Perspectives of using microRNA-loaded nanocarriers for epigenetic reprogramming of drug resistant colorectal cancers

OA Sukocheva, J Liu, ME Neganova… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Epigenetic regulation by microRNAs (miRs) demonstrated a promising therapeutic potential
of these molecules to regulate genetic activity in different cancers, including colorectal …

Recent advances in DNA origami-engineered nanomaterials and applications

P Zhan, A Peil, Q Jiang, D Wang, S Mousavi… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
DNA nanotechnology is a unique field, where physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics,
engineering, and materials science can elegantly converge. Since the original proposal of …

[HTML][HTML] Functionalization and higher-order organization of liposomes with DNA nanostructures

Z Zhang, Z Feng, X Zhao, D Jean, Z Yu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Small unilamellar vesicles (SUVs) are indispensable model membranes, organelle mimics,
and drug and vaccine carriers. However, the lack of robust techniques to functionalize or …

Engineering DNA-based cytoskeletons for synthetic cells

K Jahnke, K Göpfrich - Interface Focus, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The development and bottom-up assembly of synthetic cells with a functional cytoskeleton
sets a major milestone to understand cell mechanics and to develop man-made machines …

DNA-origami line-actants control domain organization and fission in synthetic membranes

R Rubio-Sánchez, BM Mognetti, P Cicuta… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cells can precisely program the shape and lateral organization of their membranes using
protein machinery. Aiming to replicate a comparable degree of control, here we introduce …

DNA origami voltage sensors for transmembrane potentials with single-molecule sensitivity

SE Ochmann, H Joshi, E Büber, HG Franquelim… - Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Signal transmission in neurons goes along with changes in the transmembrane potential. To
report them, different approaches, including optical voltage-sensing dyes and genetically …

Self‐assembly of DNA nanostructures in different cations

A Rodriguez, D Gandavadi, J Mathivanan, T Song… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The programmable nature of DNA allows the construction of custom‐designed static and
dynamic nanostructures, and assembly conditions typically require high concentrations of …

A synthetic signaling network imitating the action of immune cells in response to bacterial metabolism

M Walczak, L Mancini, J Xu, F Raguseo… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
State‐of‐the‐art bottom‐up synthetic biology allows to replicate many basic biological
functions in artificial‐cell‐like devices. To mimic more complex behaviors, however, artificial …

Binding of DNA origami to lipids: maximizing yield and switching via strand displacement

JKD Singh, E Darley, P Ridone, JP Gaston… - Nucleic acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Liposomes are widely used as synthetic analogues of cell membranes and for drug delivery.
Lipid-binding DNA nanostructures can modify the shape, porosity and reactivity of …

Engineering DNA nanostructures to manipulate immune receptor signaling and immune cell fates

CY Tseng, WX Wang, TR Douglas… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Immune cells sense, communicate, and logically integrate a multitude of environmental
signals to make important cell‐fate decisions and fulfill their effector functions. These …