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Controlling synthetic cell-cell communication
- Abstract:
- Synthetic cells, which mimic cellular function within a minimal compartment, are finding wide application, for instance in studying cellular communication and as delivery devices to living cells. However, to fully realise the potential of synthetic cells, control of their function is vital. An array of tools has already been developed to control the communication of synthetic cells to neighbouring synthetic cells or living cells. These tools use either chemical inputs, such as small molecules, or physical inputs, such as light. Here, we examine these current methods of controlling synthetic cell communication and consider alternative mechanisms for future use.
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- Peer reviewed
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- 10.3389/fmolb.2021.809945
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- Frontiers Media
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- Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences More from this journal
- Volume:
- 8
- Article number:
- 809945
- Publication date:
- 2022-01-05
- Acceptance date:
- 2021-12-13
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2296-889X
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English
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1224119
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- ©2022 Smith, Chowdhry and Booth. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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