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October 17, 2022
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An electrogenetic toggle switch model

Publicated to: Microbial Biotechnology. 16 (3): 546-559 - 2023-01-01 16(3), DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14153

Authors:

Grozinger, Lewis; Heidrich, Elizabeth; Goni-Moreno, Angel;
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Affiliations

Newcastle Univ, Sch Civil Engn & Geosci, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England - Author
Newcastle Univ, Sch Comp, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid UPM, Ctr Biotecnol & Genom Plantas, Inst Nacl Invest & Tecnol Agr & Alimentaria INIA, Madrid, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Synthetic biology uses molecular biology to implement genetic circuits that perform computations. These circuits can process inputs and deliver outputs according to predefined rules that are encoded, often entirely, into genetic parts. However, the field has recently begun to focus on using mechanisms beyond the realm of genetic parts for engineering biological circuits. We analyse the use of electrogenic processes for circuit design and present a model for a merged genetic and electrogenetic toggle switch operating in a biofilm attached to an electrode. Computational simulations explore conditions under which bistability emerges in order to identify the circuit design principles for best switch performance. The results provide a basis for the rational design and implementation of hybrid devices that can be measured and controlled both genetically and electronically.
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Keywords

BiofilmsElectron-transportGene regulatory networksGene-expressionGeobacter-sulfurreducens biofilmsModels, geneticMolecular biologySynthetic biology

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Microbial Biotechnology due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 27/174, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-12-21:

  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 4
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-12-21:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 12.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 12 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 13.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 22 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: United Kingdom.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Grozinger, Lewis) and Last Author (GOÑI MORENO, ANGEL).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been GOÑI MORENO, ANGEL.

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Awards linked to the item

MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, Grant/Award Number: CEX2020-000999-S; Projects of the Comunidad de Madrid, Grant/Award Number: PID2020-117205GA-I00; UKRI EPSRC, Grant/Award Number: 2127432
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