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Chemla Y, Kaufman F, Amiram M, Alfonta L. Expanding the Genetic Code of Bioelectrocatalysis and Biomaterials. Chem Rev 2024. [PMID: 39377473 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/09/2024]
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Genetic code expansion is a promising genetic engineering technology that incorporates noncanonical amino acids into proteins alongside the natural set of 20 amino acids. This enables the precise encoding of non-natural chemical groups in proteins. This review focuses on the applications of genetic code expansion in bioelectrocatalysis and biomaterials. In bioelectrocatalysis, this technique enhances the efficiency and selectivity of bioelectrocatalysts for use in sensors, biofuel cells, and enzymatic electrodes. In biomaterials, incorporating non-natural chemical groups into protein-based polymers facilitates the modification, fine-tuning, or the engineering of new biomaterial properties. The review provides an overview of relevant technologies, discusses applications, and highlights achievements, challenges, and prospects in these fields.
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Wang Y, Tian G, Huang J, Wu W, Cui Z, Li H, Zhang L, Qi H. Mussel-inspired protein-based nanoparticles for curcumin encapsulation and promoting antitumor efficiency. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 273:132965. [PMID: 38851615 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2024] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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Curcumin demonstrated therapeutic potential for cancer. However, its medical application is limited due to low solubility, poor stability and low absorption rate. Here, we used the mussel-inspired functional protein (MPKE) to fabricate the curcumin-carrying nanoparticle (Cur-MPKE) for encapsulating and delivering curcumin. The protein MPKE is composed of the mussel module and zwitterionic peptide. The Dopa group bonding characteristic of the mussel module was leveraged for the self-assembly of nanoparticles, while the superhydrophilic property of the zwitterionic peptide was utilized to enhance the stability of nanoparticles. As expected, MPKE and Cur are tightly bound through hydrogen bonds and dynamic imide bonds to form nanoparticles. Cur-MPKE showed improved solubility and stability in aqueous solutions as well as excellent biocompatibility. Besides, Cur-MPKE also exhibited pH-triggered release and enhanced uptake of curcumin by tumor cells, promoting the antioxidant activity and antitumor effect of curcumin. Moreover, systemic experiments of Cur-MPKE to rats demonstrated that Cur-MPKE significantly inhibited tumor tissue growth and proliferation without causing obvious systemic toxicity. This work provides a new strategy for fabricating the delivery system of curcumin with improved stability, sustainability and bioavailability.
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- Yuefeng Wang
- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Druggability Evaluation and Systematic Translational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, Tianjin 300301, PR China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Druggability Evaluation and Systematic Translational Medicine, Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, Tianjin 300301, PR China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China.
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, PR China.
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Zhao Z, Pan M, Yang W, Huang C, Qiao C, Yang H, Wang J, Wang X, Liu J, Zeng H. Bioinspired engineered proteins enable universal anchoring strategy for surface functionalization. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 650:1525-1535. [PMID: 37487283 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.07.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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HYPOTHESIS Conventional coating strategies and materials for bio-applications with protective, diagnostic, and therapeutic functions are commonly limited by their arduous preparation processes and lack of on-demand functionalities. Herein, inspired by the 'root-leaf' structure of grass, a series of novel polyacrylate-conjugated proteins can be engineered with sticky bovine serum albumin (BSA) protein as a 'root' anchoring layer and a multifunctional polyacrylate as a 'leaf' functional layer for the facile coating procedure and versatile surface functionalities. EXPERIMENTS The engineered proteins were synthesized based on click chemistry, where the 'root' layer can universally anchor onto both organic and inorganic substrates through a facile dip/spraying method with excellent stability in harsh solution conditions, thanks to its multiple adaptive molecular interactions with substrates that further elucidated by molecular force measurements between the 'root' BSA protein and substrates. The 'leaf' conjugated-polyacrylates imparted coatings with versatile on-demand functionalities, such as resistance to over 99% biofouling in complex biofluids, pH-responsive performance, and robust adhesion with various nanomaterials. FINDINGS By synergistically leveraging the universal anchoring capabilities of BSA with the versatile physicochemical properties of polyacrylates, this study introduces a promising and facile strategy for imparting novel functionalities to a myriad of surfaces through engineering natural proteins and biomaterials for biotechnical and nanotechnical applications.
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- Ziqian Zhao
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Heavy Machinery Engineering Research Center of Education Ministry, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Heavy Machinery Engineering Research Center of Education Ministry, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510700, China
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada.
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Zheng W, Zhou T, Zhang Y, Ding J, Xie J, Wang S, Wang Z, Wang K, Shen L, Zhu Y, Gao C. Simplified α 2-macroglobulin as a TNF-α inhibitor for inflammation alleviation in osteoarthritis and myocardial infarction therapy. Biomaterials 2023; 301:122247. [PMID: 37487780 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2023.122247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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Tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) is a leading proinflammatory cytokine as the master regulator of inflammation in chronic inflammation diseases. Although TNF-α antagonists such as small molecules and peptides are in development, comparable effectiveness in TNF-α neutralization is hardly achieved only with TNF-α capture. In this study, simplified α2-macroglobulin (SM) as a novel TNF-α inhibitor was fabricated to relieve inflammation response by TNF-α capture and internalization with lysosomal degradation. SM was prepared by conjugating a TNF-α-targeting peptide with a receptor binding domain (RBD) derived from α2-macroglobulin through a synthetic biology strategy. SM exhibited effective capture and bioactivity inhibition of TNF-α. Improved endocytosis of TNF-α into lysosomes was observed with SM in macrophages. Even challenged with LPS/IFNγ, the macrophages showed relieved inflammation response with SM treatment. When administrated in chronic inflammation injury in vivo, SM achieved comparable therapeutic efficacy with Infliximab, showing ameliorated cartilage degeneration with relieved inflammation in osteoarthritis (OA) and preserved cardiac function with mitigated myocardium injury in myocardial infarction (MI). These results suggest that SM functioning in TNF-α capture-internalization mechanism might be promising therapeutic alternatives of TNF-α antibodies.
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- Weiwei Zheng
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang Province, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China; Dr. Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Dr. Li Dak Sum Yip Yio Chin Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Center for Healthcare Materials, Shaoxing Institute, Zhejiang University, Shaoxing, 312099, China.
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Lan X, Zhao M, Zhang X, Zhang H, Zhang L, Qi H. Mussel-inspired proteins functionalize catheter with antifouling and antibacterial properties. Int J Biol Macromol 2023:125468. [PMID: 37348578 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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Bacterial adhesion and subsequent biofilm formation on catheter can cause inevitably infection. The development of multifunctional antibacterial coating is a promising strategy to resist the bacteria adhesion and biofilm formation. Herein, a mussel-inspired chimeric protein MZAgP is prepared and employed to modify a variety of polymeric catheters. The MZAgP is composed of mussel-adhesive peptide, zwitterionic peptide, and silver-binding peptide, which can endow catheters with antifouling, bactericidal and biocompatibility performances. Expectedly, negligible biofilm is observed on the MZAgP coated catheters after incubating with bacteria for 120 h. And ignorable hemolysis and cytotoxicity are obtained on coated catheters. In addition, the modified catheters also display persistent antifouling and bacteriostatic properties throughout 168 h under hydrodynamic conditions. Moreover, the coated catheters still remain excellent antifouling and antibacterial properties even after 2 months of storage. This multifunctional coating may be promising as antibacterial and antibiofilm material, and the coated catheters are potential in clinical application.
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- Xiang Lan
- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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Sisila V, Indhu M, Radhakrishnan J, Ayyadurai N. Building biomaterials through genetic code expansion. Trends Biotechnol 2023; 41:165-183. [PMID: 35908989 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Genetic code expansion (GCE) enables directed incorporation of noncoded amino acids (NCAAs) and unnatural amino acids (UNAAs) into the active core that confers dedicated structure and function to engineered proteins. Many protein biomaterials are tandem repeats that intrinsically include NCAAs generated through post-translational modifications (PTMs) to execute assigned functions. Conventional genetic engineering approaches using prokaryotic systems have limited ability to biosynthesize functionally active biomaterials with NCAAs/UNAAs. Codon suppression and reassignment introduce NCAAs/UNAAs globally, allowing engineered proteins to be redesigned to mimic natural matrix-cell interactions for tissue engineering. Expanding the genetic code enables the engineering of biomaterials with catechols - growth factor mimetics that modulate cell-matrix interactions - thereby facilitating tissue-specific expression of genes and proteins. This method of protein engineering shows promise in achieving tissue-informed, tissue-compliant tunable biomaterials.
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- Valappil Sisila
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600020, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600020, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600020, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600020, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India.
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Huang J, Sui X, Qi H, Lan X, Liu S, Zhang L. Zwitterionic peptide-functionalized highly dispersed carbon nanotubes for efficient wastewater treatment. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:2661-2669. [PMID: 35043824 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb02348a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have displayed great potential as catalyst carriers due to their nanoscale structure and large specific surface area. However, their hydrophobicity and poor dispersibility in water restrict their applications in aqueous environments. Herein, the dispersibility of MWCNTs was significantly enhanced with a chimeric protein MPKE which consisted of a zwitterionic peptide unit and a mussel adhesive protein unit. The MPKE could be easily attached to MWCNTs (MPKE-MWCNTs) by a simple stirring process due to the versatile adhesion ability of mussel adhesive unit. As expected, the MPKE-MWCNTs displayed outstanding dispersibility in water (>7 months), as well as in alkaline solutions (pH = 12) and organic solvents (DMSO and ethanol) due to the hydrophilicity of the zwitterionic peptide unit. Moreover, the MPKE-MWCNTs were used as silver nanoparticle carriers for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol in wastewater, with the normalized rate constant knor up to 32.9 s-1 mmol-1. Meanwhile, they also exhibited excellent biocompatibility and antibacterial activity, which were favorable for wastewater treatment. This work provides a facile strategy for MWCNT modification, functionalization and applications in aqueous environments.
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- Jie Huang
- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China.
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China.
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China.
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China.
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China.
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China.
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Exploration of sea anemone-inspired high-performance biomaterials with enhanced antioxidant activity. Bioact Mater 2021; 10:504-514. [PMID: 34901563 PMCID: PMC8637015 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Antioxidant biomaterials have attracted much attention in various biomedical fields because of their effective inhibition and elimination of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in pathological tissues. However, the difficulty in ensuring biocompatibility, biodegradability and bioavailability of antioxidant materials has limited their further development. Novel bioavailable antioxidant materials that are derived from natural resources are urgently needed. Here, an integrated multi-omics method was applied to fabricate antioxidant biomaterials. A key cysteine-rich thrombospondin-1 type I repeat-like (TSRL) protein was efficiently discovered from among 1262 adhesive components and then used to create a recombinant protein with a yield of 500 mg L-1. The biocompatible TSRL protein was able to self-assemble into either a water-resistant coating through Ca2+-mediated coordination or redox-responsive hydrogels with tunable physical properties. The TSRL-based hydrogels showed stronger 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging rates than glutathione (GSH) and ascorbic acid (Aa) and protected cells against external oxidative stress significantly more effectively. When topically applied to mice skin, TSRL alleviated epidermal hyperplasia and suppressed the degradation of collagen and elastic fibers caused by ultraviolet radiation B (UVB) irradiation, confirming that it enhanced antioxidant activity in vivo. This is the first study to successfully characterize natural antioxidant biomaterials created from marine invertebrate adhesives, and the findings indicate the excellent prospects of these biomaterials for great applications in tissue regeneration and cosmeceuticals.
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Liu F, Liu X, Chen F, Fu Q. Mussel-inspired chemistry: A promising strategy for natural polysaccharides in biomedical applications. Prog Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2021.101472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Beetle and mussel-inspired chimeric protein for fabricating anti-icing coating. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2021; 210:112252. [PMID: 34902712 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.112252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ice accretion on surfaces can cause serious damages and economic losses in industries and civilian facilities. Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) as evolutionary adaptation products of organisms to cold climates, provide solutions for alleviating icing problems. In this work, a chimeric protein Mfp-AFP was rationally designed combining mussel-inspired adhesive domain with Tenebrio molitor-derived antifreeze protein domain. Expectedly, the multifunctional Mfp-AFP can lower the freezing point of water and inhibit ice recrystallization. The chimeric protein could also readily modify diverse solid surfaces due to the adhesive domain containing Dopa, and resist frosting and delay ice formation due to the beetle-derived antifreeze fragment. Moreover, Mfp-AFP coatings display excellent biocompatibility proved by cytocompatibility and hemolysis assays. Here, the designed multifunctional protein coatings provide an alternative strategy for fabricating anti-icing surfaces.
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Chen L, Duan Y, Cui M, Huang R, Su R, Qi W, He Z. Biomimetic surface coatings for marine antifouling: Natural antifoulants, synthetic polymers and surface microtopography. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 766:144469. [PMID: 33422842 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Marine biofouling is a ubiquitous problem that accompanies human marine activities and marine industries. It exerts detrimental impacts on the economy, environment, ecology, and safety. Traditionally, mainstream approaches utilize metal ions to prevent biological contamination, but this also leads to environmental pollution and damage to the ecosystem. Efficient and environmentally friendly coatings are urgently needed to prevent marine devices from biofouling. Since nature is always the best teacher for humans, it offers us delightful thoughts on the research and development of high-efficiency, broad-spectrum and eco-friendly antifouling coatings. In this work, we focus on the research frontier of marine antifouling coatings from a bionic perspective. Enlightened by three distinctive dimensions of bionics: chemical molecule bionic, physiological mechanism bionic, and physical structure bionic, the research status of three main bioinspired strategies, which are natural antifoulants, bioinspired polymeric antifouling coatings, and biomimetic surface microtopographies, respectively, are demonstrated. The antifouling mechanisms are further interpreted based on biomimetic comprehension. The main fabrication methods and antifouling performances of these coatings are presented along with their advantages and drawbacks. Finally, the challenges are summarized, and future research prospects are proposed. It is believed that biomimetic antifouling strategies will contribute to the development of nontoxic antifouling techniques with exceptional repellency and stability.
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- Liren Chen
- School of Marine Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, School of Chemical Engineeringand Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, School of Chemical Engineeringand Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China; State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, School of Chemical Engineeringand Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, School of Chemical Engineeringand Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, School of Chemical Engineeringand Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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Cencha LG, Allasia M, Ronco LI, Luque GC, Picchio ML, Minari RJ, Gugliotta LM. Proteins as Promising Biobased Building Blocks for Preparing Functional Hybrid Protein/Synthetic Polymer Nanoparticles. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Luisa G. Cencha
- Polymer Reaction Engineering Group, INTEC, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, CONICET, Santa
Fe, Santa Fe, S3000, Argentina
- Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Hídricas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, S3000, Argentina
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- Polymer Reaction Engineering Group, INTEC, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, CONICET, Santa
Fe, Santa Fe, S3000, Argentina
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- Polymer Reaction Engineering Group, INTEC, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, CONICET, Santa
Fe, Santa Fe, S3000, Argentina
- Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, S3000, Argentina
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- Polymer Reaction Engineering Group, INTEC, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, CONICET, Santa
Fe, Santa Fe, S3000, Argentina
- Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, S3000, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, IPQA—CONICET, Córdoba, Córdoba, X5000, Argentina
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- Polymer Reaction Engineering Group, INTEC, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, CONICET, Santa
Fe, Santa Fe, S3000, Argentina
- Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, S3000, Argentina
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- Polymer Reaction Engineering Group, INTEC, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, CONICET, Santa
Fe, Santa Fe, S3000, Argentina
- Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, S3000, Argentina
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Liu M, Li S, Wang H, Jiang R, Zhou X. Research progress of environmentally friendly marine antifouling coatings. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py00512j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The antifouling mechanisms and research progress in the past three years of environmentally friendly marine antifouling coatings are introduced in this work.
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- Mengyue Liu
- School of Chemistry and Life Sciences
- Suzhou University of Science andTechnology
- Suzhou 215009
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Life Sciences
- Suzhou University of Science andTechnology
- Suzhou 215009
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Life Sciences
- Suzhou University of Science andTechnology
- Suzhou 215009
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Life Sciences
- Suzhou University of Science andTechnology
- Suzhou 215009
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Life Sciences
- Suzhou University of Science andTechnology
- Suzhou 215009
- China
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Zheng W, Liu M, Qi H, Wen C, Zhang C, Mi J, Zhou X, Zhang L, Fan D. Mussel-inspired triblock functional protein coating with endothelial cell selectivity for endothelialization. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 576:68-78. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.04.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Revised: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Liu G, Li K, Wang H, Ma L, Yu L, Nie Y. Stable Fabrication of Zwitterionic Coating Based on Copper-Phenolic Networks on Contact Lens with Improved Surface Wettability and Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Activity. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:16125-16136. [PMID: 32202402 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c02143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Ocular dryness and contact lens(CL)-related microbial keratitis (MK) are two major risks of wearing CLs. The development of multifunctional surface coating for CLs with excellent hydrating and antimicrobial properties is a practical strategy to improve the comfort of CL wearers and to prevent corneal infection. Here, we develop zwitterionic and antimicrobial metal-phenolic networks (MPNs) based on the coordination of copper ions (CuII) and the poly(carboxylbetaine-co-dopamine methacrylamide) copolymer (PCBDA), which can be easily one-step prepared onto CLs due to the near-universal adherent properties of catechol groups. The zwitterionic and antifouling carboxybetaine (CB) groups of the CuII-PCBDA coating can significantly increase the wettability of CLs and reduce their protein adsorptions, resulting in a lens surface that is more water retentive and with lower protein binding to prevent tear film evaporation and eye dryness. In addition, since the immobilized copper ions in the MPNs impart them with ion-mediated antimicrobial activity, the CuII-PCBDA coating exhibits a strong and broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity against MK related pathogenic microbes, including bacteria, such as Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus, and fungi, such as Candida albicans. Compared with a pristine CL, the CuII-PCBDA-coated CL effectively inhibited biofilm formation even after daily exposure to the above microbial environment for 14 days. Notably, the CuII-PCBDA coating developed in this study is not only biocompatible with 100% cell viability following direct contact with human corneal epithelial cells (HCECs) for 48 h but also maintains the optical clarity of the native CLs. Thus, the CuII-PCBDA coating has a great application potential for the development of a multifunctional surface coating for CLs for increased CL comfort and prevention of MK.
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- Gongyan Liu
- The Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Textile Institute, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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Li C, Liu C, Li M, Xu X, Li S, Qi W, Su R, Yu J. Structures and Antifouling Properties of Self-Assembled Zwitterionic Peptide Monolayers: Effects of Peptide Charge Distributions and Divalent Cations. Biomacromolecules 2020; 21:2087-2095. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Chuanxi Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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Jiang C, Wang G, Hein R, Liu N, Luo X, Davis JJ. Antifouling Strategies for Selective In Vitro and In Vivo Sensing. Chem Rev 2020; 120:3852-3889. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Cheng Jiang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taishan University, Taian 271021, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, Shandong Key Laboratory of Biochemical Analysis, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
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Hu D, Hu Y, Zhan T, Zheng Y, Ran P, Liu X, Guo Z, Wei W, Wang S. Coenzyme A-aptamer-facilitated label-free electrochemical stripping strategy for sensitive detection of histone acetyltransferase activity. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 150:111934. [PMID: 31818759 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Abnormal histone acetyltransferases (HAT) activity gives rise to all kinds of cellular diseases. Herein, we first report a coenzyme A (CoA)-aptamer-facilitated label-free electrochemical stripping biosensor for sensitive detection of HAT activity via square wave voltammetry (SWV) technique. The presence of HAT can lead to the transfer of the acetyl group from acetyl coenzyme A (Ac-CoA) to lysine residues of substrate peptide, thus generating CoA molecule. Later, CoA, which acts as an initiator, can embrace its aptamer via the typical target-aptamer interaction, then arousing deoxynucleotide terminal transferase (TdT)-induced silver nanoclusters (AgNCs) as signal output. Under optimized conditions, the resultant aptasensor shows obvious electrochemical stripping signal and is employed for HAT p300 analysis in a wide concentration range from 0.01 to 100 nM with a very low detection limit of 0.0028 nM (3δ/slope). The good analytical performances of the biosensor depend on the strong interaction of CoA and its aptamer and abundant stripping resource rooted from AgNCs. Next, the proposed biosensor is used for screening HAT's inhibitors and the practical HAT detection with satisfactory results. Therefore, the new, simple and sensitive HAT biosensor presents a promising direction for HAT-targeted drug discovery and epigenetic research.
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- Dandan Hu
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, PR China.
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