Primary cell wall inspired micro containers as a step towards a synthetic plant cell

T. Paulraj; S. Wennmalm; D.C.F. Wieland; A. V. Riazanova; A. Dėdinaitė; T. Günther Pomorski; M. Cárdenas; A. J. Svagan

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14718-x

Nature Communications (Feb 2020)

Primary cell wall inspired micro containers as a step towards a synthetic plant cell

T. Paulraj,
S. Wennmalm,
D.C.F. Wieland,
A. V. Riazanova,
A. Dėdinaitė,
T. Günther Pomorski,
M. Cárdenas,
A. J. Svagan

Affiliations

T. Paulraj: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology
S. Wennmalm: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SciLifeLab, Department of Applied Physics, Biophysics
D.C.F. Wieland: Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht: Centre for Materials and Costal Research, Institute of Materials Research
A. V. Riazanova: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology
A. Dėdinaitė: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Deptartment of Chemistry, Division of Surface and Corrosion Science
T. Günther Pomorski: Ruhr University Bochum, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Molecular Biochemistry
M. Cárdenas: Malmö University, Biofilm – Research Center for Biointerfaces and Department of Biomedical Science
A. J. Svagan: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14718-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Assembling synthetic plant cell is difficult due to the presence of primary cell wall. Here, the authors describe the assembly of lipid-containing bodies that can be coated with cellulose and pectin, and show how these so-called plantosomes can be manipulated by changing surrounding milieu.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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