How it feels in a cell

M Bonucci, T Shu, LJ Holt - Trends in Cell Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Life emerges from thousands of biochemical processes occurring within a shared
intracellular environment. We have gained deep insights from in vitro reconstitution of …

The molecular basis for zinc bioavailability

AG Hall, JC King - International journal of molecular sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Zinc is an essential micronutrient, and its deficiency is perhaps the most prevalent and least
understood worldwide. Recent advances have expanded the understanding of zinc's unique …

Specificity and competition of mRNAs dominate droplet pattern in protein phase separation

F Xu, D Miao, W Li, J Jin, Z Liu, C Shen, J Zhang… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
Phase separation is a ubiquitous and emerging mechanism underlying intracellular
organization. Yet how distinct molecular compositions in phase-separated condensates are …

Single-molecule displacement mapping indicates unhindered intracellular diffusion of small (≲ 1 kDa) solutes

AA Choi, L Xiang, W Li, K Xu - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
While fundamentally important, the intracellular diffusion of small (≲ 1 kDa) solutes has been
difficult to elucidate due to challenges in both labeling and measurement. Here we quantify …

In situ characterization of the protein corona of nanoparticles in vitro and in vivo

PL Latreille, JM Rabanel, M Le Goas… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A new theoretical framework that enables the use of differential dynamic microscopy (DDM)
in fluorescence imaging mode to quantify in situ protein adsorption onto nanoparticles (NP) …

Sulfobetaine-Phosphonate Block Copolymer Coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Genomic Locus Targeting and Magnetic Micromanipulation in the Nucleus of Living …

F Delille, E Balloul, B Hajj, M Hanafi, C Morand… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Exerting forces on biomolecules inside living cells would allow us to probe their dynamic
interactions in their native environment. Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles represent a …

Progressive local accumulation of self-Assembled nanoreactors in a hydrogel matrix through repetitive injections of ATP

R Chen, K Das, MA Cardona, L Gabrielli… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cellular functions are regulated with high spatial control through the local activation of
chemical processes in a complex inhomogeneous matrix. The development of synthetic …

Rotational and translational diffusion of biomolecules in complex liquids and HeLa cells

J Michalski, T Kalwarczyk, K Kwapiszewska… - Soft Matter, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Diffusive motion accompanies many physical and biological processes. The Stokes–
Sutherland–Einstein relation for the translational diffusion coefficient, DT, agrees with …

Approaches to modeling chemical reaction pathways in radiobiology

P Wardman - International Journal of Radiation Biology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Recent interest in understanding effects of high dose-rate ('FLASH') radiobiology
has prompted a number of groups to model the chemical reactions that might be involved …

Improving specificity and axial spatial resolution of refractive index imaging by exploiting uncorrelated subcellular dynamics

H Hugonnet, HJ Han, W Park, YK Park - ACS Photonics, 2023 - ACS Publications
Holotomography, a three-dimensional quantitative phase imaging technique, presents an
innovative, noninvasive approach to studying biological samples by exploiting the refractive …