Chemically modified platforms for better RNA therapeutics

Y Shi, X Zhen, Y Zhang, Y Li, S Koo, Q Saiding… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
RNA-based therapies have catalyzed a revolutionary transformation in the biomedical
landscape, offering unprecedented potential in disease prevention and treatment. However …

Carbon Nanomaterial Fluorescent Probes and Their Biological Applications

AT Krasley, E Li, JM Galeana, C Bulumulla… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Fluorescent carbon nanomaterials have broadly useful chemical and photophysical
attributes that are conducive to applications in biology. In this review, we focus on materials …

[HTML][HTML] Technological development and application of plant genetic transformation

W Su, M Xu, Y Radani, L Yang - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Genetic transformation is an important strategy for enhancing plant biomass or resistance in
response to adverse environments and population growth by imparting desirable genetic …

The emerging role of nanotechnology in plant genetic engineering

HJ Squire, S Tomatz, E Voke… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Genetic engineering to improve the capabilities of plants is essential given climate change
and population growth pressures. Current manipulation methods are laborious and species …

Nanovehicles for melatonin: a new journey for agriculture

S Mukherjee, S Roy, MB Arnao - Trends in Plant Science, 2024 - cell.com
The important role of melatonin in plant growth and metabolism together with recent
advances in the potential use of nanomaterials have opened up interesting applications in …

[HTML][HTML] Organelle-targeted gene delivery in plants by nanomaterials

SSY Law, T Miyamoto, K Numata - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Genetic engineering of plants has revolutionized agriculture and has had a significant
impact on our everyday life. It has allowed for the production of crops with longer shelf lives …

Design of an artificial peptide inspired by transmembrane mitochondrial protein for escorting exogenous DNA into the mitochondria to restore their functions by …

N Yoshinaga, T Miyamoto, M Odahara… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondria are vital organelles regulating essential cellular functions. Human
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) consists of 37 genes, 13 of which encode mitochondrial …

[HTML][HTML] Assembly and analysis of the mitochondrial genome of Prunella vulgaris

Z Sun, Y Wu, P Fan, D Guo, S Zhang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Prunella vulgaris (Lamiaceae) is widely distributed in Eurasia. Former studies have
demonstrated that P. vulgaris has a wide range of pharmacological effects. Nevertheless, no …

Towards realizing nano-enabled precision delivery in plants

GV Lowry, JP Giraldo, NF Steinmetz, A Avellan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Nanocarriers (NCs) that can precisely deliver active agents, nutrients and genetic materials
into plants will make crop agriculture more resilient to climate change and sustainable. As a …

Advancing Biomolecule Delivery in Plants: Harnessing Synthetic Nanocarriers to Overcome Multiscale Barriers for Cutting-Edge Plant Bioengineering

T Miyamoto, K Numata - Bulletin of the Chemical Society of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The delivery of functional biomolecules, including DNA, RNA, and proteins, into plants
presents a unique opportunity to manipulate plant traits and address challenges related to …