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Schade M, Berti D, Huster D, Herrmann A, Arbuzova A. Lipophilic nucleic acids--a flexible construction kit for organization and functionalization of surfaces. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 208:235-51. [PMID: 24650567 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2014.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Revised: 02/26/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Lipophilic nucleic acids have become a versatile tool for structuring and functionalization of lipid bilayers and biological membranes as well as cargo vehicles to transport and deliver bioactive compounds, like interference RNA, into cells by taking advantage of reversible hybridization with complementary strands. This contribution reviews the different types of conjugates of lipophilic nucleic acids, and their physicochemical and self-assembly properties. Strategies for choosing a nucleic acid, lipophilic modification, and linker are discussed. Interaction with lipid membranes and its stability, dynamic structure and assembly of lipophilic nucleic acids upon embedding into biological membranes are specific points of the review. A large diversity of conjugates including lipophilic peptide nucleic acid and siRNA provides tailored solutions for specific applications in bio- and nanotechnology as well as in cell biology and medicine, as illustrated through some selected examples.
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- Matthias Schade
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Biologie, Invalidenstr. 42, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Universita' di Firenze & CSGI, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Universität Leipzig, Institut für Medizinische Physik und Biophysik, Härtelstr. 16-18, 04107 Leipzig, Germany
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Biologie, Invalidenstr. 42, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Biologie, Invalidenstr. 42, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
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Bußkamp H, Keller S, Robotta M, Drescher M, Marx A. A new building block for DNA network formation by self-assembly and polymerase chain reaction. Beilstein J Org Chem 2014; 10:1037-1046. [PMID: 24991255 PMCID: PMC4077517 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.10.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2014] [Accepted: 04/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The predictability of DNA self-assembly is exploited in many nanotechnological approaches. Inspired by naturally existing self-assembled DNA architectures, branched DNA has been developed that allows self-assembly to predesigned architectures with dimensions on the nanometer scale. DNA is an attractive material for generation of nanostructures due to a plethora of enzymes which modify DNA with high accuracy, providing a toolbox for many different manipulations to construct nanometer scaled objects. We present a straightforward synthesis of a rigid DNA branching building block successfully used for the generation of DNA networks by self-assembly and network formation by enzymatic DNA synthesis. The Y-shaped 3-armed DNA construct, bearing 3 primer strands is accepted by Taq DNA polymerase. The enzyme uses each arm as primer strand and incorporates the branched construct into large assemblies during PCR. The networks were investigated by agarose gel electrophoresis, atomic force microscopy, dynamic light scattering, and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. The findings indicate that rather rigid DNA networks were formed. This presents a new bottom-up approach for DNA material formation and might find applications like in the generation of functional hydrogels.
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- Holger Bußkamp
- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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Pan G, Guo B, Ma Y, Cui W, He F, Li B, Yang H, Shea KJ. Dynamic Introduction of Cell Adhesive Factor via Reversible Multicovalent Phenylboronic Acid/cis-Diol Polymeric Complexes. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:6203-6. [PMID: 24742253 DOI: 10.1021/ja501664f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Guoqing Pan
- Orthopedic Institute, Soochow University, 708 Renmin Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215007, China
- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, China
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Orthopedic Institute, Soochow University, 708 Renmin Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215007, China
- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Orthopedic Institute, Soochow University, 708 Renmin Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215007, China
- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, China
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- Orthopedic Institute, Soochow University, 708 Renmin Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215007, China
- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, China
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- Orthopedic Institute, Soochow University, 708 Renmin Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215007, China
- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, China
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- Orthopedic Institute, Soochow University, 708 Renmin Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215007, China
- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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Wang B, Song J, Yuan H, Nie C, Lv F, Liu L, Wang S. Multicellular assembly and light-regulation of cell-cell communication by conjugated polymer materials. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2014; 26:2371-2375. [PMID: 24338667 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201304593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Revised: 10/16/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Using cell-surface modification and biotin-streptavidin interactions, immune cells and target tumor cells are made to form multicellular assemblies. A polythiophene derivative can undergo cellular uptake, allowing the sensitization of oxygen under light irradiation. The subsequent generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) regulates cell-cell communication in time and space.
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- Bing Wang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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Labarge MA, Parvin B, Lorens JB. Molecular deconstruction, detection, and computational prediction of microenvironment-modulated cellular responses to cancer therapeutics. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2014; 69-70:123-31. [PMID: 24582543 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2014.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2013] [Revised: 02/14/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The field of bioengineering has pioneered the application of new precision fabrication technologies to model the different geometric, physical or molecular components of tissue microenvironments on solid-state substrata. Tissue engineering approaches building on these advances are used to assemble multicellular mimetic-tissues where cells reside within defined spatial contexts. The functional responses of cells in fabricated microenvironments have revealed a rich interplay between the genome and extracellular effectors in determining cellular phenotypes and in a number of cases have revealed the dominance of microenvironment over genotype. Precision bioengineered substrata are limited to a few aspects, whereas cell/tissue-derived microenvironments have many undefined components. Thus, introducing a computational module may serve to integrate these types of platforms to create reasonable models of drug responses in human tissues. This review discusses how combinatorial microenvironment microarrays and other biomimetic microenvironments have revealed emergent properties of cells in particular microenvironmental contexts, the platforms that can measure phenotypic changes within those contexts, and the computational tools that can unify the microenvironment-imposed functional phenotypes with underlying constellations of proteins and genes. Ultimately we propose that a merger of these technologies will enable more accurate pre-clinical drug discovery.
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- Mark A Labarge
- Life Science Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, 1 Cylcotron Rd, MS977, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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- Life Science Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, 1 Cylcotron Rd, MS977, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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- Department of Biomedicine and Center for Cancer Biomarkers, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies vei 91, NO-5020 Bergen, Norway.
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Brinkmann J, Cavatorta E, Sankaran S, Schmidt B, van Weerd J, Jonkheijm P. About supramolecular systems for dynamically probing cells. Chem Soc Rev 2014; 43:4449-69. [PMID: 24681633 DOI: 10.1039/c4cs00034j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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This article reviews the state of the art in the development of strategies for generating supramolecular systems for dynamic cell studies. Dynamic systems are crucial to further our understanding of cell biology and are consequently at the heart of many medical applications. Increasing interest has therefore been focused recently on rendering systems bioactive and dynamic that can subsequently be employed to engage with cells. Different approaches using supramolecular chemistry are reviewed with particular emphasis on their application in cell studies. We conclude with an outlook on future challenges for dynamic cell research and applications.
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- Jenny Brinkmann
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology and Department of Science and Technology, Laboratory Group of Bioinspired Molecular Engineering, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands.
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Meyer R, Giselbrecht S, Rapp BE, Hirtz M, Niemeyer CM. Advances in DNA-directed immobilization. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2014; 18:8-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 10/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Serien D, Grimm C, Liebscher J, Herrmann A, Arbuzova A. DNA-controlled aggregation of virus like particles – mimicking a tetherin-like mechanism. NEW J CHEM 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4nj00724g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Lipophilic DNA with two α-tocopherol anchors, mimicking tetherin, a cell protein reducing spreading of viruses, induces aggregation of virus-like particles.
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- Daniela Serien
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Institut für Biologie
- 10115 Berlin, Germany
- The University of Tokyo
- Institute of Industrial Science
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Institut für Biologie
- 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Institut für Chemie
- 12489 Berlin, Germany
- National Institute of Research and Development for Isotopic and Molecular Technologies
- Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Institut für Biologie
- 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Institut für Biologie
- 10115 Berlin, Germany
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Farlow J, Seo D, Broaders KE, Taylor MJ, Gartner ZJ, Jun YW. Formation of targeted monovalent quantum dots by steric exclusion. Nat Methods 2013; 10:1203-5. [PMID: 24122039 PMCID: PMC3968776 DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.2682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2013] [Accepted: 08/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Precise control over interfacial chemistry between nanoparticles and other materials remains a major challenge that limits broad application of nanotechnology in biology. To address this challenge, we used 'steric exclusion' to completely convert commercial quantum dots (QDs) into monovalent imaging probes by wrapping each QD with a functionalized oligonucleotide. We demonstrated the utility of these QDs as modular and nonperturbing imaging probes by tracking individual Notch receptors on live cells.
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- Justin Farlow
- 1] Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. [2] Tetrad Graduate Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. [3] Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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Coyle MP, Xu Q, Chiang S, Francis MB, Groves JT. DNA-mediated assembly of protein heterodimers on membrane surfaces. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:5012-6. [PMID: 23530555 PMCID: PMC3626235 DOI: 10.1021/ja3101215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We present a method based on self-assembling oligonucleotides to anchor proteins to a supported membrane surface. This anchoring method allows control of the surface density of multiple proteins. By incorporating additional recognition sequences into the DNA linkers, defined heterodimers can be produced upon the addition of a heterospecific DNA cross-linking strand. Characterization by fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy (FCCS) confirmed lateral mobility and the formation of specific heterodimers. We further demonstrate that proteins linked in this manner as either monomers or dimers can form functional interfaces with living cells.
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- Michael P Coyle
- Department of Chemistry and ‡Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Tokunaga T, Kuwahata K, Sando S. Systematic Exploration of Lipophilic Tags That Allow Efficient Anchoring of Aptamers to Live Cell Surfaces. CHEM LETT 2013. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.2013.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Vogel K, Glettenberg M, Schroeder H, Niemeyer CM. DNA-modification of eukaryotic cells. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2013; 9:255-262. [PMID: 23109119 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201201852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A novel bioorthogonal method for the modification of cells with single-stranded DNA oligomers is compared to five alternative methods with respect to labeling efficacy, specificity, and effects on cell viability. The new method is based on oxime ligation of aminooxybiotin to aldehyde groups installed by periodate cleavage of cell-surface glycans, followed by the coupling of preformed DNA-streptavidin conjugates. As compared with two literature-reported methods based on direct coupling of N-hydroxysuccinimidyl (NHS)-DNA or NHS-biotinylation as well as with techniques based on strain-promoted alkyne-azide cycloaddition, this method shows the highest labeling densities and is sufficiently mild to avoid cell damage. Functionality of the DNA tags is demonstrated by DNA-directed immobilization on solid substrates and assembly of small cell aggregates.
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- Katrin Vogel
- Technische Universität Dortmund, Fakultät Chemie, Biologisch-Chemische Mikrostrukturtechnik, Dortmund, Germany
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Takemoto N, Teramura Y, Iwata H. Immobilization of Sertoli cells on islets of Langerhans. Biomater Sci 2013; 1:315-321. [DOI: 10.1039/c2bm00048b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Rode AB, Endoh T, Tateishi-Karimata H, Takahashi S, Sugimoto N. Real-time monitoring of DNA hybridization kinetics on living cell surfaces. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 49:8444-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc42990c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Zorlutuna P, Vrana NE, Khademhosseini A. The expanding world of tissue engineering: the building blocks and new applications of tissue engineered constructs. IEEE Rev Biomed Eng 2012; 6:47-62. [PMID: 23268388 DOI: 10.1109/rbme.2012.2233468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The field of tissue engineering has been growing in the recent years as more products have made it to the market and as new uses for the engineered tissues have emerged, motivating many researchers to engage in this multidisciplinary field of research. Engineered tissues are now not only considered as end products for regenerative medicine, but also have emerged as enabling technologies for other fields of research ranging from drug discovery to biorobotics. This widespread use necessitates a variety of methodologies for production of tissue engineered constructs. In this review, these methods together with their non-clinical applications will be described. First, we will focus on novel materials used in tissue engineering scaffolds; such as recombinant proteins and synthetic, self assembling polypeptides. The recent advances in the modular tissue engineering area will be discussed. Then scaffold-free production methods, based on either cell sheets or cell aggregates will be described. Cell sources used in tissue engineering and new methods that provide improved control over cell behavior such as pathway engineering and biomimetic microenvironments for directing cell differentiation will be discussed. Finally, we will summarize the emerging uses of engineered constructs such as model tissues for drug discovery, cancer research and biorobotics applications.
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- Pinar Zorlutuna
- Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Krishnan Y, Bathe M. Designer nucleic acids to probe and program the cell. Trends Cell Biol 2012; 22:624-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2012.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2012] [Revised: 10/01/2012] [Accepted: 10/02/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Liu JS, Gartner ZJ. Directing the assembly of spatially organized multicomponent tissues from the bottom up. Trends Cell Biol 2012; 22:683-91. [PMID: 23067679 PMCID: PMC3505240 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2012.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2012] [Revised: 09/02/2012] [Accepted: 09/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The complexity of the human body derives from numerous modular building blocks assembled hierarchically across multiple length scales. These building blocks, spanning sizes ranging from single cells to organs, interact to regulate development and normal organismal function but become disorganized during disease. Here, we review methods for the bottom-up and directed assembly of modular, multicellular, and tissue-like constructs in vitro. These engineered tissues will help refine our understanding of the relationship between form and function in the human body, provide new models for the breakdown in tissue architecture that accompanies disease, and serve as building blocks for the field of regenerative medicine.
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- Jennifer S Liu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 95108, USA
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Liu JS, Farlow JT, Paulson AK, Labarge MA, Gartner ZJ. Programmed cell-to-cell variability in Ras activity triggers emergent behaviors during mammary epithelial morphogenesis. Cell Rep 2012; 2:1461-70. [PMID: 23041312 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2012.08.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Revised: 08/16/2012] [Accepted: 08/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Variability in signaling pathway activation between neighboring epithelial cells can arise from local differences in the microenvironment, noisy gene expression, or acquired genetic changes. To investigate the consequences of this cell-to-cell variability in signaling pathway activation on coordinated multicellular processes such as morphogenesis, we use DNA-programmed assembly to construct three-dimensional MCF10A microtissues that are mosaic for low-level expression of activated H-Ras. We find two emergent behaviors in mosaic microtissues: cells with activated H-Ras are basally extruded or lead motile multicellular protrusions that direct the collective motility of their wild-type neighbors. Remarkably, these behaviors are not observed in homogeneous microtissues in which all cells express the activated Ras protein, indicating that heterogeneity in Ras activity, rather than the total amount of Ras activity, is critical for these processes. Our results directly demonstrate that cell-to-cell variability in pathway activation within local populations of epithelial cells can drive emergent behaviors during epithelial morphogenesis.
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- Jennifer S Liu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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Tokunaga T, Namiki S, Yamada K, Imaishi T, Nonaka H, Hirose K, Sando S. Cell surface-anchored fluorescent aptamer sensor enables imaging of chemical transmitter dynamics. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:9561-4. [PMID: 22663380 DOI: 10.1021/ja302551p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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A fluorescent aptamer sensor was applied to the analysis of extracellular chemical transmitter dynamics. We utilized a tocopherol-labeled aptamer, which allowed the direct anchoring of the fluorescent aptamer on the cell surface while retaining its performance as a fluorescent sensor. The fast-responsive fluorescent DNA aptamer sensor, which targets adenine compounds, was anchored on the surface of brain astrocytes. Fluorescence imaging of the aptamer-anchored astrocytes enabled the real-time monitoring of release of adenine compounds as a gliotransmitter, which was synchronized with calcium wave propagation in neighboring cells.
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- Takeshi Tokunaga
- INAMORI Frontier Research Center, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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Onoe H, Hsiao SC, Douglas ES, Gartner ZJ, Bertozzi CR, Francis MB, Mathies RA. Cellular microfabrication: observing intercellular interactions using lithographically-defined DNA capture sequences. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:8120-8126. [PMID: 22512362 DOI: 10.1021/la204863s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Previous reports have shown that synthetic DNA strands can be attached to the plasma membrane of living cells to equip them with artificial adhesion "receptors" that bind to complementary strands extending from material surfaces. This approach is compatible with a wide range of cell types, offers excellent capture efficiency, and can potentially be used to create complex multicellular arrangements through the use of multiple capture sequences. In this work, we apply an aluminum "lift off" lithography method to allow the efficient generation of complex patterns comprising different DNA sequences. The resulting surfaces are then demonstrated to be able to capture up to three distinct types of living cells in specific locations. The utility of this approach is demonstrated through the observation of patterned cells as they communicate by diffusion-based paracrine signaling. It is anticipated that the ability of this technique to create virtually any type of 2D heterogeneous cell pattern should prove highly useful for the examination of key questions in cell signaling, including stem cell differentiation and cancer metastasis.
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- Hiroaki Onoe
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Mammalian cells resist the uptake of nucleic acids. The lipid bilayer of the plasma membrane presents one barrier. Here, we report on a second physicochemical barrier for uptake. To create a sensitive probe for nucleic acid-cell interactions, we synthesized fluorescent conjugates in which lipids are linked to DNA oligonucleotides. We found that these conjugates incorporate readily into the plasma membrane but are not retained there. Expulsion of lipid-oligonucleotide conjugates from the plasma membrane increases with oligonucleotide length. Conversely, the incorporation of conjugates increases markedly in cells that lack the major anionic components of the glycocalyx, sialic acid and glycosaminoglycans, and in cells that had incorporated highly cationic lipids into their plasma membrane. We conclude that anionic oligosaccharides provide a formidable barrier to the uptake of nucleic acids by mammalian cells. This conclusion has implications for genomic stability, as well as the delivery of genes and siRNAs into mammalian cells.
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- Michael J Palte
- Medical Scientist Training Program, Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology Graduate Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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