Light energy transduction in liposome-based artificial cells. [PDF]
Front Bioeng Biotechnol, 2023 In this work we review the latest strategies for the bottom-up assembly of energetically autonomous artificial cells capable of transducing light energy into chemical energy and support internalized metabolic pathways.
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Temporally controlled multistep division of DNA droplets for dynamic artificial cells. [PDF]
Nat CommunSynthetic droplets mimicking bio-soft matter droplets formed via liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) in living cells have recently been employed in nanobiotechnology for artificial cells, molecular robotics, molecular computing, etc.
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Artificial cells for in vivo biomedical applications through red blood cell biomimicry. [PDF]
Nat CommunRecent research in artificial cell production holds promise for the development of delivery agents with therapeutic effects akin to real cells. To succeed in these applications, these systems need to survive the circulatory conditions.
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Dynamic Reconfiguration of Subcompartment Architectures in Artificial Cells. [PDF]
ACS Nano, 2022 Artificial cells are minimal structures constructed from biomolecular building blocks designed to mimic cellular processes, behaviors, and architectures. One near-ubiquitous feature of cellular life is the spatial organization of internal content.
Zubaite G, Hindley JW, Ces O, Elani Y.
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Functional metal-phenolic cortical cytoskeleton for artificial cells. [PDF]
Sci AdvCortex-like cytoskeleton, a thin layer of cross-linked cytoplasmic proteins underlying the cell membrane, plays an essential role in modulating membrane behavior and cell surface properties.
Luo ZH, Chen C, Zhao QH, Deng NN.
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Leduc's Artificial Plants and Cells [PDF]
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Alfred Gradenwitz
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DNA-Mediated Protein Shuttling between Coacervate-Based Artificial Cells. [PDF]
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 2022 The regulation of protein uptake and secretion is crucial for (inter)cellular signaling. Mimicking these molecular events is essential when engineering synthetic cellular systems.
Mashima T +10 more
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Building programmable multicompartment artificial cells incorporating remotely activated protein channels using microfluidics and acoustic levitation. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2022 Intracellular compartments are functional units that support the metabolism within living cells, through spatiotemporal regulation of chemical reactions and biological processes.
Li J +9 more
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USE OF ARTIFICIAL CELLS AS DRUG CARRIERS. [PDF]
Mater Chem Front, 2021 Cells are the fundamental functional units of biological systems and mimicking their size, function and complexity is a primary goal in the development of new therapeutic strategies.
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Synthetic Biology: A Bridge between Artificial and Natural Cells [PDF]
Life, 2014 Artificial cells are simple cell-like entities that possess certain properties of natural cells. In general, artificial cells are constructed using three parts: (1) biological membranes that serve as protective barriers, while allowing communication ...
Yunfeng Ding, Fan Wu, Cheemeng Tan
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