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Cover Feature: Reconstitution and Coupling of DNA Replication and Segregation in a Biomimetic System (ChemBioChem 20/2019)
Author(s) -
Hürtgen Daniel,
Mascarenhas Judita,
Heymann Michael,
Murray Seán M.,
Schwille Petra,
Sourjik Victor
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chembiochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1439-7633
pISSN - 1439-4227
DOI - 10.1002/cbic.201900541
Subject(s) - dna , replication (statistics) , dna replication , plasmid , chemistry , computational biology , in vitro , cover (algebra) , dna synthesis , biology , biophysics , nanotechnology , materials science , biochemistry , virology , engineering , mechanical engineering
The replication and segregation of genetic material constitutes an essential feature for the design of a minimal synthetic cell. As depicted on the cover, we used T7 polymerase and the plasmid‐derived ParMRC segregation system to establish these processes in vitro. These processes were incorporated into biomimetic compartments providing an enclosed reaction space. We further show that DNA replication and segregation could be coupled by using the condensed state of DNA nanoparticles, which emerge as a result of DNA replication. Overall, this work demonstrates an important step towards the development of a fully functional minimal cell. More information can be found in the full paper by D. Hürtgen, V. Sourjik, et al. on page 2633 in Issue 20, 2019 (DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201900299).