{"title":"A genetic toolbox for engineering C. acnes.","authors":"Y Erin Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.cels.2025.101199","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cutibacterium acnes is a highly prevalent and abundant skin bacterium that lives deep in the hair follicle, a unique site for host access. Thus, it is a prime target to engineer. This study introduces a genetic toolbox for C. acnes, which will enable basic science and therapeutic bioengineering.</p>","PeriodicalId":93929,"journal":{"name":"Cell systems","volume":"16 2","pages":"101199"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Cell systems","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cels.2025.101199","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
Cutibacterium acnes is a highly prevalent and abundant skin bacterium that lives deep in the hair follicle, a unique site for host access. Thus, it is a prime target to engineer. This study introduces a genetic toolbox for C. acnes, which will enable basic science and therapeutic bioengineering.