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  • Integral feedback control is crucial for robust protein expression in dynamic cellular environments.
  • Autocatalytic integral feedback controllers offer simplicity and robustness but face limitations like resource competition.
  • Existing strategies require advancement to fully exploit controller potential in complex biological systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address limitations of current integral feedback controllers by introducing a multilayer feedback strategy.
  • To develop population-level and multicellular integral feedback controllers for synthetic biology applications.
  • To provide a mathematical framework for modeling resource competition in genetic networks.

Main Methods:

  • Designed and implemented multilayer feedback strategies for autocatalytic controllers.
  • Developed a generalized mathematical framework to model resource competition in genetic networks.
  • Applied controllers to concentration regulation and ratiometric control tasks in synthetic biology.

Main Results:

  • Achieved population-level integral feedback and multicellular integrators through coordinated cell population interactions.
  • Demonstrated robust regulation of gene expression, gene ratios, population growth, and coculture composition.
  • Validated controller effectiveness in engineered microbial ecosystems, showcasing adaptability across biological scales.

Conclusions:

  • Multilayer autocatalytic controllers offer a versatile approach for robust adaptation and homeostasis.
  • The developed framework facilitates the design of intracellular control circuits and multicellular systems.
  • This work advances synthetic biology by enabling precise control from subcellular to multicellular levels.