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Ronald Van Eyken

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Synthetic BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedFeb 21, 2026

Engineering non-exponential proliferation in Escherichia coli using functionalized protein aggregates

Ronald Van Eyken, Dries Oome, Kevin Broux…·Abram Aertsen

This paper describes a method to engineer Escherichia coli to exhibit linear proliferation by using protein aggregates that produce a conditionally essential metabolite.

DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-69334-y

E. coliexperimental assay

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