Extracellular contractile injection systems for receptor-mediated protein delivery into plant cells
Mark G. Legendre, Carlos A Heredia, Clair M. Colee, Kimberley Muchenje, Yunqing Wang, Virginia Pistilli, Gözde S. Demirer
This study engineers bacterial extracellular contractile injection systems to deliver proteins into plant cells by targeting the FLS2 receptor, achieving efficient delivery of various cargoes.
bioRxiv · Aug 22, 2025 · PreprintBioengineering