Artificial Signal Transduction across Membranes.
Steven VanuytselJoanne CarnielloMark Ian WallacePublished in: Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology (2019)
A key conundrum in the construction of an artificial cell is to simultaneously maintain a robust physical barrier to the external environment, while also providing efficient exchange of information across this barrier. Biomimicry provides a number of avenues by which such requirements might be met. Herein, we provide a brief introduction to the challenges facing this field and explore progress to date.