A dynamic DNA tetrahedron framework for active targeting

T Tian, T Zhang, S Shi, Y Gao, X Cai, Y Lin - Nature Protocols, 2023 - nature.com
An active targeting strategy-enabled DNA tetrahedron delivery vehicle could facilitate stable
drug encapsulation and stimuli-responsive on-demand release, building a universal …

Functionalizing framework nucleic‐acid‐based nanostructures for biomedical application

T Zhang, T Tian, Y Lin - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Strategies for functionalizing diverse tetrahedral framework nucleic acids (tFNAs) have been
extensively explored since the first successful fabrication of tFNA by Turberfield. One‐pot …

Prospects and challenges of dynamic DNA nanostructures in biomedical applications

T Tian, Y Li, Y Lin - Bone Research, 2022 - nature.com
The physicochemical nature of DNA allows the assembly of highly predictable structures via
several fabrication strategies, which have been applied to make breakthroughs in various …

The structure and function of DNA G-quadruplexes

J Spiegel, S Adhikari, S Balasubramanian - Trends in Chemistry, 2020 - cell.com
Guanine-rich DNA sequences can fold into four-stranded, noncanonical secondary
structures called G-quadruplexes (G4s). G4s were initially considered a structural curiosity …

Recent progress in non-native nucleic acid modifications

LK McKenzie, R El-Khoury, JD Thorpe… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
While Nature harnesses RNA and DNA to store, read and write genetic information, the
inherent programmability, synthetic accessibility and wide functionality of these nucleic acids …

Genome-wide mapping of i-motifs reveals their association with transcription regulation in live human cells

I Zanin, E Ruggiero, G Nicoletto, S Lago… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract i-Motifs (iMs) are four-stranded DNA structures that form at cytosine (C)-rich
sequences in acidic conditions in vitro. Their formation in cells is still under debate. We …

G-quadruplex, Friend or Foe: The Role of the G-quartet in Anticancer Strategies

J Carvalho, JL Mergny, GF Salgado, JA Queiroz… - Trends in molecular …, 2020 - cell.com
The clinical applicability of G-quadruplexes (G4s) as anticancer drugs is currently being
evaluated. Several G4 ligands and aptamers are undergoing clinical trials following the …

DNA quadruple helices in nanotechnology

JL Mergny, D Sen - Chemical Reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
DNA has played an early and powerful role in the development of bottom-up
nanotechnologies, not least because of DNA's precise, predictable, and controllable …

Rationally engineered nucleic acid architectures for biosensing applications

M Xiao, W Lai, T Man, B Chang, L Li… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Development of biosensing platforms plays a key role in research settings for identification
of biomarkers and in clinical applications for diagnostics. Biosensors based on nucleic acids …

Polymeric DNA hydrogel: Design, synthesis and applications

F Li, J Tang, J Geng, D Luo, D Yang - Progress in Polymer Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) stores genetic information as a biomolecule, and also is
regarded as a block copolymer and polyanion. Under favorable environments, DNA …