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Wu J, Li Y, Wu H, Zhang H, Sha X, Ma J, Yang R. The application of ferritin in transporting and binding diverse metal ions. Food Chem 2024; 439:138132. [PMID: 38081094 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.138132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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The ferritin cage can not only load iron ions in its inner cavity, but also has the capacity to carry other metal ions, thus constructing a new biological nano-transport system. The nanoparticles formed by ferritin and minerals can be used as ingredients of mineral supplements, which overcome the shortcomings of traditional mineral ingredients such as low bioavailability. Moreover, ferritin can be used to remove heavy metal ions from contaminated food. Silver and palladium nanoparticles formed by ferritin are also applied as anticancer agents. Ferritin combined with metal ions can be also used to detect harmful substances. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of ferritin's function in transporting and binding metal ions, and discusses the limitations and future prospects, which offers valuable insights for the application of ferritin in mineral supplements, food detoxifiers, anticancer agents, and food detections.
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- Jincan Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, College of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
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Cassioli ML, Fay M, Turyanska L, Bradshaw TD, Thomas NR, Pordea A. Encapsulation of copper phenanthroline within horse spleen apoferritin: characterisation, cytotoxic activity and ability to retain temozolomide. RSC Adv 2024; 14:14008-14016. [PMID: 38686295 PMCID: PMC11056943 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra07430g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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Protein capsules are promising drug delivery vehicles for cancer research therapies. Apoferritin (AFt) is a self-assembling 12 nm diameter hollow nanocage with many desirable features for drug delivery, however, control of drug retention inside the protein cage remains challenging. Here we report the encapsulation of copper(ii)-1,10-phenanthroline (Cu(phen)) within the horse spleen AFt (HSAFt) nanocage, by diffusion of the metal through the pores between the protein subunits. Transmission electron microscopy revealed the formation of organised copper adducts inside HSAFt, without affecting protein integrity. These structures proved stable during storage (>4 months at -20 °C). Exposure to physiologically relevant conditions (37 °C) showed some selectivity in cargo release after 24 h at pH 5.5, relevant to the internalisation of AFt within the endosome (60% release), compared to pH 7.4, relevant to the bloodstream (40% release). Co-encapsulation of temozolomide, a prodrug used to treat glioblastoma multiforme, and Cu(phen) enabled entrapment of an average of 339 TMZ molecules per cage. In vitro results from MTT and clonogenic assays identified cytotoxic activity of the Cu(phen), HSAFt-Cu(phen) and HSAFt-Cu(phen)-TMZ adducts against colorectal cancer cells (HCT-116) and glioblastoma cells (U373V, U373M). However, the presence of the metal also contributed to more potent activity toward healthy MRC5 fibroblasts, a result that requires further investigation to assess the clinical viability of this system.
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- Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre, University of Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
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- Biodiscovery Institute, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
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- Biodiscovery Institute, School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
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- Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
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Protein encapsulation of nanocatalysts: A feasible approach to facilitate catalytic theranostics. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2023; 192:114648. [PMID: 36513163 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2022.114648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Enzyme-mimicking nanocatalysts, also termed nanozymes, have attracted much attention in recent years. They are considered potential alternatives to natural enzymes due to their multiple catalytic activities and high stability. However, concerns regarding the colloidal stability, catalytic specificity, efficiency and biosafety of nanomaterials in biomedical applications still need to be addressed. Proteins are biodegradable macromolecules that exhibit superior biocompatibility and inherent bioactivities; hence, the protein modification of nanocatalysts is expected to improve their bioavailability to match clinical needs. The diversity of amino acid residues in proteins provides abundant functional groups for the conjugation or encapsulation of nanocatalysts. Moreover, protein encapsulation can not only improve the overall performance of nanocatalysts in biological systems, but also bestow materials with new features, such as targeting and retention in pathological sites. This review aims to report the recent developments and perspectives of protein-encapsulated catalysts in their functional improvements, modification methods and applications in biomedicine.
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Li X, Shao F, Sun J, Du K, Sun Y, Feng F. Enhanced Copper-Temozolomide Interactions by Protein for Chemotherapy against Glioblastoma Multiforme. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:41935-41945. [PMID: 31644262 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b14849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Current treatment of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) demands dose-intense temozolomide (TMZ), a prodrug of 5-(3-methyltriazen-1-yl) imidazole-4-carboxamide (MTIC), based on the spontaneous hydrolysis of TMZ at basic pH. However, how to control the activity of MTIC remains unknown, which poses a particular challenge to search a reliable MTIC receptor. We reported that copper, for the first time, is found to recognize and bind MTIC in the process of TMZ degradation, which means copper can play an important role in enhancing the bioavailability of MTIC derived from TMZ. Using apoferritin as a model copper-bound protein, we studied the copper-TMZ interaction in protein and observed efficient MTIC immobilization with high binding efficiency (up to 92.9% based on original TMZ) and capacity (up to 185 MTIC moieties per protein). The system was stable against both alkaline and acidic pH and could be activated by glutathione to liberate MTIC, which paves a way to deliver a DNA-alkylating agent for both TMZ-sensitive and TMZ-resistant GBM chemotherapy. Our study provides a new insight for understanding the potential relationship between the special GBM microenvironment (specific copper accumulation) and the therapeutic effect of TMZ.
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Gawande MB, Goswami A, Felpin FX, Asefa T, Huang X, Silva R, Zou X, Zboril R, Varma RS. Cu and Cu-Based Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications in Catalysis. Chem Rev 2016; 116:3722-811. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1589] [Impact Index Per Article: 198.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Manoj B. Gawande
- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Faculty of Science,
Department of Physical Chemistry, Palacky University, Šlechtitelů
11, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Faculty of Science,
Department of Physical Chemistry, Palacky University, Šlechtitelů
11, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
- Department
of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 98 Brett Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- UFR
Sciences et Techniques, UMR CNRS 6230, Chimie et Interdisciplinarité:
Synthèse, Analyse, Modélisation (CEISAM), Université de Nantes, 2 Rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, Nantes 44322 Cedex 3, France
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
- Department
of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 98 Brett Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Maringá State University, Avenida Colombo 5790, CEP 87020-900 Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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- State
Key
Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, International
Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry, College
of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Faculty of Science,
Department of Physical Chemistry, Palacky University, Šlechtitelů
11, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Regional
Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Faculty of Science,
Department of Physical Chemistry, Palacky University, Šlechtitelů
11, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Jutz G, van Rijn P, Santos Miranda B, Böker A. Ferritin: a versatile building block for bionanotechnology. Chem Rev 2015; 115:1653-701. [PMID: 25683244 DOI: 10.1021/cr400011b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Günther Jutz
- DWI - Leibniz-Institut für Interaktive Materialien e.V., Lehrstuhl für Makromolekulare Materialien und Oberflächen, RWTH Aachen University , Forckenbeckstrasse 50, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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Melníková L, Petrenko V, Avdeev M, Garamus V, Almásy L, Ivankov O, Bulavin L, Mitróová Z, Kopčanský P. Effect of iron oxide loading on magnetoferritin structure in solution as revealed by SAXS and SANS. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2014; 123:82-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2014] [Revised: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cheung-Lau JC, Liu D, Pulsipher KW, Liu W, Dmochowski IJ. Engineering a well-ordered, functional protein-gold nanoparticle assembly. J Inorg Biochem 2013; 130:59-68. [PMID: 24176920 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2013.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2013] [Revised: 10/04/2013] [Accepted: 10/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The study of interactions between proteins and nanoparticles is important to advancing applications of nanoparticles in biology, medicine, and materials science. Here, we report the encapsulation of a 5-nm diameter gold nanoparticle (AuNP) by thermophilic ferritin (tF), achieved in nearly quantitative yield under mild conditions that preserved the secondary structure, ferroxidase activity, and thermal stability of the native, 4-helix bundle protein subunits. Chromatography-based assays determined that stable protein assembly around AuNPs occurred on long time scales (~48h) and was reversible. Apparent association constants were determined at 25°C for equilibrated tF-BSPP-capped AuNP samples (KA=(2.1±0.4)×10(78)M(-11)) and compared favorably to salt-assembled tF samples (KA=(2.2±0.5)×10(68)M(-11)) at the same protein concentration (0.3mg/mL). Finally, addition of gold ions and mild reducing agent to the tF-AuNP assembly produced 8-nm diameter AuNPs with surface plasmon resonance band unchanged at 520nm, indicative of templating by the protein shell.
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- Jasmina C Cheung-Lau
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, United States
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Li T, Chattopadhyay S, Shibata T, Cook RE, Miller JT, Suthiwangcharoen N, Lee S, Winans RE, Lee B. Synthesis and characterization of Au-core Ag-shell nanoparticles from unmodified apoferritin. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm30633f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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van Rijn P, Böker A. Bionanoparticles and hybrid materials: tailored structural properties, self-assembly, materials and developments in the field. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c1jm11433f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Watt RK, Hilton RJ, Graff DM. Oxido-reduction is not the only mechanism allowing ions to traverse the ferritin protein shell. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2010; 1800:745-59. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2010.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2009] [Revised: 02/20/2010] [Accepted: 03/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Native and synthetic ferritins for nanobiomedical applications: recent advances and new perspectives. Future Med Chem 2010; 2:609-18. [DOI: 10.4155/fmc.09.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Ferritin is the protein whose function is to store iron that the cell does not require immediately for metabolic processes, thereby protecting against the toxic effects of free Fe2+. Ferritin therefore plays a crucial role in iron metabolism as well as in the development of some diseases, especially those related to the presence of free Fe2+ and toxic hydroxyl radicals. In addition, ferritin is itself a catalytic bionanoparticle. Its internal cavity can be used as a nanoreactor to produce non-native metallic nanoparticles. Moreover, its external protein shell can be chemically modified, allowing ferritin to be used as a precursor for a library of metallic nanoparticles, some which may have potential applications in biomedicine, especially as multimodal imaging probes. This article presents a brief overview of the evidence for the role of native ferritin in some diseases, as well as the potential of some synthetic ferritins – in which a non-native inorganic material has been introduced into the cavity and/or the external shell has been modified – in the field of nanobiomedicine.
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Sánchez P, Valero E, Gálvez N, Domínguez-Vera JM, Marinone M, Poletti G, Corti M, Lascialfari A. MRI relaxation properties of water-soluble apoferritin-encapsulated gadolinium oxide-hydroxide nanoparticles. Dalton Trans 2009:800-4. [DOI: 10.1039/b809645g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ceolín M, Gálvez N, Domínguez-Vera JM. Thermal induced phase transitions and structural relaxation in apoferritin encapsulated copper nanoparticles. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2008; 10:4327-32. [DOI: 10.1039/b804023k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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