Sustained enzymatic activity and flow in crowded protein droplets
Living cells can harvest environmental energy to drive chemical processes. Here the authors design a minimal artificial system that achieves steady states at similar metabolic densities to microorganisms.
Main Authors: | Andrea Testa, Mirco Dindo, Aleksander A. Rebane, Babak Nasouri, Robert W. Style, Ramin Golestanian, Eric R. Dufresne, Paola Laurino |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-11-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26532-0 |
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