ChemSystemsChemPub Date : 2023-01-22DOI: 10.1002/syst.202200028
Dr. Daniel Hürtgen, Dr. Judita Mascarenhas, Dr. Mahesh A. Vibhute, Laura I. Weise, Viktoria S. Mayr, Prof. Dr. Victor Sourjik, Prof. Dr. Hannes Mutschler
{"title":"Engineering a Synthetic RNA Segregation System","authors":"Dr. Daniel Hürtgen, Dr. Judita Mascarenhas, Dr. Mahesh A. Vibhute, Laura I. Weise, Viktoria S. Mayr, Prof. Dr. Victor Sourjik, Prof. Dr. Hannes Mutschler","doi":"10.1002/syst.202200028","DOIUrl":"10.1002/syst.202200028","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Cells possess a number of active segregation machineries for both chromosomal and large extrachromosomal DNA elements to avoid stochastic loss during cell division. In contrast, system that can be exploited for active, general segregation of RNA molecules including mRNAs or self-replicating RNA constructs are currently lacking. Here, we present an artificial RNA segregation system derived from the bacterial type II ParMRC plasmid segregation system and the RNA coliphage MS2. We show that fusing the partition protein ParR with the MS2 RNA coat protein enables specific binding to microbeads decorated with RNA-repeats of the archetypical MS2 RNA operator hairpin. Addition of the actin homologue ParM protein triggers efficient and rapid microbeads segregation via ATP-dependent ParM polymerization. Our new RNA partitioning system could be used for specific localization of mRNAs and/or the stable maintenance of self-replicating RNA vectors in various contexts such as living and artificial cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":72566,"journal":{"name":"ChemSystemsChem","volume":"5 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/syst.202200028","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47428495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSystemsChemPub Date : 2023-01-18DOI: 10.1002/syst.202200041
Adrianna N. Shy, Jiashu Xu, Dr. Beom Jin Kim, Prof. Bing Xu
{"title":"An Exploration of Multiple Component Peptide Assemblies by Enzyme-Instructed Self-Assembly","authors":"Adrianna N. Shy, Jiashu Xu, Dr. Beom Jin Kim, Prof. Bing Xu","doi":"10.1002/syst.202200041","DOIUrl":"10.1002/syst.202200041","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Based on the motifs (RNISY (M) and DEEVELILGDT (D)) in the protein crystal structures of Merlin and CRL4<sup>DCAF−1</sup>, we phosphorylated the tyrosine residue in M and conjugated M to a self-assembling motif to produce a phosphopeptide (<b>1P</b>) and examined enzyme-instructed self-assembly (EISA) of <b>1P</b> with and without the presence of D (<b>4</b>). Our results show that EISA of <b>1P</b> forms a hydrogel at exceedingly low volume fraction (∼0.03 %) even with the presence of the hydrophilic peptide, <b>4</b>. Unlike <b>1P</b>, <b>2P</b> (a diastereomer of <b>1P</b>) or <b>3P</b> (the enantiomer of <b>1P</b>) forms a hydrogel via EISA when their concentration is four or three times that of <b>1P</b>, respectively. Circular dichroism (CD) spectra show that increasing the concentration of the phosphopeptides lowers the CD signals of the mixtures, and the magnitudes of the CD signals depends on the interaction between M and D. This work provides insight for understanding multi-component hydrogels formed by self-assembly, which involves both specific intermolecular interaction and enzymatic reactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":72566,"journal":{"name":"ChemSystemsChem","volume":"5 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10208383/pdf/nihms-1876174.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9891125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSystemsChemPub Date : 2023-01-13DOI: 10.1002/syst.202200048
Dr. Deanne Nolan, Dr. Leana Travaglini
{"title":"ChemSystemsChem – On the Up and Up","authors":"Dr. Deanne Nolan, Dr. Leana Travaglini","doi":"10.1002/syst.202200048","DOIUrl":"10.1002/syst.202200048","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Into another year with</b> <i><b>ChemSystemsChem</b></i>! In this Editorial, the editors summarize the developments at the journal in 2022, highlight new projects for 2023 and introduce the renewed Editorial Advisory Board.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":72566,"journal":{"name":"ChemSystemsChem","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/syst.202200048","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49284329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSystemsChemPub Date : 2023-01-10DOI: 10.1002/syst.202200042
Ronny Kürsteiner, Dr. Guido Panzarasa
{"title":"Acid Autocatalysis Best Served Hot: The Chlorate–Sulfite–Gluconolactone System as a Thermochemical Clock","authors":"Ronny Kürsteiner, Dr. Guido Panzarasa","doi":"10.1002/syst.202200042","DOIUrl":"10.1002/syst.202200042","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The autonomous activation of acid-autocatalyzed sulfite–halogenate (iodate, bromate, chlorate) reactions is programmed using slow acid generators (δ-gluconolactone GL, and 1,3-propanesultone PrS). A remarkable correlation is found between the pH- and temperature-time profiles, especially for the chlorate–sulfite–GL system. Further optimization of the latter resulted in a chemical system able to generate sudden temperature and pH changes after a tailorable induction time, that is a “thermochemical clock”.</p>","PeriodicalId":72566,"journal":{"name":"ChemSystemsChem","volume":"5 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/syst.202200042","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45439032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSystemsChemPub Date : 2022-12-21DOI: 10.1002/syst.202200049
Dr. Salma Kassem, Prof. Dr. Rein V. Ulijn
{"title":"Cover Feature: Designed Complex Peptide-Based Adaptive Systems: A Bottom-Up Approach (ChemSystemsChem 1/2023)","authors":"Dr. Salma Kassem, Prof. Dr. Rein V. Ulijn","doi":"10.1002/syst.202200049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/syst.202200049","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Cover Feature</b> shows a network of interacting peptide components that illustrates complex peptide-based systems. System complexity is built from the bottom-up through self-organization and functional reconfiguration of interacting and inter-converting peptide sequences. Cover design by Ella Maru Studio. More information can be found in the Review by Salma Kassem and Rein V. Ulijn.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":72566,"journal":{"name":"ChemSystemsChem","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/syst.202200049","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50139684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSystemsChemPub Date : 2022-12-21DOI: 10.1002/syst.202200030
Dr. Masakazu Kuze, Yujin Kubodera, Hiromi Hashishita, Prof. Muneyuki Matsuo, Prof. Hiraku Nishimori, Prof. Satoshi Nakata
{"title":"Self-Propulsion Mode Switching of a Briggs–Rauscher Droplet","authors":"Dr. Masakazu Kuze, Yujin Kubodera, Hiromi Hashishita, Prof. Muneyuki Matsuo, Prof. Hiraku Nishimori, Prof. Satoshi Nakata","doi":"10.1002/syst.202200030","DOIUrl":"10.1002/syst.202200030","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Autocatalysis induces nonlinearity in chemical and/or biological systems, and is important for understanding the emergence of life in nature. To enhance the autonomy of self-propulsion in an open system, we introduced a Briggs–Rauscher (BR) reaction into self-propelled droplet systems. In this study, a droplet composed of a BR solution in an oil phase containing a monoolein surfactant exhibited various types of motion, that is, continuous, oscillatory, and no motions of the droplet. The motions observed depended on the concentrations of potassium iodate and hydrogen peroxide in the BR solution. These results indicated that the driving force in this system was generated by the reaction between monoolein and one of the intermediates of the BR reaction, iodine. Our system can contribute to the establishment of a novel biomimetic object in which the autocatalytic process acts as a key factor for inducing various types of motion.</p>","PeriodicalId":72566,"journal":{"name":"ChemSystemsChem","volume":"5 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46366822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSystemsChemPub Date : 2022-12-15DOI: 10.1002/syst.202200031
Dr. Joscha Kruse, Dr. Maria Sanromán-Iglesias, Aimar Marauri, Dr. Ivan Rivilla, Dr. Marek Grzelczak
{"title":"Coupling Reversible Clustering of DNA-Coated Gold Nanoparticles with Chemothermal Cycloaddition Reaction","authors":"Dr. Joscha Kruse, Dr. Maria Sanromán-Iglesias, Aimar Marauri, Dr. Ivan Rivilla, Dr. Marek Grzelczak","doi":"10.1002/syst.202200031","DOIUrl":"10.1002/syst.202200031","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Stimuli-responsive, optically-active colloidal systems are convenient signal transducers capable of monitoring environmental changes at the nanoscale. We report on the coupling of chemo-thermal cycloaddition reaction with temperature-sensitive, DNA-coated gold nanoparticles. We found that the concentration of chemical fuel, dictating the temperature of the mixture, is a primary ingredient in controlling the extent of the reversible clustering of gold nanoparticles. Our results show that rational coupling of chemical and colloidal systems can open up new possibilities in tracking the change of local temperature using aggregation/redispersion of nanoparticles.</p>","PeriodicalId":72566,"journal":{"name":"ChemSystemsChem","volume":"5 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/syst.202200031","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47849422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSystemsChemPub Date : 2022-12-15DOI: 10.1002/syst.202200046
Brigitte A. K. Kriebisch, Christine M. E. Kriebisch, Alexander M. Bergmann, Dr. Caren Wanzke, Dr. Marta Tena-Solsona, Prof. Dr. Job Boekhoven
{"title":"Tuning the Kinetic Trapping in Chemically Fueled Self-Assembly","authors":"Brigitte A. K. Kriebisch, Christine M. E. Kriebisch, Alexander M. Bergmann, Dr. Caren Wanzke, Dr. Marta Tena-Solsona, Prof. Dr. Job Boekhoven","doi":"10.1002/syst.202200046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/syst.202200046","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The front cover artwork is provided by BoekhovenLab at TU Munich. The image shows an energy landscape of kinetically trapped chemically fueled supramolecular fibers, which reminds of a mountain landscape. Read the full text of the Research Article at 10.1002/syst.202200035.</p>","PeriodicalId":72566,"journal":{"name":"ChemSystemsChem","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/syst.202200046","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50150953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSystemsChemPub Date : 2022-12-15DOI: 10.1002/syst.202200047
Brigitte A. K. Kriebisch, Christine M. E. Kriebisch, Alexander M. Bergmann, Dr. Caren Wanzke, Dr. Marta Tena-Solsona, Prof. Dr. Job Boekhoven
{"title":"Front Cover: Tuning the Kinetic Trapping in Chemically Fueled Self-Assembly (ChemSystemsChem 1/2023)","authors":"Brigitte A. K. Kriebisch, Christine M. E. Kriebisch, Alexander M. Bergmann, Dr. Caren Wanzke, Dr. Marta Tena-Solsona, Prof. Dr. Job Boekhoven","doi":"10.1002/syst.202200047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/syst.202200047","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Front Cover</b> represents an energy landscape of kinetically trapped chemical-fueled fibers, which reminds of a mountain landscape. Our work unravels how tuning the kinetic trapping in chemical-fueled self-assemblies can recover dynamic instabilities, such as microtubule-like growth and shrinkage. This opens the door to the creation of new adaptive nanotechnologies. More information can be found in the Research Article by Job Boekhoven and co-workers.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":72566,"journal":{"name":"ChemSystemsChem","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/syst.202200047","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50150952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemSystemsChemPub Date : 2022-12-08DOI: 10.1002/syst.202200033
Dr. Mahesh A. Vibhute, Prof. Dr. Hannes Mutschler
{"title":"A Primer on Building Life-Like Systems","authors":"Dr. Mahesh A. Vibhute, Prof. Dr. Hannes Mutschler","doi":"10.1002/syst.202200033","DOIUrl":"10.1002/syst.202200033","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The quest to understand life and recreate it in vitro has been undertaken through many different routes. These different approaches for experimental investigation of life aim to piece together the puzzle either by tracing life's origin or by synthesizing life-like systems from non-living components. Unlike efforts to define life, these experimental inquiries aim to recapture specific features of living cells, such as reproduction, self-organization or metabolic functions that operate far from thermodynamic equilibrium. As such, these efforts have generated significant insights that shed light on crucial aspects of biological functions. For observers outside these specific research fields, it sometimes remains puzzling what properties an artificial system would need to have in order to be recognized as most similar to life. In this Perspective, we discuss properties whose realization would, in our view, allow the best possible experimental emulation of a minimal form of biological life.</p>","PeriodicalId":72566,"journal":{"name":"ChemSystemsChem","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/syst.202200033","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49045803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}