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Bristow P, Schantz K, Moosbrugger Z, Martin K, Liebenberg H, Steimle S, Xiao Q, Percec V, Wilner SE. Aptamer-Targeted Dendrimersomes Assembled from Azido-Modified Janus Dendrimers "Clicked" to DNA. Biomacromolecules 2024; 25:1541-1549. [PMID: 38394608 PMCID: PMC10934268 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c01108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Amphiphilic Janus dendrimers (JDs), synthetic alternatives to lipids, have the potential to expand the scope of nanocarrier delivery systems. JDs self-assemble into vesicles called dendrimersomes, encapsulate both hydrophobic cargo and nucleic acids, and demonstrate enhanced stability in comparison to lipid nanoparticles (LNPs). Here, we report the ability to enhance the cellular uptake of Janus dendrimersomes using DNA aptamers. Azido-modified JDs were synthesized and conjugated to alkyne-modified DNAs using copper-catalyzed azide alkyne cycloaddition. DNA-functionalized JDs form nanometer-sized dendrimersomes in aqueous solution via thin film hydration. These vesicles, now displaying short DNAs, are then hybridized to transferrin receptor binding DNA aptamers. Aptamer-targeted dendrimersomes show improved cellular uptake as compared to control vesicles via fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. This work demonstrates the versatility of using click chemistry to conjugate functionalized JDs with biologically relevant molecules and the feasibility of targeting DNA-modified dendrimersomes for drug delivery applications.
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- Paige Bristow
- Department
of Chemistry, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19014, United States
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- Roy
& Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19014, United States
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- Roy
& Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19014, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, United States
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Percec V, Sahoo D. From Frank-Kasper, Quasicrystals, and Biological Membrane Mimics to Reprogramming In Vivo the Living Factory to Target the Delivery of mRNA with One-Component Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimers. Biomacromolecules 2024; 25:1353-1370. [PMID: 38232372 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c01390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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This Perspective is dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of Biomacromolecules. It provides a personal view on the developing field of the polymer and biology interface over the 25 years since the journal was launched by the American Chemical Society (ACS). This Perspective is meant to bridge an article published in the first issue of the journal and recent bioinspired developments in the laboratory of the corresponding author. The discovery of supramolecular spherical helices self-organizing into Frank-Kasper and quasicrystals as models of icosahedral viruses, as well as of columnar helical assemblies that mimic rodlike viruses by supramolecular dendrimers, is briefly presented. The transplant of these assemblies from supramolecular dendrimers to block copolymers, giant surfactants, and other self-organized soft matter follows. Amphiphilic self-assembling Janus dendrimers and glycodendrimers as mimics of biological membranes and their glycans are discussed. New concepts derived from them that evolved in the in vivo targeted delivery of mRNA with the simplest one-component synthetic vector systems are introduced. Some synthetic methodologies employed during the synthesis and self-assembly are explained. Unraveling bioinspired applications of novel materials concludes this brief 25th Anniversary Perspective of Biomacromolecules.
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- Virgil Percec
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Sahoo D, Atochina-Vasserman EN, Maurya DS, Arshad M, Chenna SS, Ona N, Vasserman JA, Ni H, Weissman D, Percec V. The Constitutional Isomerism of One-Component Ionizable Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimers Orchestrates the Total and Targeted Activities of mRNA Delivery. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:3627-3634. [PMID: 38306714 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c13569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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Constitutional isomerism has been previously demonstrated by one of our laboratories to represent a powerful design strategy for the elaboration of complex functional self-organizations. Here we report the design, synthesis, and characterization of 14 positional, skeletal, and functional constitutional isomeric one-component, multifunctional, sequence-defined, amphiphilic ionizable Janus dendrimers (IAJDs). Their coassembly by simple injection with luciferase mRNA (Luc-mRNA) to form dendrimersome nanoparticles (DNPs) was studied. Subsequently, the resulting DNPs were employed to investigate, with screening experiments, the delivery of Luc-mRNA in vivo. Constitutional isomerism was shown to produce changes of up to two orders of magnitude of the total-body luciferase activity and targeted luciferase activity to the spleen and liver, of up to three orders of magnitude difference in targeted luciferase activity to the lungs and up to six orders of magnitude to lymph nodes. These results indicate that constitutional isomerism may represent not only a simple but also an important synthetic strategy that most probably may impact the activity of all components of synthetic vectors used in RNA-based nanomedicine, including in mRNA vaccines and therapeutics.
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- Dipankar Sahoo
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Zou H, Zhao S, Wu Q, Chu B, Zhou L. One-Pot Synthesis, Circularly Polarized Luminescence, and Controlled Self-Assembly of Janus-Type Miktoarm Star Copolymers. ACS Macro Lett 2024:227-233. [PMID: 38300520 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.3c00703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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With the aim of broadening the scope of Janus-type polymers with new functionalities, Janus-type miktoarm star copolymers comprising helical poly(phenyl isocyanide) (PPI) and a vinyl polymer were designed and synthesized via a combination of Pd(II)-initiated isocyanide polymerization and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). A functional β-cyclodextrin bearing 7 Pd(II) complexes at one side and 14 bromine groups at the other side ((Pd(II))7-CD-(Br)14) was prepared and used as an initiator for the one-pot polymerization of phenyl isocyanide and the ATRP of vinyl monomers in a living and controlled manner. A variety of Janus-type copolymers with different structures and tunable compositions were facilely obtained by using this method. Thus, Janus-type copolymers composed of helical PPIs and tetraphenylethylene-modified vinyl polymers exhibited a significant circularly polarized luminescence performance in both soluble and aggregated states. Meanwhile, Janus-type copolymers containing PPIs and hydrophilic vinyl polymers presented amphiphilicity and self-assembled into diverse morphologies.
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- Hui Zou
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 193 Tunxi Road, Hefei, 230009 Anhui, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 193 Tunxi Road, Hefei, 230009 Anhui, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 193 Tunxi Road, Hefei, 230009 Anhui, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, 23200 Anhui, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 193 Tunxi Road, Hefei, 230009 Anhui, China
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Wagner AM, Kostina NY, Xiao Q, Klein ML, Percec V, Rodriguez-Emmenegger C. Glycan-Driven Formation of Raft-Like Domains with Hierarchical Periodic Nanoarrays on Dendrimersome Synthetic Cells. Biomacromolecules 2024; 25:366-378. [PMID: 38064646 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c01027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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The accurate spatial segregation into distinct phases within cell membranes coordinates vital biochemical processes and functionalities in living organisms. One of nature's strategies to localize reactivity is the formation of dynamic raft domains. Most raft models rely on liquid-ordered L0 phases in a liquid-disordered Ld phase lacking correlation and remaining static, often necessitating external agents for phase separation. Here, we introduce a synthetic system of bicomponent glycodendrimersomes coassembled from Janus dendrimers and Janus glycodendrimers (JGDs), where lactose-lactose interactions exclusively drive lateral organization. This mechanism results in modulated phases across two length scales, yielding raft-like microdomains featuring nanoarrays at the nanoscale. By varying the density of lactose and molecular architecture of JGDs, the nanoarray type and size, shape, and spacing of the domains were controlled. Our findings offer insight into the potential primordial origins of rudimentary raft domains and highlight the crucial role of glycans within the glycocalyx.
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- Anna M Wagner
- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, Aachen 52074, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, Aachen 52074, Germany
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Carrer de Baldiri Reixac 10-12, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
- Institute of Computational Molecular Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Institute of Computational Molecular Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, Aachen 52074, Germany
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Carrer de Baldiri Reixac 10-12, Barcelona 08028, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Passeig Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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Klajnert-Maculewicz B, Janaszewska A, Majecka A. Dendrimersomes: Biomedical applications. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:14611-14625. [PMID: 37999927 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03182a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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In recent years, dendrimer-based vesicles, known as dendrimersomes, have garnered significant attention as highly promising alternatives to lipid vesicles in a variety of biomedical applications. Dendrimersomes offer several advantages, including relatively straightforward synthesis, non-immunogenic properties, stability in circulation, and minimal size variability. These vesicles are composed of Janus dendrimers, which are polymers characterized by two dendritic wedges with different terminal groups - hydrophilic and hydrophobic. This dendrimer structure enables the self-assembly of dendrimersomes. The purpose of this highlight is to provide an overview of recent advancements achieved through the utilization of biomimetic dendrimersomes in various biomedical applications such as drug and nucleic acid delivery.
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- Barbara Klajnert-Maculewicz
- University of Lodz, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of General Biophysics, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland.
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- University of Lodz, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of General Biophysics, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland.
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- University of Lodz, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of General Biophysics, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Lodz, Poland.
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Gao Y, Gao C, Fan Y, Sun H, Du J. Physically and Chemically Compartmentalized Polymersomes for Programmed Delivery and Biological Applications. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:5511-5538. [PMID: 37933444 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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Multicompartment polymersomes (MCPs) refer to polymersomes that not only contain one single compartment, either in the membrane or in the internal cavity, but also mimic the compartmentalized structure of living cells, attracting much attention in programmed delivery and biological applications. The investigation of MCPs may promote the application of soft nanomaterials in biomedicine. This Review seeks to highlight the recent advances of the design principles, synthetic strategies, and biomedical applications of MCPs. The compartmentalization types including chemical, physical, and hybrid compartmentalization are discussed. Subsequently, the design and controlled synthesis of MCPs by the self-assembly of amphiphilic polymers, double emulsification, coprecipitation, microfluidics and particle assembly, etc. are summarized. Furthermore, the diverse applications of MCPs in programmed delivery of various cargoes and biological applications including cancer therapy, antimicrobials, and regulation of blood glucose levels are highlighted. Finally, future perspectives of MCPs from the aspects of controlled synthesis and applications are proposed.
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- Yaning Gao
- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology and Brain Functional Modulation, Clinical Research Center for Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Translational Research Institute of Brain and Brain-Like Intelligence, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200434, China
- Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, China
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Xu X, Li L, Ye L, Liu X, Feng Y, Chen G. Self-Assembly of Glycolipid Epimers: Their Supramolecular Morphology Control and Immunoactivation Function. Macromol Rapid Commun 2023; 44:e2300359. [PMID: 37496374 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202300359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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Although advances have been made in carbohydrate-based macromolecular self-assembly, harnessing epimers of carbohydrates to perform molecular assembly and further investigating the properties of supramolecular materials remain little explored. Herein, two classes of stereoisomeric glycolipid amphiphiles based on d-N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) are reported, and they can aggregate into ribbon-like structures in the aqueous solution due to amphiphilic property, which allow to obtain glycocalyx-mimicking supramolecular materials. The subtle distinction in glycoside configuration of GalNAc-α-SSA and GalNAc-β-SSA dictates the different molecular packing in self-assembled structures. Since driven by the distinguishing carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions, the ribbon-like architectures transform into spherical nanostructures via mixing GalNAc-α-SSA and GalNAc-β-SSA. The resulting spherical micelles fabricated by blending glycolipid epimers can potentiate the macrophage- and dendritic cell-mediated immune responses in vitro. Such glycolipid epimers will pave the way to create glycocalyx-mimicking immune modulators by incorporating stereochemistry into supramolecular self-assembly.
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- Xuyang Xu
- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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Wrobel D, Edr A, Zemanova E, Strašák T, Semeradtova A, Maly J. The influence of amphiphilic carbosilane dendrons on lipid model membranes. Chem Phys Lipids 2023; 255:105314. [PMID: 37356611 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2023.105314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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Amphiphilic dendrons represent a relatively novel class of molecules which may show many unique properties suitable for applications in a field of molecular biology and nanomedicine. They were frequently studied as platforms suitable for drug delivery systems as were, e.g. polymersomes or hybrid lipid-polymer nanoparticles. Recently, natural extracellular lipid vesicles (EVs), called exosomes (EXs), were shown to be a promising candidate in drug delivery applications. Formation of hybrid exosome-dendron nanovesicles could bring benefits in their simple conjugation with selective targeting moieties. Unfortunately, the complex architecture of biological membranes, EXs included, makes obstacles in elucidating the important parameters and mechanisms of interaction with the artificial amphiphilic structures. The aim of the presented work was to study the interaction of two types of amphiphilic carbosilane dendritic structures (denoted as DDN-1 and DDN-2) suitable for further modification with streptavidin (DDN-1) or using click-chemistry approach (DDN-2), with selected neutral and negatively charged lipid model membranes, partially mimicking the basic properties of natural EXs biomembranes. To meet the goal, a number of biophysical methods were used for determination of the degree and mechanisms of the interaction. The results showed that the strength of interactions of amphiphilic dendrons with liposomes was related with surface charge of liposomes. Several steps of interactions were disclosed. The initialization step was mainly coupled with amphiphilic dendrons - liposomes surface interaction resulting in destabilization of large self-assembled amphiphilic dendrons structures. Such destabilization was more significant with liposomes of higher negative charge. With increasing concentration of amphiphilic dendrons in a solution the interactions were taking place also in the hydrophobic part of bilayer. Further increase of nanoparticle concentration resulted in a gradual dendritic cluster formation in a lipid bilayer structure. Due to high affinity of amphiphilic dendrons to model lipid bilayers the conclusion can be drawn that they represent promising platforms also for decoration of exosomes or other kinds of natural lipid vehicles. Such organized hybrid dendron-lipid biomembranes may be advantageous for their subsequent post-functionalization with small molecules, large biomacromolecules or polymers suitable for targeted drug-delivery or theranostic applications.
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- Dominika Wrobel
- Faculty of Science, University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem, 400 96 Ustí nad Labem, Czech Republic.
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- Faculty of Science, University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem, 400 96 Ustí nad Labem, Czech Republic; The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, 165 02 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Science, University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem, 400 96 Ustí nad Labem, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Science, University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem, 400 96 Ustí nad Labem, Czech Republic; The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, 165 02 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Science, University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem, 400 96 Ustí nad Labem, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Science, University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem, 400 96 Ustí nad Labem, Czech Republic
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Lu J, Atochina-Vasserman EN, Maurya DS, Sahoo D, Ona N, Reagan EK, Ni H, Weissman D, Percec V. Targeted and Equally Distributed Delivery of mRNA to Organs with Pentaerythritol-Based One-Component Ionizable Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimers. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:18760-18766. [PMID: 37606244 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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Delivery of nucleic acids with viral and synthetic vectors has pioneered genetic nanomedicine. Four-component lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) consisting of ionizable lipids, phospholipids, cholesterol, and PEG-conjugated lipids, assembled by microfluidic or T-tube, are the benchmark synthetic vector for delivery of mRNA. One-component multifunctional sequence-defined ionizable amphiphilic Janus dendrimer (IAJD) delivery systems for mRNA were developed by us to complement LNPs. IAJDs consist of multifunctional hydrophilic low-generation dendrons or minidendrons conjugated to hydrophobic dendrons. They were inspired by amphiphilic Janus dendrimers and glycodendrimers. IAJDs coassemble with mRNA into predictable-size vesicles, named dendrimersome nanoparticles (DNPs), by simple injection in acetate buffer, rather than by the complex technology required by LNPs. Assembly of DNPs by simple injection together with sequence design in the hydrophilic and hydrophobic modules of IAJDs endowed rapid screening to access discovery. Molecular design principles for targeted delivery were elaborated when the branching points of IAJDs were constructed from symmetrically and nonsymmetrically substituted plant phenolic acids interconnected by pentaerythritol (PE). Here, we report the first library containing simplified IAJDs constructed in only three steps from symmetrically trialkylated PE in the hydrophobic domain and four different piperazine-based ionizable amines in the hydrophilic part. Rapid coassembly with mRNA and in vivo screening led to the discovery of the two most active IAJDs targeting the spleen, liver, and lymph nodes, one predominantly to the spleen and liver and six delivering equally to the spleen, liver, lung, and lymph nodes. These IAJDs represent the simplest synthetic vectors and the first viral or synthetic system delivering equally to multiple organs.
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- Juncheng Lu
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Bietsch J, Chen A, Wang D, Wang G. Synthesis of a Series of Trimeric Branched Glycoconjugates and Their Applications for Supramolecular Gels and Catalysis. Molecules 2023; 28:6056. [PMID: 37630308 PMCID: PMC10459207 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28166056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Carbohydrate-derived molecular gelators have found many practical applications as soft materials. To better understand the structure and molecular gelation relationship and further explore the applications of sugar-based gelators, we designed and synthesized eight trimeric branched sugar triazole derivatives and studied their self-assembling properties. These included glucose, glucosamine, galactose, and maltose derivatives. Interestingly, the gelation properties of these compounds exhibited correlations with the peripheral sugar structures. The maltose derivative did not form gels in the tested solvents, but all other compounds exhibited gelation properties in at least one of the solvents. Glucose derivatives showed superior performance, followed by glucosamine derivatives. They typically formed gels in toluene and alcohols; some formed gels in ethanol-water mixtures or DMSO water mixtures. The glycoclusters 9 and 10 demonstrated rate acceleration for the copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reactions. These were further studied for their metallogels formation properties, and the copper metallogels from compound 9 were successfully utilized to catalyze click reactions. These metallogels were able to form a gel column, which was effective in converting the reactants into the triazole products in multiple cycles. Moreover, the same gel column was used to transform a second click reaction using different reactants. The synthesis and characterization of these compounds and their applications for catalytic reactions were discussed.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA; (J.B.); (A.C.); (D.W.)
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Lu J, Atochina-Vasserman EN, Maurya DS, Shalihin MI, Zhang D, Chenna SS, Adamson J, Liu M, Shah HUR, Shah H, Xiao Q, Queeley B, Ona NA, Reagan EK, Ni H, Sahoo D, Peterca M, Weissman D, Percec V. Screening Libraries to Discover Molecular Design Principles for the Targeted Delivery of mRNA with One-Component Ionizable Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimers Derived from Plant Phenolic Acids. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:1572. [PMID: 37376020 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15061572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Viral and synthetic vectors to deliver nucleic acids were key to the rapid development of extraordinarily efficient COVID-19 vaccines. The four-component lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), containing phospholipids, PEG-conjugated lipids, cholesterol, and ionizable lipids, co-assembled with mRNA via a microfluidic technology, are the leading nonviral delivery vector used by BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna to access COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. LNPs exhibit a statistical distribution of their four components when delivering mRNA. Here, we report a methodology that involves screening libraries to discover the molecular design principles required to realize organ-targeted mRNA delivery and mediate activity with a one-component ionizable multifunctional amphiphilic Janus dendrimer (IAJD) derived from plant phenolic acids. IAJDs co-assemble with mRNA into monodisperse dendrimersome nanoparticles (DNPs) with predictable dimensions, via the simple injection of their ethanol solution in a buffer. The precise location of the functional groups in one-component IAJDs demonstrated that the targeted organs, including the liver, spleen, lymph nodes, and lung, are selected based on the hydrophilic region, while activity is associated with the hydrophobic domain of IAJDs. These principles, and a mechanistic hypothesis to explain activity, simplify the synthesis of IAJDs, the assembly of DNPs, handling, and storage of vaccines, and reduce price, despite employing renewable plant starting materials. Using simple molecular design principles will lead to increased accessibility to a large diversity of mRNA-based vaccines and nanotherapeutics.
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- Juncheng Lu
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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Percec V, Sahoo D, Adamson J. Stimuli-Responsive Principles of Supramolecular Organizations Emerging from Self-Assembling and Self-Organizable Dendrons, Dendrimers, and Dendronized Polymers. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15081832. [PMID: 37111979 PMCID: PMC10142069 DOI: 10.3390/polym15081832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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All activities of our daily life, of the nature surrounding us and of the entire society and its complex economic and political systems are affected by stimuli. Therefore, understanding stimuli-responsive principles in nature, biology, society, and in complex synthetic systems is fundamental to natural and life sciences. This invited Perspective attempts to organize, to the best of our knowledge, for the first time the stimuli-responsive principles of supramolecular organizations emerging from self-assembling and self-organizable dendrons, dendrimers, and dendronized polymers. Definitions of stimulus and stimuli from different fields of science are first discussed. Subsequently, we decided that supramolecular organizations of self-assembling and self-organizable dendrons, dendrimers, and dendronized polymers may fit best in the definition of stimuli from biology. After a brief historical introduction to the discovery and development of conventional and self-assembling and self-organizable dendrons, dendrimers, and dendronized polymers, a classification of stimuli-responsible principles as internal- and external-stimuli was made. Due to the enormous amount of literature on conventional dendrons, dendrimers, and dendronized polymers as well as on their self-assembling and self-organizable systems we decided to discuss stimuli-responsive principles only with examples from our laboratory. We apologize to all contributors to dendrimers and to the readers of this Perspective for this space-limited decision. Even after this decision, restrictions to a limited number of examples were required. In spite of this, we expect that this Perspective will provide a new way of thinking about stimuli in all fields of self-organized complex soft matter.
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- Virgil Percec
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
- Chemical Physics Laboratory, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Akadeemia tee 23, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
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Kisakova LA, Apartsin EK, Nizolenko LF, Karpenko LI. Dendrimer-Mediated Delivery of DNA and RNA Vaccines. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15041106. [PMID: 37111593 PMCID: PMC10145063 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15041106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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DNA and RNA vaccines (nucleic acid-based vaccines) are a promising platform for vaccine development. The first mRNA vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech) were approved in 2020, and a DNA vaccine (Zydus Cadila, India), in 2021. They display unique benefits in the current COVID-19 pandemic. Nucleic acid-based vaccines have a number of advantages, such as safety, efficacy, and low cost. They are potentially faster to develop, cheaper to produce, and easier to store and transport. A crucial step in the technology of DNA or RNA vaccines is choosing an efficient delivery method. Nucleic acid delivery using liposomes is the most popular approach today, but this method has certain disadvantages. Therefore, studies are actively underway to develop various alternative delivery methods, among which synthetic cationic polymers such as dendrimers are very attractive. Dendrimers are three-dimensional nanostructures with a high degree of molecular homogeneity, adjustable size, multivalence, high surface functionality, and high aqueous solubility. The biosafety of some dendrimers has been evaluated in several clinical trials presented in this review. Due to these important and attractive properties, dendrimers are already being used to deliver a number of drugs and are being explored as promising carriers for nucleic acid-based vaccines. This review summarizes the literature data on the development of dendrimer-based delivery systems for DNA and mRNA vaccines.
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- Lyubov A. Kisakova
- State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR, Rospotrebnadzor, 630559 Kol’tsovo, Russia
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- CBMN, UMR 5248, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, University Bordeaux, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR, Rospotrebnadzor, 630559 Kol’tsovo, Russia
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- State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR, Rospotrebnadzor, 630559 Kol’tsovo, Russia
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Lu Y, Dutschke PD, Kinas J, Hepp A, Jin GX, Hahn FE. Organometallic Borromean Rings and [2]Catenanes Featuring Di-NHC Ligands. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202217681. [PMID: 36629746 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202217681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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We report herein a series of organometallic Borromean rings (BRs) and [2]catenanes prepared from benzobiscarbene ligands. The reaction of dinickel complexes of the benzobiscarbenes 1 a-1 c with a thiazolothiazole bridged bipyridyl ligand L2 led by self-assembly to a series of organometallic BRs. Solvophobic effects played a crucial role in the formation and stability of the interlocked species. The stability of BRs is related to the N-alkyl substituents at the precursors 1 a-1 c, where longer alkyl substitutes improve stability and inter-ring interactions. Solvophobic effects are also important for the stability of [2]catenanes prepared from 1 a-1 c and a flexible bipyridyl ligand L3 . In solution, an equilibrium between the [2]catenanes and their macrocyclic building blocks was observed. High proportions of [2]catenanes were obtained in concentrated solutions or polar solvents. The proportion of [2]catenanes in solution could be further enhanced by lengthening of the N-alkyl substitutes.
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- Ye Lu
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 30, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 30, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 30, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 30, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 30, 48149, Münster, Germany
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Diselenide-triggered hydroxyethyl starch conjugate nanoparticles with cascade drug release properties for potentiating chemo-photodynamic therapy. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 311:120748. [PMID: 37028875 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.120748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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A novel type of diselenide bond-bridged hydroxyethyl starch-doxorubicin conjugate, HES-SeSe-DOX, was synthesized via a specially designed multistep synthetic route. The optimally achieved HES-SeSe-DOX was further combined with photosensitizer, chlorin E6 (Ce6), to self-assemble into HES-SeSe-DOX/Ce6 nanoparticles (NPs) for potentiating chemo-photodynamic anti-tumor therapy via diselenide-triggered cascade actions. HES-SeSe-DOX/Ce6 NPs were observed to disintegrate through the cleavage or oxidation of diselenide-bridged linkages in response to the stimuli arising from glutathione (GSH), hydrogen peroxide and Ce6-induced singlet oxygen, respectively, as evidenced by the enlarged size with irregular shapes and cascade drug release. In vitro cell studies exhibited that HES-SeSe-DOX/Ce6 NPs in combination with laser irradiation effectively consumed intracellular GSH and promoted a large rise in levels of reactive oxygen species in tumor cells, actuating the disruption of intracellular redox balance and the enhanced chemo-photodynamic cytotoxicity against tumor cells. The in vivo investigations revealed that HES-SeSe-DOX/Ce6 NPs were inclined to accumulate in tumors with persistent fluorescence emission, inhibited tumor growth with high efficacy and had good safety. These findings demonstrate the potential of HES-SeSe-DOX/Ce6 NPs for use in chemo-photodynamic tumor therapy and suggest their viability for clinical translation.
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Assembling Complex Macromolecules and Self-Organizations of Biological Relevance with Cu(I)-Catalyzed Azide-Alkyne, Thio-Bromo, and TERMINI Double "Click" Reactions. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15051075. [PMID: 36904317 PMCID: PMC10007166 DOI: 10.3390/polym15051075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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In 2022, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Bertozzi, Meldal, and Sharpless "for the development of click chemistry and biorthogonal chemistry". Since 2001, when the concept of click chemistry was advanced by Sharpless laboratory, synthetic chemists started to envision click reactions as the preferred choice of synthetic methodology employed to create new functions. This brief perspective will summarize research performed in our laboratories with the classic Cu(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne click (CuAAC) reaction elaborated by Meldal and Sharpless, with the thio-bromo click (TBC) and with the less-used, irreversible TERminator Multifunctional INItiator (TERMINI) dual click (TBC) reactions, the last two elaborated in our laboratory. These click reactions will be used to assemble, by accelerated modular-orthogonal methodologies, complex macromolecules and self-organizations of biological relevance. Self-assembling amphiphilic Janus dendrimers and Janus glycodendrimers together with their biological membrane mimics known as dendrimersomes and glycodendrimersomes as well as simple methodologies to assemble macromolecules with perfect and complex architecture such as dendrimers from commercial monomers and building blocks will be discussed. This perspective is dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Professor Bogdan C. Simionescu, the son of my (VP) Ph.D. mentor, Professor Cristofor I. Simionescu, who as his father, took both science and science administration in his hands, and dedicated his life to handling them in a tandem way, to their best.
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Properties and Bioapplications of Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimers: A Review. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15020589. [PMID: 36839911 PMCID: PMC9958631 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15020589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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Amphiphilic Janus dendrimers are arrangements containing both hydrophilic and hydrophobic units, capable of forming ordered aggregates by intermolecular noncovalent interactions between the dendrimer units. Compared to conventional dendrimers, these molecular self-assemblies possess particular and effective attributes i.e., the presence of different terminal groups, essential to design new elaborated materials. The present review will focus on the pharmaceutical and biomedical application of amphiphilic Janus dendrimers. Important information for the development of novel optimized pharmaceutical formulations, such as structural classification, synthetic pathways, properties and applications, will offer the complete characterization of this type of Janus dendrimers. This work will constitute an up-to-date background for dendrimer specialists involved in designing amphiphilic Janus dendrimer-based nanomaterials for future innovations in this promising field.
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Zhang D, Xiao Q, Rahimzadeh M, Liu M, Rodriguez-Emmenegger C, Miyazaki Y, Shinoda W, Percec V. Self-Assembly of Glycerol-Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimers Amplifies and Indicates Principles for the Selection of Stereochemistry by Biological Membranes. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:4311-4323. [PMID: 36749951 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c00389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The principles for the selection of the stereochemistry of phospholipids of biological membranes remain unclear and continue to be debated. Therefore, any new experiments on this topic may help progress in this field. To address this question, three libraries of constitutional isomeric glycerol-amphiphilic Janus dendrimers (JDs) with nonsymmetric homochiral, racemic, and symmetric achiral branching points were synthesized by an orthogonal-modular-convergent methodology. These JDs amplify self-assembly, and therefore, monodisperse vesicles known as dendrimersomes (DSs) with predictable dimensions programmed by JD concentration were assembled by rapid injection of their ethanol solution into water. DSs of homochiral JD enantiomers, racemic, including mixtures of different enantiomers, and achiral exhibited similar DS size-concentration dependence. However, the number of bilayers of DSs assembled from homochiral, achiral, and racemic JDs determined by cryo-TEM were different. Statistical analysis of the number of bilayers and coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations demonstrated that homochiral JDs formed predominantly unilamellar DSs. Symmetric achiral JDs assembled only unilamellar DSs while racemic JDs favored multilamellar DSs. Since cell membranes are unilamellar, these results indicate a new rationale for nonsymmetric homochiral vs racemic selection. Simultaneously, these experiments imply that the symmetric achiral lipids forming more stable membrane, probably had been the preferable assemblies of prebiotic cell membranes.
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- Dapeng Zhang
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
- Institute of Computational Molecular Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- DWI─Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Aachen 52074, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen 52074, Germany
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- DWI─Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Aachen 52074, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen 52074, Germany
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- Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Martínez-Bailén M, Rojo J, Ramos-Soriano J. Multivalent glycosystems for human lectins. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:536-572. [PMID: 36545903 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00736c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Human lectins are involved in a wide variety of biological processes, both physiological and pathological, which have attracted the interest of the scientific community working in the glycoscience field. Multivalent glycosystems have been employed as useful tools to understand carbohydrate-lectin binding processes as well as for biomedical applications. The review shows the different scaffolds designed for a multivalent presentation of sugars and their corresponding binding studies to lectins and in some cases, their biological activities. We summarise this research by organizing based on lectin types to highlight the progression in this active field. The paper provides an overall picture of how these contributions have furnished relevant information on this topic to help in understanding and participate in these carbohydrate-lectin interactions.
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- Macarena Martínez-Bailén
- Glycosystems Laboratory, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC - Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Américo Vespucio 49, Seville 41092, Spain.
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- Glycosystems Laboratory, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC - Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Américo Vespucio 49, Seville 41092, Spain.
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- Glycosystems Laboratory, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), CSIC - Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Américo Vespucio 49, Seville 41092, Spain.
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Synthesis of Fluorescent, Dumbbell-Shaped Polyurethane Homo- and Heterodendrimers and Their Photophysical Properties. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24021662. [PMID: 36675178 PMCID: PMC9866862 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Fluorescent dendrimers have wide applications in biomedical and materials science. Here, we report the synthesis of fluorescent polyurethane homodendrimers and Janus dendrimers, which often pose challenges due to the inherent reactivity of isocyanates. Polyurethane dendrons (G1-G3) were synthesized via a convergent method using a one-pot multicomponent Curtius reaction as a crucial step to establish urethane linkages. The alkyne periphery of the G1-G3 dendrons was modified by a copper catalyzed azide-alkyne click reaction (CuAAC) to form fluorescent dendrons. In the reaction of the surfaces functionalized two different dendrons with a difunctional core, a mixture of three dendrimers consisting of two homodendrimers and a Janus dendrimer were obtained. The Janus dendrimer accounted for a higher proportion in the products' distribution, being as high as 93% for G3. The photophysical properties of Janus dendrimers showed the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) from one to the other fluorophore of the dendrimer. The FRET observation accompanied by a large Stokes shift make these dendrimers potential candidates for the detection and tracking of interactions between the biomolecules, as well as potential candidates for fluorescence imaging.
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Joseph A, Wagner AM, Garay-Sarmiento M, Aleksanyan M, Haraszti T, Söder D, Georgiev VN, Dimova R, Percec V, Rodriguez-Emmenegger C. Zwitterionic Dendrimersomes: A Closer Xenobiotic Mimic of Cell Membranes. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2206288. [PMID: 36134536 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202206288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Building functional mimics of cell membranes is an important task toward the development of synthetic cells. So far, lipid and amphiphilic block copolymers are the most widely used amphiphiles with the bilayers by the former lacking stability while membranes by the latter are typically characterized by very slow dynamics. Herein, a new type of Janus dendrimer containing a zwitterionic phosphocholine hydrophilic headgroup (JDPC ) and a 3,5-substituted dihydrobenzoate-based hydrophobic dendron is introduced. JDPC self-assembles in water into zwitterionic dendrimersomes (z-DSs) that faithfully recapitulate the cell membrane in thickness, flexibility, and fluidity, while being resilient to harsh conditions and displaying faster pore closing dynamics in the event of membrane rupture. This enables the fabrication of hybrid DSs with components of natural membranes, including pore-forming peptides, structure-directing lipids, and glycans to create raft-like domains or onion vesicles. Moreover, z-DSs can be used to create active synthetic cells with life-like features that mimic vesicle fusion and motility as well as environmental sensing. Despite their fully synthetic nature, z-DSs are minimal cell mimics that can integrate and interact with living matter with the programmability to imitate life-like features and beyond.
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- Anton Joseph
- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074, Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074, Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074, Aachen, Germany
- Chair of Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 3, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustraße 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Science Park Golm, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074, Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074, Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Science Park Golm, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Science Park Golm, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104323, USA
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074, Aachen, Germany
- Bioinspired Interactive Materials and Protocellular Systems, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Carrer de Baldiri Reixac 10-12, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Passeig Lluís Companys 23, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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Ganar KA, Leijten L, Deshpande S. Actinosomes: Condensate-Templated Containers for Engineering Synthetic Cells. ACS Synth Biol 2022; 11:2869-2879. [PMID: 35948429 PMCID: PMC9396703 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.2c00290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Engineering synthetic cells has a broad appeal, from
understanding
living cells to designing novel biomaterials for therapeutics, biosensing,
and hybrid interfaces. A key prerequisite to creating synthetic cells
is a three-dimensional container capable of orchestrating biochemical
reactions. In this study, we present an easy and effective technique
to make cell-sized porous containers, coined actinosomes, using the
interactions between biomolecular condensates and the actin cytoskeleton.
This approach uses polypeptide/nucleoside triphosphate condensates
and localizes actin monomers on their surface. By triggering actin
polymerization and using osmotic gradients, the condensates are transformed
into containers, with the boundary made up of actin filaments and
polylysine polymers. We show that the guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-to-adenosine
triphosphate (ATP) ratio is a crucial parameter for forming actinosomes:
insufficient ATP prevents condensate dissolution, while excess ATP
leads to undesired crumpling. Permeability studies reveal the porous
surface of actinosomes, allowing small molecules to pass through while
restricting bigger macromolecules within the interior. We show the
functionality of actinosomes as bioreactors by carrying out in vitro protein translation within them. Actinosomes are
a handy addition to the synthetic cell platform, with appealing properties
like ease of production, inherent encapsulation capacity, and a potentially
active surface to trigger signaling cascades and form multicellular
assemblies, conceivably useful for biotechnological applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ketan A Ganar
- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter, Wageningen University and Research, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter, Wageningen University and Research, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter, Wageningen University and Research, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Feng Y, Liu ZX, Chen H, Fan QH. Functional supramolecular gels based on poly(benzyl ether) dendrons and dendrimers. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:8736-8753. [PMID: 35861166 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc03040c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Supramolecular gels, as a fascinating and useful class of soft materials, constructed from low-molecular-weight gelators via noncovalent interactions have attracted increasing attention in the past few decades. Dendrimers and dendrons are highly branched and monodisperse macromolecules with a well-defined three-dimensional architecture and multiple surface functionalities. In recent years, poly(benzyl ether) dendrimers and dendrons are found to be powerful candidates for constructing gel phase materials in organic or aqueous media due to the advantages of capability of forming multiple noncovalent interactions and significant steric impact. In this Feature Article, we provide a comprehensive overview of recent progress in supramolecular gels involving poly(benzyl ether) dendritic molecules. Firstly, we outline the molecular design strategies of dendritic gelators with an emphasis on the discussion of their gelating units and position in molecular structures. Subsequently, we discuss the potential applications of dendritic gels in light harvesting, stimuli responsive materials, sensors and environmental remediation. In addition, the potential challenges and future perspectives of poly(benzyl ether) dendritic gels have also been discussed. It is hoped that this feature article will attract increasing attention and provide some valuable insights for the future design and evolution of supramolecular gels.
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- Yu Feng
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong 037009, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, P. R. China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
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Wagner AM, Eto H, Joseph A, Kohyama S, Haraszti T, Zamora RA, Vorobii M, Giannotti MI, Schwille P, Rodriguez-Emmenegger C. Dendrimersome Synthetic Cells Harbor Cell Division Machinery of Bacteria. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2202364. [PMID: 35579491 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202202364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The integration of active cell machinery with synthetic building blocks is the bridge toward developing synthetic cells with biological functions and beyond. Self-replication is one of the most important tasks of living systems, and various complex machineries exist to execute it. In Escherichia coli, a contractile division ring is positioned to mid-cell by concentration oscillations of self-organizing proteins (MinCDE), where it severs membrane and cell wall. So far, the reconstitution of any cell division machinery has exclusively been tied to liposomes. Here, the reconstitution of a rudimentary bacterial divisome in fully synthetic bicomponent dendrimersomes is shown. By tuning the membrane composition, the interaction of biological machinery with synthetic membranes can be tailored to reproduce its dynamic behavior. This constitutes an important breakthrough in the assembly of synthetic cells with biological elements, as tuning of membrane-divisome interactions is the key to engineering emergent biological behavior from the bottom-up.
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- Anna M Wagner
- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074, Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074, Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Carrer de Baldiri Reixac 10-12, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
- Network Biomedical Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, 28029, Spain
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Carrer de Baldiri Reixac 10-12, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
- Network Biomedical Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Madrid, 28029, Spain
- University of Barcelona, Department of Materials Science and Physical Chemistry, Martí i Franquès 10, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074, Aachen, Germany
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Carrer de Baldiri Reixac 10-12, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Passeig Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, 08010, Spain
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Fu S, Niu N, Song S, Yan D, Ge J, Li J, Peng Z, Li L, Xiong Y, Wang L, Wang D, Tang BZ. Facile Construction of Dendritic Amphiphiles with Aggregation-Induced Emission Characteristics for Supramolecular Self-Assembly. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Shuang Fu
- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center for AIE Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 2001 Longxiang Boulevard, Longgang District, Shenzhen City 518172, Guangdong, China
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Omar (Al-Ahdal) ZT, Jadhav S, Shejul S, Chavan P, Pathrikar R, Rai M. Synthesis, Magnetic Moment, Antibacterial, and Antifungal Studies of INH Incorporating Schiff Base Metal Complexes. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2022.2077776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, Tarai College of Arts and Science, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Dr. Rafiq Zakaria College for Women, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Doshi Vakil College, Goregaon, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Rajshri Shahu College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Dr. Rafiq Zakaria College for Women, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
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Rosati M, Acocella A, Pizzi A, Turtù G, Neri G, Demitri N, Nonappa, Raffaini G, Donnio B, Zerbetto F, Bombelli FB, Cavallo G, Metrangolo P. Janus-Type Dendrimers Based on Highly Branched Fluorinated Chains with Tunable Self-Assembly and 19F Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Properties. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Marta Rosati
- Laboratory of Supramolecular and Bio-Nanomaterials (SupraBioNanoLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Via F. Selmi, 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratory of Supramolecular and Bio-Nanomaterials (SupraBioNanoLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Via F. Selmi, 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratory of Supramolecular and Bio-Nanomaterials (SupraBioNanoLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, S.S. 14 Km 163.5 in Area Science Park, 34149 Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, FI-33720 Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Materiaux de Strasbourg - IPCMS, UMR 7504 - CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, F-67034 Cedex 2 Strasbourg, France
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Via F. Selmi, 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratory of Supramolecular and Bio-Nanomaterials (SupraBioNanoLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Supramolecular and Bio-Nanomaterials (SupraBioNanoLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Supramolecular and Bio-Nanomaterials (SupraBioNanoLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Zhang D, Atochina-Vasserman EN, Lu J, Maurya DS, Xiao Q, Liu M, Adamson J, Ona N, Reagan EK, Ni H, Weissman D, Percec V. The Unexpected Importance of the Primary Structure of the Hydrophobic Part of One-Component Ionizable Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimers in Targeted mRNA Delivery Activity. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:4746-4753. [PMID: 35263098 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Viral and synthetic vectors for delivery of nucleic acids impacted genetic nanomedicine by aiding the rapid development of the extraordinarily efficient Covid-19 vaccines. Access to targeted delivery of nucleic acids is expected to expand the field of nanomedicine beyond most expectations. Both viral and synthetic vectors have advantages and disadvantages. The major advantage of the synthetic vectors is their unlimited synthetic capability. The four-component lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are the leading nonviral vector for mRNA used by Pfizer and Moderna in Covid-19 vaccines. Their synthetic capacity inspired us to develop a one-component multifunctional sequence-defined ionizable amphiphilic Janus dendrimer (IAJD) delivery system for mRNA. The first experiments on IAJDs provided, through a rational-library design combined with orthogonal-modular accelerated synthesis and sequence control in their hydrophilic part, some of the most active synthetic vectors for the delivery of mRNA to lung. The second experiments employed a similar strategy, generating, by a less complex hydrophilic structure, a library of IAJDs targeting spleen, liver, and lung. Here, we report preliminary studies designing the hydrophobic region of IAJDs by using dissimilar alkyl lengths and demonstrate the unexpectedly important role of the primary structure of the hydrophobic part of IAJDs by increasing up to 90.2-fold the activity of targeted delivery of mRNA to spleen, lymph nodes, liver, and lung. The principles of the design strategy reported here and in previous publications indicate that IAJDs could have a profound impact on the future of genetic nanomedicine.
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- Dapeng Zhang
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Edr A, Wrobel D, Krupková A, Šťastná LČ, Cuřínová P, Novák A, Malý J, Kalasová J, Malý J, Malý M, Strašák T. Adaptive Synthesis of Functional Amphiphilic Dendrons as a Novel Approach to Artificial Supramolecular Objects. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23042114. [PMID: 35216229 PMCID: PMC8877797 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23042114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Supramolecular structures, such as micelles, liposomes, polymerosomes or dendrimerosomes, are widely studied and used as drug delivery systems. The behavior of amphiphilic building blocks strongly depends on their spatial distribution and shape of polar and nonpolar component. This report is focused on the development of new versatile synthetic protocols for amphiphilic carbosilane dendrons (amp-CS-DDNs) capable of self-assembly to regular micelles and other supramolecular objects. The presented strategy enables the fine modification of amphiphilic structure in several ways and also enables the facile connection of a desired functionality. DLS experiments demonstrated correlations between structural parameters of amp-CS-DDNs and the size of formed nanoparticles. For detailed information about the organization and spatial distribution of amp-CS-DDNs assemblies, computer simulation models were studied by using molecular dynamics in explicit water.
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- Antonín Edr
- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v.v.i., Rozvojová 135, 16502 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.E.); (A.K.); (L.Č.Š.); (P.C.)
- Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 15, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (D.W.); (A.N.); (J.M.)
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- Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 15, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (D.W.); (A.N.); (J.M.)
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v.v.i., Rozvojová 135, 16502 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.E.); (A.K.); (L.Č.Š.); (P.C.)
- Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 15, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (D.W.); (A.N.); (J.M.)
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v.v.i., Rozvojová 135, 16502 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.E.); (A.K.); (L.Č.Š.); (P.C.)
- Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 15, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (D.W.); (A.N.); (J.M.)
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v.v.i., Rozvojová 135, 16502 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.E.); (A.K.); (L.Č.Š.); (P.C.)
- Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 15, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (D.W.); (A.N.); (J.M.)
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- Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 15, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (D.W.); (A.N.); (J.M.)
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- Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 16828 Prague 6, Czech Republic; (J.M.); (J.K.)
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- Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 16828 Prague 6, Czech Republic; (J.M.); (J.K.)
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- Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 15, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (D.W.); (A.N.); (J.M.)
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- Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 15, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (D.W.); (A.N.); (J.M.)
- Correspondence: (M.M.); (T.S.)
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v.v.i., Rozvojová 135, 16502 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.E.); (A.K.); (L.Č.Š.); (P.C.)
- Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Pasteurova 15, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; (D.W.); (A.N.); (J.M.)
- Correspondence: (M.M.); (T.S.)
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Chen F, Geng Z, Wang L, Zhou Y, Liu J. Biomimetic Nanoparticles Enabled by Cascade Cell Membrane Coating for Direct Cross-Priming of T Cells. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2104402. [PMID: 34837321 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202104402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Despite the activation of T lymphocytes by antigen-presenting cells being responsible for eliciting antigen-specific immune responses, their crosstalking suffers from temporospatial limitations and endogenous influencing factors, which restrict the generation of a strong antitumor immunity. Here, cascade cell membrane coating is reported to prepare biomimetic nanoparticles (BNs) that can manipulate the cross-priming of T cells. BNs are obtained from coating nanoparticulate substrates with cell membranes extracted from dendritic cells (DCs) that are pre-pulsed with cancer cell membrane-coated nanoparticles. With a DC membrane that presents an array of cancer cell membrane antigen epitopes, BNs inherit the intrinsic membrane function of DCs, which can directly cross-prime T cells and provoke robust yet antigen-specific antitumor responses in multiple mouse models. Combination with clinical anti-programmed death-1 antibodies demonstrates a robust way of BNs to achieve desirable tumor regression and survival rate. This work spotlights the impact of nanoparticles on direct cross-priming of T cells and supports a unique yet modulate platform for boosting an effective adaptive immunity for immunotherapy.
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- Fangjie Chen
- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Department of Radiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China
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Liu Y, Cao Y, Zhang X, Lin Y, Li W, Demir B, Searles DJ, Whittaker AK, Zhang A. Thermoresponsive Supramolecular Assemblies from Dendronized Amphiphiles To Form Fluorescent Spheres with Tunable Chirality. ACS NANO 2021; 15:20067-20078. [PMID: 34866390 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c07764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Balance between self-association of structural units and self-repulsion from crowding-induced steric hindrance accounts for the supramolecular assembly of the amphiphilic entities to form ordered structures, and solvation provides a toolbox to conveniently modulate the assemblies through differential interactions to various structural units. Here we report solvation-modulated supramolecular chiral assembly in aqueous solutions of amphiphilic dendronized tetraphenylethylenes (TPEs) with three-folded dendritic oligoethylene glycols (OEGs) through dipeptide Ala-Gly linkage. These dendronized amphiphiles can form supramolecular spheres with enhanced supramolecular chirality, which is tunable and dependent on solvation. These nanosized spherical aggregates exhibit thermoresponsive behavior, and their cloud point temperatures are dependent on mixed solvent of water and THF. The phase transition temperatures increase with water fractions due to water-driven shifting of OEG moieties from interiors of the aggregates to their peripheries. Furthermore, the thermally induced dehydration and collapse of OEG moieties mediate the reversible aggregation and deaggregation between the spheres, imparting tunable aggregation-induced fluorescent emission (AIE) and supramolecular chirality. Both experimental results and molecular dynamic simulations have highlighted that reversible chirality transformations of the amphiphilic dendronized assemblies mediated by solvation through change solvent quality or thermally dehydration are dependent on the balance between interactions of OEG dendrons with TPE moieties and with the solvent molecules.
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- Yanjun Liu
- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic and Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Mailbox 152, Shanghai 20444, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic and Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Mailbox 152, Shanghai 20444, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic and Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Mailbox 152, Shanghai 20444, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic and Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Mailbox 152, Shanghai 20444, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic and Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Mailbox 152, Shanghai 20444, China
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- International Joint Laboratory of Biomimetic and Smart Polymers, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Mailbox 152, Shanghai 20444, China
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Omar (Al-Ahdal) ZT, Jadhav S, Pathrikar R, Shejul S, Rai M. Synthesis, Magnetic Susceptibility, Thermodynamic Study and Bio-Evaluation of Transition Metal Complexes of New Schiff Base Incorporating INH Pharmacophore. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2021.2015397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, Tarai College Arts and Science, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Rajshri Shahu College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Dr. Rafiq Zakaria College for Women, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Dr. Rafiq Zakaria College for Women, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
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Bi F, Zhang J, Wei Z, Yu D, Zheng S, Wang J, Li H, Hua Z, Zhang H, Yang G. Dynamic Glycopeptide Dendrimers: Synthesis and Their Controllable Self-Assembly into Varied Glyco-Nanostructures for the Biomimicry of Glycans. Biomacromolecules 2021; 23:128-139. [PMID: 34881566 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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A library of 14 dynamic glycopeptide amphiphilic dendrimers composed of 14 hydrophilic and bioactive saccharides (seven kinds) as dendrons and 7 hydrophobic peptides (di- and tetrapeptides) as arms with β-cyclodextrin (CD) as a core were facially designed and synthesized in several steps. Fourteen saccharides were first conjugated to the C-2 and C-3 positions of CD, forming glycodendrons. Subsequently, seven oligopeptide arms were introduced at the C-6 positions of a CD moiety by an acylhydrazone dynamic covalent bond, resulting in unique Janus amphiphilic glycopeptide dendrimers with precise and varied molecular structures. The kinds of hydrophilic parts of saccharides and hydrophobic parts of peptides were easily varied to prepare a series of amphiphilic Janus glycopeptide dendrimers. Intriguingly, these obtained amphiphilic glycopeptide dendrimers showcased very different self-assembly behaviors from the traditional amphiphilic linear block-copolymers and self-assembled into different glyco-nanostructures with controllable morphologies including glycospheres, worm-like micelles, and fibers depending upon the repeat unit ratio of saccharides and phenylalanine. Both glycodendrons and glycopeptide assemblies displayed strong and specific recognitions with C-type mannose-specific lectin. Moreover, these glycopeptide nanomaterials can encapsulate exemplary hydrophobic molecules such as Nile red (NR). The dye-loaded glycopeptide nanostructures showed a pH-controllable release behavior around the physiological and acidic tumor environment. Furthermore, cell experiments demonstrated that such glyco-nanostructures can further facilitate the functions of a model drug of the pyridone agent to reduce the expression of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) and interleukin -1beta (IL-1β) in the primary peritoneal macrophages via encapsulating drugs. Considering all the abovementioned advantages including unique and precise structures, bioactivity, targeting, and controllable cargo release, we believe that these findings can not only enrich the library of glycopeptides but also provide a new avenue to the fabrication of smart and structure-controllable glyco-nanomaterials which hold great potential biological applications such as targeted delivery and release of therapeutic and bioactive molecules.
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- Feihu Bi
- Biomass Molecular Engineering Center and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- Department of Nephropathy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- Biomass Molecular Engineering Center and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Pest Control, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- Biomass Molecular Engineering Center and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- Biomass Molecular Engineering Center and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- Biomass Molecular Engineering Center and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- Biomass Molecular Engineering Center and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- Biomass Molecular Engineering Center and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- Biomass Molecular Engineering Center and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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Zare A, Montané X, Reina JA, Giamberini M. Membranes for Cation Transport Based on Dendronized Poly(Epichlorohydrin-Co-Ethylene Oxide). Part 2: Membrane Characterization and Transport Properties. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13223915. [PMID: 34833217 PMCID: PMC8619552 DOI: 10.3390/polym13223915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this paper, we report on the preparation and characterization of membranes out of two side-chain liquid crystalline copolymers, dendronized at two different extents (20 and 40%, CP20 and CP40, respectively). The membranes were characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), contact angle (CA) analysis, and water uptake. Moreover, transport properties were studied by methanol and proton conductivity experiment and by linear sweep voltammetry (LSV). For the sake of comparison, the behavior of the grafted copolymers was compared with the unmodified copolyether CP0 and with Nafion 117. Results demonstrated that in CP20 and CP40, cation transport depends on the presence of defined cationic channels, not affected by water presence; the comparison between LSV experiments performed with different alkaline cations suggests that CP40 possesses channels with larger diameters and better-defined inner structures.
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- Alireza Zare
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Av. Països Catalans, 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), C/Marcel·lí Domingo s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), C/Marcel·lí Domingo s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), Av. Països Catalans, 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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Zhang D, Atochina-Vasserman EN, Maurya DS, Liu M, Xiao Q, Lu J, Lauri G, Ona N, Reagan EK, Ni H, Weissman D, Percec V. Targeted Delivery of mRNA with One-Component Ionizable Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimers. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:17975-17982. [PMID: 34672554 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c09585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Targeted and efficient delivery of nucleic acids with viral and synthetic vectors is the key step of genetic nanomedicine. The four-component lipid nanoparticle synthetic delivery systems consisting of ionizable lipids, phospholipids, cholesterol, and a PEG-conjugated lipid, assembled by microfluidic or T-tube technology, have been extraordinarily successful for delivery of mRNA to provide Covid-19 vaccines. Recently, we reported a one-component multifunctional sequence-defined ionizable amphiphilic Janus dendrimer (IAJD) synthetic delivery system for mRNA relying on amphiphilic Janus dendrimers and glycodendrimers developed in our laboratory. Amphiphilic Janus dendrimers consist of functional hydrophilic dendrons conjugated to hydrophobic dendrons. Co-assembly of IAJDs with mRNA into dendrimersome nanoparticles (DNPs) occurs by simple injection in acetate buffer, rather than by microfluidic devices, and provides a very efficient system for delivery of mRNA to lung. Here we report the replacement of most of the hydrophilic fragment of the dendron from IAJDs, maintaining only its ionizable amine, while changing its interconnecting group to the hydrophobic dendron from amide to ester. The resulting IAJDs demonstrated that protonated ionizable amines play dual roles of hydrophilic fragment and binding ligand for mRNA, changing delivery from lung to spleen and/or liver. Replacing the interconnecting ester with the amide switched the delivery back to lung. Delivery predominantly to liver is favored by pairs of odd and even alkyl groups in the hydrophobic dendron. This simple structural change transformed the targeted delivery of mRNA mediated with IAJDs, from lung to liver and spleen, and expands the utility of DNPs from therapeutics to vaccines.
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- Dapeng Zhang
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Percec V, Wang S, Huang N, Partridge BE, Wang X, Sahoo D, Hoffman DJ, Malineni J, Peterca M, Jezorek RL, Zhang N, Daud H, Sung PD, McClure ER, Song SL. An Accelerated Modular-Orthogonal Ni-Catalyzed Methodology to Symmetric and Nonsymmetric Constitutional Isomeric AB 2 to AB 9 Dendrons Exhibiting Unprecedented Self-Organizing Principles. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:17724-17743. [PMID: 34637302 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c08502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Five libraries of natural and synthetic phenolic acids containing five AB3, ten constitutional isomeric AB2, one AB4, and one AB5 were previously synthesized and reported by our laboratory in 5 to 11 steps. They were employed to construct seven libraries of self-assembling dendrons, by divergent generational, deconstruction, and combined approaches, enabling the discovery of a diversity of supramolecular assemblies including Frank-Kasper phases, soft quasicrystals, and complex helical organizations, some undergoing deracemization in the crystal state. However, higher substitution patterns within a single dendron were not accessible. Here we report three libraries consisting of 30 symmetric and nonsymmetric constitutional isomeric phenolic acids with unprecedented sequenced patterns, including two AB2, three AB3, eight AB4, five AB5, six AB6, three AB7, two AB8, and one AB9 synthesized by accelerated modular-orthogonal Ni-catalyzed borylation and cross-coupling. A single etherification step with 4-(n-dodecyloxy)benzyl chloride transformed all these phenolic acids, of interest also for other applications, into self-assembling dendrons. Despite this synthetic simplicity, they led to a diversity of unprecedented self-organizing principles: lamellar structures of interest for biological membrane mimics, helical columnar assemblies from rigid-solid angle dendrons forming Tobacco Mosaic Virus-like assemblies, columnar organizations from adaptable-solid angle dendrons forming disordered micellar-like nonhelical columns, columns from supramolecular spheres, five body-centered cubic phases displaying supramolecular orientational memory, rarely encountered in previous libraries forming predominantly Frank-Kasper phases, and two Frank-Kasper phases. Lessons from these self-organizing principles, discovered within a single generation of self-assembling dendrons, may help elaborate design principles for complex helical and nonhelical organizations of synthetic and biological matter.
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- Virgil Percec
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Laskar P, Dufès C. Emergence of cationic polyamine dendrimersomes: design, stimuli sensitivity and potential biomedical applications. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:6007-6026. [PMID: 34765868 PMCID: PMC8548884 DOI: 10.1039/d1na00536g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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For decades, self-assembled lipid vesicles have been widely used in clinics as nanoscale delivery systems for various biomedical applications, including treatment of various diseases. Due to their core-shell architecture and versatile nature, they have been successfully used as carriers for the delivery of a wide range of therapeutic cargos, including drugs and nucleic acids, in cancer treatment. Recently, surface-modified polyamine dendrimer-based vesicles, or dendrimersomes, have emerged as promising alternatives to lipid vesicles for various biomedical applications, due to their ease of synthesis, non-immunogenicity, stability in circulation and lower size polydispersity. This mini-review provides an overview of the recent advances resulting from the use of biomimetic hydrophobically-modified polyamine-based dendrimersomes towards biomedical applications, focusing mainly on the two most widely used polyamine dendrimers, namely polyamidoamine (PAMAM) and poly(propylene imine) (PPI) dendrimers.
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- Partha Laskar
- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley McAllen TX 78504 USA
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde 161 Cathedral Street Glasgow G4 0RE UK
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Tang Z, Li X, Tong L, Yang H, Wu J, Zhang X, Song T, Huang S, Zhu F, Chen G, Ouyang G. A Biocatalytic Cascade in an Ultrastable Mesoporous Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework for Point-of-Care Biosensing. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:23608-23613. [PMID: 34459532 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202110351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Herein, we report the first example of using mesoporous hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (MHOFs) as the protecting scaffold to organize a biocatalytic cascade. The confined microenvironment of MHOFs has robust and large transport channels, allowing the efficient transport of a wide range of biocatalytic substrates. This new MHOF-confined cascade system shows superior activity, extended scope of catalytic substrates, and ultrahigh stability that enables the operation of complex chemical transformations in a porous carrier. In addition, the advantages of MHOF-confined cascades system for point-of-care biosensing are also demonstrated. This study highlights the advantages of HOFs as scaffold for multiple enzyme assemblies, which has huge potential for mimicking complex cellular transformation networks in a controllable manner.
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- Zhuopeng Tang
- Department of Radiology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510150, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510150, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510150, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 511436, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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Tang Z, Li X, Tong L, Yang H, Wu J, Zhang X, Song T, Huang S, Zhu F, Chen G, Ouyang G. A Biocatalytic Cascade in an Ultrastable Mesoporous Hydrogen‐Bonded Organic Framework for Point‐of‐Care Biosensing. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202110351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Zhuopeng Tang
- Department of Radiology the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University Guangzhou Medical University Guangzhou 510150 China
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- Department of Radiology the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University Guangzhou Medical University Guangzhou 510150 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry School of Chemistry Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry School of Chemistry Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry School of Chemistry Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- Guanghua School of Stomatology Hospital of Stomatology Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510120 China
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- Department of Radiology the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University Guangzhou Medical University Guangzhou 510150 China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Guangzhou Medical University Guangzhou 511436 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry School of Chemistry Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry School of Chemistry Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry School of Chemistry Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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Percec V, Xiao Q. Helical Chirality of Supramolecular Columns and Spheres Self‐Organizes Complex Liquid Crystals, Crystals, and Quasicrystals. Isr J Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.202100057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Virgil Percec
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories Department of Chemistry University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104-6323 United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories Department of Chemistry University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104-6323 United States
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Kim Y, Hyun JY, Shin I. Multivalent glycans for biological and biomedical applications. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:10567-10593. [PMID: 34346405 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01606c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Recognition of glycans by proteins plays a crucial role in a variety of physiological processes in cells and living organisms. In addition, interactions of glycans with proteins are involved in the development of diverse diseases, such as pathogen infection, inflammation and tumor metastasis. It is well-known that multivalent glycans bind to proteins much more strongly than do their monomeric counterparts. Owing to this property, numerous multivalent glycans have been utilized to elucidate glycan-mediated biological processes and to discover glycan-based biomedical agents. In this review, we discuss recent advances (2014-2020) made in the development and biological and biomedical applications of synthetic multivalent glycans, including neoglycopeptides, neoglycoproteins, glycodendrimers, glycopolymers, glyconanoparticles and glycoliposomes. We hope this review assists researchers in the design and development of novel multivalent glycans with predictable activities.
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- Yujun Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Drug Discovery, Data Convergence Drug Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon 34114, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea.
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Su L, Feng Y, Wei K, Xu X, Liu R, Chen G. Carbohydrate-Based Macromolecular Biomaterials. Chem Rev 2021; 121:10950-11029. [PMID: 34338501 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Carbohydrates are the most abundant and one of the most important biomacromolecules in Nature. Except for energy-related compounds, carbohydrates can be roughly divided into two categories: Carbohydrates as matter and carbohydrates as information. As matter, carbohydrates are abundantly present in the extracellular matrix of animals and cell walls of various plants, bacteria, fungi, etc., serving as scaffolds. Some commonly found polysaccharides are featured as biocompatible materials with controllable rigidity and functionality, forming polymeric biomaterials which are widely used in drug delivery, tissue engineering, etc. As information, carbohydrates are usually referred to the glycans from glycoproteins, glycolipids, and proteoglycans, which bind to proteins or other carbohydrates, thereby meditating the cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. These glycans could be simplified as synthetic glycopolymers, glycolipids, and glycoproteins, which could be afforded through polymerization, multistep synthesis, or a semisynthetic strategy. The information role of carbohydrates can be demonstrated not only as targeting reagents but also as immune antigens and adjuvants. The latter are also included in this review as they are always in a macromolecular formulation. In this review, we intend to provide a relatively comprehensive summary of carbohydrate-based macromolecular biomaterials since 2010 while emphasizing the fundamental understanding to guide the rational design of biomaterials. Carbohydrate-based macromolecules on the basis of their resources and chemical structures will be discussed, including naturally occurring polysaccharides, naturally derived synthetic polysaccharides, glycopolymers/glycodendrimers, supramolecular glycopolymers, and synthetic glycolipids/glycoproteins. Multiscale structure-function relationships in several major application areas, including delivery systems, tissue engineering, and immunology, will be detailed. We hope this review will provide valuable information for the development of carbohydrate-based macromolecular biomaterials and build a bridge between the carbohydrates as matter and the carbohydrates as information to promote new biomaterial design in the near future.
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- Lu Su
- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.,Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5600, The Netherlands
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- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.,Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, P. R. China
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- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Department of Materials meet Life, Laboratory for Biomimetic Membranes and Textiles, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, St. Gallen 9014, Switzerland
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- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.,Multiscale Research Institute of Complex Systems, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Hu X, Li F, Xia F, Wang Q, Lin P, Wei M, Gong L, Low LE, Lee JY, Ling D. Dynamic nanoassembly-based drug delivery system (DNDDS): Learning from nature. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2021; 175:113830. [PMID: 34139254 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.113830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Dynamic nanoassembly-based drug delivery system (DNDDS) has evolved from being a mere curiosity to emerging as a promising strategy for high-performance diagnosis and/or therapy of various diseases. However, dynamic nano-bio interaction between DNDDS and biological systems remains poorly understood, which can be critical for precise spatiotemporal and functional control of DNDDS in vivo. To deepen the understanding for fine control over DNDDS, we aim to explore natural systems as the root of inspiration for researchers from various fields. This review highlights ingenious designs, nano-bio interactions, and controllable functionalities of state-of-the-art DNDDS under endogenous or exogenous stimuli, by learning from nature at the molecular, subcellular, and cellular levels. Furthermore, the assembly strategies and response mechanisms of tailor-made DNDDS based on the characteristics of various diseased microenvironments are intensively discussed. Finally, the current challenges and future perspectives of DNDDS are briefly commented.
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Rizvi A, Mulvey JT, Carpenter BP, Talosig R, Patterson JP. A Close Look at Molecular Self-Assembly with the Transmission Electron Microscope. Chem Rev 2021; 121:14232-14280. [PMID: 34329552 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Molecular self-assembly is pervasive in the formation of living and synthetic materials. Knowledge gained from research into the principles of molecular self-assembly drives innovation in the biological, chemical, and materials sciences. Self-assembly processes span a wide range of temporal and spatial domains and are often unintuitive and complex. Studying such complex processes requires an arsenal of analytical and computational tools. Within this arsenal, the transmission electron microscope stands out for its unique ability to visualize and quantify self-assembly structures and processes. This review describes the contribution that the transmission electron microscope has made to the field of molecular self-assembly. An emphasis is placed on which TEM methods are applicable to different structures and processes and how TEM can be used in combination with other experimental or computational methods. Finally, we provide an outlook on the current challenges to, and opportunities for, increasing the impact that the transmission electron microscope can have on molecular self-assembly.
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- Aoon Rizvi
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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Zhang D, Atochina-Vasserman EN, Maurya DS, Huang N, Xiao Q, Ona N, Liu M, Shahnawaz H, Ni H, Kim K, Billingsley MM, Pochan DJ, Mitchell MJ, Weissman D, Percec V. One-Component Multifunctional Sequence-Defined Ionizable Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimer Delivery Systems for mRNA. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:12315-12327. [PMID: 34324336 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c05813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Efficient viral or nonviral delivery of nucleic acids is the key step of genetic nanomedicine. Both viral and synthetic vectors have been successfully employed for genetic delivery with recent examples being DNA, adenoviral, and mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccines. Viral vectors can be target specific and very efficient but can also mediate severe immune response, cell toxicity, and mutations. Four-component lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) containing ionizable lipids, phospholipids, cholesterol for mechanical properties, and PEG-conjugated lipid for stability represent the current leading nonviral vectors for mRNA. However, the segregation of the neutral ionizable lipid as droplets in the core of the LNP, the "PEG dilemma", and the stability at only very low temperatures limit their efficiency. Here, we report the development of a one-component multifunctional ionizable amphiphilic Janus dendrimer (IAJD) delivery system for mRNA that exhibits high activity at a low concentration of ionizable amines organized in a sequence-defined arrangement. Six libraries containing 54 sequence-defined IAJDs were synthesized by an accelerated modular-orthogonal methodology and coassembled with mRNA into dendrimersome nanoparticles (DNPs) by a simple injection method rather than by the complex microfluidic technology often used for LNPs. Forty four (81%) showed activity in vitro and 31 (57%) in vivo. Some, exhibiting organ specificity, are stable at 5 °C and demonstrated higher transfection efficiency than positive control experiments in vitro and in vivo. Aside from practical applications, this proof of concept will help elucidate the mechanisms of packaging and release of mRNA from DNPs as a function of ionizable amine concentration, their sequence, and constitutional isomerism of IAJDs.
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- Dapeng Zhang
- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6321, United States
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6321, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Roy & Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Ogata M. Middle-molecular-weight Glycoclusters for the Crosslinking of Multivalent Lectins. TRENDS GLYCOSCI GLYC 2021. [DOI: 10.4052/tigg.2016.7e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Makoto Ogata
- Faculty of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Fukushima University
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Ogata M. Middle-molecular-weight Glycoclusters for the Crosslinking of Multivalent Lectins. TRENDS GLYCOSCI GLYC 2021. [DOI: 10.4052/tigg.2016.7j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Makoto Ogata
- Faculty of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Fukushima University
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Mousavifar L, Abdullayev S, Roy R. Recent Development in the Design of Neoglycoliposomes Bearing Arborescent Architectures. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26144281. [PMID: 34299556 PMCID: PMC8303545 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26144281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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This brief review highlights systematic progress in the design of synthetic glycolipid (neoglycolipids) analogs evolving from the conventional architectures of natural glycosphingolipids and gangliosides. Given that naturally occurring glycolipids are composed of only one hydrophilic sugar head-group and two hydrophobic lipid tails embedded in the lipid bilayers of the cell membranes, they usually require extraneous lipids (phosphatidylcholine, cholesterol) to confer their stability. In order to obviate the necessity for these additional stabilizing ingredients, recent investigations have merged dendrimer chemistry with that of neoglycolipid syntheses. This singular approach has provided novel glycoarchitectures allowing reconsidering the necessity for the traditional one to two hydrophilic/hydrophobic ratio. An emphasis has been provided in the recent design of modular arborescent neoglycolipid syntheses coined glycodendrimersomes.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-514-987-3000 (ext. 2546)
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Sinambela N, Bösking J, Abbas A, Pannwitz A. Recent Advances in Light Energy Conversion with Biomimetic Vesicle Membranes. Chembiochem 2021; 22:3140-3147. [PMID: 34223700 PMCID: PMC9292721 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Lipid bilayer membranes are ubiquitous in natural chemical conversions. They enable self‐assembly and compartmentalization of reaction partners and it becomes increasingly evident that a thorough fundamental understanding of these concepts is highly desirable for chemical reactions and solar energy conversion with artificial systems. This minireview focusses on selected case studies from recent years, most of which were inspired by either membrane‐facilitated light harvesting or respective charge transfer. The main focus is on highly biomimetic liposomes with artificial chromophores, and some cases for polymer‐membranes will be made. Furthermore, we categorized these studies into energy transfer and electron transfer, with phospholipid vesicles, and polymer membranes for light‐driven reactions.
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- Novitasari Sinambela
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie I, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie I, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie I, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie I, Universität Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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