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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Henrike Niederholtmeyer, Cynthia Chaggan, Neal K. Devaraj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07473-7