R Bodies: Membrane-Rupturing Microscopic Tools
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... can rupture E. coli spheroplasts (cells which have had their cell walls removed with lysozyme). This ...protein fusions allowed us to image R bodies inside cells, and these constructs may be useful to future scientists...applications. For example, you could use them to lyse cells (and surrounding membranes) in keeping with their...penetrate other barriers (like vasculature or extracellular matrices) in response to pH changes.
Beyond...assemble and function, we might be able to endow cells with new ways to interact mechanically with their...