論文

査読有り 責任著者 国際誌
2021年12月7日

Emergence of uniform linearly-arranged micro-droplets entrapping DNA and living cells through water/water phase-separation.

Scientific reports
  • Mayu Shono
  • ,
  • Ritsuki Ito
  • ,
  • Fumika Fujita
  • ,
  • Hiroki Sakuta
  • ,
  • Kenichi Yoshikawa

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開始ページ
23570
終了ページ
23570
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1038/s41598-021-02990-w

Living cells maintain their lives through self-organization in an environment crowded with a rich variety of biological species. Recently, it was found that micro-droplets containing biomacromolecules, which vary widely in size, are generated accompanied by water/water phase-separation by simple mechanical mixing of an aqueous solution with binary polymers. Here, we report that cell-sized droplets of nearly the same size are generated as a linear array within a glass capillary upon the introduction of a binary polymer solution of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and dextran (DEX). Interestingly, when DNA molecules are added to the polymer solution, stable droplets entrapping DNA molecules are obtained. Similarly, living cells are entrapped spontaneously for the linearly-arranged cell-sized droplets. This simple method for generating micro-droplets entrapping DNA and also living cells is expected to stimulate further study on the self-construction of protocells and micro organoids.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02990-w
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34876629
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8651656
共同研究・競争的資金等の研究課題
高分子水-水ミクロ相分離により自己生成する細胞モデル:構造と機能の再構成
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1038/s41598-021-02990-w
  • PubMed ID : 34876629
  • PubMed Central 記事ID : PMC8651656

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