ReviewChemPlusChem2024
Towards Synthetic Cells with Self-Producing Energy.
Review in ChemPlusChem, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Bioinspired Artificial Bioenergetic Organelles: Design Principles, Nanofabrication and Therapeutic Translation.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Review
- Navigating the Ethereal Tightrope: The Nanogenerator Manipulates Neurons for Immune Equilibrium.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Photocatalytic Biohybrid Vesicles.Chemical reviews · 2026Review
- Stimuli-Responsive Chemical Systems That Mimic Biological Dynamics.Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Review
- ATP-Powered Signaling Between Artificial and Living Cells.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2025Article
- Building a Synthetic Cell Together.Nature communications · 2025Review
- Distinct Network Morphologies from In Situ Polymerization of Microtubules in Giant Polymer-Lipid Hybrid Vesicles.Advanced biology · 2025Article
- Cell-Free Systems to Mimic and Expand Metabolism.ACS synthetic biology · 2025Review
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3 authors.
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Abstract
Autonomous generation of energy, specifically adenosine triphosphate (ATP), is critical for sustaining the engineered functionalities of synthetic cells constructed from the bottom-up. In this mini-review, we categorize studies on ATP-producing synthetic cells into three different approaches: photosynthetic mechanisms, mitochondrial respiration mimicry, and utilization of non-conventional approaches such as exploiting synthetic metabolic pathways. Within this framework, we evaluate the strengths and limitations of each approach and provide directions for future research endeavors. We also introduce a concept of building ATP-generating synthetic organelle that will enable us to mimic cellular respiration in a simpler way than current strategies. This review aims to highlight the importance of energy self-production in synthetic cells, providing suggestions and ideas that may help overcome some longstanding challenges in this field.
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