Spontaneous membrane-less multi-compartmentalization via aqueous two-phase separation in complex coacervate micro-droplets.

Nicolette G Moreau Nicolas Martin Pierangelo Gobbo T-Y Dora Tang Stephen Mann

Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2020)

Polyelectrolyte/nucleotide multiphase complex coacervate droplets are produced by internalized aqueous two-phase separation and used for the spatially dependent chemical transfer of sugar molecules, providing a step towards the development of membrane-free "organelles" within coacervate-based protocells.

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