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Jiang T, Gonzalez KM, Cordova LE, Lu J. Nanotechnology-enabled gene delivery for cancer and other genetic diseases. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2023; 20:523-540. [PMID: 37017558 PMCID: PMC10164135 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2023.2200246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Despite gene therapy is ideal for genetic abnormality-related diseases, the easy degradation, poor targeting, and inefficiency in entering targeted cells are plaguing the effective delivery of gene therapy. Viral and non-viral vectors have been used for delivering gene therapeutics in vivo by safeguarding nucleic acid agents to target cells and to reach the specific intracellular location. A variety of nanotechnology-enabled safe and efficient systems have been successfully developed to improve the targeting ability for effective therapeutic delivery of genetic drugs. AREAS COVERED In this review, we outline the multiple biological barriers associated with gene delivery process, and highlight recent advances to gene therapy strategy in vivo, including gene correction, gene silencing, gene activation and genome editing. We point out current developments and challenges exist of non-viral and viral vector systems in association with chemical and physical gene delivery technologies and their potential for the future. EXPERT OPINION This review focuses on the opportunities and challenges to various gene therapy strategy, with specific emphasis on overcoming the challenges through the development of biocompatibility and smart gene vectors for potential clinical application.
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- Tong Jiang
- Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721, United States
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- Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721, United States
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- Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721, United States
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- Skaggs Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721, United States
- NCI-designated University of Arizona Comprehensive Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona, 85721, United States
- BIO5 Institute, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721, United States
- Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, The University of Arizona, Tucson, 85721, United States
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Zhou T, Yuan S, Qian P, Wu Y. Enzymes in Nanomedicine for Anti-tumor Therapy. Chem Res Chin Univ 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-023-2349-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Schmitt S, Nuhn L, Barz M, Butt HJ, Koynov K. Shining Light on Polymeric Drug Nanocarriers with Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy. Macromol Rapid Commun 2022; 43:e2100892. [PMID: 35174569 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202100892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
The use of nanoparticles as carriers is an extremely promising way for administration of therapeutic agents, such as drug molecules, proteins and nucleic acids. Such nanocarriers (NCs) can increase the solubility of hydrophobic compounds, protect their cargo from the environment, and if properly functionalized, deliver it to specific target cells and tissues. Polymer-based NCs are especially promising, because they offer high degree of versatility and tunability. However, in order to get a full advantage of this therapeutic approach and develop efficient delivery systems, a careful characterization of the NCs is needed. This Feature Article highlights the fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) technique as a powerful and versatile tool for NCs characterization at all stages of the drug delivery process. In particular, FCS can monitor and quantify the size of the NCs and the drug loading efficiency after preparation, the NCs stability and possible interactions with, e.g., plasma proteins in the blood stream and the kinetic of drug release in the cytoplasm of the target cells. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Sascha Schmitt
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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- Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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Raabe M, Heck AJ, Führer S, Schauenburg D, Pieszka M, Wang T, Zegota MM, Nuhn L, Ng DYW, Kuan SL, Weil T. Assembly of pH-Responsive Antibody-Drug-Inspired Conjugates. Macromol Biosci 2021; 22:e2100299. [PMID: 34791790 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202100299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
With the advent of chemical strategies that allow the design of smart bioconjugates, peptide- and protein-drug conjugates are emerging as highly efficient therapeutics to overcome limitations of conventional treatment, as exemplified by antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). While targeting peptides serve similar roles as antibodies to recognize overexpressed receptors on diseased cell surfaces, peptide-drug conjugates suffer from poor stability and bioavailability due to their low molecular weights. Through a combination of a supramolecular protein-based assembly platform and a pH-responsive linker, the authors devise herein the convenient assembly of a trivalent protein-drug conjugate. The conjugate should ideally possess distinct features of ADCs such as 1) recognition sites that recognize cell receptor and are arranged on 2) distinct locations on a high molecular weight protein scaffold, 3) a stimuli-responsive linker, as well as 4) an attached payload such as a drug molecule. These AD-like conjugates target cancer cells that overexpress somatostatin receptors, can enable controlled release in the microenvironment of cancer cells through a new pH-responsive biotin linker, and exhibit stability in biological media.
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- Marco Raabe
- Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany.,Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany.,Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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- Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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- Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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- Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany.,Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany.,Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, 600213, P. R. China
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- Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany.,Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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- Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany
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- Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany.,Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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- Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz, 55128, Germany.,Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, Ulm, 89081, Germany
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Xu D, Heck AJ, Kuan SL, Weil T, Wegner SV. Precise tetrafunctional streptavidin bioconjugates towards multifaceted drug delivery systems. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 56:9858-9861. [PMID: 32717008 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc04054a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
The preparation of precise macromolecules with multiple functionalities remains a challenge in drug delivery. Here, a method to prepare stoichiometrically precise tetrafunctional streptavidin conjugates is presented with an exemplary structure combining exactly one fluorescent label, one cell targeting group, one nucleus penetrating peptide and one drug molecule.
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- Dongdong Xu
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany and Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany and Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany and Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Münster, Waldeyerstr. 15, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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Kuan SL, Raabe M. Solid-Phase Protein Modifications: Towards Precision Protein Hybrids for Biological Applications. ChemMedChem 2021; 16:94-104. [PMID: 32667697 PMCID: PMC7818443 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202000412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Proteins have attracted increasing attention as biopharmaceutics and diagnostics due to their high specificity, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. The biopharmaceutical sector in particular is experiencing rapid growth, which has led to an increase in the production and sale of protein drugs and diagnostics over the last two decades. Since the first-generation biopharmaceutics dominated by native proteins, both recombinant and chemical technologies have evolved and transformed the outlook of this rapidly developing field. This review article presents updates on the fabrication of covalent and supramolecular fusion hybrids, as well as protein-polymer hybrids using solid-phase approaches that hold great promise for preparing protein hybrids with precise control at the macromolecular level to incorporate additional features. In addition, the applications of the resultant protein hybrids in medicine and diagnostics are highlighted where possible.
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- Seah Ling Kuan
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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Martinent R, Du D, López-Andarias J, Sakai N, Matile S. Oligomers of Cyclic Oligochalcogenides for Enhanced Cellular Uptake. Chembiochem 2020; 22:253-259. [PMID: 32975867 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Monomeric cyclic oligochalcogenides (COCs) are emerging as attractive transporters to deliver substrates of interest into the cytosol through thiol-mediated uptake. The objective of this study was to explore COC oligomers. We report a systematic evaluation of monomers, dimers, and trimers of asparagusic, lipoic, and diselenolipoic acid as well as their supramolecular monomers, dimers, trimers, and tetramers. COC dimers were more than twice as active as the monomers on both the covalent and noncovalent levels, whereas COC trimers were not much better than dimers. These trends might suggest that thiol-mediated uptake of COCs is synergistic over both short and long distances, that is, it involves more than two COCs and more than one membrane protein, although other interpretations cannot be excluded at this level of complexity. These results thus provide attractive perspectives for structural evolution as well as imminent use in practice. Moreover, they validate automated HC-CAPA as an invaluable method to collect comprehensive data on cytosolic delivery within a reasonable time at a level of confidence that is otherwise inconceivable.
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- Rémi Martinent
- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
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López-Andarias J, Saarbach J, Moreau D, Cheng Y, Derivery E, Laurent Q, González-Gaitán M, Winssinger N, Sakai N, Matile S. Cell-Penetrating Streptavidin: A General Tool for Bifunctional Delivery with Spatiotemporal Control, Mediated by Transport Systems Such as Adaptive Benzopolysulfane Networks. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:4784-4792. [PMID: 32109058 PMCID: PMC7307903 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b13621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
In this report, cell-penetrating streptavidin (CPS) is introduced to exploit the full power of streptavidin-biotin biotechnology in cellular uptake. For this purpose, transporters, here cyclic oligochalcogenides (COCs), are covalently attached to lysines of wild-type streptavidin. This leaves all four biotin binding sites free for at least bifunctional delivery. To maximize the standards of the quantitative evaluation of cytosolic delivery, the recent chloroalkane penetration assay (CAPA) is coupled with automated high content (HC) imaging, a technique that combines the advantages of fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. According to the resulting HC-CAPA, cytosolic delivery of CPS equipped with four benzopolysulfanes was the best among all tested CPSs, also better than the much smaller TAT peptide, the original cell-penetrating peptide from HIV. HaloTag-GFP fusion proteins expressed on mitochondria were successfully targeted using CPS carrying two different biotinylated ligands, HaloTag substrates or anti-GFP nanobodies, interfaced with peptide nucleic acids, flipper force probes, or fluorescent substrates. The delivered substrates could be released from CPS into the cytosol through desthiobiotin-biotin exchange. These results validate CPS as a general tool which enables unrestricted use of streptavidin-biotin biotechnology in cellular uptake.
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- Javier López-Andarias
- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and National Centre of Competence in
Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology, University
of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and National Centre of Competence in
Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology, University
of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and National Centre of Competence in
Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology, University
of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and National Centre of Competence in
Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology, University
of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- MRC
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, United Kingdom
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and National Centre of Competence in
Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology, University
of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and National Centre of Competence in
Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology, University
of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and National Centre of Competence in
Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology, University
of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and National Centre of Competence in
Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology, University
of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and National Centre of Competence in
Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology, University
of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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Xu D, Wegner SV. Multifunctional streptavidin–biotin conjugates with precise stoichiometries. Chem Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0sc01589j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Multifunctional streptavidin-biotin conjugates with defined stoichiometry and number of open binding pockets provide molecularly precise alternatives to the statistical mixture of products that typically forms.
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- Dongdong Xu
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
- University of Münster
- Institute for Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry
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Daeg J, Xu X, Zhao L, Boye S, Janke A, Temme A, Zhao J, Lederer A, Voit B, Shi X, Appelhans D. Bivalent Peptide- and Chelator-Containing Bioconjugates as Toolbox Components for Personalized Nanomedicine. Biomacromolecules 2019; 21:199-213. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jennifer Daeg
- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Dresden 01069, Germany
- Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01062, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Dresden 01069, Germany
- Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01062, Germany
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 100 Haining Road, Shanghai 200080, People’s Republic of China
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Dresden 01069, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Dresden 01069, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Section Experimental Neurosurgery and Tumor Immunology, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden 01307, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 100 Haining Road, Shanghai 200080, People’s Republic of China
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Dresden 01069, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Dresden 01069, Germany
- Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01062, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 100 Haining Road, Shanghai 200080, People’s Republic of China
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Dresden 01069, Germany
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Heck AJ, Ostertag T, Schnell L, Fischer S, Agrawalla BK, Winterwerber P, Wirsching E, Fauler M, Frick M, Kuan SL, Weil T, Barth H. Supramolecular Toxin Complexes for Targeted Pharmacological Modulation of Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Functions. Adv Healthc Mater 2019; 8:e1900665. [PMID: 31318180 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201900665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Revised: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
The targeted pharmacological modulation of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) is of major medical interest. These innate immune cells play a central role in the defense against pathogenic microorganisms. However, their excessive chemotactic recruitment into tissues after traumatic injury is detrimental due to local and systemic inflammation. Rho-GTPases, being the master regulators of the actin cytoskeleton, regulate migration and chemotaxis of PMNs, are attractive pharmacological targets. Herein, supramolecular protein complexes are assembled in a "mix-and-match" approach containing the specific Rho-inhibiting clostridial C3 enzyme and three PMN-binding peptides using an avidin platform. Selective delivery of the C3 Rho-inhibitor with these complexes into the cytosol of human neutrophil-like NB-4 cells and primary human PMNs ex vivo is demonstrated, where they catalyze the adenosine diphosphate (ADP) ribosylation of Rho and induce a characteristic change in cell morphology. Notably, the complexes do not deliver C3 enzyme into human lung epithelial cells, A549 lung cancer cells, and immortalized human alveolar epithelial cells (hAELVi), demonstrating their cell type-selectivity. The supramolecular complexes represent attractive molecular tools to decipher the role of PMNs in infection and inflammation or for the development of novel therapeutic approaches for diseases that are associated with hyperactivity and reactivity of PMNs such as post-traumatic injury.
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- Astrid Johanna Heck
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology – Ulm University Medical Center Albert‐Einstein‐Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology – Ulm University Medical Center Albert‐Einstein‐Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology – Ulm University Medical Center Albert‐Einstein‐Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Institute of General Physiology – Ulm University Albert‐Einstein‐Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of General Physiology – Ulm University Albert‐Einstein‐Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of General Physiology – Ulm University Albert‐Einstein‐Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm University Albert‐Einstein‐Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Ackermannweg 10 55128 Mainz Germany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm University Albert‐Einstein‐Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology – Ulm University Medical Center Albert‐Einstein‐Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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Kim YY, Bang Y, Lee AH, Song YK. Multivalent Traptavidin-DNA Conjugates for the Programmable Assembly of Nanostructures. ACS NANO 2019; 13:1183-1194. [PMID: 30654610 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b06170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Here, we explore the extended utility of two important functional biomolecules, DNA and protein, by hybridizing them through avidin-biotin conjugation. We report a simple yet scalable technique of successive magnetic separations to synthesize traptavidin-DNA conjugates with four distinct DNA binding sites that can be used as a supramolecular building block for programmable assembly of nanostructures. Using this nanoassembly platform, we fabricate several different plasmonic nanostructures with various metallic as well as semiconductor nanoparticles in predetermined ways. We also use the platform to construct dendrimer nanostructures using valency-controlled traptavidin-DNA conjugates in a programmable manner. These results suggest that our protein-DNA supramolecular building blocks would make a significant contribution to the assembly of multicomponent and complex nanostructures for numerous contemporary and future applications from molecular imaging to drug delivery.
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- Young-Youb Kim
- Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , South Korea
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- Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , South Korea
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- Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , South Korea
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- Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , South Korea
- Advanced Institutes of Convergence Technology , Suwon , Gyeonggi-do 16229 , South Korea
- Inter-university Semiconductor Research Center (ISRC) , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , South Korea
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Kuan SL, Bergamini FRG, Weil T. Functional protein nanostructures: a chemical toolbox. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:9069-9105. [PMID: 30452046 PMCID: PMC6289173 DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00590g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Nature has evolved an optimal synthetic factory in the form of translational and posttranslational processes by which millions of proteins with defined primary sequences and 3D structures can be built. Nature's toolkit gives rise to protein building blocks, which dictates their spatial arrangement to form functional protein nanostructures that serve a myriad of functions in cells, ranging from biocatalysis, formation of structural networks, and regulation of biochemical processes, to sensing. With the advent of chemical tools for site-selective protein modifications and recombinant engineering, there is a rapid development to develop and apply synthetic methods for creating structurally defined, functional protein nanostructures for a broad range of applications in the fields of catalysis, materials and biomedical sciences. In this review, design principles and structural features for achieving and characterizing functional protein nanostructures by synthetic approaches are summarized. The synthetic customization of protein building blocks, the design and introduction of recognition units and linkers and subsequent assembly into structurally defined protein architectures are discussed herein. Key examples of these supramolecular protein nanostructures, their unique functions and resultant impact for biomedical applications are highlighted.
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- Seah Ling Kuan
- Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research
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Ackermannweg 10
, 55128 Mainz
, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I – Ulm University
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Albert-Einstein-Allee 11
, 89081 Ulm
, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry
, Federal University of Uberlândia – UFU
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38400-902 Uberlândia
, MG
, Brazil
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- Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research
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Ackermannweg 10
, 55128 Mainz
, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I – Ulm University
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Albert-Einstein-Allee 11
, 89081 Ulm
, Germany
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Kuan SL, Fischer S, Hafner S, Wang T, Syrovets T, Liu W, Tokura Y, Ng DYW, Riegger A, Förtsch C, Jäger D, Barth TFE, Simmet T, Barth H, Weil T. Boosting Antitumor Drug Efficacy with Chemically Engineered Multidomain Proteins. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2018; 5:1701036. [PMID: 30128225 PMCID: PMC6097141 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201701036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Revised: 03/01/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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A facile chemical approach integrating supramolecular chemistry, site-selective protein chemistry, and molecular biology is described to engineer synthetic multidomain protein therapeutics that sensitize cancer cells selectively to significantly enhance antitumor efficacy of existing chemotherapeutics. The desired bioactive entities are assembled via supramolecular interactions at the nanoscale into structurally ordered multiprotein complexes comprising a) multiple copies of the chemically modified cyclic peptide hormone somatostatin for selective targeting and internalization into human A549 lung cancer cells expressing SST-2 receptors and b) a new cysteine mutant of the C3bot1 (C3) enzyme from Clostridium botulinum, a Rho protein inhibitor that affects and influences intracellular Rho-mediated processes like endothelial cell migration and blood vessel formation. The multidomain protein complex, SST3-Avi-C3, retargets C3 enzyme into non-small cell lung A549 cancer cells and exhibits exceptional tumor inhibition at a concentration ≈100-fold lower than the clinically approved antibody bevacizumab (Avastin) in vivo. Notably, SST3-Avi-C3 increases tumor sensitivity to a conventional chemotherapeutic (doxorubicin) in vivo. These findings show that the integrated approach holds vast promise to expand the current repertoire of multidomain protein complexes and can pave the way to important new developments in the area of targeted and combination cancer therapy.
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- Seah Ling Kuan
- Max‐Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert‐Einstein‐Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert‐Einstein‐Allee 1189081UlmGermany
- Institute of Pharmacology and ToxicologyUniversity of Ulm Medical CenterAlbert‐Einstein‐Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Institute of Pharmacology of Natural Products and Clinical PharmacologyUlm UniversityHelmholtzstraße 2089081UlmGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert‐Einstein‐Allee 1189081UlmGermany
- School of Materials Science and EngineeringSouthwest Jiaotong University610031ChengduP. R. China
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- Institute of Pharmacology of Natural Products and Clinical PharmacologyUlm UniversityHelmholtzstraße 2089081UlmGermany
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- Max‐Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert‐Einstein‐Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Max‐Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert‐Einstein‐Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Max‐Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert‐Einstein‐Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert‐Einstein‐Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and ToxicologyUniversity of Ulm Medical CenterAlbert‐Einstein‐Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Institute of PathologyUlm UniversityAlbert‐Einstein‐Allee 2389070UlmGermany
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- Institute of PathologyUlm UniversityAlbert‐Einstein‐Allee 2389070UlmGermany
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- Institute of Pharmacology of Natural Products and Clinical PharmacologyUlm UniversityHelmholtzstraße 2089081UlmGermany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and ToxicologyUniversity of Ulm Medical CenterAlbert‐Einstein‐Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Max‐Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchAckermannweg 1055128MainzGermany
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert‐Einstein‐Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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Spherical nucleic acids (SNAs) are highly oriented, well organized, polyvalent structures of nucleic acids conjugated to hollow or solid core nanoparticles. Because they can transfect many tissue and cell types without toxicity, induce minimum immune response, and penetrate various biological barriers (such as the skin, blood-brain barrier, and blood-tumor barrier), they have become versatile tools for the delivery of nucleic acids, drugs, and proteins for various therapeutic purposes. This article describes the unique structures and properties of SNAs and discusses how these properties enable their application in gene regulation, immunomodulation, and drug and protein delivery. It also summarizes current efforts towards clinical translation of SNAs and provides an expert opinion on remaining challenges to be addressed in the path forward to the clinic.
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- Chintan H Kapadia
- Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA.
- Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA.
- Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute, Newark, DE, 19713, USA.
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Meka AK, Abbaraju PL, Song H, Xu C, Zhang J, Zhang H, Yu M, Yu C. A Vesicle Supra-Assembly Approach to Synthesize Amine-Functionalized Hollow Dendritic Mesoporous Silica Nanospheres for Protein Delivery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2016; 12:5169-5177. [PMID: 27487484 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201602052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Intracellular delivery of proteins is a promising strategy of intervention in disease, which relies heavily on the development of efficient delivery platforms due to the cell membrane impermeability of native proteins, particularly for negatively charged large proteins. This work reports a vesicle supra-assembly approach to synthesize novel amine-functionalized hollow dendritic mesoporous silica nanospheres (A-HDMSN). An amine silica source is introduced into a water-oil reaction solution prior to the addition of conventional silica source tetraethylorthosilicate. This strategy favors the formation of composite vesicles as the building blocks which further assemble into the final product. The obtained A-HDMSN have a cavity core of ≈170 nm, large dendritic mesopores of 20.7 nm in the shell and high pore volume of 2.67 cm3 g-1 . Compared to the calcined counterpart without amine groups (C-HDMSN), A-HDMSN possess enhanced loading capacity to large negative proteins (IgG and β-galactosidase) and improved cellular uptake performance, contributed by the cationic groups. A-HDMSN enhance the intracellular uptake of β-galactosidase by up to 5-fold and 40-fold compared to C-HDMSN and free β-galactosidase, respectively. The active form of β-galactosidase delivered by A-HDMSN retains its intracellular catalytic functions.
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- Anand Kumar Meka
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia.
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Kuan SL, Förtsch C, Ng DYW, Fischer S, Tokura Y, Liu W, Wu Y, Koynov K, Barth H, Weil T. A Supramolecular Approach toward Bioinspired PAMAM-Dendronized Fusion Toxins. Macromol Biosci 2016; 16:803-10. [PMID: 26833574 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201500417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2015] [Revised: 12/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Nature has provided a highly optimized toolbox in bacterial endotoxins with precise functions dictated by their clear structural division. Inspired by this streamlined design, a supramolecular approach capitalizing on the strong biomolecular (streptavidin (SA))-biotin interactions is reported herein to prepare two multipartite fusion constructs, which involves the generation 2.0 (D2) or generation 3.0 (D3) polyamidoamine-dendronized transporter proteins (dendronized streptavidin (D3SA) and dendronized human serum albumin (D2HSA)) non-covalently fused to the C3bot1 enzyme from Clostridium botulinum, a potent and specific Rho-inhibitor. The fusion constructs, D3SA-C3 and D2HSA-C3, represent the first examples of dendronized protein transporters that are fused to the C3 enzyme, and it is successfully demonstrated that the C3 Rho-inhibitor is delivered into the cytosol of mammalian cells as determined from the characteristic C3-mediated changes in cell morphology and confocal microscopy. The design circumvents the low uptake of the C3 enzyme by eukaryotic cells and holds great promise for reprogramming the properties of toxin enzymes using a supramolecular approach to broaden their therapeutic applications.
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- Seah Ling Kuan
- Institute of Organic Chemistry III - Macromolecular Chemistry & Biomaterials, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Ulm Medical Center, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry III - Macromolecular Chemistry & Biomaterials, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Ulm Medical Center, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry III - Macromolecular Chemistry & Biomaterials, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry III - Macromolecular Chemistry & Biomaterials, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry III - Macromolecular Chemistry & Biomaterials, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Ulm Medical Center, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry III - Macromolecular Chemistry & Biomaterials, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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Ennen F, Fenner P, Boye S, Lederer A, Komber H, Voit B, Appelhans D. Sphere-Like Protein–Glycopolymer Nanostructures Tailored by Polyassociation. Biomacromolecules 2015; 17:32-45. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5b00975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Franka Ennen
- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschunng Dresden e.V., Hohe Straße 6, D-01069 Dresden, Germany
- Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschunng Dresden e.V., Hohe Straße 6, D-01069 Dresden, Germany
- Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschunng Dresden e.V., Hohe Straße 6, D-01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschunng Dresden e.V., Hohe Straße 6, D-01069 Dresden, Germany
- Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschunng Dresden e.V., Hohe Straße 6, D-01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschunng Dresden e.V., Hohe Straße 6, D-01069 Dresden, Germany
- Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschunng Dresden e.V., Hohe Straße 6, D-01069 Dresden, Germany
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Brodin JD, Sprangers AJ, McMillan JR, Mirkin CA. DNA-Mediated Cellular Delivery of Functional Enzymes. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:14838-41. [PMID: 26587747 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b09711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We report a strategy for creating a new class of protein transfection materials composed of a functional protein core chemically modified with a dense shell of oligonucleotides. These materials retain the native structure and catalytic ability of the hydrolytic enzyme β-galactosidase, which serves as the protein core, despite the functionalization of its surface with ∼25 DNA strands. The covalent attachment of a shell of oligonucleotides to the surface of β-galactosidase enhances its cellular uptake of by up to ∼280-fold and allows for the use of working concentrations as low as 100 pM enzyme. DNA-functionalized β-galactosidase retains its ability to catalyze the hydrolysis of β-glycosidic linkages once endocytosed, whereas equal concentrations of protein show little to no intracellular catalytic activity.
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- Jeffrey D Brodin
- International Institute of Nanotechnology, ‡Department of Chemistry, and §Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- International Institute of Nanotechnology, ‡Department of Chemistry, and §Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- International Institute of Nanotechnology, ‡Department of Chemistry, and §Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- International Institute of Nanotechnology, ‡Department of Chemistry, and §Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Barth H, Fischer S, Möglich A, Förtsch C. Clostridial C3 Toxins Target Monocytes/Macrophages and Modulate Their Functions. Front Immunol 2015; 6:339. [PMID: 26175735 PMCID: PMC4485225 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The C3 enzymes from Clostridium (C.) botulinum (C3bot) and Clostridium limosum (C3lim) are single chain protein toxins of about 25 kDa that mono-ADP-ribosylate Rho-A, -B, and -C in the cytosol of mammalian cells. We discovered that both C3 proteins are selectively internalized into the cytosol of monocytes and macrophages by an endocytotic mechanism, comparable to bacterial AB-type toxins, while they are not efficiently taken up into the cytosol of other cell types including epithelial cells and fibroblasts. C3-treatment results in disturbed macrophage functions, such as migration and phagocytosis, suggesting a novel function of clostridial C3 toxins as virulence factors, which selectively interfere with these immune cells. Moreover, enzymatic inactive C3 protein serves as a transport system to selectively deliver pharmacologically active molecules into the cytosol of monocytes/macrophages without damaging these cells. This review addresses also the generation of C3-based molecular tools for experimental macrophage pharmacology and cell biology as well as the exploitation of C3 for development of novel therapeutic strategies against monocyte/macrophage-associated diseases.
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- Holger Barth
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Ulm Medical Center , Ulm , Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Ulm Medical Center , Ulm , Germany ; Institute of Organic Chemistry III, University of Ulm , Ulm , Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Ulm Medical Center , Ulm , Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Ulm Medical Center , Ulm , Germany
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Cui F, Lin J, Li Y, Li Y, Wu H, Yu F, Jia M, Yang X, Wu S, Xie L, Ye S, Luo F, Hou Z. Bacillus-Shape Design of Polymer Based Drug Delivery Systems with Janus-Faced Function for Synergistic Targeted Drug Delivery and More Effective Cancer Therapy. Mol Pharm 2015; 12:1318-27. [DOI: 10.1021/mp500464b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Fei Cui
- Department
of Biomaterials, Research Center of Biomedical Engineering, Institute
of Soft Matter and Biomimetics, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department
of Biomaterials, Research Center of Biomedical Engineering, Institute
of Soft Matter and Biomimetics, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Department
of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department
of Biomaterials, Research Center of Biomedical Engineering, Institute
of Soft Matter and Biomimetics, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Department
of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department
of Biomaterials, Research Center of Biomedical Engineering, Institute
of Soft Matter and Biomimetics, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department
of Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department
of Biomaterials, Research Center of Biomedical Engineering, Institute
of Soft Matter and Biomimetics, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department
of Biomaterials, Research Center of Biomedical Engineering, Institute
of Soft Matter and Biomimetics, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department
of Biomaterials, Research Center of Biomedical Engineering, Institute
of Soft Matter and Biomimetics, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Department
of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361002, China
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- Department
of Biomaterials, Research Center of Biomedical Engineering, Institute
of Soft Matter and Biomimetics, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Cancer
Research Center, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department
of Biomaterials, Research Center of Biomedical Engineering, Institute
of Soft Matter and Biomimetics, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Dong R, Zhou Y, Huang X, Zhu X, Lu Y, Shen J. Functional supramolecular polymers for biomedical applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2015; 27:498-526. [PMID: 25393728 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201402975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 333] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Revised: 08/17/2014] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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As a novel class of dynamic and non-covalent polymers, supramolecular polymers not only display specific structural and physicochemical properties, but also have the ability to undergo reversible changes of structure, shape, and function in response to diverse external stimuli, making them promising candidates for widespread applications ranging from academic research to industrial fields. By an elegant combination of dynamic/reversible structures with exceptional functions, functional supramolecular polymers are attracting increasing attention in various fields. In particular, functional supramolecular polymers offer several unique advantages, including inherent degradable polymer backbones, smart responsiveness to various biological stimuli, and the ease for the incorporation of multiple biofunctionalities (e.g., targeting and bioactivity), thereby showing great potential for a wide range of applications in the biomedical field. In this Review, the trends and representative achievements in the design and synthesis of supramolecular polymers with specific functions are summarized, as well as their wide-ranging biomedical applications such as drug delivery, gene transfection, protein delivery, bio-imaging and diagnosis, tissue engineering, and biomimetic chemistry. These achievements further inspire persistent efforts in an emerging interdisciplin-ary research area of supramolecular chemistry, polymer science, material science, biomedical engineering, and nanotechnology.
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- Ruijiao Dong
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, PR China
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Hou Z, Lin J, Li Y, Guo F, Yu F, Wu H, Fan Z, Zhi L, Luo F. Validation of a dual role of methotrexate-based chitosan nanoparticles in vivo. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra03705k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Surface functionalization of a PEGylated chitosan nanoparticle with dual-acting methotrexate drives a tumor-targeting effect and also introduces an anticancer effect.
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- Zhenqing Hou
- Department of Physics
- Changji University
- Changji 831100
- China
- Department of Biomaterials
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- Department of Physics
- Changji University
- Changji 831100
- China
- Department of Biomaterials
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- Department of Physics
- Changji University
- Changji 831100
- China
- Department of Biomaterials
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- Department of Physics
- Changji University
- Changji 831100
- China
- Department of Biomaterials
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
- China
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- Department of Pharmacy
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361002
- China
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- Department of Physics
- Changji University
- Changji 831100
- China
- Department of Biomaterials
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- Department of Physics
- Changji University
- Changji 831100
- China
- Department of Biomaterials
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- Cancer Research Center
- Medical College
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
- China
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Wu Y, Ng DYW, Kuan SL, Weil T. Protein–polymer therapeutics: a macromolecular perspective. Biomater Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4bm00270a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The development of protein–polymer hybrids emerged several decades ago with the vision that their synergistic combination will offer macromolecular hybrids with manifold features to succeed as the next generation therapeutics.
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- Yuzhou Wu
- Institute of Organic Chemistry III
- Macromolecular Chemistry
- Albert-Einstein-Allee 11
- 89081 Ulm
- Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry III
- Macromolecular Chemistry
- Albert-Einstein-Allee 11
- 89081 Ulm
- Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry III
- Macromolecular Chemistry
- Albert-Einstein-Allee 11
- 89081 Ulm
- Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry III
- Macromolecular Chemistry
- Albert-Einstein-Allee 11
- 89081 Ulm
- Germany
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Ng DYW, Wu Y, Kuan SL, Weil T. Programming supramolecular biohybrids as precision therapeutics. Acc Chem Res 2014; 47:3471-80. [PMID: 25357135 DOI: 10.1021/ar5002445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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CONSPECTUS: Chemical programming of macromolecular structures to instill a set of defined chemical properties designed to behave in a sequential and precise manner is a characteristic vision for creating next generation nanomaterials. In this context, biopolymers such as proteins and nucleic acids provide an attractive platform for the integration of complex chemical design due to their sequence specificity and geometric definition, which allows accurate translation of chemical functionalities to biological activity. Coupled with the advent of amino acid specific modification techniques, "programmable" areas of a protein chain become exclusively available for any synthetic customization. We envision that chemically reprogrammed hybrid proteins will bridge the vital link to overcome the limitations of synthetic and biological materials, providing a unique strategy for tailoring precision therapeutics. In this Account, we present our work toward the chemical design of protein- derived hybrid polymers and their supramolecular responsiveness, while summarizing their impact and the advancement in biomedicine. Proteins, in their native form, represent the central framework of all biological processes and are an unrivaled class of macromolecular drugs with immense specificity. Nonetheless, the route of administration of protein therapeutics is often vastly different from Nature's biosynthesis. Therefore, it is imperative to chemically reprogram these biopolymers to direct their entry and activity toward the designated target. As a consequence of the innate structural regularity of proteins, we show that supramolecular interactions facilitated by stimulus responsive chemistry can be intricately designed as a powerful tool to customize their functions, stability, activity profiles, and transportation capabilities. From another perspective, a protein in its denatured, unfolded form serves as a monodispersed, biodegradable polymer scaffold decorated with functional side chains available for grafting with molecules of interest. Additionally, we are equipped with analytical tools to map the fingerprint of the protein chain, directly elucidating the structure at the molecular level. Contrary to conventional polymers, these biopolymers facilitate a more systematic avenue to investigate engineered macromolecules, with greater detail and accuracy. In this regard, we focus on denaturing serum albumin, an abundant blood protein, and exploit its peptidic array of functionalities to program supramolecular architectures for bioimaging, drug and gene delivery. Ultimately, we seek to assimilate the evolutionary advantage of these protein based biopolymers with the limitless versatility of synthetic chemistry to merge the best of both worlds.
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- David Yuen Wah Ng
- Institute of Organic Chemistry
III, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry
III, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry
III, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry
III, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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Inaba H, Sanghamitra NJM, Fukai T, Matsumoto T, Nishijo K, Kanamaru S, Arisaka F, Kitagawa S, Ueno T. Intracellular Protein Delivery System with Protein Needle–GFP Construct. CHEM LETT 2014. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.140481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Hiroshi Inaba
- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Gurnev PA, Nestorovich EM. Channel-forming bacterial toxins in biosensing and macromolecule delivery. Toxins (Basel) 2014; 6:2483-540. [PMID: 25153255 PMCID: PMC4147595 DOI: 10.3390/toxins6082483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2014] [Revised: 08/08/2014] [Accepted: 08/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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To intoxicate cells, pore-forming bacterial toxins are evolved to allow for the transmembrane traffic of different substrates, ranging from small inorganic ions to cell-specific polypeptides. Recent developments in single-channel electrical recordings, X-ray crystallography, protein engineering, and computational methods have generated a large body of knowledge about the basic principles of channel-mediated molecular transport. These discoveries provide a robust framework for expansion of the described principles and methods toward use of biological nanopores in the growing field of nanobiotechnology. This article, written for a special volume on "Intracellular Traffic and Transport of Bacterial Protein Toxins", reviews the current state of applications of pore-forming bacterial toxins in small- and macromolecule-sensing, targeted cancer therapy, and drug delivery. We discuss the electrophysiological studies that explore molecular details of channel-facilitated protein and polymer transport across cellular membranes using both natural and foreign substrates. The review focuses on the structurally and functionally different bacterial toxins: gramicidin A of Bacillus brevis, α-hemolysin of Staphylococcus aureus, and binary toxin of Bacillus anthracis, which have found their "second life" in a variety of developing medical and technological applications.
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- Philip A Gurnev
- Physics Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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Luo F, Li Y, Jia M, Cui F, Wu H, Yu F, Lin J, Yang X, Hou Z, Zhang Q. Validation of a Janus role of methotrexate-based PEGylated chitosan nanoparticles in vitro. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2014; 9:363. [PMID: 25114653 PMCID: PMC4118220 DOI: 10.1186/1556-276x-9-363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 07/18/2014] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Recently, methotrexate (MTX) has been used to target to folate (FA) receptor-overexpressing cancer cells for targeted drug delivery. However, the systematic evaluation of MTX as a Janus-like agent has not been reported before. Here, we explored the validity of using MTX playing an early-phase cancer-specific targeting ligand cooperated with a late-phase therapeutic anticancer agent based on the PEGylated chitosan (CS) nanoparticles (NPs) as drug carriers. Some advantages of these nanoscaled drug delivery systems are as follows: (1) the NPs can ensure minimal premature release of MTX at off-target site to reduce the side effects to normal tissue; (2) MTX can function as a targeting ligand at target site prior to cellular uptake; and (3) once internalized by the target cell, the NPs can function as a prodrug formulation, releasing biologically active MTX inside the cells. The (MTX + PEG)-CS-NPs presented a sustained/proteases-mediated drug release. More importantly, compared with the PEG-CS-NPs and (FA + PEG)-CS-NPs, the (MTX + PEG)-CS-NPs showed a greater cellular uptake. Furthermore, the (MTX + PEG)-CS-NPs demonstrated a superior cytotoxicity compare to the free MTX. Our findings therefore validated that the MTX-loaded PEGylated CS-NPs can simultaneously target and treat FA receptor-overexpressing cancer cells.
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- Fanghong Luo
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Department of Biomaterials and Research Center of Biochemical Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Cancer Research Center, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Department of Biomaterials and Research Center of Biochemical Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Biomaterials and Research Center of Biochemical Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Biomaterials and Research Center of Biochemical Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361002, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Department of Biomaterials and Research Center of Biochemical Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Biomaterials and Research Center of Biochemical Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Department of Biomaterials and Research Center of Biochemical Engineering, College of Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China
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Jia M, Li Y, Yang X, Huang Y, Wu H, Huang Y, Lin J, Li Y, Hou Z, Zhang Q. Development of both methotrexate and mitomycin C loaded PEGylated chitosan nanoparticles for targeted drug codelivery and synergistic anticancer effect. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:11413-23. [PMID: 24977925 DOI: 10.1021/am501932s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Codelivery of multiple drugs with one kind of drug carriers provided a promising strategy to suppress the drug resistance and achieve the synergistic therapeutic effect in cancer treatment. In this paper, we successfully developed both methotrexate (MTX) and mitomycin C (MMC) loaded PEGylated chitosan nanoparticles (CS-NPs) as drug delivery systems, in which MTX, as a folic acid analogue, was also employed as a tumor-targeting ligand. The new drug delivery systems can coordinate the early phase targeting effect with the late-phase anticancer effect. The (MTX+MMC)-PEG-CS-NPs possessed nanoscaled particle size, narrow particle size distribution, and appropriate multiple drug loading content and simultaneously sustained drug release. In vitro cell viability tests indicated that the (MTX+MMC)-PEG-CS-NPs exhibited concentration- and time-dependent cytotoxicity. Moreover, in vitro cellular uptake suggested that the (MTX+MMC)-PEG-CS-NPs could be efficiently taken up by cancer cells by FA receptor-mediated endocytosis. On the other hand, the (MTX+MMC)-PEG-CS-NPs can codelivery MTX and MMC to not only achieve the high accumulation at the tumor site but also more efficiently suppress the tumor cells growth than the delivery of either drug alone, indicating a synergistic effect. In fact, the codelivery of two anticancer drugs with distinct functions and different anticancer mechanisms was key to opening the door to their targeted drug delivery and synergistic anticancer effect. Therefore, the (MTX+MMC)-PEG-CS-NPs as targeted drug codelivery systems might have important potential in clinical implications for combination cancer chemotherapy.
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- Mengmeng Jia
- Research Center of Biochemical Engineering & Department of Biomaterials, College of Materials, §Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, ∥School of Pharmaceutical Science, Xiamen University , Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China
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