BiochemistrybioRxiv
Evolution of a virus-like architecture and packaging mechanism in a repurposed bacterial protein
S. Tetter, N. Terasaka, A. Steinauer…·D. Hilvert
This study evolved a bacterial protein into an artificial nucleocapsid that packages and protects mRNA, revealing evolutionary parallels to viruses and potential applications in vaccine delivery.
DOI 10.1126/science.abg2822