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Xiang Y, Liu J, Chen J, Xiao M, Pei H, Li L. MoS 2-Based Sensor Array for Accurate Identification of Cancer Cells with Ensemble-Modified Aptamers. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:15861-15869. [PMID: 38508220 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c19159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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In this work, we present an array-based chemical nose sensor that utilizes a set of ensemble-modified aptamer (EMAmer) probes to sense subtle physicochemical changes on the cell surface for cancer cell identification. The EMAmer probes are engineered by domain-selective incorporation of different types and/or copies of positively charged functional groups into DNA scaffolds, and their differential interactions with cancer cells can be transduced through competitive adsorption of fluorophore-labeled EMAmer probes loaded on MoS2 nanosheets. We demonstrate that this MoS2-EMAmer-based sensor array enables rapid and effective discrimination among six types of cancer cells and their mixtures with a concentration of 104 cells within 60 min, achieving a 94.4% accuracy in identifying blinded unknown cell samples. The established MoS2-EMAmer sensing platform is anticipated to show significant promise in the advancement of cancer diagnostics.
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- Ying Xiang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Genome Editing and Cell Therapy, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Genome Editing and Cell Therapy, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Genome Editing and Cell Therapy, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Genome Editing and Cell Therapy, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Genome Editing and Cell Therapy, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Genome Editing and Cell Therapy, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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A universal strategy of glyconanoparticle preparation using a bifunctional linker for lectin sensing and cell imaging. Mikrochim Acta 2022; 189:154. [PMID: 35332420 PMCID: PMC8948015 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-022-05220-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Glyconanoparticles (G-NPs), biofunctional nanomaterials that can fully combine the unique properties of nanoparticles (NPs) with the bioactivities of carbohydrates, have become an appealing nanoplatform in analytical chemistry and biomedical research. However, there is currently a lack of an efficient and universal method for facile immobilization of reducing carbohydrates on NPs while maintaining their structure integrity, greatly limiting the preparation and application of G-NPs. Herein, a new and universal strategy for preparing carbohydrate-functionalized gold nanoclusters (Au NCs) was developed by using S-(3-(methoxyamino)propyl) thioacetate (MPTA) as a new bifunctional linker. MPTA with an N-methoxyamine group (-NHOMe) and a thioacetyl group (-SAc) was synthesized by a two-step strategy and then grafted onto Au NCs by an efficient click reaction. Subsequently, reducing carbohydrates could be readily immobilized onto MPTA-functionalized Au NCs (MPTA-Au NCs) by a reducing end ring-closure reaction under mild conditions. The obtained G-NPs showed average size of 1.9 ± 0.42 nm and strong fluorescence at 610 nm. Carbohydrates grafted on G-NPs still retained their structure integrity and specific recognition ability toward their receptor proteins. Notably, the affinity between G-NPs and proteins was increased by 1300 times compared with free carbohydrates with an association constant of (1.47 ± 0.356) × 106 M−1. The prepared fluorescent G-NPs were also successfully applied to lectin sensing and targeted breast cancer cell imaging with good performance. These results indicated that the intact immobilization of reducing carbohydrates (whether naturally or chemically accessed) on NPs could be easily achieved using MPTA, providing a simple, efficient, and universal strategy for G-NP preparation.
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DiLillo AM, Chan KK, Sun XL, Ao G. Glycopolymer-Wrapped Carbon Nanotubes Show Distinct Interaction of Carbohydrates With Lectins. Front Chem 2022; 10:852988. [PMID: 35308788 PMCID: PMC8927622 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.852988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Glyconanomaterials with unique nanoscale property and carbohydrate functionality show vast potential in biological and biomedical applications. We investigated the interactions of noncovalent complexes of single-wall carbon nanotubes that are wrapped by disaccharide lactose-containing glycopolymers with the specific carbohydrate-binding proteins. The terminal galactose (Gal) of glycopolymers binds to the specific lectin as expected. Interestingly, an increased aggregation of nanotubes was also observed when interacting with a glucose (Glc) specific lectin, likely due to the removal of Glc groups from the surface of nanotubes resulting from the potential binding of the lectin to the Glc in the glycopolymers. This result indicates that the wrapping conformation of glycopolymers on the surface of nanotubes potentially allows improved accessibility of the Glc for specific lectins. Furthermore, it shows that the interaction between Glc groups in the glycopolymers and nanotubes play a key role in stabilizing the nanocomplexes. Overall, our results demonstrate that nanostructures can enable conformation-dependent interactions of glycopolymers and proteins and can potentially lead to the creation of versatile optical sensors for detecting carbohydrate-protein interactions with enhanced specificity and sensitivity.
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- Ana M. DiLillo
- Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Washkewicz College of Engineering, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease (GRHD), Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Washkewicz College of Engineering, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease (GRHD), Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Washkewicz College of Engineering, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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Ershov АY, Martynenkov АА, Lagoda IV, Kopanitsa MA, Zarubaev VV, Slita AV, Buchkov EV, Panarin EF, Yakimansky АV. Gold Glyconanoparticles Based on Aldoses 6-Mercaptohexanoyl Hydrazones and Their Anti-Influenza Activity. RUSS J GEN CHEM+ 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070363221090188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Macedo-da-Silva J, Santiago VF, Rosa-Fernandes L, Marinho CRF, Palmisano G. Protein glycosylation in extracellular vesicles: Structural characterization and biological functions. Mol Immunol 2021; 135:226-246. [PMID: 33933815 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2021.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are lipid bilayer-enclosed particles involved in intercellular communication, delivery of biomolecules from donor to recipient cells, cellular disposal and homeostasis, potential biomarkers and drug carriers. The content of EVs includes DNA, lipids, metabolites, proteins, and microRNA, which have been studied in various diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, pregnancy, neurodegenerative, and cardiovascular disorders. EVs are enriched in glycoconjugates and exhibit specific glycosignatures. Protein glycosylation is a co- and post-translational modification (PTM) that plays an important role in the expression and function of exosomal proteins. N- and O-linked protein glycosylation has been mapped in exosomal proteins. The purpose of this review is to highlight the importance of glycosylation in EVs proteins. Initially, we describe the main PTMs in EVs with a focus on glycosylation. Then, we explore glycan-binding proteins describing the main findings of studies that investigated the glycosylation of EVs in cancer, pregnancy, infectious diseases, diabetes, mental disorders, and animal fluids. We have highlighted studies that have developed innovative methods for studying the content of EVs. In addition, we present works related to lipid glycosylation. We explored the content of studies deposited in public databases, such as Exocarta and Vesiclepedia. Finally, we discuss analytical methods for structural characterization of glycoconjugates and present an overview of the critical points of the study of glycosylation EVs, as well as perspectives in this field.
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- Janaina Macedo-da-Silva
- Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Thodikayil AT, Sharma S, Saha S. Engineering Carbohydrate-Based Particles for Biomedical Applications: Strategies to Construct and Modify. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:2907-2940. [PMID: 35014384 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Carbohydrate-based micro/nanoparticles have gained significant attention for various biomedical applications such as targeted/triggered/controlled drug delivery, bioimaging, biosensing, etc., because of their prominent characteristics like biocompatibility, biodegradability, hydrophilicity, and nontoxicity as well as nonimmunogenicity. Most importantly, the ability of the nanoparticles to recognize specific cell sites by targeting cell surface receptors makes them a promising candidate for designing a targeted drug delivery system. These particles may either comprise polysaccharides/glycopolymers or be integrated with various polymeric/inorganic nanoparticles such as gold, silver, silica, iron, etc., to reduce the toxicity of the inorganic nanoparticles and thus facilitate their cellular insertion. Various synthetic methods have been developed to fabricate carbohydrate-based or carbohydrate-conjugated inorganic/polymeric nanoparticles. In this review, we have highlighted the recently developed synthetic approaches to afford carbohydrate-based particles along with their significance in various biomedical applications.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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Colorimetric sensor array based on gold nanoparticles: Design principles and recent advances. Trends Analyt Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2019.115754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Zhang R, Jin L, Zhang N, Petridis AK, Eckert T, Scheiner-Bobis G, Bergmann M, Scheidig A, Schauer R, Yan M, Wijesundera SA, Nordén B, Chatterjee BK, Siebert HC. The Sialic Acid-Dependent Nematocyst Discharge Process in Relation to Its Physical-Chemical Properties Is A Role Model for Nanomedical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tools. Mar Drugs 2019; 17:E469. [PMID: 31409009 PMCID: PMC6722915 DOI: 10.3390/md17080469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2019] [Revised: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Formulas derived from theoretical physics provide important insights about the nematocyst discharge process of Cnidaria (Hydra, jellyfishes, box-jellyfishes and sea-anemones). Our model description of the fastest process in living nature raises and answers questions related to the material properties of the cell- and tubule-walls of nematocysts including their polysialic acid (polySia) dependent target function. Since a number of tumor-cells, especially brain-tumor cells such as neuroblastoma tissues carry the polysaccharide chain polySia in similar concentration as fish eggs or fish skin, it makes sense to use these findings for new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in the field of nanomedicine. Therefore, the nematocyst discharge process can be considered as a bionic blue-print for future nanomedical devices in cancer diagnostics and therapies. This approach is promising because the physical background of this process can be described in a sufficient way with formulas presented here. Additionally, we discuss biophysical and biochemical experiments which will allow us to define proper boundary conditions in order to support our theoretical model approach. PolySia glycans occur in a similar density on malignant tumor cells than on the cell surfaces of Cnidarian predators and preys. The knowledge of the polySia-dependent initiation of the nematocyst discharge process in an intact nematocyte is an essential prerequisite regarding the further development of target-directed nanomedical devices for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The theoretical description as well as the computationally and experimentally derived results about the biophysical and biochemical parameters can contribute to a proper design of anti-tumor drug ejecting vessels which use a stylet-tubule system. Especially, the role of nematogalectins is of interest because these bridging proteins contribute as well as special collagen fibers to the elastic band properties. The basic concepts of the nematocyst discharge process inside the tubule cell walls of nematocysts were studied in jellyfishes and in Hydra which are ideal model organisms. Hydra has already been chosen by Alan Turing in order to figure out how the chemical basis of morphogenesis can be described in a fundamental way. This encouraged us to discuss the action of nematocysts in relation to morphological aspects and material requirements. Using these insights, it is now possible to discuss natural and artificial nematocyst-like vessels with optimized properties for a diagnostic and therapeutic use, e.g., in neurooncology. We show here that crucial physical parameters such as pressure thresholds and elasticity properties during the nematocyst discharge process can be described in a consistent and satisfactory way with an impact on the construction of new nanomedical devices.
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- Ruiyan Zhang
- Institute of BioPharmaceutical Research, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China.
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- Institute of BioPharmaceutical Research, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- Institute of BioPharmaceutical Research, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
- RI-B-NT-Research Institute of Bioinformatics and Nanotechnology, Schauenburgerstr. 116, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Neurochirurgische Klinik, Universität Düsseldorf, Geb. 11.54, Moorenstraße 5, Düsseldorf 40255, Germany
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- Institut für Veterinärphysiolgie und-Biochemie, Fachbereich Veterinärmedizin, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Frankfurter Str. 100, 35392 Gießen, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Applied Sciences Fresenius, Limburger Str. 2, 65510 Idstein, Germany
- RISCC-Research Institute for Scientific Computing and Consulting, Ludwig-Schunk-Str. 15, 35452 Heuchelheim, Germany
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- Institut für Veterinärphysiolgie und-Biochemie, Fachbereich Veterinärmedizin, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Frankfurter Str. 100, 35392 Gießen, Germany
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- Institut für Veterinäranatomie, Histologie und Embryologie, Fachbereich Veterinärmedizin, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Frankfurter Str. 98, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Zoologisches Institut-Strukturbiologie, Zentrum für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Am Botanischen Garten 19, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Biochemisches Institut, Christian-Albrechts Universität Kiel, Olshausenstrasse 40, Kiel 24098, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 1 University Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 1 University Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Bose Institute, 93/1, A P C Road, Kolkata-700009, India
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- RI-B-NT-Research Institute of Bioinformatics and Nanotechnology, Schauenburgerstr. 116, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
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Sundhoro M, Park J, Wu B, Yan M. Synthesis of Polyphosphazenes by a Fast Perfluoroaryl Azide-Mediated Staudinger Reaction. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Madanodaya Sundhoro
- University of
Massachusetts Lowell, 1 University Ave., Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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- University of
Massachusetts Lowell, 1 University Ave., Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
- Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Dong-Eui University, Busan 47340, Korea
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- University of
Massachusetts Lowell, 1 University Ave., Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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- University of
Massachusetts Lowell, 1 University Ave., Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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Yoho JN, Geier B, Grigsby CC, Hagen JA, Chávez JL, Kelley-Loughnane N. Cross-Reactive Plasmonic Aptasensors for Controlled Substance Identification. SENSORS 2017; 17:s17091935. [PMID: 28832512 PMCID: PMC5620944 DOI: 10.3390/s17091935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Revised: 08/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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In this work, we developed an assay to determine if an arbitrary white powder is a controlled substance, given the plasmonic response of aptamer-gold nanoparticle conjugates (Apt-AuNPs). Toward this end, we designed Apt-AuNPs with specific a response to common controlled substances without cross reactivity to chemicals typically used as fillers in street formulations. Plasmonic sensor variation was shown to produce unique data fingerprints for each chemical analyzed, supporting the application of multivariate statistical techniques to annotate unknown samples by chemical similarity. Importantly, the assay takes less than fifteen minutes to run, and requires only a few micrograms of the material, making the proposed assay easily deployable in field operations.
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- Joshua N Yoho
- 711th Human Performance Wing, Airman Systems Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH 45433, USA.
- UES, Inc., 4401 Dayton-Xenia Road, Dayton, OH 45432, USA.
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- 711th Human Performance Wing, Airman Systems Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH 45433, USA.
- UES, Inc., 4401 Dayton-Xenia Road, Dayton, OH 45432, USA.
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- 711th Human Performance Wing, Airman Systems Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH 45433, USA.
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- 711th Human Performance Wing, Airman Systems Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH 45433, USA.
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- 711th Human Performance Wing, Airman Systems Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH 45433, USA.
- UES, Inc., 4401 Dayton-Xenia Road, Dayton, OH 45432, USA.
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- 711th Human Performance Wing, Airman Systems Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH 45433, USA.
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Patel S. Phytochemicals for taming agitated immune-endocrine-neural axis. Biomed Pharmacother 2017; 91:767-775. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2017] [Revised: 04/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Compostella F, Pitirollo O, Silvestri A, Polito L. Glyco-gold nanoparticles: synthesis and applications. Beilstein J Org Chem 2017; 13:1008-1021. [PMID: 28684980 PMCID: PMC5480336 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.13.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Glyco-gold nanoparticles combine in a single entity the peculiar properties of gold nanoparticles with the biological activity of carbohydrates. The result is an exciting nanosystem, able to mimic the natural multivalent presentation of saccharide moieties and to exploit the peculiar optical properties of the metallic core. In this review, we present recent advances on glyco-gold nanoparticle applications in different biological fields, highlighting the key parameters which inspire the glyco nanoparticle design.
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- Federica Compostella
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Via Saldini 50, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Milan, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Milan, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milan, Italy
- CNR – ISTM, Nanotechnology Lab., Via G. Fantoli 16/15, 20138 Milan, Italy
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- CNR – ISTM, Nanotechnology Lab., Via G. Fantoli 16/15, 20138 Milan, Italy
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Dosekova E, Filip J, Bertok T, Both P, Kasak P, Tkac J. Nanotechnology in Glycomics: Applications in Diagnostics, Therapy, Imaging, and Separation Processes. Med Res Rev 2017; 37:514-626. [PMID: 27859448 PMCID: PMC5659385 DOI: 10.1002/med.21420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Revised: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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This review comprehensively covers the most recent achievements (from 2013) in the successful integration of nanomaterials in the field of glycomics. The first part of the paper addresses the beneficial properties of nanomaterials for the construction of biosensors, bioanalytical devices, and protocols for the detection of various analytes, including viruses and whole cells, together with their key characteristics. The second part of the review focuses on the application of nanomaterials integrated with glycans for various biomedical applications, that is, vaccines against viral and bacterial infections and cancer cells, as therapeutic agents, for in vivo imaging and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, and for selective drug delivery. The final part of the review describes various ways in which glycan enrichment can be effectively done using nanomaterials, molecularly imprinted polymers with polymer thickness controlled at the nanoscale, with a subsequent analysis of glycans by mass spectrometry. A short section describing an active glycoprofiling by microengines (microrockets) is covered as well.
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- Erika Dosekova
- Department of Glycobiotechnology, Institute of ChemistrySlovak Academy of SciencesDubravska cesta 9845 38BratislavaSlovakia
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- Center for Advanced MaterialsQatar UniversityP.O. Box 2713DohaQatar
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- Department of Glycobiotechnology, Institute of ChemistrySlovak Academy of SciencesDubravska cesta 9845 38BratislavaSlovakia
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- School of Chemistry, Manchester Institute of BiotechnologyThe University of Manchester131 Princess StreetManchesterM1 7DNUK
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- Center for Advanced MaterialsQatar UniversityP.O. Box 2713DohaQatar
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- Department of Glycobiotechnology, Institute of ChemistrySlovak Academy of SciencesDubravska cesta 9845 38BratislavaSlovakia
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Otten L, Vlachou D, Richards SJ, Gibson MI. Glycan heterogeneity on gold nanoparticles increases lectin discrimination capacity in label-free multiplexed bioassays. Analyst 2016; 141:4305-12. [PMID: 27181289 PMCID: PMC4934645 DOI: 10.1039/c6an00549g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The development of new analytical tools as point-of-care biosensors is crucial to combat the spread of infectious diseases, especially in the context of drug-resistant organisms, or to detect biological warfare agents. Glycan/lectin interactions drive a wide range of recognition and signal transduction processes within nature and are often the first site of adhesion/recognition during infection making them appealing targets for biosensors. Glycosylated gold nanoparticles have been developed that change colour from red to blue upon interaction with carbohydrate-binding proteins and may find use as biosensors, but are limited by the inherent promiscuity of some of these interactions. Here we mimic the natural heterogeneity of cell-surface glycans by displaying mixed monolayers of glycans on the surface of gold nanoparticles. These are then used in a multiplexed, label-free bioassay to create 'barcodes' which describe the lectin based on its binding profile. The increased information content encoded by using complex mixtures of a few sugars, rather than increased numbers of different sugars makes this approach both scalable and accessible. These nanoparticles show increased lectin identification power at a range of lectin concentrations, relative to single-channel sensors. It was also found that some information about the concentration of the lectins can be extracted, all from just a simple colour change, taking this technology closer to being a realistic biosensor.
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- Lucienne Otten
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
- Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
- Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
- Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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Richards SJ, Otten L, Gibson MI. Glycosylated gold nanoparticle libraries for label-free multiplexed lectin biosensing. J Mater Chem B 2016; 4:3046-3053. [PMID: 27162639 PMCID: PMC4859411 DOI: 10.1039/c5tb01994j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Glycan/lectin interactions drive a wide range of recognition and signal transduction processes within nature. However, their measurement is complicated or limited by the analytical tools available. Most technologies require fluorescently labelled proteins (e.g. microarrays) or expensive infrastructure (such as surface plasmon resonance). This also limits their application in biosensing, especially for low-resource settings, where detection of pathogens based on glycan binding could speed up diagnosis. Here we employ a library-oriented approach to immobilise a range of monosaccharides onto polymer-stabilised gold nanoparticles to enable rapid and high-throughput evaluation of their binding specificities with a panel of lectins. The red to blue colour shift upon gold nanoparticle aggregation is used as the output, removing the need for labelled protein, enabling compatibility with 96-well microplates. Furthermore, we demonstrate the use of a flatbed scanner (or digital camera) to extract biophysical data, ensuring that only minimal resources are required. Finally, linear discriminant analysis is employed to demonstrate how the glyconanoparticles can be applied as a multiplexed biosensor capable of identifying pathogenic lectins without the need for any infrastructure and overcoming some of the issues of lectin promiscuity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sarah-Jane Richards
- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK . ; Fax: +44 (0)2476 524112
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK . ; Fax: +44 (0)2476 524112
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Coventry , CV4 7AL , UK . ; Fax: +44 (0)2476 524112
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Zhang Y, Jayawardena HSN, Yan M, Ramström O. Enzyme classification using complex dynamic hemithioacetal systems. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:5053-6. [PMID: 26987550 PMCID: PMC4820758 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc01823h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
A complex dynamic hemithioacetal system was used in combination with pattern recognition methodology to classify lipases into distinct groups.
A complex dynamic hemithioacetal system was generated for the evaluation of lipase reactivities in organic media. In combination with pattern recognition methodology, twelve different lipases were successfully classified into four distinct groups following their reaction selectivities and reactivities. A probe lipase was further categorized using the training matrix with predicted reactivity.
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- Yan Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 30, 10044 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Hao N, Neranon K, Ramström O, Yan M. Glyconanomaterials for biosensing applications. Biosens Bioelectron 2016; 76:113-30. [PMID: 26212205 PMCID: PMC4637221 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Revised: 07/11/2015] [Accepted: 07/14/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Nanomaterials constitute a class of structures that have unique physiochemical properties and are excellent scaffolds for presenting carbohydrates, important biomolecules that mediate a wide variety of important biological events. The fabrication of carbohydrate-presenting nanomaterials, glyconanomaterials, is of high interest and utility, combining the features of nanoscale objects with biomolecular recognition. The structures can also produce strong multivalent effects, where the nanomaterial scaffold greatly enhances the relatively weak affinities of single carbohydrate ligands to the corresponding receptors, and effectively amplifies the carbohydrate-mediated interactions. Glyconanomaterials are thus an appealing platform for biosensing applications. In this review, we discuss the chemistry for conjugation of carbohydrates to nanomaterials, summarize strategies, and tabulate examples of applying glyconanomaterials in in vitro and in vivo sensing applications of proteins, microbes, and cells. The limitations and future perspectives of these emerging glyconanomaterials sensing systems are furthermore discussed.
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- Nanjing Hao
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 1 University Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 30, S-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 30, S-10044 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 1 University Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854, USA; Department of Chemistry, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 30, S-10044 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Glycosylated noble metal nanoparticles are a useful tool for probing biological binding events due to their aggregation-induced color changes, particularly for lectins that have multiple binding sites. To overcome the challenges of colloidal instability, which leads to false-positive results, it is essential to add polymeric coatings to these particles. Here we describe a versatile, and reliable, approach to enable coating of gold nanoparticles using well-defined polymers, with carbohydrate end groups. This produces multivalent nanoparticles that are both colloidally stable, but still retain their rapid colorimetric responses to lectin binding.
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Zhou J, Jayawardana KW, Kong N, Ren Y, Hao N, Yan M, Ramström O. Trehalose-Conjugated, Photofunctionalized Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Efficient Delivery of Isoniazid into Mycobacteria. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2015; 1:1250-1255. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5b00274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Juan Zhou
- Department
of Chemistry, KTH−Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen
30, S-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 1 University
Avenue, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, KTH−Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen
30, S-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry, KTH−Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen
30, S-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 1 University
Avenue, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, KTH−Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen
30, S-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 1 University
Avenue, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, KTH−Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen
30, S-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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Otten L, Gibson MI. Discrimination between lectins with similar specificities by ratiometric profiling of binding to glycosylated surfaces; a chemical 'tongue' approach. RSC Adv 2015; 5:53172-53179. [PMID: 27019703 PMCID: PMC4786966 DOI: 10.1039/c5ra08857g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Accepted: 06/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Carbohydrate-lectin interactions dictate a range of signalling and recognition processes in biological systems. The exploitation of these, particularly for diagnostic applications, is complicated by the inherent promiscuity of lectins along with their low affinity for individual glycans which themselves are challenging to access (bio)synthetically. Inspired by how a 'tongue' can discriminate between hundreds of flavours using a minimal set of multiplexed sensors and a training algorithm, here individual lectins are 'profiled' based on their unique binding profile (barcode) to a range of monosaccharides. By comparing the relative binding of a panel of 5 lectins to 3 monosaccharide-coated surfaces, it was possible to generate a training algorithm that enables correct identification of lectins, even those with similar glycan preferences. This is demonstrated to be useful for discrimination between the cholera and ricin toxin lectins showing the potential of this minimalist approach for exploiting glycan complexity.
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- L Otten
- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry , CV4 7AL UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry , CV4 7AL UK .
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Bhattarai JK, Sharma A, Fujikawa K, Demchenko AV, Stine KJ. Electrochemical synthesis of nanostructured gold film for the study of carbohydrate-lectin interactions using localized surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy. Carbohydr Res 2015; 405:55-65. [PMID: 25442712 PMCID: PMC4355165 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2014.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Revised: 07/15/2014] [Accepted: 08/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) spectroscopy is a label-free chemical and biological molecular sensing technique whose sensitivity depends upon development of nanostructured transducers. Herein, we report an electrodeposition method for fabricating nanostructured gold films (NGFs) that can be used as transducers in LSPR spectroscopy. The NGF was prepared by electrodepositing gold from potassium dicyanoaurate solution onto a flat gold surface using two sequential controlled potential steps. Imaging by scanning electron microscopy reveals a morphology consisting of randomly configured block-like nanostructures. The bulk refractive index sensitivity of the prepared NGF is 100±2 nmRIU(-1) and the initial peak in the reflectance spectrum is at 518±1 nm under N2(g). The figure of merit is 1.7. In addition, we have studied the interaction between carbohydrate (mannose) and lectin (Concanavalin A) on the NGF surface using LSPR spectroscopy by measuring the interaction of 8-mercaptooctyl-α-d-mannopyranoside (αMan-C8-SH) with Concanavalin A by first immobilizing αMan-C8-SH in mixed SAMs with 3,6-dioxa-8-mercaptooctanol (TEG-SH) on the NGF surface. The interaction of Con A with the mixed SAMs is confirmed using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Finally, the NGF surface was regenerated to its original sensitivity by removing the SAM and the bound biomolecules. The results from these experiments contribute toward the development of inexpensive LSPR based sensors that could be useful for studying glycan-protein interactions and other bioanalytical purposes.
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- Jay K Bhattarai
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Missouri-St. Louis, One University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63121, United States; Center for Nanoscience, University of Missouri-St. Louis, One University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63121, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Missouri-St. Louis, One University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63121, United States; Center for Nanoscience, University of Missouri-St. Louis, One University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63121, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Missouri-St. Louis, One University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63121, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Missouri-St. Louis, One University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63121, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Missouri-St. Louis, One University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63121, United States; Center for Nanoscience, University of Missouri-St. Louis, One University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63121, United States.
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Richards SJ, Gibson MI. Optimization of the Polymer Coating for Glycosylated Gold Nanoparticle Biosensors to Ensure Stability and Rapid Optical Readouts. ACS Macro Lett 2014; 3:1004-1008. [PMID: 35610783 DOI: 10.1021/mz5004882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The development of new analytical tools to probe pathogenic infection processes and as point-of-care biosensors is crucial to combat the spread of infectious diseases or to detect biological warfare agents. Glycosylated gold nanoparticles that change color due to lectin (carbohydrate-binding protein) mediated aggregation may find use as biosensors but require a polymer coating between the particle surface and sugar to ensure stability in complex media. Here, RAFT polymerization is employed to generate glycosylated polymers to coat gold nanoparticles. Rather than being a passive component, it is shown here that the polymer coating has to be precisely tuned to achieve a balance between saline (steric) stability and speed of the readout. If the polymer is too long it can prevent or slow aggregation and hence lead to a poor readout in sensing assays. The optimized glyco-nanoparticles are also demonstrated to be useful for rapid detection of a ricin surrogate.
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- Sarah-Jane Richards
- Department
of Chemistry and ‡Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry and ‡Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Chen X, Ramström O, Yan M. Glyconanomaterials: Emerging applications in biomedical research. NANO RESEARCH 2014; 7:1381-1403. [PMID: 26500721 PMCID: PMC4617207 DOI: 10.1007/s12274-014-0507-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2014] [Revised: 05/30/2014] [Accepted: 06/02/2014] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Carbohydrates constitute the most abundant organic matter in nature, serving as structural components and energy sources, and mediating a wide range of cellular activities. The emergence of nanomaterials with distinct optical, magnetic, and electronic properties has witnessed a rapid adoption of these materials for biomedical research and applications. Nanomaterials of various shapes and sizes having large specific surface areas can be used as multivalent scaffolds to present carbohydrate ligands. The resulting glyconanomaterials effectively amplify the glycan-mediated interactions, making it possible to use these materials for sensing, imaging, diagnosis, and therapy. In this review, we summarize the synthetic strategies for the preparation of various glyconanomaterials. Examples are given where these glyconanomaterials have been used in sensing and differentiation of proteins and cells, as well as in imaging glycan-medicated cellular responses.
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- Xuan Chen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, KTH—Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm S-10044, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
- Department of Chemistry, KTH—Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm S-10044, Sweden
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