Ng, Brian https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6306-5539
Fan, Catherine
Dordevic, Milan
Knirsch, Adam https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5703-0218
Malouf, Layla https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5358-3306
Fabrini, Giacomo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8601-1680
Nuccio, Sabrina Pia
Rubio-Sánchez, Roger https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5574-5809
Christie, Graham
Takinoue, Masahiro
Cicuta, Pietro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9193-8496
Di Michele, Lorenzo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1458-9747
Funding for this research was provided by:
EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (851667)
EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (851667)
EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (851667)
RCUK | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/X012557/1)
RCUK | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/X012557/1)
RCUK | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/X010228/1)
Royal Society (URF\R\221009)
Ernest Oppenheimer Trust, Cambridge
RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/S023518/1)
University of Cambridge Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholars
Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London
MEXT | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JPMJAP24B4)
MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP24H00070, JP25H01361)
Article History
Received: 13 August 2025
Accepted: 29 January 2026
First Online: 14 February 2026
Competing interests
: B.N., C.F, M.D., A.K. and L.D.M., through the University of Cambridge, have filed a patent application in the UK Intellectual Property Office, which includes disclosure of all inventions described in this manuscript, provisional application serial number 2510955.4, filed on 7 July 2025. The other authors declare no conflict of interest.