

20. Schofield Z, Meloni GN, Tran P, Zerfass C, Sena G, Hayashi Y, Grant M, Contera SA, Minteer SD, Kim M, Prindle A, Rocha P, Djamgoz MBA, Pilizota T, Unwin PR, Asally M, Soyer OS. Bioelectrical understanding and engineering of cell biology. Journal of the Royal Society Interface (2020).

19. Yang CY, Bialecka-Fornal M, Weatherwax C, Larkin J, Prindle A, Liu J, Garcia-Ojalvo J, Süel G. Encoding membrane-potential-based memory within a microbial community. Cell Systems (2020).

18. Martinez-Corral R, Liu J, Prindle A, Süel G, Garcia-Ojalvo J. Metabolic basis of brain-like electrical signaling in bacterial communities. Philosophical Transactions B (2019).

17. Larkin J, Zhai X, Kikuchi K, Redford S, Prindle A, Liu J, Greenfield S, Walczak A, Garcia-Ojalvo J, Mugler A, Süel G. Signal percolation within a bacterial community. Cell Systems (2018).

15. Liu J, Martinez-Corral R, Prindle A, Lee D, Larkin J, Gabalda-Sagarra M, Garcia-Ojalvo J, Süel G. Coupling between distant biofilms and emergence of nutrient time-sharing. Science (2017).

• Commentary: Gordon V. Coupling and sharing when life is hard. Science (2017).
• Commentary: Starling S. Communities in sync. Nature Reviews Microbiology (2017).
• Commentary: Libby EA, Dworkin J. Habits of highly effective biofilms: Ion signaling. Molecular Cell (2017).
• Commentary: Popkin G. Bacteria use brainlike bursts of electricity to communicate. Quanta Magazine (2017).

14. Humphries, J, Xiong L, Liu J, Prindle A, Yuan F, Arjes HA, Tsimring L, Süel G. Species-independent attraction to biofilms through electrical signals. Cell (2017).

• Commentary: Huang KC. Staying in touch while on the go. Cell (2017).
• Commentary: York A. Shocking biofilms. Nature Reviews Microbiology (2017).

13. Din MO, Danino T, Prindle A, Skalak M, Selimkhanov J, Allen K, Julio E, Atolia E, Tsimring L, Bhatia SN, Hasty J. Synchronized cycles of bacterial lysis for in vivo delivery. Nature (2016).

• Commentary: Zhou S. Bacteria synchronized for drug delivery. Nature (2016).

12. Prindle A, Liu J, Asally M, Ly S, Garcia-Ojalvo J, Süel G. Ion channels enable electrical communication in bacterial communities. Nature (2015).

• Commentary: Beagle SD, Lockless SW. Electrical signalling goes bacterial. Nature (2015).
• Commentary: Nunes-Alves C. Electrifying long-range signalling. Nature Reviews Microbiology (2015).
• Commentary: Chang S. An eye on bacterial communication. Physics Today (2015).

11. Liu J, Prindle A, Humphries J, Gabalda-Sagarra M, Asally M, Lee D, Ly S, Garcia-Ojalvo J, Süel G. Metabolic co-dependence gives rise to collective oscillations within biofilms. Nature (2015).

• Commentary: Tan J. Rhythm of prosperity. Cell (2015).
• Commentary: Attar N. Oscillations relieve the siege. Nature Reviews Microbiology (2015).

10. Danino T, Prindle A, Kwong G, Skalak M, Li H, Allen K, Hasty J, Bhatia SN. Programmable probiotics for detection of cancer in urine. Science Translational Medicine (2015).

• Commentary: Ray K. Programmed probiotics light up liver cancer in urine. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (2015).
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9. Prindle A, Selimkhanov J, Li H, Razinkov I, Tsimring L, Hasty J. Rapid and tunable post-translational coupling of genetic circuits. Nature (2014).

• Commentary: Solé R, Macía J. Biocircuits in synchrony. Nature (2014).
• Commentary: Burgess DJ. Cut up to bring together. Nature Reviews Genetics (2014).

8. Danino T, Prindle A, Hasty J, Bhatia SN. Measuring growth and gene expression dynamics of tumor-targeted S. typhimurium bacteria. JoVE (2013).

7. Prindle A. Synthetic biology at all scales. Trends in Biotechnology (2013).

6. Prindle A, Stanton B. The First Annual Winter q-bio Meeting: Quantitative biology on the Hawaiian Islands. ACS Synthetic Biology (2013).

5. Prindle A, Hasty J. Making gene circuits sing. PNAS (2012).

4. Prindle A, Selimkhanov J, Danino T, Samayoa P, Goldberg A, Bhatia SN, Hasty J. Genetic circuits in Salmonella typhimurium. ACS Synthetic Biology (2012).

3. Danino T, Lo J, Prindle A, Hasty J, Bhatia SN. In vivo gene expression dynamics of tumor-targeted bacteria. ACS Synthetic Biology (2012).

2. Prindle A, Samayoa P, Razinkov I, Danino T, Tsimring L, Hasty J. A sensing array of radically coupled genetic ‘biopixels’. Nature (2012).

• Commentary: Voigt CA. Bacteria collaborate to sense arsenic. Nature (2012).
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