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Sun N, Jia Y, Bai S, Yang Y, Dai L, Li J. Spatial mapping and quantitative evaluation of protein corona on PEGylated mesoporous silica particles by super-resolution fluorescence microscopy. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 653:351-358. [PMID: 37717435 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.09.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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Nanoparticles (NPs) adsorb serum proteins when exposed to biological fluids, forming a dynamic protein corona that has a profound impact on their overall biological profile and fate. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) modification is the most widely used strategy to mitigate and inhibit protein corona formation. Nevertheless, the accurate mapping and quantification of PEG inhibition effects on protein corona formation have scarcely been reported. Herein, we demonstrate the direct observation and quantification of protein corona adsorbed onto PEGylated mesoporous silica particles by direct stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (dSTORM). The variation tendency of protein penetration depth in terms of PEG molecular weights and incubated time is investigated for the first time. The maximum penetration depths present slight increase with the prolonged incubation time, while they tend to remarkably decrease with increased chain length of modified PEG. Moreover, the co-localization of preformed protein corona with lysosomes and the destination of adsorbed protein are demonstrated. Our method provides important technical characterization information and in-depth understanding of protein corona adsorbed onto PEGylated mesoporous silica particles. This shines new light on the behaviors of silica materials in cells and may promote their practical applications in biomedicine.
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- Nan Sun
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
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- Wenzhou Institute and Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Biophysics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325001, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Sun N, Jia Y, Bai S, Li Q, Dai L, Li J. The power of super-resolution microscopy in modern biomedical science. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 314:102880. [PMID: 36965225 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2023.102880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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Super-resolution microscopy (SRM) technology that breaks the diffraction limit has revolutionized the field of cell biology since its appearance, which enables researchers to visualize cellular structures with nanometric resolution, multiple colors and single-molecule sensitivity. With the flourishing development of hardware and the availability of novel fluorescent probes, the impact of SRM has already gone beyond cell biology and extended to nanomedicine, material science and nanotechnology, and remarkably boosted important breakthroughs in these fields. In this review, we will mainly highlight the power of SRM in modern biomedical science, discussing how these SRM techniques revolutionize the way we understand cell structures, biomaterials assembly and how assembled biomaterials interact with cellular organelles, and finally their promotion to the clinical pre-diagnosis. Moreover, we also provide an outlook on the current technical challenges and future improvement direction of SRM. We hope this review can provide useful information, inspire new ideas and propel the development both from the perspective of SRM techniques and from the perspective of SRM's applications.
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- Nan Sun
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering Institute of Process Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Wenzhou Institute and Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Biophysics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325001, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049.
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Mathur D, Galvan AR, Green CM, Liu K, Medintz IL. Uptake and stability of DNA nanostructures in cells: a cross-sectional overview of the current state of the art. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:2516-2528. [PMID: 36722508 PMCID: PMC10407680 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05868e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The physical and chemical properties of synthetic DNA have transformed this prototypical biopolymer into a versatile nanoscale building block material in the form of DNA nanotechnology. DNA nanotechnology is, in turn, providing unprecedented precision bioengineering for numerous biomedical applications at the nanoscale including next generation immune-modulatory materials, vectors for targeted delivery of nucleic acids, drugs, and contrast agents, intelligent sensors for diagnostics, and theranostics, which combines several of these functionalities into a single construct. Assembling a DNA nanostructure to be programmed with a specific number of targeting moieties on its surface to imbue it with concomitant cellular uptake and retention capabilities along with carrying a specific therapeutic dose is now eminently feasible due to the extraordinary self-assembling properties and high formation efficiency of these materials. However, what remains still only partially addressed is how exactly this class of materials is taken up into cells in both the native state and as targeted or chemically facilitated, along with how stable they are inside the cellular cytosol and other cellular organelles. In this minireview, we summarize what is currently reported in the literature about how (i) DNA nanostructures are taken up into cells along with (ii) what is understood about their subsequent stability in the complex multi-organelle environment of the cellular milieu along with biological fluids in general. This allows us to highlight the many challenges that still remain to overcome in understanding DNA nanostructure-cellular interactions in order to fully translate these exciting new materials.
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- Divita Mathur
- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Code 6900, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Code 6900, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Code 6900, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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Knappe GA, Wamhoff EC, Bathe M. Functionalizing DNA origami to investigate and interact with biological systems. NATURE REVIEWS. MATERIALS 2023; 8:123-138. [PMID: 37206669 PMCID: PMC10191391 DOI: 10.1038/s41578-022-00517-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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DNA origami has emerged as a powerful method to generate DNA nanostructures with dynamic properties and nanoscale control. These nanostructures enable complex biophysical studies and the fabrication of next-generation therapeutic devices. For these applications, DNA origami typically needs to be functionalized with bioactive ligands and biomacromolecular cargos. Here, we review methods developed to functionalize, purify, and characterize DNA origami nanostructures. We identify remaining challenges, such as limitations in functionalization efficiency and characterization. We then discuss where researchers can contribute to further advance the fabrication of functionalized DNA origami.
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- Grant A. Knappe
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States of America
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States of America
- Address correspondence to or
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States of America
- Address correspondence to or
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Frtús A, Smolková B, Uzhytchak M, Lunova M, Jirsa M, Henry SJW, Dejneka A, Stephanopoulos N, Lunov O. The interactions between DNA nanostructures and cells: A critical overview from a cell biology perspective. Acta Biomater 2022; 146:10-22. [PMID: 35523414 PMCID: PMC9590281 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.04.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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DNA nanotechnology has yielded remarkable advances in composite materials with diverse applications in biomedicine. The specificity and predictability of building 3D structures at the nanometer scale make DNA nanotechnology a promising tool for uses in biosensing, drug delivery, cell modulation, and bioimaging. However, for successful translation of DNA nanostructures to real-world applications, it is crucial to understand how they interact with living cells, and the consequences of such interactions. In this review, we summarize the current state of knowledge on the interactions of DNA nanostructures with cells. We identify key challenges, from a cell biology perspective, that influence progress towards the clinical translation of DNA nanostructures. We close by providing an outlook on what questions must be addressed to accelerate the clinical translation of DNA nanostructures. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Self-assembled DNA nanostructures (DNs) offers unique opportunities to overcome persistent challenges in the nanobiotechnology field. However, the interactions between engineered DNs and living cells are still not well defined. Critical systematization of current cellular models and biological responses triggered by DNs is a crucial foundation for the successful clinical translation of DNA nanostructures. Moreover, such an analysis will identify the pitfalls and challenges that are present in the field, and provide a basis for overcoming those challenges.
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- Adam Frtús
- Department of Optical and Biophysical Systems, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, 18221, Czech Republic
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- Department of Optical and Biophysical Systems, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, 18221, Czech Republic
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- Department of Optical and Biophysical Systems, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, 18221, Czech Republic
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- Department of Optical and Biophysical Systems, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, 18221, Czech Republic; Institute for Clinical & Experimental Medicine (IKEM), Prague, 14021, Czech Republic
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- Institute for Clinical & Experimental Medicine (IKEM), Prague, 14021, Czech Republic
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85281, United States; Biodesign Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, United States
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- Department of Optical and Biophysical Systems, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, 18221, Czech Republic
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85281, United States; Biodesign Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, United States.
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- Department of Optical and Biophysical Systems, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, 18221, Czech Republic.
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Mathur D, Rogers KE, Díaz SA, Muroski ME, Klein WP, Nag OK, Lee K, Field LD, Delehanty JB, Medintz IL. Determining the Cytosolic Stability of Small DNA Nanostructures In Cellula. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:5037-5045. [PMID: 35580267 PMCID: PMC9233082 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c00917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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DNA nanostructures have proven potential in biomedicine. However, their intracellular interactions─especially cytosolic stability─remain mostly unknown and attempts to discern this are confounded by the complexities of endocytic uptake and entrapment. Here, we bypass the endocytic uptake and evaluate the DNA structural stability directly in live cells. Commonly used DNA structures─crosshairs and a tetrahedron─were labeled with a multistep Förster resonance energy transfer dye cascade and microinjected into the cytosol of transformed and primary cells. Energy transfer loss, as monitored by fluorescence microscopy, reported the structure's direct time-resolved breakdown in cellula. The results showed rapid degradation of the DNA crosshair within 20 min, while the tetrahedron remained consistently intact for at least 1 h postinjection. Nuclease assays in conjunction with a current understanding of the tetrahedron's torsional rigidity confirmed its higher stability. Such studies can inform design parameters for future DNA nanostructures where programmable degradation rates may be required.
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- Divita Mathur
- College of Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, United States
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, United States
- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, United States
- American Society of Engineering Education, Washington, DC 20036, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, United States
- National Research Council, Washington, DC 20001, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, United States
- American Society of Engineering Education, Washington, DC 20036, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, United States
- National Research Council, Washington, DC 20001, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, United States
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Sun N, Jia Y, Wang C, Xia J, Cao H, Dai L, Li C, Zhang X, Li J. Monitoring the distribution of internalized silica nanoparticles inside cells via direct stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 615:248-255. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.01.196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zeng Y, Nixon RL, Liu W, Wang R. The applications of functionalized DNA nanostructures in bioimaging and cancer therapy. Biomaterials 2020; 268:120560. [PMID: 33285441 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.120560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecular carrier of genetic information that can be fabricated into functional nanomaterials in biochemistry and engineering fields. Those DNA nanostructures, synthesized via Watson-Crick base pairing, show a wide range of attributes along with excellent applicability, precise programmability, and extremely low cytotoxicity in vitro and in vivo. In this review, the applications of functionalized DNA nanostructures in bioimaging and tumor therapy are summarized. We focused on approaches involving DNA origami nanostructures due to their widespread use in previous and current reports. Non-DNA origami nanostructures such as DNA tetrahedrons are also covered. Finally, the remaining challenges and perspectives regarding DNA nanostructures in the biomedical arena are discussed.
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- Yun Zeng
- Department of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA; Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuroimaging, Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710126, PR China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA; Center for Research in Energy and Environment, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA.
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Sun J, Sun X. Recent advances in the construction of DNA nanostructure with signal amplification and ratiometric response for miRNA sensing and imaging. Trends Analyt Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2020.115900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Yao Q, Wang C, Fu M, Dai L, Li J, Gao Y. Dynamic Detection of Active Enzyme Instructed Supramolecular Assemblies In Situ via Super-Resolution Microscopy. ACS NANO 2020; 14:4882-4889. [PMID: 32233450 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c00883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Inspired by the self-assembly phenomena in nature, the instructed self-assembly of exogenous small molecules in a biological environment has become a prevalent process to control cell fate. Despite mounting examples of versatile bioactivities, the underlying mechanism remains less understood, which is in large hindered by the difficulties in the identification of those dynamic assemblies in situ. Here, with direct stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy, we are able to elucidate the dynamic morphology transformation of the enzyme-instructed supramolecular assemblies in situ inside cancer cells with a resolution below 50 nm. It indicates that the assembling molecules endure drastically different pathways between cell lines with different phosphatase activities and distribution. In HeLa cells, the direct formation of intracellular supramolecular nanofibers showed slight cytotoxicity, which was due to the possible cellular secretory pathway to excrete those exogenous molecules assemblies. In contrast, in Saos-2 cells with active phosphatase on the cell surface, assemblies with granular morphology first formed on the cell membranes, followed by a transformation into nanofibers and accumulation in cells, which induced Saos-2 cell death eventually. Overall, we provided a convenient method to reveal the in situ dynamic nanomorphology transformation of the supramolecular assemblies in a biological environment, in order to decipher their diverse biological activities.
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- Qingxin Yao
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Thermodynamics Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Thermodynamics Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Thermodynamics Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Xia W, Ling B, Wang L, Gao F, Chen H. A near-infrared upconversion luminescence total internal reflection platform for quantitative image analysis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:8440-8443. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03119d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A near-infrared upconversion luminescence total internal reflection platform was developed for quantitative image analysis of ClO−.
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- Wanying Xia
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Chemo-Biosensing
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Anhui Normal University
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Chemo-Biosensing
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Anhui Normal University
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Chemo-Biosensing
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Anhui Normal University
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Chemo-Biosensing
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Anhui Normal University
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- Anhui Key Laboratory of Chemo-Biosensing
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids
- Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Anhui Normal University
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Mathur D, Medintz IL. The Growing Development of DNA Nanostructures for Potential Healthcare-Related Applications. Adv Healthc Mater 2019; 8:e1801546. [PMID: 30843670 PMCID: PMC9285959 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201801546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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DNA self-assembly has proven to be a highly versatile tool for engineering complex and dynamic biocompatible nanostructures from the bottom up with a wide range of potential bioapplications currently being pursued. Primary among these is healthcare, with the goal of developing diagnostic, imaging, and drug delivery devices along with combinatorial theranostic devices. The path to understanding a role for DNA nanotechnology in biomedical sciences is being approached carefully and systematically, starting from analyzing the stability and immune-stimulatory properties of DNA nanostructures in physiological conditions, to estimating their accessibility and application inside cellular and model animal systems. Much remains to be uncovered but the field continues to show promising results toward developing useful biomedical devices. This review discusses some aspects of DNA nanotechnology that makes it a favorable ingredient for creating nanoscale research and biomedical devices and looks at experiments undertaken to determine its stability in vivo. This is presented in conjugation with examples of state-of-the-art developments in biomolecular sensing, imaging, and drug delivery. Finally, some of the major challenges that warrant the attention of the scientific community are highlighted, in order to advance the field into clinically relevant applications.
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- Divita Mathur
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and EngineeringU.S. Naval Research Laboratory Code 6910WashingtonDC20375USA
- College of ScienceGeorge Mason UniversityFairfaxVA22030USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and EngineeringU.S. Naval Research Laboratory Code 6907WashingtonDC20375USA
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Huang R, He N, Li Z. Recent progresses in DNA nanostructure-based biosensors for detection of tumor markers. Biosens Bioelectron 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.02.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Wang P, Rahman MA, Zhao Z, Weiss K, Zhang C, Chen Z, Hurwitz SJ, Chen ZG, Shin DM, Ke Y. Visualization of the Cellular Uptake and Trafficking of DNA Origami Nanostructures in Cancer Cells. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:2478-2484. [PMID: 29406750 PMCID: PMC7261494 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b09024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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DNA origami is a promising molecular delivery system for a variety of therapeutic applications including cancer therapy, given its capability to fabricate homogeneous nanostructures whose physicochemical properties (size, shape, surface chemistry) can be precisely tailored. However, the correlation between DNA-origami design and internalization efficiency in different cancer cell lines remains elusive. We investigated the cellular uptake of four DNA-origami nanostructures (DONs) with programmed sizes and shapes in multiple human cancer cell lines. The cellular uptake efficiency of DONs was influenced by size, shape, and cell line. Scavenger receptors were responsible for the internalization of DONs into cancer cells. We observed distinct stages of the internalization process of a gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-tagged rod-shape DON, using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. This study provides detailed understanding of cellular uptake and intracellular trafficking of DONs in cancer cells, and offers new insights for future optimization of DON-based drug delivery systems for cancer treatment.
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- Pengfei Wang
- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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Ora A, Järvihaavisto E, Zhang H, Auvinen H, Santos HA, Kostiainen MA, Linko V. Cellular delivery of enzyme-loaded DNA origami. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 52:14161-14164. [PMID: 27869278 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc08197e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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In this communication, we show that active enzymes can be delivered into HEK293 cells in vitro when they are attached to tubular DNA origami nanostructures. We use bioluminescent enzymes as a cargo and monitor their activity from a cell lysate. The results show that the enzymes stay intact and retain their activity in the transfection process. The method is highly modular, which makes it a compelling candidate for a great variety of delivery applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ari Ora
- Biohybrid Materials, Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Technology, Aalto University, P. O. Box 16100, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland.
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- Biohybrid Materials, Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Technology, Aalto University, P. O. Box 16100, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland.
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland
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- Biohybrid Materials, Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Technology, Aalto University, P. O. Box 16100, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland.
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland
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- Biohybrid Materials, Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Technology, Aalto University, P. O. Box 16100, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland.
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- Biohybrid Materials, Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Technology, Aalto University, P. O. Box 16100, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland.
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Auvinen H, Zhang H, Nonappa, Kopilow A, Niemelä EH, Nummelin S, Correia A, Santos HA, Linko V, Kostiainen MA. Protein Coating of DNA Nanostructures for Enhanced Stability and Immunocompatibility. Adv Healthc Mater 2017; 6. [PMID: 28738444 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201700692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Revised: 06/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Fully addressable DNA nanostructures, especially DNA origami, possess huge potential to serve as inherently biocompatible and versatile molecular platforms. However, their use as delivery vehicles in therapeutics is compromised by their low stability and poor transfection rates. This study shows that DNA origami can be coated by precisely defined one-to-one protein-dendron conjugates to tackle the aforementioned issues. The dendron part of the conjugate serves as a cationic binding domain that attaches to the negatively charged DNA origami surface via electrostatic interactions. The protein is attached to dendron through cysteine-maleimide bond, making the modular approach highly versatile. This work demonstrates the coating using two different proteins: bovine serum albumin (BSA) and class II hydrophobin (HFBI). The results reveal that BSA-coating significantly improves the origami stability against endonucleases (DNase I) and enhances the transfection into human embryonic kidney (HEK293) cells. Importantly, it is observed that BSA-coating attenuates the activation of immune response in mouse primary splenocytes. Serum albumin is the most abundant protein in the blood with a long circulation half-life and has already found clinically approved applications in drug delivery. It is therefore envisioned that the proposed system can open up further opportunities to tune the properties of DNA nanostructures in biological environment, and enable their use in various delivery applications.
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- Henni Auvinen
- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Aalto University FI‐00076 Aalto Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology Faculty of Pharmacy University of Helsinki FI‐00014 Helsinki Finland
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Åbo Akademi University FI‐20520 Turku Finland
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- Molecular Materials, Department of Applied Physics Aalto University FI‐00076 Aalto Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Aalto University FI‐00076 Aalto Finland
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- Research Programs Unit, Faculty of Medicine University of Helsinki P.O. Box 63 FI‐00014 Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Aalto University FI‐00076 Aalto Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology Faculty of Pharmacy University of Helsinki FI‐00014 Helsinki Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology Faculty of Pharmacy University of Helsinki FI‐00014 Helsinki Finland
- Helsinki Institute of Life Science University of Helsinki Helsinki FI‐00014 Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Aalto University FI‐00076 Aalto Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Aalto University FI‐00076 Aalto Finland
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