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Generating Heterokaryotic Cells via Bacterial Cell-Cell Fusion

Published:2022-08-31 Issue:4 Volume:10 Page:
ISSN:2165-0497
Container-title:Microbiology Spectrum
language:en
Short-container-title:Microbiol Spectr

Author:

Shitut Shraddha¹²³^ORCID,Shen Meng-Jie²,Claushuis Bart³,Derks Rico J. E.⁴,Giera Martin⁴,Rozen Daniel³,Claessen Dennis³^ORCID,Kros Alexander²

Affiliation:

1. Origins Centre, Groningen, the Netherlands

2. Department of Supramolecular & Biomaterials Chemistry, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands

3. Institute of Biology, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands

4. Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands

Abstract

Cell-cell fusion is instrumental in introducing different sets of genes in the same environment, which subsequently leads to diversity. There is need for new protocols to fuse cells of different types together for biotechnological applications like drug discovery.

Funder

Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Cell Biology,Microbiology (medical),Genetics,General Immunology and Microbiology,Ecology,Physiology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/spectrum.01693-22

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