Artificial morphogen-mediated differentiation in synthetic protocells

The ability to mimic aspects of cellular process that rely on reaction-diffusion gradients could provide a step to building life-like systems capable of complex behaviour. Here the authors demonstrate morphological differentiation in coacervate micro-droplets.

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Main Authors: Liangfei Tian, Mei Li, Avinash J. Patil, Bruce W. Drinkwater, Stephen Mann
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/daa8e67e389c4b3eb5ea783434287515
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Summary:The ability to mimic aspects of cellular process that rely on reaction-diffusion gradients could provide a step to building life-like systems capable of complex behaviour. Here the authors demonstrate morphological differentiation in coacervate micro-droplets.