Photoluminescent organisms: how to make fungi glow through biointegration with lanthanide metal-organic frameworks.

ABSTRACT: We show that filamentous fungi can emit green or red light after the accumulation of particulate lanthanide metal-organic frameworks over the cell wall. These new biohybrids present photoluminescence properties that are unaffected by the components of the cell wall. In addition, the fungal cells internalise lanthanide metal-organic framework particles, storing them into organelles, thereby making these materials promising for applications in living imaging studies.

SUBMITTER: Rosario J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6513872 | biostudies-other | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other