Synthetic biology: bottom-up assembly of molecular systems

S Hirschi, TR Ward, WP Meier, DJ Müller… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The bottom-up assembly of biological and chemical components opens exciting
opportunities to engineer artificial vesicular systems for applications with previously unmet …

Cell-free protein synthesis: a promising option for future drug development

SK Dondapati, M Stech, A Zemella, S Kubick - BioDrugs, 2020 - Springer
Proteins are the main source of drug targets and some of them possess therapeutic potential
themselves. Among them, membrane proteins constitute approximately 50% of the major …

[HTML][HTML] Membrane protein synthesis in cell-free systems: From bio-mimetic systems to bio-membranes

R Sachse, SK Dondapati, SF Fenz, T Schmidt, S Kubick - FEBS letters, 2014 - Elsevier
When taking up the gauntlet of studying membrane protein functionality, scientists are
provided with a plethora of advantages, which can be exploited for the synthesis of these …

Diblock copolymers enhance folding of a mechanosensitive membrane protein during cell-free expression

ML Jacobs, MA Boyd, NP Kamat - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
The expression and integration of membrane proteins into vesicle membranes is a critical
step in the design of cell-mimetic biosensors, bioreactors, and artificial cells. While …

Mitochondrial K+ channels and their implications for disease mechanisms

V Checchetto, L Leanza, D De Stefani, R Rizzuto… - Pharmacology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The field of mitochondrial ion channels underwent a rapid development during the last
decade, thanks to the molecular identification of some of the nuclear-encoded organelle …

Cell-free synthesis of connexin 43-integrated exosome-mimetic nanoparticles for siRNA delivery

M Lu, X Zhao, H **ng, H Liu, L Lang, T Yang, Z Xun… - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Exosomes are naturally secreted nanovesicles that have emerged as a promising
therapeutic nanodelivery platform, due to their specific composition and biological …

[HTML][HTML] Membrane protein production in Escherichia coli cell-free lysates

E Henrich, C Hein, V Dötsch, F Bernhard - FEBS letters, 2015 - Elsevier
Cell-free protein production has become a core technology in the rapidly spreading field of
synthetic biology. In particular the synthesis of membrane proteins, highly problematic …

The E. coli S30 lysate proteome: A prototype for cell-free protein production

D Foshag, E Henrich, E Hiller, M Schäfer, C Kerger… - New …, 2018 - Elsevier
Protein production using processed cell lysates is a core technology in synthetic biology and
these systems are excellent to produce difficult toxins or membrane proteins. However, the …

Promiscuous targeting of polytopic membrane proteins to SecYEG or YidC by the Escherichia coli signal recognition particle

T Welte, R Kudva, P Kuhn, L Sturm… - Molecular biology of …, 2012 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Protein insertion into the bacterial inner membrane is facilitated by SecYEG or YidC.
Although SecYEG most likely constitutes the major integration site, small membrane proteins …

[HTML][HTML] Biogenesis of inner membrane proteins in Escherichia coli

J Luirink, Z Yu, S Wagner, JW de Gier - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2012 - Elsevier
The inner membrane proteome of the model organism Escherichia coli is composed of inner
membrane proteins, lipoproteins and peripherally attached soluble proteins. Our knowledge …