Process (IMAGE)

Penn State

Process

Caption

A synthetic tissue releases therapeutic proteins (maroon/yellow) once triggered by metabolites (sandy brown). The metabolites contact with the double-stranded DNA (red/blue) to release the red triggering DNA. The triggering DNA activates the aptamer(cyan)-protein complex to release the protein.

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Xin Zou/Jinping Lai (Penn State)

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