Self-replication of DNA by its encoded proteins in liposome-based synthetic cells

Replicating DNA and converting genetic information to protein is a feature of cellular life. Here the authors implement a coupled DNA replication and gene expression system inside vesicles.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pauline van Nies, Ilja Westerlaken, Duco Blanken, Margarita Salas, Mario Mencía, Christophe Danelon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03926-1