Functionalizing DNA origami to investigate and interact with biological systems

GA Knappe, EC Wamhoff, M Bathe - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023 - nature.com
DNA origami has emerged as a powerful method to generate DNA nanostructures with
dynamic properties and nanoscale control. These nanostructures enable complex …

Design and simulation of DNA, RNA and hybrid protein–nucleic acid nanostructures with oxView

J Bohlin, M Matthies, E Poppleton, J Procyk, A Mallya… - Nature protocols, 2022 - nature.com
Molecular simulation has become an integral part of the DNA/RNA nanotechnology
research pipeline. In particular, understanding the dynamics of structures and single …

Spatially controlled activation of toll-like receptor 9 with DNA-based nanomaterials

A Comberlato, MM Koga, S Nüssing, IA Parish… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
First evidence of geometrical patterns and defined distances of biomolecules as
fundamental parameters to regulate receptor binding and cell signaling have emerged …

Multivalent insulin receptor activation using insulin–DNA origami nanostructures

J Spratt, JM Dias, C Kolonelou, G Kiriako… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Insulin binds the insulin receptor (IR) and regulates anabolic processes in target tissues.
Impaired IR signalling is associated with multiple diseases, including diabetes, cancer and …

DNA Origami: From Molecular Folding Art to Drug Delivery Technology

Q Jiang, Y Shang, Y Xie, B Ding - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
DNA molecules that store genetic information in living creatures can be repurposed as
building blocks to construct artificial architectures, ranging from the nanoscale to the …

A DNA robotic switch with regulated autonomous display of cytotoxic ligand nanopatterns

Y Wang, I Baars, I Berzina, I Rocamonde-Lago… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The clustering of death receptors (DRs) at the membrane leads to apoptosis. With the goal of
treating tumours, multivalent molecular tools that initiate this mechanism have been …

Net-shaped DNA nanostructures designed for rapid/sensitive detection and potential inhibition of the SARS-CoV-2 virus

N Chauhan, Y Xiong, S Ren, A Dwivedy… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
We present a net-shaped DNA nanostructure (called “DNA Net” herein) design strategy for
selective recognition and high-affinity capture of intact SARS-CoV-2 virions through spatial …

Engineering receptor-mediated transmembrane signaling in artificial and living cells

K Shi, C Song, Y Wang, R Chandrawati… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Living cells possess a variety of transmembrane signaling systems that receive chemical
and physical cues from the environment and transduce this information into an intracellular …

3D RNA-scaffolded wireframe origami

MF Parsons, MF Allan, S Li, TR Shepherd… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Hybrid RNA: DNA origami, in which a long RNA scaffold strand folds into a target
nanostructure via thermal annealing with complementary DNA oligos, has only been …

Cancer Cell-Selective Membrane Receptor Clustering Driven by VEGF Secretion for In Vivo Therapy

S Bi, W Chen, Y Fang, Y Wang, Q Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Clustering of cell membrane receptors regulates cell behaviors. Although receptor clustering
plans have achieved wide applications in cancer therapy, it still remains challenging to …