Reconstitution of Metabolic Reactions within Self-assembled, Multi-compartment Protein Vesicles

Jooyong Shin; Webley Woods; Yeongseon Jang

doi:10.1039/d6sm00163g

January 1, 2026Soft MatterOpen Access

Reconstitution of Metabolic Reactions within Self-assembled, Multi-compartment Protein Vesicles

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The aim is to create artificial cells that mimic the spatial arrangement of metabolic pathways to facilitate biochemical studies.
Engineering globular protein vesicles as models for metabolism.
Reconstituting multiple metabolic reactions within these vesicles.
Analyzing the functionality and efficiency of the reactions.
Successfully reconstituted complex metabolic pathways within the protein vesicles.
Demonstrated efficient spatial organization enhancing reaction rates.
Showed the potential for these vesicles as platforms for biochemical research.

Implication

This work demonstrates engineered vesicles duplicating metabolic pathways, indicating potential for controlling biochemical systems.

Abstract

Artificial cells that reproduce the spatial organization of metabolism offer a powerful platform for understanding and controlling complex biochemical pathways. In this work, we engineer globular protein vesicles (GPVs) by...

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Shin et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e07dfe2f7e8953b7cbefd0 https://doi.org/10.1039/d6sm00163g

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Reconstitution of Metabolic Reactions within Self-assembled, Multi-compartment Protein Vesicles

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