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ACS Synth Biol

Title:		Coupling Cell Communication and Optogenetics: Implementation of a Light-Inducible Intercellular System in Yeast
Author(s):		Rojas V; Larrondo LF;
Address:		"Departamento de Genetica Molecular y Microbiologia, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago 8331150, Chile. Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio), Santiago 8331150, Chile"
Journal Title:		ACS Synth Biol
Year:		2023
Volume:		20221219
Issue:		1
Page Number:		71 - 82
DOI:		10.1021/acssynbio.2c00338
ISSN/ISBN:		2161-5063 (Electronic) 2161-5063 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Cell communication is a widespread mechanism in biology, allowing the transmission of information about environmental conditions. In order to understand how cell communication modulates relevant biological processes such as survival, division, differentiation, and apoptosis, different synthetic systems based on chemical induction have been successfully developed. In this work, we coupled cell communication and optogenetics in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Our approach is based on two strains connected by the light-dependent production of alpha-factor pheromone in one cell type, which induces gene expression in the other type. After the individual characterization of the different variants of both strains, the optogenetic intercellular system was evaluated by combining the cells under contrasting illumination conditions. Using luciferase as a reporter gene, specific co-cultures at a 1:1 ratio displayed activation of the response upon constant blue light, which was not observed for the same cell mixtures grown in darkness. Then, the system was assessed at several dark/blue-light transitions, where the response level varies depending on the moment in which illumination was delivered. Furthermore, we observed that the amplitude of response can be tuned by modifying the initial ratio between both strains. Finally, the two-population system showed higher fold inductions in comparison with autonomous strains. Altogether, these results demonstrated that external light information is propagated through a diffusible signaling molecule to modulate gene expression in a synthetic system involving microbial cells, which will pave the road for studies allowing optogenetic control of population-level dynamics"
Keywords:		*Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics *Light Cell Communication/genetics Signal Transduction Cell Differentiation Optogenetics/methods cell communication optogenetics pheromone synthetic biology yeast;
Notes:		"MedlineRojas, Vicente Larrondo, Luis F eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2022/12/20 ACS Synth Biol. 2023 Jan 20; 12(1):71-82. doi: 10.1021/acssynbio.2c00338. Epub 2022 Dec 19"