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  • DNA enzyme shuffles cell membranes a thousand times faster than its natural counterpart

    Jun 21, 2018 10:15 am by Liz Ahlberg TouchstoneResearch
    A synthetic DNA enzyme inserts into a cell membrane, causing lipids to shuffle between the inner and outer membrane layers

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    • A synthetic DNA enzyme inserts into a cell membrane, causing lipids to shuffle between the inner and outer membrane layers

    A new synthetic enzyme, crafted from DNA rather than protein, flips lipid molecules within the cell membrane, triggering a signal pathway that could be harnessed to induce cell death in cancer cells