Publications

View the list of our publications.

Diagram for Valenzuela-Ortega and French (2019) - see text for link to article.

Joint Universal Modular Plasmids (JUMP): A flexible and comprehensive platform for synthetic biology

Valenzuela-Ortega, M. & French, C.E. (2019). https://doi.org/10.1101/799585

Diagram for Millacura et al (2019) - see text for article link.

ParAlleL: a novel population-based approach to biological logic gates 

Millacura, F. A., Largey, B., & French, C. E. (2019) Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 7.

Diagram for Liu et al (2018) - see text for article link.

Rapid pathway prototyping and engineering using in vitro and in vivo synthetic genome SCRaMbLE-in methods

Liu, W., Liu, W., Luo, Z., Wang, Y., Pham, N.T., Tuck, L., Pérez-Pi, I., Liu, L., Shen, Y., French, C., Auer, M. and Marles-Wright, J. (2018). Nature communications, 9(1), 1936.

Diagram for Salinas and French (2017) - see text for article link.

The enzymatic ulvan depolymerisation system from the alga-associated marine flavobacterium Formosa agariphila

Salinas, A., & French, C. E. (2017). Algal Research, 27, 335-344.

Diagram for Duedu and French (2017) - see text for article link.

Data for discriminating dead/live bacteria in homogenous cell suspensions and the effect of insoluble substrates on turbidimetric measurements

Duedu, K. O., & French, C. E. Data in Brief, 12, 169-174.

Diagram for Duedu and French (2016) - see text for article link.

Characterization of a Cellulomonas fimi exoglucanase/xylanase-endoglucanase gene fusion which improves microbial degradation of cellulosic biomass

Duedu, K. O., & French, C. E. (2016). Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 93, 113-121.

Diagram for Lakhundi et al (2016) - see text for article link.

Citrobacter freundii as a test platform for recombinant cellulose degradation systems

Lakhundi, S. S., Duedu, K. O., Cain, N., Nagy, R., Krakowiak, J., & French, C. E. (2016). Letters in applied microbiology, 64(1), 35-42.

Diagram for Trubitsyna et al (2015) - see text for article link.

BBF RFC 104: BrickClip–rapid assembly of multiple RFC10 BioBricks

Trubitsyna, M., Chan, K., Cai, Y., Elfick, A., & French, C. (2015). 

Diagram for French et al (2015) - see text for article link.

Beyond genetic engineering: Technical capabilities in the application fields of biocatalysis and biosensors

French, C. E., Horsfall, L., Barnard, D. K., Duedu, K. O., Fletcher, E., Joshi, N., … & Radford, D. (2015). In Synthetic Biology (pp. 113-137). Springer International Publishing.

Diagram for Lewicka et al (2014) - see text for article link.

Fusion of pyruvate decarboxylase and alcohol dehydrogenase increases ethanol production in Escherichia coli

Lewicka, A. J., Lyczakowski, J. J., Blackhurst, G., Pashkuleva, C.,  …, Horsfall, L., Elfick, A., & French, C. E. (2014). ACS Synth. Biol., 3 (12), 976–978.

Diagram for Joshi et al (2012) - see text for article link.

Enhanced resistance to nanoparticle toxicity is conferred by overproduction of extracellular polymeric substances 

Joshi, N., Ngwenya, B. T., & French, C. E. (2012). Journal of hazardous materials, 241, 363-370.

Diagram for French et al (2011) - see text for article link.

Synthetic biology and the art of biosensor design

French, C. E., de Mora, K., Joshi, N., Elfick, A., Haseloff, J., & Ajioka, J. (2011, December). The science and applications of synthetic and systems biology: Workshop summary (pp. 178-201). Washington DC: National Academies Press.

Diagram for Tota-Majaraj et al (2010) - see text for article link.

The synergy of permeable pavements and geothermal heat pumps for stormwater treatment and reuse

Tota‐Maharaj, K., Scholz, M., Ahmed, T., French, C. E., & Pagaling, E. (2010). Environmental technology, 31(14), 1517-1531.

Diagram for French (2009) - see text for article link.

Synthetic biology and biomass conversion: a match made in heaven?

Diagram for French (2008) - see text for article link.

Diversity and distribution of hemerythrin-like proteins in prokaryotes

French, C. E., Bell, J. M., & Ward, F. B. (2008). FEMS microbiology letters, 279(2), 131-145.

Diagram for French (2007) - see text for article link.

Arsenic biosensor: a step further

French, C.E., Nicholson, J., Bizzari, F., Aleksic, J., Cai, Y., Seshasayee, S. L., ... & Ma, H. (2007). BMC Systems Biology, 1(1), S11.

Diagram for Rosser (2001) - see text for article link.

Engineering plants for the phytodetoxification of explosives

Rosser, S. J., French, C.E., & Bruce, N. C. (2001). In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant, 37(3), 330-333.

Diagram for Rosser et al (2001) - see text for article link.

Microbial transformations of explosives

Rosser, S. J., Basran, A., Travis, E. R., French, C.E., & Bruce, N. C. (2001). Advances in applied microbiology, 49, 1-35.

Diagram for Boonstra et al (2000) - see text for article link.

Cloning of the sth gene from Azotobacter vinelandii and construction of chimeric soluble pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenases

Boonstra, B., Björklund, L., French, C.E., Wainwright, I., & Bruce, N. C. (2000). FEMS microbiology letters, 191(1), 87-93.

Diagram for French et al (1999) - see text for article link.

Biodegradation of explosives by transgenic plants expressing pentaerythritol tetranitrate reductase

French, C. E., Rosser, S. J., Davies, G. J., Nicklin, S., & Bruce, N. C. (1999). Nature biotechnology, 17(5), 491-494.

Diagram for French et al (1999) - see text for article link.

The Degradation of Nitrate Ester Explosives and TNT by Enterobacter cloacae PB2

French, C. E., Binks, P. R., Rathbone, D. A., Rosser, S. J., Williams, R. E., Nicklin, S., & Bruce, N. C. (1999). Novel Approaches for Bioremediation of Organic Pollution (pp. 59-69). Springer US.

Diagram for French et al (1998) - see text for article link.

Aerobic degradation of 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene by Enterobacter cloacae PB2 and by pentaerythritol tetranitrate reductase

French, C. E., Nicklin, S., & Bruce, N. C. (1998). Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 64(8), 2864-2868.

Diagram for Millacura et al (2019) - see text for article link.

TOBIAS: Transcription-Only Biological Information Algorithmic Systems as a novel cell-free approach for Synthetic Biology.

Millacura, F.A., Li, M., Valenzuela-Ortega, M., & French C.E. (2019).

Diagram for Wan et al (2019) - see text for article link.

Cascaded amplifying circuits enable ultrasensitive cellular sensors for toxic metals.

Wan, X., Volpetti, F., Petrova, E., French, C., Maerkl, S. J., & Wang, B. (2019). Nature chemical biology, 1.

Diagram for Kane and French (2018) - see text for article link.

Characterisation of novel biomass degradation enzymes from the genome of Cellulomonas fimi.

Kane, S. D., & French, C. E. (2018). Enzyme and microbial technology, 113, 9-17.

Diagram for Duedu and French (2017) - see text for article link.

Two-colour fluorescence fluorimetric analysis for direct quantification of bacteria and its application in monitoring bacterial growth in cellulose degradation systems.

Duedu, K. O., & French, C. E. (2017). Journal of Microbiological Methods, 135, 85-92.

Diagram for Shen et al (2017) - see text for article link.

Deep functional analysis of synII, a 770-kilobase synthetic yeast chromosome.

Shen, Y., Wang, Y., Chen, T., Gao, F., Gong, J., Abramczyk, D., & 33 others including French, C. E., … & Luo, Y. (2017). Science, 355(6329), eaaf4791

Diagram of Trubitsyna et al (2017) - see text for article link.

Use of mariner transposases for one-step delivery and integration of DNA in prokaryotes and eukaryotes by transfection

Trubitsyna, M., Michlewski, G., Finnegan, D. J., Elfick, A., Rosser, S. J., Richardson, J. M., & French, C. E. (2017). Nucleic Acids Research, 1.

Diagram for Trubitsyna et al (2016) - see text for article link.

PaperClip: A Simple Method for Flexible Multi-Part DNA Assembly. 

Trubitsyna, M., Liu, C. K., Salinas, A., Elfick, A., & French, C. E. (2016). Synthetic DNA: Methods and Protocols, 111-128.

Diagram for Fletcher et al (2016) - see text for article link.

Characterization of the effects of n-butanol on the cell envelope of E. coli

Fletcher, E., Pilizota, T., Davies, P. R., McVey, A., & French, C. E. (2016). Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 100(22), 9653-9659.

Diagram for Joshi et al (2015) - see text for article link.

Use of bioreporters and deletion mutants reveals ionic silver and ROS to be equally important in silver nanotoxicity.

Joshi, N., Ngwenya, B. T., Butler, I. B., & French, C. E. (2015). Journal of hazardous materials, 287, 51-58.

Diagram for Trubitsyna et al (2014) - see text for article link.

PaperClip: rapid multi-part DNA assembly from existing libraries.

Trubitsyna, M., Michlewski, G., Cai, Y., Elfick, A., & French, C. E. (2014). Nucleic acids research, gku829.

Diagram for French et al (2013) - see text for article link.

Synthetic biology for biomass conversion

French, C. E., Barnard, D. K., Fletcher, E., Kane, S. D., Lakhundi, S. S., Liu, C. K., & Elfick, A. (2013). New and future developments in catalysis. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 115-140., 115-140

Diagram for Mena-Benitez et al (2011) - see text for article link.

A pH-based biosensor for detection of arsenic in drinking water

Mena-Benitez, G. L., Gandia-Herrero, F., Graham, S., Larson, T. R., McQueen-Mason, De Mora, K., Joshi, N., Balint, B. L., Ward, F. B., Elfick, A., & French, C. E. (2011).  Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 400(4), 1031-1039.

Diagram for Schwarz-Linek et al (2010) - see text for article link.

Polymer-induced phase separation in suspensions of bacteria

Schwarz-Linek, J., Dorken, G., Winkler, A., Wilson, L. G., Pham, N. T., French, C. E., … & Poon, W. C. K. (2010). EPL (Europhysics Letters), 89(6), 68003.

Diagram for Joshi et al (2009) - see text for article link.

Novel approaches to biosensors for detection of arsenic in drinking water.

Joshi, N., Wang, X., Montgomery, L., Elfick, A., & French, C. E. (2009). Desalination, 248(1-3), 517-523.

Diagram for Mena-Benitez et al (2008) - see text for article link.

Engineering a catabolic pathway in plants for the degradation of 1, 2-dichloroethane.

Mena-Benitez, G. L., Gandia-Herrero, F., Graham, S., Larson, T. R., McQueen-Mason, S. J., French, C. E., … & Bruce, N. C. (2008). Plant physiology, 147(3), 1192-1198.

Diagram for Aleksic et al (2007) - see text for article link.

Development of a novel biosensor for the detection of arsenic in drinking water

Aleksic, J., Bizzari, F., Cai, Y., Davidson, B., De Mora, K., Ivakhno, S., … & French, C. E. (2007). IET Synthetic biology, 1(1), 87-90.

Diagram for Hannink et al (2003) - see text for article link.

Uptake and metabolism of TNT and GTN by plants expressing bacterial pentaerythritol tetranitrate reductase

Hannink, N. K., Rosser, S. J., French, C. E., & Bruce, N. C. (2003). Water, Air, & Soil Pollution: Focus, 3(3), 251-258.

Diagram of Hannink et al (2021) - see text for article link.

Phytodetoxification of TNT by transgenic plants expressing a bacterial nitroreductase

Hannink, N., Rosser, S. J., French, C. E., Basran, A., Murray, J. A., Nicklin, S., & Bruce, N. C. (2001). Nature biotechnology, 19(12), 1168-1172.

Diagram for Walker et al (2000) - see text for article link.

Mechanistic studies of morphine dehydrogenase and stabilization against covalent inactivation

Walker, E.H., French, C.E., Rathbone, D.A., & Bruce, N.C. (2000). Biochemical Journal, 345(3), 687-692.

Diagram for Boonstra et al (2000) - see text for article link.

Cofactor regeneration by a soluble pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase for biological production of hydromorphone

Boonstra, B., Rathbone, D. A., French, C.E., Walker, E. H., & Bruce, N. C. (2000). Applied and environmental microbiology, 66(12), 5161-5166.

Diagram for Boonstra et al (1999) - see text for article link.

The udhA gene of Escherichia coli encodes a soluble pyridine nucleotide transhydrogenase

Boonstra, B., French, C. E., Wainwright, I., & Bruce, N. C. (1999). Journal of bacteriology, 181(3), 1030-1034.

Diagram for Moody et al (1998) - see text for article link.

Crystallization and preliminary diffraction studies of pentaerythritol tetranitrate reductase from Enterobacter cloacae PB2

Moody, P. C., Shikotra, N., French, C.E., Bruce, N. C., & Scrutton, N. S. (1998). Acta Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography, 54(4), 675-677.

This article was published on