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Receptor-Mediated Transmembrane Activation of Protein Folding in Synthetic Cells

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An article from the Zelikin lab just published in Bioconjugate Chemistry has been selected as the American Chemical Society Editor´s Choice (the one article chosen each day from the entire ACS portfolio to be highlighted for quality and/or broad interest).

Distinct Network Morphologies from In Situ Polymerization of Microtubules in Giant Polymer-Lipid Hybrid Vesicles

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Creating artificial cells with a dynamic cytoskeleton, akin to those in living cells, is a major goal in bottom-up synthetic biology. In this study, we demonstrate the in situ polymerization of microtubules encapsulated in giant polymer-lipid hybrid vesicles (GHVs) composed of 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine and an amphiphilic block copolymer. The block copolymer is comprised of poly(cholesteryl methacrylate-co-butyl methacrylate) as the hydrophobic block and either…

Cell Membrane Vesicle Camouflaged Artificial Cells

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The integration of artificial and mammalian cells into semi-synthetic aggregates remains a challenge in bottom-up synthetic biology. Here, the fabrication of cell membrane vesicles (CMV) from HepG2 cells and their use as a coating for alginate microgels to produce camouflaged artificial cells (ACs) is demonstrated. These ACs are used for the assembly of either synthetic aggregates or semi-synthetic aggregates. In the first case, a predator-defendant and a liver-like synthetic aggregates are…

Researchers propose a roadmap towards the synthesis of life

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A new perspective article by 57 international researchers, including Associate Professor Ebbe Sloth Andersen, outlines a roadmap for the synthesis of life. The paper explores key traits like resilience, sustainability, and evolution, and how synthetic life could revolutionize biotechnology, medicine, and materials science.

Single-Molecule Multivalent Interactions Revealed by Plasmon-Enhanced FluorescenceClick to copy article link

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Multivalency as an interaction principle is widely utilized in nature. It enables specific and strong binding by multiple weak interactions through enhanced avidity and is a core process in immune recognition and cellular signaling, which is also a current concept in drug design. Here, we use the high signals from plasmon-enhanced fluorescence of nanoparticles to extract binding kinetics and dynamics of multivalent interactions on the single-molecule level and in real time. We study mono-, bi-,…

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Aagaard, J. B., Gandini, R., Ballegaard, A.-S. R., Krogstrup Jensen, B., Dorn, B., Verner, A., Lenstrup, A., Sønderholm, M., Miehe, M., Pfützner, W., Jakob, T., Andersen, G. R., Möbs, C. & Spillner, E. (2026). Nanobody-based IgG simultaneously inhibit the allergenic and enzymatic activity of the dominant honeybee venom allergen. Nature Communications, 17(1), Article 1814. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-69572-0
Otzen, D. E., Gamon, L. F., Hägglund, P., Nielsen, J., Pedersen, J. N., Nybo, T., Nowak, J. S., Amstrup, S. K., Pirhaghi, M. & Davies, M. J. (2026). Nitrated products formed on α-synuclein are preferentially incorporated into oligomers but excluded from fibrils: A mechanism for accumulation of neurotoxic species. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics, 1874(2), Article 141118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbapap.2025.141118
Ramos Docampo, M. A., Meyer, C. A. & Städler, B. (2026). On the Assembly of Actin Polymerization-Powered Motors. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.70312
Nielsen, M. R. S., Beyerstedt, S., Zhao, H., Kiib, A. E., Poulsen, T. B. & Ramos Docampo, M. A. (2026). On the synthesis of chiral gold nanorods. Nanoscale. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1039/d6nr00823b
Song, P., Su, J., Kristine Vraa, C. L., Gockert, M., Fjelstrup, S., Hager, H. & Kjems, J. (2026). Optimizing C14120-based LNPs for in vitro and in vivo mRNA delivery. Molecular Therapy Nucleic Acids, 37(1), Article 102866. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omtn.2026.102866
Nielsen, K. H. (2026). Overset overgang. Weekendavisen, Sektion 4 (Ideer), 5.
Sendrowski, J. & Hobolth, A. (2026). PhaseGen: exact solutions for time-inhomogeneous multivariate coalescent distributions under diverse demographies. Genetics, 232(1), Article iyaf135. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyaf135
Hirsch, C., Lundbye, N. N. & Otto, M. (2026). Poisson approximation of large-lifetime cycles. Extremes. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10687-026-00526-x
Ledderer, L. K., Nielsen, K. H., Skodborg, L. & Fage-Butler, A. (2026). Public trust and mistrust of COVID-19 vaccines: A systematic meta-narrative review. Vaccine, 69, Article 127947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127947
Nielsen, S. B. & Otzen, D. E. (2026). Quartz Crystal Microbalances as Tools for Probing Protein-Membrane Interactions. In Lipid-Protein Interactions: Methods and Protocols (Vol. 3001, pp. 35-56) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-5054-7_2

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