Communication and quorum sensing in non-living mimics of eukaryotic cells

Cells communicate through chemical and mechanical signals but emulating these in non-living mimics has been challenging. Here the authors present a porous mimic with a DNA-hydrogel ‘nucleus’ that can communicate through diffusive protein signals.

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Autores principales: Henrike Niederholtmeyer, Cynthia Chaggan, Neal K. Devaraj
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:28734bb4553b4d899cf090598aed30292021-12-02T14:38:50ZCommunication and quorum sensing in non-living mimics of eukaryotic cells10.1038/s41467-018-07473-72041-1723https://doaj.org/article/28734bb4553b4d899cf090598aed30292018-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07473-7https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Cells communicate through chemical and mechanical signals but emulating these in non-living mimics has been challenging. Here the authors present a porous mimic with a DNA-hydrogel ‘nucleus’ that can communicate through diffusive protein signals.Henrike NiederholtmeyerCynthia ChagganNeal K. DevarajNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018)
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Communication and quorum sensing in non-living mimics of eukaryotic cells
description Cells communicate through chemical and mechanical signals but emulating these in non-living mimics has been challenging. Here the authors present a porous mimic with a DNA-hydrogel ‘nucleus’ that can communicate through diffusive protein signals.
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author Henrike Niederholtmeyer
Cynthia Chaggan
Neal K. Devaraj
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title Communication and quorum sensing in non-living mimics of eukaryotic cells
title_short Communication and quorum sensing in non-living mimics of eukaryotic cells
title_full Communication and quorum sensing in non-living mimics of eukaryotic cells
title_fullStr Communication and quorum sensing in non-living mimics of eukaryotic cells
title_full_unstemmed Communication and quorum sensing in non-living mimics of eukaryotic cells
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