The CHELL : A Bottom-Up approach to in vitro and in silico Minimal Life-like Constructs
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Oxford
Department Name: Oxford Chemistry
Abstract
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Organisations
Publications
Davis Benjamin G.
(2009)
Sugar and proteins: Strategies in synthetic biology
in ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Davis BG
(2010)
Enzyme catalysis: sweet flexibility.
in Nature chemistry
Davis BG
(2009)
The linear assembly of a pure glycoenzyme.
in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
De Munari S
(2015)
A Triply Divergent Reagent for Glycoprotein Synthesis
in Israel Journal of Chemistry
Dickens A. M.
(2009)
PLS models discriminate types of MS from spectroscopic analysis of plasma and urinele
in MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Doores K. J.
(2009)
A 'non-self' mimic of the natural epitope of anti-HIV antibody 2G12 shows enhanced antigenicity
in RETROVIROLOGY
Doores KJ
(2010)
A nonself sugar mimic of the HIV glycan shield shows enhanced antigenicity.
in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Dumas A
(2013)
Self-liganded Suzuki-Miyaura coupling for site-selective protein PEGylation.
in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
Dumas A
(2015)
Designing logical codon reassignment - Expanding the chemistry in biology.
in Chemical science
Díaz-Rodríguez A
(2011)
Chemical modification in the creation of novel biocatalysts.
in Current opinion in chemical biology
Description | We found that we were not only able to make an artificial chemical cell (something we called the 'chell') but that we could also create sufficient information from its metabolism for it to communicate with living (bacterial cells). This 'conversation' between artificial cells and living cells highlights that our notions of cellularity (and life) can be examined through fundamental experiments. |
Exploitation Route | These ideas have provoked various communities that examine cells right down to those who are interested in the emergence of complexity and even studying the origins of life. It provoked an analysis of the use of 'chemical cells' as potential 'living drugs', for example - see https://vimeo.com/10274649. |
Sectors | Education,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
URL | http://users.ox.ac.uk/~dplb0149/index.html |
Description | BGD and group members have appeared on the radio, television, (BBD, Channel 5), newspapers (Times, New Scientist) science festivals around the world (Cheltenham, Kent, Edinburgh, Times Lit., Sydney) describing this work. We have given talks in schools to inspire the next generation. This work has been widely featured as one of the very first SynBio grants and that led to an expansion of the UK's SynBio community. It has also provoked a community of those more broadly interested in these concepts, including designers and artists - see https://vimeo.com/10274649 or http://www.daisyginsberg.com/work/synthesis-exchange-laboratory |
First Year Of Impact | 2009 |
Sector | Chemicals,Creative Economy,Education,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology,Other |
Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Economic,Policy & public services |
Company Name | Glycoform Ltd |
Description | drug delivery and glycoprotein specialist; biopharmaceuticals |
Impact | Employed >20 people over 10 years and provided a model for how synthetic protein drugs might be constructed and used. The technology for this company has now been used by major US companies. |
Website | http://isis-innovation.com/news/glycoform-ltd-improve-drug-delivery/ |