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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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Demaegd, K. C., Kool, L., Baindoor, S., Donovan, P. D., Su, J., Westeneng, H. J., van Eijk, R. P. A., Geoghegan, G., Perez Morrissey, E., Halang, L., Poesen, K., Masrori, P., Gibriel, H. A. Y., Jirström, E., Venø, M. T., Kjems, J., Hardiman, O., Veldink, J. H., Kenna, K. ... van Es, M. A. (2026). Small RNA sequencing identifies serum tDR-1:34-Gly-GCC tiRNA levels as a biomarker for survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. iScience, 29(5), Article 115636. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.115636
Nielsen, K. H., Vohnsen, N. H. & Andersen, C. (2026). Strategic Skies: Denmark’s Arctic Dilemma and the Danish–Swedish Bifrost Satellite as a Case of Security Science Diplomacy. Poster session presented at AU Space Day 2026, Aarhus, Denmark.
Mishra, A., Zubia-Aranburu, J., Zuzic, L., Saeed, K., Nielsen, J., Schio̷tt, B., Dong, M., Otzen, D. E. & Weidner, T. (2026). Structure of α-Synuclein Bound to Polystyrene Surfaces Probed by Experimental and Theoretical Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 42(11), 7653-7659. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c05658
Vinther, S. C., Resag, A., Le, K. T. T., Zelle-Rieser, C. C., Strandt, H., Malle, M. G., Christiansen, S. H., Del Frari, B., Stigger, T., Schilling, B., Wohlfarth, J., Thiel, S., Valero, J., Stoitzner, P. & Kjems, J. (2026). Targeting Langerhans cells using a modular mannosylated nucleic acid-based vaccine platform. Journal of Controlled Release, 392, 114741. Article 114741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2026.114741
Zubia-Aranburu, J., Zhang, L. & Dong, M. (2026). T-cell mechanobiology: How molecular forces shape immune function. The Journal of Cell Biology, 225(7). https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202601058
Nielsen, K. H. (2026). Teknologiens tidsligheder: Om innovation, inerti og iteration. TEMP. Tidsskrift for historie, 16(32), 153–174. https://tidsskrift.dk/temp/article/view/168834
Cerda-Jara, C. A., Scoyni, F., Zolotarov, G., Bhaskar, P., León-Periñán, D., Kjems, J. & Rajewsky, N. (2026). The history and function of a circular RNA. Nature Communications, 17(1), Article 3862. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-71822-0
Otzen, D. E., Minero, G. A. S., Røder, H. L., Torp, A. M., Herschend, J., Nielsen, L. G., Moshynets, O., Nielsen, J., Meyer, R. L., Dueholm, M. K. D. & Burmølle, M. (2026). The house that Kocuria built: A potential role for functional amyloid in the unique cube-based structure of K. varians biofilms. Microbe (Netherlands), 10, Article 100676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microb.2026.100676
Peña-Díaz, S., Jiang, Y., Zhang, Z., Daugberg, A., Ferreira, P., López Hernández, M., Mittal, C., Ramos, M. J., Pedersen, J. S., Dueholm, M. K. D., Qin, C., Wang, H. & Otzen, D. E. (2026). The Importance of Being Imperfect: Structure and Function of Bacterial Amyloid. Advanced Science, 13(4), Article e17090. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202517090
Zhang, Y., Pilati, D., Dong, M. & Howard, K. A. (2026). The interaction of PD-1/PD-L1 and its inhibition by anti-PD-L1 antibody at the single-molecule level. FEBS Letters, 600(8), 1237-1247. https://doi.org/10.1002/1873-3468.70245

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