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Patoine K, Ta K, Gilbert A, Percuoco M, Gerdon AE. Equilibrium interactions of biomimetic DNA aptamers produce intrafibrillar calcium phosphate mineralization of collagen. Acta Biomater 2024; 179:234-242. [PMID: 38554888 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2024.03.018] [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: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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Native and biomimetic DNA structures have been demonstrated to impact materials synthesis under a variety of conditions but have only just begun to be explored in this role compared to other biopolymers such as peptides, proteins, polysaccharides, and glycopolymers. One selected DNA aptamer has been explored in calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate mineralization, demonstrating sequence-dependent control of kinetics, morphology, and crystallinity. This aptamer is here applied to a biologically-relevant bone model system that uses collagen hydrogels. In the presence of the aptamer, intrafibrillar collagen mineralization is observed compared to negative controls and a positive control using well-studied poly-aspartic acid. The mechanism of interaction is explored through affinity measurements, kinetics of calcium uptake, and kinetics of aptamer uptake into the forming mineral. There is a marked difference observed between the selected aptamer containing a G-quadruplex secondary structure compared to a control sequence with no G-quadruplex. It is hypothesized that the equilibrium interaction of the aptamer with calcium-phosphate precursors and with the collagen itself leads to slow kinetic mineral formation and a morphology appropriate to bone. This points to new uses for DNA aptamers in biologically-relevant mineralization systems and the possibility of future biomedical applications. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Collagen is the protein structural component that mineralizes with calcium phosphate to form durable bone. Crystalline calcium phosphate must be infused throughout the collagen fiber structure to produce a strong material. This process is assisted by soluble proteins that interact with both calcium phosphate precursors and the collagen protein and has been proposed to follow a polymer-induce liquid precursor (PILP) model. Further understanding of this model and control of the process through synthetic, biomimetic molecules could have significant advantages in biomedical, restorative procedures. For the first time, synthetic DNA aptamers with specific secondary structures are here shown to influence and direct collagen mineralization. The mechanism of this process has been studied to demonstrate an important equilibrium between the DNA aptamer, calcium phosphate precursors, and collagen.
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- Kassidy Patoine
- Department of Chemistry & Physics, Emmanuel College, 400 Fenway, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Physics, Emmanuel College, 400 Fenway, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Physics, Emmanuel College, 400 Fenway, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Physics, Emmanuel College, 400 Fenway, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Physics, Emmanuel College, 400 Fenway, Boston, MA 02115, United States.
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Fu L, Qi C, Sun T, Huang K, Lin J, Huang P. Glucose oxidase-instructed biomineralization of calcium-based biomaterials for biomedical applications. EXPLORATION (BEIJING, CHINA) 2023; 3:20210110. [PMID: 38264686 PMCID: PMC10742215 DOI: 10.1002/exp.20210110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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In recent years, glucose oxidase (GOx) has aroused great research interest in the treatment of diseases related to abnormal glucose metabolisms like cancer and diabetes. However, as a kind of endogenous oxido-reductase, GOx suffers from poor stability and system toxicity in vivo. In order to overcome this bottleneck, GOx is encapsulated in calcium-based biomaterials (CaXs) such as calcium phosphate (CaP) and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) by using it as a biotemplate to simulate the natural biomineralization process. The biomineralized GOx holds improved stability and reduced side effects, due to the excellent bioactivity, biocompatibitliy, and biodegradability of CaXs. In this review, the state-of-the-art studies on GOx-mineralized CaXs are introduced with an emphasis on their application in various biomedical fields including disease diagnosis, cancer treatment, and diabetes management. The current challenges and future perspectives of GOx-mineralized CaXs are discussed, which is expected to promote further studies on these smart GOx-mineralized CaXs biomaterials for practical applications.
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- Lian‐Hua Fu
- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical EngineeringInternational Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET)School of Biomedical EngineeringShenzhen University Medical SchoolShenzhen UniversityShenzhenChina
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical EngineeringInternational Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET)School of Biomedical EngineeringShenzhen University Medical SchoolShenzhen UniversityShenzhenChina
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical EngineeringInternational Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET)School of Biomedical EngineeringShenzhen University Medical SchoolShenzhen UniversityShenzhenChina
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical EngineeringInternational Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET)School of Biomedical EngineeringShenzhen University Medical SchoolShenzhen UniversityShenzhenChina
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- Marshall Laboratory of Biomedical EngineeringInternational Cancer Center, Laboratory of Evolutionary Theranostics (LET)School of Biomedical EngineeringShenzhen University Medical SchoolShenzhen UniversityShenzhenChina
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Colon S, Paige A, Bolarinho R, Young H, Gerdon AE. Secondary Structure of DNA Aptamer Influences Biomimetic Mineralization of Calcium Carbonate. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:6274-6282. [PMID: 36715729 PMCID: PMC9924263 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c15626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Calcium materials, such as calcium carbonate, are produced in natural and industrial settings that range from oceanic to biomedical. An array of biological and biomimetic template molecules have been employed in controlling and understanding the mineralization reaction but have largely focused on small molecule additives or disordered polyelectrolytes. DNA aptamers are synthetic and programmable biomolecules with polyelectrolyte characteristics but with predictable and controllable secondary structure akin to native extracellular moieties. This work demonstrates for the first time the influence of DNA aptamers with known G-quadruplex structures on calcium carbonate mineralization. Aptamers demonstrate kinetic inhibition of mineral formation, sequence and pH-dependent uptake into the mineral, and morphological control of the primarily calcite material in controlled solution conditions. In reactions initiated from the complex matrix of ocean water, DNA aptamers demonstrated enhancement of mineralization kinetics and resulting amorphous material. This work provides new biomimetic tools to employ in controlled mineralization and demonstrates the influence that template secondary structure can have in material formation.
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- Department of Chemistry and
Physics, Emmanuel College, 400 The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Physics, Emmanuel College, 400 The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Physics, Emmanuel College, 400 The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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Dick TA, Sone ED, Uludağ H. Mineralized vectors for gene therapy. Acta Biomater 2022; 147:1-33. [PMID: 35643193 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.05.036] [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: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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There is an intense interest in developing materials for safe and effective delivery of polynucleotides using non-viral vectors. Mineralization of organic templates has long been used to produce complex materials with outstanding biocompatibility. However, a lack of control over mineral growth has limited the applicability of mineralized materials to a few in vitro applications. With better control over mineral growth and surface functionalization, mineralized vectors have advanced significantly in recent years. Here, we review the recent progress in chemical synthesis, physicochemical properties, and applications of mineralized materials in gene therapy, focusing on structure-function relationships. We contrast the classical understanding of the mineralization mechanism with recent ideas of mineralization. A brief introduction to gene delivery is summarized, followed by a detailed survey of current mineralized vectors. The vectors derived from calcium phosphate are articulated and compared to other minerals with unique features. Advanced mineral vectors derived from templated mineralization and specialty coatings are critically analyzed. Mineral systems beyond the co-precipitation are explored as more complex multicomponent systems. Finally, we conclude with a perspective on the future of mineralized vectors by carefully demarcating the boundaries of our knowledge and highlighting ambiguous areas in mineralized vectors. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Therapy by gene-based medicines is increasingly utilized to cure diseases that are not alleviated by conventional drug therapy. Gene medicines, however, rely on macromolecular nucleic acids that are too large and too hydrophilic for cellular uptake. Without tailored materials, they are not functional for therapy. One emerging class of nucleic acid delivery system is mineral-based materials. The fact that they can undergo controlled dissolution with minimal footprint in biological systems are making them attractive for clinical use, where safety is utmost importance. In this submission, we will review the emerging synthesis technology and the range of new generation minerals for use in gene medicines.
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Wu S, Zhang M, Song J, Weber S, Liu X, Fan C, Wu Y. Fine Customization of Calcium Phosphate Nanostructures with Site-Specific Modification by DNA Templated Mineralization. ACS NANO 2021; 15:1555-1565. [PMID: 33332975 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c08998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Calcium phosphate (Ca-P) is the most abundant biomineral in hard tissues with diverse microstructures, which in nature ensure a broad range of functionalities with virtually similar and simple chemical compositions. Artificial fabrication of rationally designed Ca-P materials with arbitrary microstructures is a long-standing challenge for inorganic chemists. Although DNA nanotechnology has been elegantly used to modulate the nanofabrication of inorganic materials because of its programmability, encoding customized Ca-P mineralization with high structural precision remains unachievable because of fast affinity-driven crystal growth. Herein, this long-standing ambition has been skillfully fulfilled by taking advantage of crystallization via a particle attachment (CPA) process. The derived hybrid materials not only well inherited the structural details encoded by the DNA template but also exhibited significantly enhanced mechanical strength, even after heating. Moreover, this method preserved preinstalled synthetic functionalities on the DNA surface, allowing for downstream site-specific modification.
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- Shanshan Wu
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Load, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Load, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz 55128, Germany
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200024, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200024, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia Medica, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Load, Wuhan 430074, China
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Athanasiadou D, Carneiro KMM. DNA nanostructures as templates for biomineralization. Nat Rev Chem 2021; 5:93-108. [PMID: 37117611 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-020-00242-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Nature uses extracellular matrix scaffolds to organize biominerals into hierarchical structures over various length scales. This has inspired the design of biomimetic mineralization scaffolds, with DNA nanostructures being among the most promising. DNA nanotechnology makes use of molecular recognition to controllably give 1D, 2D and 3D nanostructures. The control we have over these structures makes them attractive templates for the synthesis of mineralized tissues, such as bones and teeth. In this Review, we first summarize recent work on the crystallization processes and structural features of biominerals on the nanoscale. We then describe self-assembled DNA nanostructures and come to the intersection of these two themes: recent applications of DNA templates in nanoscale biomineralization, a crucial process to regenerate mineralized tissues.
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Selected DNA aptamers as hydroxyapatite affinity reagents. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1110:115-121. [PMID: 32278386 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2019] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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DNA aptamers were selected for their ability to bind specifically and quickly to crystalline hydroxyapatite (Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2; HAP), the primary mineral component of enamel and bone. Aptamers were found to have an enhanced percent of G-nucleotides and a propensity for forming a G-quadruplex secondary structure. One aptamer was studied in comparison to control sequences and was found to bind with high affinity and at high loading capacity, with enhanced binding kinetics, and with specificity for crystalline HAP material over amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) and β-tricalcium phosphate (TCP). The fluorescently-functionalized aptamer was demonstrated to specifically label HAP in a surface binding experiment and suggests the usefulness of this selected aptamer in biomedical or biotechnology fields where the labeling of specific calcium phosphate materials is required.
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Vorobjev P, Epanchintseva A, Lomzov A, Tupikin A, Kabilov M, Pyshnaya I, Pyshnyi D. DNA Binding to Gold Nanoparticles through the Prism of Molecular Selection: Sequence-Affinity Relation. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:7916-7928. [PMID: 31117729 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b00661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Native DNA strongly adsorbs to citrate-coated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). The resulting composites (DNA/AuNPs) are valuable materials in many fields, especially in biomedicine. For this reason, the process of adsorption is a focus for intensive research. In this work, DNA adsorption to gold nanoparticles was studied using a molecular selection procedure followed by high-throughput DNA sequencing. The chemically synthesized DNA library containing a central N26 randomized fragment was sieved through four cycles of adsorption to AuNPs in a tree-like selection-amplification scheme (SELEX (Selective Evolution of Ligands by EXponential enrichment)). The frequencies of occurrence of specific oligomeric DNA motifs, k-mers ( k = 1-6), in the initial and selected pools were calculated. Distribution of secondary structures in the pools was analyzed. A large set of diverse A, T, and G enriched k-mers undergo a pronounced positive selection, and these sequences demonstrate faster and strong binding to the AuNPs. For facile binding, such structural motifs should be located in the loop regions of weak intramolecular complexes-hairpins with imperfect stem, or other portion of the structure, which is unpaired under selection conditions. Our data also show that, under the conditions employed in this study, cytosine is significantly depleted during the selection process, although guanine remains unchanged. These regularities were confirmed in a series of binding experiments with a set of synthetic DNA oligonucleotides. The detailed analysis of DNA binding to AuNPs shows that the sequence specificity of this interaction is low due to its nature, although the presence and the number of specific structural motifs in DNA affect both the rate of formation and the strength of the formed noncovalent associates with AuNPs.
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- Pavel Vorobjev
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine , Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 8 Lavrentiev Avenue , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia
- Novosibirsk State University , 2, Pirogova Street , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine , Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 8 Lavrentiev Avenue , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine , Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 8 Lavrentiev Avenue , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia
- Novosibirsk State University , 2, Pirogova Street , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine , Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 8 Lavrentiev Avenue , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine , Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 8 Lavrentiev Avenue , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine , Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 8 Lavrentiev Avenue , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine , Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences , 8 Lavrentiev Avenue , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia
- Novosibirsk State University , 2, Pirogova Street , Novosibirsk 630090 , Russia
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Shlaferman J, Paige A, Meserve K, Miech JA, Gerdon AE. Selected DNA Aptamers Influence Kinetics and Morphology in Calcium Phosphate Mineralization. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2019; 5:3228-3236. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Jacob Shlaferman
- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Emmanuel College, 400 The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Emmanuel College, 400 The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Emmanuel College, 400 The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Emmanuel College, 400 The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Emmanuel College, 400 The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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Qi C, Musetti S, Fu LH, Zhu YJ, Huang L. Biomolecule-assisted green synthesis of nanostructured calcium phosphates and their biomedical applications. Chem Soc Rev 2019; 48:2698-2737. [PMID: 31080987 DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00489g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Calcium phosphates (CaPs) are ubiquitous in nature and vertebrate bones and teeth, and have high biocompatibility and promising applications in various biomedical fields. Nanostructured calcium phosphates (NCaPs) are recognized as promising nanocarriers for drug/gene/protein delivery owing to their high specific surface area, pH-responsive degradability, high drug/gene/protein loading capacity and sustained release performance. In order to control the structure and surface properties of NCaPs, various biomolecules with high biocompatibility such as nucleic acids, proteins, peptides, liposomes and phosphorus-containing biomolecules are used in the synthesis of NCaPs. Moreover, biomolecules play important roles in the synthesis processes, resulting in the formation of various NCaPs with different sizes and morphologies. At room temperature, biomolecules can play the following roles: (1) acting as a biocompatible organic phase to form biomolecule/CaP hybrid nanostructured materials; (2) serving as a biotemplate for the biomimetic mineralization of NCaPs; (3) acting as a biocompatible modifier to coat the surface of NCaPs, preventing their aggregation and increasing their colloidal stability. Under heating conditions, biomolecules can (1) control the crystallization process of NCaPs by forming biomolecule/CaP nanocomposites before heating; (2) prevent the rapid and disordered growth of NCaPs by chelating with Ca2+ ions to form precursors; (3) provide the phosphorus source for the controlled synthesis of NCaPs by using phosphorus-containing biomolecules. This review focuses on the important roles of biomolecules in the synthesis of NCaPs, which are expected to guide the design and controlled synthesis of NCaPs. Moreover, we will also summarize the biomedical applications of NCaPs in nanomedicine and tissue engineering, and discuss their current research trends and future prospects.
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- Chao Qi
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P. R. China.
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Solution rheological parameters modulate calcium phosphate mineralization in a microfluidic device. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2019; 94:11-16. [PMID: 30423691 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2017] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Mineralization of calcium phosphate and other materials in vivo and in natural water sources occurs in solutions that are not stagnant, but are flowing. Flow conditions could influence solution mixing and, therefore, mineralization kinetics or mechanism. This work describes the design and characterization of a multi-stream parallel flow microfluidic device that allows for controlled solution mixing and indirect control of laminar flow by altering the microfluidic device width, shape, length, flow rate, and flow velocity. Measurement of solution mixing was accomplished using the protonation of quinine to produce a fluorescent molecule and the rate of calcium phosphate mineralization was monitored by optical microscopy and analysis with Image J software. Experiments were designed to hold the flow rate constant, allowing the solution velocity to vary and to hold the velocity constant, allowing the flow rate to vary. It was found that small changes in laminar flow conditions do not correlate to mineral growth, but solution velocity and flow rate have a substantial effect on calcium phosphate mineralization. AFM and SEM characterization of the mineral produced shows an amorphous material and varying degrees of mineralization possibly due to variation in supersaturation conditions across the solution mixing area. This microfluidic device and analysis procedure allows for improved study of mineralization and the effect of flow conditions relevant to those seen in biological settings.
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Fafińska J, Czech A, Sitz T, Ignatova Z, Hahn U. DNA Aptamers for the Malignant Transformation Marker CD24. Nucleic Acid Ther 2018; 28:326-334. [PMID: 30407110 DOI: 10.1089/nat.2018.0748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Cluster of differentiation 24 (CD24) is a cell surface glycoprotein, which is largely present on hematopoietic cells and many types of solid tumor cells. CD24 is known to be involved in a wide range of downstream signaling pathways and neural development, yet the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Moreover, its production correlates with poor cancer prognosis, and targeting of CD24 with different antibodies has been shown to inhibit disease progression. Nucleic acid aptamers are oligonucleotides that are selected from random DNA or RNA libraries for high affinity and specific binding to a certain target. Thus, they can be used as an alternative to antibodies. To gain an insight on CD24 role and its interaction partners, we performed several SELEX (systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment) experiments to select CD24-specfiic DNA aptamers. We found that the cell-SELEX approach was the most useful and that using HT-29 cell line presenting CD24 along with CD24 knockdown HT-29 cells has selected six aptamers. For the selected aptamers, we determined dissociation constants in the nanomolar range (18-709 nM) using flow cytometry. These aptamers can be applied as diagnostic tools to track cancer progression and bear a potential for therapeutic use for inhibiting signaling pathways that promote the metastatic process.
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- Joanna Fafińska
- Hamburg University, MIN Faculty, Chemistry Department, Institute for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Hamburg University, MIN Faculty, Chemistry Department, Institute for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Hamburg University, MIN Faculty, Chemistry Department, Institute for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Hamburg University, MIN Faculty, Chemistry Department, Institute for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Hamburg University, MIN Faculty, Chemistry Department, Institute for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Hamburg, Germany
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Wang Y, Satyavolu NSR, Lu Y. Sequence-Specific Control of Inorganic Nanomaterials Morphologies by Biomolecules. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2018; 38:158-169. [PMID: 31289450 DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2018.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Controlling morphologies of nanomaterials such as their shapes and surface features has been a major endeavor in the field of nanoscale science and engineering, because the morphology is a major determining factor for functional properties of nanomaterials. Compared with conventional capping ligands based on organic molecules or polymers, the programmability of biomolecules makes them attractive alternatives for morphology-controlled nanomaterials synthesis. Towards the goal of predictable control of the synthesis, many studies have been performed on using different sequences of biomolecules to generate specific nanomaterial morphology. In this review, we summarize recent studies in the past few years on using DNA and peptide sequences to control inorganic nanomaterial morphologies, focusing on both case studies and mechanistic investigations. The functional properties resulting from such a sequence-specific control are also discussed, along with strengths and limitations of different approaches to achieving the goal.
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- Yiming Wang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801, United States
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Zhou Y, Huang Z, Yang R, Liu J. Selection and Screening of DNA Aptamers for Inorganic Nanomaterials. Chemistry 2017; 24:2525-2532. [PMID: 29205597 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201704600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Searching for DNA sequences that can strongly and selectively bind to inorganic surfaces is a long-standing topic in bionanotechnology, analytical chemistry and biointerface research. This can be achieved either by aptamer selection starting with a very large library of ≈1014 random DNA sequences, or by careful screening of a much smaller library (usually from a few to a few hundred) with rationally designed sequences. Unlike typical molecular targets, inorganic surfaces often have quite strong DNA adsorption affinities due to polyvalent binding and even chemical interactions. This leads to a very high background binding making aptamer selection difficult. Screening, on the other hand, can be designed to compare relative binding affinities of different DNA sequences and could be more appropriate for inorganic surfaces. The resulting sequences have been used for DNA-directed assembly, sorting of carbon nanotubes, and DNA-controlled growth of inorganic nanomaterials. It was recently discovered that poly-cytosine (C) DNA can strongly bind to a diverse range of nanomaterials including nanocarbons (graphene oxide and carbon nanotubes), various metal oxides and transition-metal dichalcogenides. In this Concept article, we articulate the need for screening and potential artifacts associated with traditional aptamer selection methods for inorganic surfaces. Representative examples of application are discussed, and a few future research opportunities are proposed towards the end of this article.
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- Yibo Zhou
- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, P. R. China.,Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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Wang L, Zhang Z, Liu B, Liu Y, Lopez A, Wu J, Liu J. Interfacing DNA Oligonucleotides with Calcium Phosphate and Other Metal Phosphates. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 34:14975-14982. [PMID: 29228772 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
Calcium phosphate (CaP) has long been used for DNA delivery, although its fundamental interaction with DNA, especially with single-stranded DNA oligonucleotides, remains to be fully understood. Using fluorescently labeled oligonucleotides, we herein studied DNA adsorption isotherm and the effect of DNA length and sequence. Longer DNAs are adsorbed more strongly, and at neutral pH, poly-C DNAs are adsorbed more than the other three DNA homopolymers. However, at near pH 11, the pH of CaP synthesis, T30 DNA is adsorbed more strongly than C30 or A30. This can explain why T30 and G30 can fully inhibit the growth of CaP, while A30 and C30 only retarded its growth kinetics. DNA adsorption also reduces aggregation of CaP. DNA desorption experiments were carried out using concentrated urea, thymidine, or inorganic phosphate as competitors, and desorption was observed only in the presence of phosphate, suggesting that DNA uses its phosphate backbone to interact with the CaP surface. Desorption was also promoted by raising the NaCl concentration suggesting the electrostatic nature of interaction. Finally, ten different metal phosphate materials were synthesized by co-precipitating each metal ion (Ce3+, Fe3+, Ca2+, Ni2+, Zn2+, Mn2+, Ba2+, Cu2+, Sr2+, Co2+), and DNA adsorption by these phosphate precipitants was found to be related to their surface charge and metal chemistry. This work has revealed fundamental surface science of DNA adsorption by CaP and other metal phosphate salts, and this knowledge might be useful for gene delivery, biomineralization, and DNA-directed assembly of metal phosphate materials.
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Affiliation(s)
- Liu Wang
- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310058, China
- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo , Waterloo, N2L 3G1 Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo , Waterloo, N2L 3G1 Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo , Waterloo, N2L 3G1 Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo , Waterloo, N2L 3G1 Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo , Waterloo, N2L 3G1 Ontario, Canada
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310058, China
| | - Juewen Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo , Waterloo, N2L 3G1 Ontario, Canada
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