Research report 2020 - Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology

Light-driven protein injection

Authors
Diepold, Andreas
Departments
Abteilung Ökophysiologie
Summary
Bacteria such as Salmonella or Yersinia are equipped with tiny "injection needles" for shooting proteins into their host cells. For years, researchers have thought of using bacterial injection devices to introduce proteins into eukaryotic cells. We now succeeded in controlling the injection system optogenetically by using light as a trigger, enabling its targeted utilization in biotechnological or medical applications.

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