Tunable metal–organic frameworks assist in catalyzing DNAzymes with amplification platforms for biomedical applications

X Zhu, J Xu, G Ling, P Zhang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Various binding modes of tunable metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and functional
DNAzymes (Dzs) synergistically catalyze the emergence of abundant functional …

DNAzymes as activity-based sensors for metal ions: recent applications, demonstrated advantages, current challenges, and future directions

RJ Lake, Z Yang, JJ Zhang, Y Lu - Accounts of chemical research, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Metal ions can be beneficial or toxic depending on their identity, oxidation state,
and concentration. Therefore, the ability to detect and quantify different types of metal ions …

Modular engineering of DNAzyme-based sensors for spatioselective imaging of metal ions in mitochondria

D Yi, H Zhao, J Zhao, L Li - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
DNAzyme-based sensors remain at the forefront of metal-ion imaging efforts, but most lack
the subcellular precision necessary to their applications in specific organelles. Here, we …

Site-specific bioorthogonal activation of DNAzymes for on-demand gene therapy

R Wang, W He, X Yi, Z Wu, X Chu… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
RNA-cleaving DNAzymes hold great promise as gene silencers, and spatiotemporal control
of their activity through site-specific reactions is crucial but challenging for on-demand …

An intelligent nanomachine guided by DNAzyme logic system for precise chemodynamic therapy

Z Wang, J Yang, G Qin, C Zhao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The intelligent nanomachine usually has a control center to carry out self‐regulation.
Unfortunately, most of the nanomaterials for chemodynamic therapy (CDT) do not have such …

An enzyme‐activatable engineered DNAzyme sensor for cell‐selective imaging of metal ions

D Yi, J Zhao, L Li - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There is intense interest in imaging intracellular metal ions because of their vital roles in
many cellular processes. The challenge has been to develop chemical approaches that can …

Catalytic nucleic acids: biochemistry, chemical biology, biosensors, and nanotechnology

L Ma, J Liu - Iscience, 2020 - cell.com
Since the initial discovery of ribozymes in the early 1980s, catalytic nucleic acids have been
used in different areas. Compared with protein enzymes, catalytic nucleic acids are …

Stimuli‐Responsive PROTACs for Controlled Protein Degradation

K An, X Deng, H Chi, Y Zhang, Y Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras (PROTACs) represent a promising therapeutic
modality to address undruggable and resistant issues in drug discovery. However, potential …

Orthogonal chemical activation of enzyme-inducible CRISPR/Cas9 for cell-selective genome editing

W Cai, J Liu, X Chen, L Mao… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The precision and therapeutic potential of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing are greatly
challenged by the less control over Cas9-mediated DNA cleavage. Herein, we introduce a …

Design strategies and applications of smart optical probes in the second near-infrared window

B Chang, J Chen, J Bao, K Dong, S Chen… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, a series of synergistic advances in the synthesis chemistries and
imaging instruments have largely boosted a significant revolution, in which large-scale …