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. 2016 Apr 1;2(4):e1600056. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1600056

Fig. 2. Light-activated expression of LA-mVenus in synthetic cells and synthetic tissues.

Fig. 2

(A) Schematic of a synthetic cell that will express mVenus protein upon light activation, where a single bilayer connects it to a neighboring synthetic cell. IVTT, in vitro transcription and translation. (B) Synthetic cells containing LA-mVenus DNA express mVenus protein (yellow) upon light activation. (C) Fluorescence intensity line profiles from (B). (D) Schematic of 3D-printed synthetic tissues containing hundreds of synthetic cells. A single lipid bilayer, as shown in (A), connects each cell with its neighbor. (E) Synthetic tissues containing LA-mVenus DNA express mVenus protein (yellow) upon light activation. (F) Fluorescence intensity line profiles from (E).