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ArticleSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2025

Nuclear Assembly in Giant Unilamellar Vesicles Encapsulating Xenopus Egg Extract.

Sho Takamori, Hisatoshi Mimura, Toshihisa Osaki, Tomo Kondo, Miyuki Shintomi, Keishi Shintomi, Miho Ohsugi, Shoji Takeuchi

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Article in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Sho TakamoriArtificial Cell Membrane Systems Group, Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, 3-2-1 Sakado, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 213-0012, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8892-2899
Hisatoshi MimuraArtificial Cell Membrane Systems Group, Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, 3-2-1 Sakado, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 213-0012, Japan.ORCID 0009-0007-5162-6651
Toshihisa OsakiArtificial Cell Membrane Systems Group, Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, 3-2-1 Sakado, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 213-0012, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1659-2541
Tomo KondoDepartment of Life Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2507-3399
Miyuki ShintomiLife Science Network, The University of Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan.
Keishi ShintomiChromosome Dynamics Laboratory, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0484-9901
Miho OhsugiDepartment of Life Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0288-3428
Shoji TakeuchiArtificial Cell Membrane Systems Group, Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, 3-2-1 Sakado, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 213-0012, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6946-0409

Funding

Japan Science and Technology Agency JPMJCR18S5Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP19H05755Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP22H02551Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP22K15080Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP23K27178
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The reconstitution of a cell nucleus in a lipid bilayer-enclosed synthetic cell makes great strides in bottom-up synthetic biology. In this study, a method for assembling a nucleus in giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) is proposed. To induce reconstitution of the nucleus, the interphase egg extract of African clawed frogs Xenopus laevis is utilized, known as a biochemically controllable cell-free system capable of transforming an added sperm chromatin into a nucleus in vitro. The GUV formation efficiency is enhanced by the inverted emulsion method through incorporating prolonged waiting time and adding chloroform into lipid-dispersed oil, facilitating subsequent nuclear assembly reactions in the GUVs. Characterization of nucleus-like structures formed in the GUVs revealed the presence of dense DNA and accumulated GFP-NLS in the structure, indicative of functional nuclear import. Immunostaining further validated the presence of nuclear pore complexes on the surfaces of these nucleus-like structures. The approach offers a versatile platform for constructing artificial cellular systems that closely mimic eukaryotic cells.

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Cell NucleusOvumUnilamellar LiposomesAnimalsXenopus laevisUnilamellar Liposomesbottom‐up synthetic biologygiant unilamellar vesiclesinverted emulsionliposomesnuclear assemblysynthetic cellsXenopus egg extract

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PMID40390663
PMCPMC12199120

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