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Protocells

Known as: Protocell 
Cell-like structures that contain the minimum of components necessary for carrying out self-sustaining biosynthetic reactions.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2018
Highly Cited
2018
Macromolecularly Crowded Protocells from Reversibly Shrinking Monodisperse Liposomes
The compartmentalization of cell-free gene expression systems in liposomes provides an attractive route to the formation of… 
Highly Cited
2017
Highly Cited
2017
Phagocytosis-inspired behaviour in synthetic protocell communities of compartmentalized colloidal objects.
The spontaneous assembly of micro-compartmentalized colloidal objects capable of controlled interactions offers a step towards… 
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Electrostatically gated membrane permeability in inorganic protocells.
of We use and of selective depends the charge of the layer, serves to trigger enzymatic dephosphorylation 
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Design and construction of higher-order structure and function in proteinosome-based protocells.
The design and construction of higher-order structure and function in proteinosome microcompartments enclosed by a cross-linked… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Concentration-Driven Growth of Model Protocell Membranes
The first protocell membranes may have assembled from fatty acids and related single-chain lipids available in the prebiotic… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Porous nanoparticle supported lipid bilayers (protocells) as delivery vehicles.
Mixing liposomes with hydrophilic particles induces fusion of the liposome onto the particle surface. Such supported bilayers… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Continuous-flow polymerase chain reaction of single-copy DNA in microfluidic microdroplets.
We present a high throughput microfluidic device for continuous-flow polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in water-in-oil droplets of… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Formation of Protocell-like Vesicles in a Thermal Diffusion Column
Many of the properties of bilayer membranes composed of simple single-chain amphiphiles seem to be well-suited for a potential… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Functional bionetworks from nanoliter water droplets.
We form networks from aqueous droplets by submerging them in an oil/lipid mixture. When the droplets are joined together, the… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Artificial cells: prospects for biotechnology.
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