Synthetic DNA (Human Placenta) Crown Cells Elongate Bacillus Subtilis-Elongation Occurs with the Combination of Sphingosine and DNA

Abstract

DNA crown cells are artificial cells in which the outer cell membranes are covered with DNA. These cells can be easily synthesized with a sphingosine (Sph)-DNA-adenosine mixture (synthetic DNA crown cells) and multiplied within egg whites (DNA crown cells). Currently, many kinds of both types of DNA crown cells have been prepared using DNA from various species. It was previously demonstrated that various types of assemblies are formed when synthetic DNA (E. coli) crown cells are mixed with Bacillus subtilis, and long objects similar to bacteria were observed within the assemblies.