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Qu Y, De Rose R, Kim C, Zhou J, Lin Z, Ju Y, Bhangu SK, Cortez‐Jugo C, Cavalieri F, Caruso F. Supramolecular Polyphenol-DNA Microparticles for In Vivo Adjuvant and Antigen Co-Delivery and Immune Stimulation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202214935. [PMID: 36700351 PMCID: PMC10946467 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
DNA-based materials have attracted interest due to the tunable structure and encoded biological functionality of nucleic acids. A simple and general approach to synthesize DNA-based materials with fine control over morphology and bioactivity is important to expand their applications. Here, we report the synthesis of DNA-based particles via the supramolecular assembly of tannic acid (TA) and DNA. Uniform particles with different morphologies are obtained using a variety of DNA building blocks. The particles enable the co-delivery of cytosine-guanine adjuvant sequences and the antigen ovalbumin in model cells. Intramuscular injection of the particles in mice induces antigen-specific antibody production and T cell responses with no apparent toxicity. Protein expression in cells is shown using capsules assembled from TA and plasmid DNA. This work highlights the potential of TA as a universal material for directing the supramolecular assembly of DNA into gene and vaccine delivery platforms.
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- Yijiao Qu
- Department of Chemical EngineeringThe University of MelbourneParkvilleVictoria3010Australia
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringThe University of MelbourneParkvilleVictoria3010Australia
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringThe University of MelbourneParkvilleVictoria3010Australia
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringThe University of MelbourneParkvilleVictoria3010Australia
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringThe University of MelbourneParkvilleVictoria3010Australia
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringThe University of MelbourneParkvilleVictoria3010Australia
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringThe University of MelbourneParkvilleVictoria3010Australia
- School of ScienceRMIT UniversityMelbourneVictoria3000Australia
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringThe University of MelbourneParkvilleVictoria3010Australia
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- School of ScienceRMIT UniversityMelbourneVictoria3000Australia
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche Universita' di Roma “Tor Vergata”Via della Ricerca Scientifica 100133RomeItaly
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringThe University of MelbourneParkvilleVictoria3010Australia
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Zou Z, He L, Deng X, Wang H, Huang Z, Xue Q, Qing Z, Lei Y, Yang R, Liu J. Zn
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‐Coordination‐Driven RNA Assembly with Retained Integrity and Biological Functions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202110404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Zhen Zou
- School of Chemistry and Food Engineering Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry Changsha University of Science and Technology Changsha 410114 China
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- School of Chemistry and Food Engineering Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry Changsha University of Science and Technology Changsha 410114 China
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- School of Chemistry and Food Engineering Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry Changsha University of Science and Technology Changsha 410114 China
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- School of Chemistry and Food Engineering Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry Changsha University of Science and Technology Changsha 410114 China
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- School of Chemistry and Food Engineering Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry Changsha University of Science and Technology Changsha 410114 China
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- School of Chemistry and Food Engineering Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry Changsha University of Science and Technology Changsha 410114 China
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- School of Chemistry and Food Engineering Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry Changsha University of Science and Technology Changsha 410114 China
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- School of Chemistry and Food Engineering Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry Changsha University of Science and Technology Changsha 410114 China
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- School of Chemistry and Food Engineering Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry Changsha University of Science and Technology Changsha 410114 China
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hunan Normal University Changsha 410081 China
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- Department of Chemistry Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology University of Waterloo Waterloo Ontario N2L 3G1 Canada
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Zou Z, He L, Deng X, Wang H, Huang Z, Xue Q, Qing Z, Lei Y, Yang R, Liu J. Zn 2+ -Coordination-Driven RNA Assembly with Retained Integrity and Biological Functions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:22970-22976. [PMID: 34405498 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202110404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Metal-coordination-directed biomolecule crosslinking in nature has been used for synthesizing various biopolymers, including DNA, peptides, proteins, and polysaccharides. However, the RNA biopolymer has been avoided so far, as due to the poor stability of the RNA molecules, the formation of a biopolymer may alter the biological function of the molecules. Herein, for the first time, we report Zn2+ -driven RNA self-assembly forming spherical nanoparticles while retaining the integrity and biological function of RNA. Various functional RNAs of different compositions, shapes, and lengths from 20 to nearly 1000 nucleotides were used, highlighting the versatility of this approach. The assembled nanospheres possess a superior RNA-loading efficiency, pharmacokinetics, and bioavailability. In-vitro and in-vivo evaluation demonstrated mRNA delivery for expressing GFP proteins, and microRNA delivery to triple-negative breast cancer. This coordination-directed self-assembly behavior amplifies the horizons of RNA coordination chemistry and the application scope of RNA-based therapeutics.
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- Zhen Zou
- School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China
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- School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China
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- School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China
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- School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China
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- School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China
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- School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China
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- School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China
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- School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China
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- School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China.,Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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