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Wang T, Fei J, Dong Z, Yu F, Li J. Nanoarchitectonics with a Membrane-Embedded Electron Shuttle Mimics the Bioenergy Anabolism of Mitochondria. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202319116. [PMID: 38225920 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202319116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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Enhanced bioenergy anabolism through transmembrane redox reactions in artificial systems remains a great challenge. Here, we explore synthetic electron shuttle to activate transmembrane chemo-enzymatic cascade reactions in a mitochondria-like nanoarchitecture for augmenting bioenergy anabolism. In this nanoarchitecture, a dendritic mesoporous silica microparticle as inner compartment possesses higher load capacity of NADH as proton source and allows faster mass transfer. In addition, the outer compartment ATP synthase-reconstituted proteoliposomes. Like natural enzymes in the mitochondrion respiratory chain, a small synthetic electron shuttle embedded in the lipid bilayer facilely mediates transmembrane redox reactions to convert NADH into NAD+ and a proton. These facilitate an enhanced outward proton gradient to drive ATP synthase to rotate for catalytic ATP synthesis with improved performance in a sustainable manner. This work opens a new avenue to achieve enhanced bioenergy anabolism by utilizing a synthetic electron shuttle and tuning inner nanostructures, holding great promise in wide-range ATP-powered bioapplications.
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- Tonghui Wang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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Liu J, Wu Y, Li Y, Yang L, Wu H, He Q. Rotary biomolecular motor-powered supramolecular colloidal motor. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eabg3015. [PMID: 36812329 PMCID: PMC9946340 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abg3015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Cells orchestrate the motion and force of hundreds of protein motors to perform various mechanical tasks over multiple length scales. However, engineering active biomimetic materials from protein motors that consume energy to propel continuous motion of micrometer-sized assembling systems remains challenging. Here, we report rotary biomolecular motor-powered supramolecular (RBMS) colloidal motors that are hierarchically assembled from a purified chromatophore membrane containing FOF1-ATP synthase molecular motors, and an assembled polyelectrolyte microcapsule. The micro-sized RBMS motor with asymmetric distribution of FOF1-ATPases can autonomously move under light illumination and is collectively powered by hundreds of rotary biomolecular motors. The propulsive mechanism is that a transmembrane proton gradient generated by a photochemical reaction drives FOF1-ATPases to rotate for ATP biosynthesis, which creates a local chemical field for self-diffusiophoretic force. Such an active supramolecular architecture endowed with motility and biosynthesis offers a promising platform for intelligent colloidal motors resembling the propulsive units in swimming bacteria.
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- Jun Liu
- School of Medicine and Health, Harbin Institute of Technology, Yi Kuang Jie 2, Harbin 150080, China
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- School of Medicine and Health, Harbin Institute of Technology, Yi Kuang Jie 2, Harbin 150080, China
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- School of Medicine and Health, Harbin Institute of Technology, Yi Kuang Jie 2, Harbin 150080, China
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- Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Jinlian Street, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Jinlian Street, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- School of Medicine and Health, Harbin Institute of Technology, Yi Kuang Jie 2, Harbin 150080, China
- Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Jinlian Street, Wenzhou 325000, China
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Hirschi S, Ward TR, Meier WP, Müller DJ, Fotiadis D. Synthetic Biology: Bottom-Up Assembly of Molecular Systems. Chem Rev 2022; 122:16294-16328. [PMID: 36179355 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The bottom-up assembly of biological and chemical components opens exciting opportunities to engineer artificial vesicular systems for applications with previously unmet requirements. The modular combination of scaffolds and functional building blocks enables the engineering of complex systems with biomimetic or new-to-nature functionalities. Inspired by the compartmentalized organization of cells and organelles, lipid or polymer vesicles are widely used as model membrane systems to investigate the translocation of solutes and the transduction of signals by membrane proteins. The bottom-up assembly and functionalization of such artificial compartments enables full control over their composition and can thus provide specifically optimized environments for synthetic biological processes. This review aims to inspire future endeavors by providing a diverse toolbox of molecular modules, engineering methodologies, and different approaches to assemble artificial vesicular systems. Important technical and practical aspects are addressed and selected applications are presented, highlighting particular achievements and limitations of the bottom-up approach. Complementing the cutting-edge technological achievements, fundamental aspects are also discussed to cater to the inherently diverse background of the target audience, which results from the interdisciplinary nature of synthetic biology. The engineering of proteins as functional modules and the use of lipids and block copolymers as scaffold modules for the assembly of functionalized vesicular systems are explored in detail. Particular emphasis is placed on ensuring the controlled assembly of these components into increasingly complex vesicular systems. Finally, all descriptions are presented in the greater context of engineering valuable synthetic biological systems for applications in biocatalysis, biosensing, bioremediation, or targeted drug delivery.
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- Stephan Hirschi
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 28, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.,Molecular Systems Engineering, National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR), 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.,Molecular Systems Engineering, National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR), 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.,Molecular Systems Engineering, National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR), 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Mattenstrasse 26, 4058 Basel, Switzerland.,Molecular Systems Engineering, National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR), 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Bern, Bühlstrasse 28, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.,Molecular Systems Engineering, National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR), 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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Li Z, Xu X, Yu F, Fei J, Li Q, Dong M, Li J. Oriented Nanoarchitectonics of Bacteriorhodopsin for Enhancing ATP Generation in a F o F 1 -ATPase-Based Assembly System. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202116220. [PMID: 35129265 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202116220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Energy conversion plays an important role in the metabolism of photosynthetic organisms. Improving energy transformation by promoting a proton gradient has been a great challenge for a long time. In the present study, we realize a directional proton migration through the construction of oriented bacteriorhodopsin (BR) microcapsules coated by Fo F1 -ATPase molecular motors through layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly. The changes in the conformation of BR under illumination lead to proton transfer in a radial direction, which generates a higher proton gradient to drive the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) by Fo F1 -ATPase. Furthermore, to promote the photosynthetic activity, optically matched quantum dots were introduced into the artificial coassembly system of BR and Fo F1 -ATPase. Such a design creates a new path for the use of light energy.
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- Zibo Li
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus C, 8000, Denmark
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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Li Z, Xu X, Yu F, Fei J, Li Q, Dong M, Li J. Oriented Nanoarchitectonics of Bacteriorhodopsin for Enhancing ATP Generation in a F
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‐ATPase‐Based Assembly System. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202116220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Zibo Li
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University Jinan 250100 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS) CAS Key Lab of Colloid Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 100049 Beijing China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS) CAS Key Lab of Colloid Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 100049 Beijing China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS) CAS Key Lab of Colloid Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 100049 Beijing China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University Jinan 250100 China
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) Aarhus University Aarhus C 8000 Denmark
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS) CAS Key Lab of Colloid Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 100049 Beijing China
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Mengele AK, Weixler D, Amthor S, Eikmanns BJ, Seibold GM, Rau S. Transforming
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Proteomembranes into Artificial Chloroplasts Using Molecular Photocatalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202114842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Alexander K. Mengele
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I Materials and Catalysis Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I Materials and Catalysis Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
- Section of Synthetic Biology Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering Technical University of Denmark Søltoftsplads 2800 Kongens Lyngby Denmark
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I Materials and Catalysis Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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Mengele AK, Weixler D, Amthor S, Eikmanns BJ, Seibold GM, Rau S. Transforming Escherichia coli Proteomembranes into Artificial Chloroplasts Using Molecular Photocatalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202114842. [PMID: 34932847 PMCID: PMC9306768 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202114842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
During the light‐dependent reaction of photosynthesis, green plants couple photoinduced cascades of redox reactions with transmembrane proton translocations to generate reducing equivalents and chemical energy in the form of NADPH (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate) and ATP (adenosine triphosphate), respectively. We mimic these basic processes by combining molecular ruthenium polypyridine‐based photocatalysts and inverted vesicles derived from Escherichia coli. Upon irradiation with visible light, the interplay of photocatalytic nicotinamide reduction and enzymatic membrane‐located respiration leads to the simultaneous formation of two biologically active cofactors, NADH (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) and ATP, respectively. This inorganic‐biologic hybrid system thus emulates the cofactor delivering function of an active chloroplast.
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- Alexander Klaus Mengele
- Ulm University, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, GERMANY
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- Ulm University, Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, GERMANY
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- Ulm University, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, GERMANY
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- Ulm University, Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, GERMANY
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- Technical University of Denmark, Section of Synthetic Biology, Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Søltoftsplads, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, DENMARK
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- University of Ulm, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I Materials and Catalysis, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, GERMANY
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Xu Y, Fei J, Li G, Yuan T, Xu X, Li J. Nanozyme‐Catalyzed Cascade Reactions for Mitochondria‐Mimicking Oxidative Phosphorylation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201813771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Youqian Xu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of ColloidInterface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of ColloidInterface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of ColloidInterface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of ColloidInterface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of ColloidInterface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of ColloidInterface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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Xu Y, Fei J, Li G, Yuan T, Xu X, Li J. Nanozyme‐Catalyzed Cascade Reactions for Mitochondria‐Mimicking Oxidative Phosphorylation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:5572-5576. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201813771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Youqian Xu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of ColloidInterface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of ColloidInterface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of ColloidInterface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of ColloidInterface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of ColloidInterface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of ColloidInterface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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Li G, Fei J, Xu Y, Sun B, Li J. Tuning Thiol‐Based Self‐Assembled Monolayer Chemistry on a Gold Surface towards the Synthesis of Biochemical Fuel. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:1110-1114. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201812552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Guangle Li
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
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The utilization of light energy to power organic-chemical transformations is a fundamental strategy of the terrestrial energy cycle. Inspired by the elegance of natural photosynthesis, much interdisciplinary research effort has been devoted to the construction of simplified cell mimics based on artificial vesicles to provide a novel tool for biocatalytic cascade reactions with energy-demanding steps. By inserting natural or even artificial photosynthetic systems into liposomes or polymersomes, the light-driven proton translocation and the resulting formation of electrochemical gradients have become possible. This is the basis for the conversion of photonic into chemical energy in form of energy-rich molecules such as adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which can be further utilized by energy-dependent biocatalytic reactions, e.g. carbon fixation. This review compares liposomes and polymersomes as artificial compartments and summarizes the types of light-driven proton pumps that have been employed in artificial photosynthesis so far. We give an overview over the methods affecting the orientation of the photosystems within the membranes to ensure a unidirectional transport of molecules and highlight recent examples of light-driven biocatalysis in artificial vesicles. Finally, we summarize the current achievements and discuss the next steps needed for the transition of this technology from the proof-of-concept status to preparative applications.
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Li G, Fei J, Xu Y, Sun B, Li J. Tuning Thiol‐Based Self‐Assembled Monolayer Chemistry on a Gold Surface towards the Synthesis of Biochemical Fuel. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201812552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Guangle Li
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical ThermodynamicsInstitute of ChemistryChinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing China
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Photosynthetic artificial organelles sustain and control ATP-dependent reactions in a protocellular system. Nat Biotechnol 2018; 36:530-535. [PMID: 29806849 DOI: 10.1038/nbt.4140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
Inside cells, complex metabolic reactions are distributed across the modular compartments of organelles. Reactions in organelles have been recapitulated in vitro by reconstituting functional protein machineries into membrane systems. However, maintaining and controlling these reactions is challenging. Here we designed, built, and tested a switchable, light-harvesting organelle that provides both a sustainable energy source and a means of directing intravesicular reactions. An ATP (ATP) synthase and two photoconverters (plant-derived photosystem II and bacteria-derived proteorhodopsin) enable ATP synthesis. Independent optical activation of the two photoconverters allows dynamic control of ATP synthesis: red light facilitates and green light impedes ATP synthesis. We encapsulated the photosynthetic organelles in a giant vesicle to form a protocellular system and demonstrated optical control of two ATP-dependent reactions, carbon fixation and actin polymerization, with the latter altering outer vesicle morphology. Switchable photosynthetic organelles may enable the development of biomimetic vesicle systems with regulatory networks that exhibit homeostasis and complex cellular behaviors.
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Dhir S, Salahub S, Mathews AS, Kumaran SK, Montemagno CD, Abraham S. Light-induced ATP driven self-assembly of actin and heavy-meromyosin in proteo-tubularsomes as a step toward artificial cells. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:5346-5349. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc02691b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this work we studied the light induced self-assembly of F-actin and heavy meromyosin (HMM) in tubular vesicles or “tubularsomes” during initiation by ATP.
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- Satarupa Dhir
- Ingenuity Lab
- Chemical and Materials Engineering Department
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton
- Canada
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- Ingenuity Lab
- Chemical and Materials Engineering Department
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton
- Canada
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- Ingenuity Lab
- Chemical and Materials Engineering Department
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton
- Canada
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- Ingenuity Lab
- Chemical and Materials Engineering Department
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton
- Canada
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- Ingenuity Lab
- Chemical and Materials Engineering Department
- University of Alberta
- Edmonton
- Canada
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Lu H, Yuan W, Zhou J, Chong PLG. Glucose Synthesis in a Protein-Based Artificial Photosynthesis System. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2015; 177:105-17. [PMID: 26170084 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-015-1731-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The objective of this study was to understand glucose synthesis of a protein-based artificial photosynthesis system affected by operating conditions, including the concentrations of reactants, reaction temperature, and illumination. Results from non-vesicle-based glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (GAP) and glucose synthesis showed that the initial concentrations of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP), lighting source, and temperature significantly affected glucose synthesis. Higher initial concentrations of RuBP and ATP significantly enhanced GAP synthesis, which was linearly correlated to glucose synthesis, confirming the proper functions of all catalyzing enzymes in the system. White fluorescent light inhibited artificial photosynthesis and reduced glucose synthesis by 79.2 % compared to in the dark. The reaction temperature of 40 °C was optimum, whereas lower or higher temperature reduced glucose synthesis. Glucose synthesis in the vesicle-based artificial photosynthesis system reconstituted with bacteriorhodopsin, F 0 F 1 ATP synthase, and polydimethylsiloxane-methyloxazoline-polydimethylsiloxane triblock copolymer was successfully demonstrated. This system efficiently utilized light-induced ATP to drive glucose synthesis, and 5.2 μg ml(-1) glucose was synthesized in 0.78-ml reaction buffer in 7 h. Light-dependent reactions were found to be the bottleneck of the studied artificial photosynthesis system.
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- Hao Lu
- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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Liu J, Wang F, Mao J, Zhang Z, Liu Z, Huang G, Cheng K, Zou H. High-Sensitivity N-Glycoproteomic Analysis of Mouse Brain Tissue by Protein Extraction with a Mild Detergent of N-Dodecyl β-D-Maltoside. Anal Chem 2015; 87:2054-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ac504700t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Jing Liu
- Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic R&A Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic R&A Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic R&A Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic R&A Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic R&A Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic R&A Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic R&A Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, National Chromatographic R&A Center, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian 116023, China
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Li JH, Wang YF, Ha W, Liu Y, Ding LS, Li BJ, Zhang S. Cyclodextrin-based microcapsules as bioreactors for ATP biosynthesis. Biomacromolecules 2013; 14:2984-8. [PMID: 23962233 DOI: 10.1021/bm400584h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A biomimetic energy converter was fabricated via the assembly of CF0F1-ATPase on lipid-coated hollow nanocapsules composed of α-cyclodextrins/chitosan-graft-poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate. Upon entrapped GOD into these capsules, the addition of glucose could trigger proton-motive force and then drive the rotation of ATPase to synthesize ATP.
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- Jian-Hu Li
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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Kapoor V, Wendell D. Engineering bacterial efflux pumps for solar-powered bioremediation of surface waters. NANO LETTERS 2013; 13:2189-2193. [PMID: 23581993 DOI: 10.1021/nl400691d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Antibiotics are difficult to selectively remove from surface waters by present treatment methods. Bacterial efflux pumps have evolved the ability to discriminately expel antibiotics and other noxious agents via proton and ATP driven pathways. Here, we describe light-dependent removal of antibiotics by engineering the bacterial efflux pump AcrB into a proteovesicle system. We have created a chimeric protein with the requisite proton motive force by coupling AcrB to the light-driven proton pump Delta-rhodopsin (dR) via a glycophorin A transmembrane domain. This creates a solar powered protein material capable of selectively capturing antibiotics from bulk solutions. Using environmental water and direct sunlight, our AcrB-dR vesicles removed almost twice as much antibiotic as the treatment standard, activated carbon. Altogether, the AcrB-dR system provides an effective means of extracting antibiotics from surface waters as well as potential antibiotic recovery through vesicle solubilization.
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- Vikram Kapoor
- School of Energy, Environmental, Biological and Medical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 2901 Woodside Drive, 705 Engineering Research Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
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Ho D, Chu B, Lee H, Kuo K, Montemagno CD. Block Copolymer-Based Biomembranes Functionalized with Energy Transduction Proteins. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-823-w11.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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AbstractBlock copolymer-based membranes can be functionalized with energy transducing proteins to reveal a versatile family of nanoscale materials. Our work has demonstrated the fabrication of protein-functionalized ABA triblock copolymer nanovesicles that possess a broad applicability towards areas like biosensing and energy production. ABA triblock copolymers possess certain advantages over lipid systems. For example, they can mimic biomembrane environments necessary for membrane protein refolding in a single chain (hydrophilic(A)- hydrophobic(B)-hydrophilic(A)), enabling large-area membrane fabrication using methods like Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) deposition. Furthermore, the robustness of the polymer molecules/structure result in spontaneous and rapid protein-functionalized nano-vesicle formation that retains structure as well as protein functionality for up to several months, compared to one to two weeks for the lipid systems (e.g. POPC). The membrane protein, Bacteriorhodopsin (BR), found in Halobacterium Halobium, is a light-actuated proton pump that develops gradients towards the demonstration of coupled functionality with other membrane proteins, such as the production of electricity through Bacteriorhodopsin activity-dependent reversal of Cytochrome C Oxidase (COX), found in Rhodobacter Sphaeroides. Protein-functionalized materials have the exciting potential of serving as the core technology behind a series of fieldable devices that are driven completely by biomolecules.
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Wendell D, Todd J, Montemagno C. Artificial photosynthesis in ranaspumin-2 based foam. NANO LETTERS 2010; 10:3231-6. [PMID: 20205454 DOI: 10.1021/nl100550k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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We present a cell-free artificial photosynthesis platform that couples the requisite enzymes of the Calvin cycle with a nanoscale photophosphorylation system engineered into a foam architecture using the Tungara frog surfactant protein Ranaspumin-2. This unique protein surfactant allowed lipid vesicles and coupled enzyme activity to be concentrated to the microscale Plateau channels of the foam, directing photoderived chemical energy to the singular purpose of carbon fixation and sugar synthesis, with chemical conversion efficiencies approaching 96%.
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- David Wendell
- Biomedical Engineering Department, Engineering Research Center, 2901 Woodside Drive, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA
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Duan L, Qi W, Yan X, He Q, Cui Y, Wang K, Li D, Li J. Proton gradients produced by glucose oxidase microcapsules containing motor F0F1-ATPase for continuous ATP biosynthesis. J Phys Chem B 2009; 113:395-9. [PMID: 19090667 DOI: 10.1021/jp807883e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Glucose oxidase (GOD) microcapsules held together by cross-linker, glutaraldehyde (GA), are fabricated by the layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly technique. The lipid bilayer containing CF(0)F(1)-ATPase was coated on the outer shell of GOD microcapsules. Driven under the proton gradients produced by catalysis of GOD microcapsules for glucose, ATP is synthesized from ADP and inorganic phosphate catalyzed by the ATPase rotary catalysis. The results show here that ATPase reconstituted on the GOD microcapsules retains its catalytic activity.
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- Li Duan
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, International Joint Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
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Wendell DW, Patti J, Montemagno CD. Using biological inspiration to engineer functional nanostructured materials. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2006; 2:1324-9. [PMID: 17192981 DOI: 10.1002/smll.200600019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Humans have always looked to nature for design inspiration, and material design on the molecular level is no different. Here we explore how this idea applies to nanoscale biomimicry, specifically examining both recent advances and our own work on engineering lipid and polymer membrane systems with cellular processes.
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- David W Wendell
- UCLA Department of Bioengineering, 20 Westwood Plaza, 7523 Boelter Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1600, USA
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Lee H, Ho D, Kuo K, Montemagno CD. Vectorial insertion of bacteriorhodopsin for directed orientation assays in various polymeric biomembranes. POLYMER 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2006.02.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Choi HJ, Montemagno CD. Artificial organelle: ATP synthesis from cellular mimetic polymersomes. NANO LETTERS 2005; 5:2538-42. [PMID: 16351211 DOI: 10.1021/nl051896e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 249] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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A complex cellular process was reconstructed using a multiprotein polymersome system. ATP has been produced by coupled reactions between bacteriorhodopsin, a light-driven transmembrane proton pump, and F(0)F(1)-ATP synthase motor protein, reconstituted in polymersomes. This indicates that ATP synthase maintained its ATP synthesis and therefore its motor activity in the artificial membranes. This hybrid proteopolymersome will have wide application in a number of fields ranging from the in vitro investigation of cellular metabolism to the synthesis of functional "smart" materials.
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- Hyo-Jick Choi
- Department of Bioengineering, Room 7523 Boelter Hall, 420 Westwood Plaza, University of California-Los Angeles, PO Box 951600, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1600, USA
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Luo TJM, Soong R, Lan E, Dunn B, Montemagno C. Photo-induced proton gradients and ATP biosynthesis produced by vesicles encapsulated in a silica matrix. NATURE MATERIALS 2005; 4:220-224. [PMID: 15696172 DOI: 10.1038/nmat1322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2004] [Accepted: 12/13/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Sol-gel immobilization of soluble proteins has proven to be a viable method for stabilizing a wide variety of proteins in transparent inorganic matrices. The encapsulation of membrane-bound proteins has received much less attention, although work in this area suggests potential opportunities in microarray technology and high-throughput drug screening. The present paper describes a liposome/sol-gel architecture in which the liposome provides membrane structure and protein orientation to two transmembrane proteins, bacteriorhodopsin (bR) and F(0)F(1)-ATP synthase; the sol-gel encapsulation converts the liposomal solution into a robust material without compromising the intrinsic activity of the incorporated proteins. Here we report on two different proteoliposome-doped gels (proteogels) whose properties are determined by the transmembrane proteins. Proteogels containing bR proteoliposomes exhibit a stable proton gradient when irradiated with visible light, whereas proteogels containing proteoliposomes with both bR and F(0)F(1)-ATP synthase couple the photo-induced proton gradient to the production of ATP. These results demonstrate that materials based on the liposome/sol-gel architecture are able to harness the properties of transmembrane proteins and enable a variety of applications, from power generation and energy storage to the powering of molecular motors, and represent a new technology for performing complex chemical synthesis in a solid-state matrix.
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- Tzy-Jiun M Luo
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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