Chen Lab

The Chen Lab uses proteins as a molecular language to create programmable living systems with mammalian synthetic biology and synthetic cells.

from DeNovoProtein import heterodimer

from Cells import hek293

import GenericProtein as gp

import Operations as op

def thresholder(signal, threshold):

if (signal > threshold):

return 1

else:

return 0

def amplifier(signal, foldChange):

return signal*foldchange

if __name__=="__main__":

transfected_cell = op.transfect(hek293.new())

signal = gp.ligand1(10)

if thresholder(signal, 5):

amplified_signal = amplifier(signal, 10)