Super proud of this story! ☺️ Huge thanks to @taruniype.bsky.social for the amazing work - and to @klanglab.bsky.social for the constant support! The first time we saw that phenomenon actually goes all the way back to my Master’s thesis in 2016 🫣 Every now and then, persistence pays off 🤞
Max Fottner
🚨Our paper is out! 🥳
Hijacking a bacterial ABC transporter for efficient genetic code expansion.
Many congrats to everyone involved - a multi-year effort led by @taruniype.bsky.social @maxfottner.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
it all started years ago with a failed experiment
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www.nature.com
Bacterial ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters can be utilized and engineered to transport non-canonical amino acids into Escherichia coli for highly efficient synthesis of proteins with novel func...