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Ma X, Yi L, Li J, Ma J, Li W, Wang L, Liu C, Li B, Deng N, Kang W, Xue C. Engineering a Self-Assembled Protein Cage for Targeted Dual Functionalization. NANO LETTERS 2024. [PMID: 39017718 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c01693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
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Self-assembled protein cages are attractive scaffolds for organizing various proteins of interest (POIs) toward applications in synthetic biology and medical science. However, specifically attaching multiple POIs to a single protein cage remains challenging, resulting in diversity among the functionalized particles. Here, we present the engineering of a self-assembled protein cage, DTMi3ST, capable of independently recruiting two different POIs using SpyCatcher (SC)/SpyTag (ST) and DogCatcher (DC)/DogTag (DT) chemistries, thereby reducing variability between assemblies. Using fluorescent proteins as models, we demonstrate controlled targeting of two different POIs onto DTMi3ST protein cages both in vitro and inside living cells. Furthermore, dual functionalization of the DTMi3ST protein cage with a membrane-targeting peptide and β-galactosidase resulted in the construction of membrane-bound enzyme assemblies in Escherichia coli, leading to a 69.6% enhancement in substrate utilization across the membrane. This versatile protein cage platform provides dual functional nanotools for biological and biomedical applications.
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- Xiao Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Centre for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- Ningbo Institute of Dalian University of Technology, Ningbo 315016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Centre for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Centre for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Centre for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Centre for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Centre for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, Georgia 30060, United States
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shenyang 110042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Centre for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- Ningbo Institute of Dalian University of Technology, Ningbo 315016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Centre for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
- Ningbo Institute of Dalian University of Technology, Ningbo 315016, China
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Hooe SL, Smith AD, Dean SN, Breger JC, Ellis GA, Medintz IL. Multienzymatic Cascades and Nanomaterial Scaffolding-A Potential Way Forward for the Efficient Biosynthesis of Novel Chemical Products. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2309963. [PMID: 37944537 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202309963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Synthetic biology is touted as the next industrial revolution as it promises access to greener biocatalytic syntheses to replace many industrial organic chemistries. Here, it is shown to what synthetic biology can offer in the form of multienzyme cascades for the synthesis of the most basic of new materials-chemicals, including especially designer chemical products and their analogs. Since achieving this is predicated on dramatically expanding the chemical space that enzymes access, such chemistry will probably be undertaken in cell-free or minimalist formats to overcome the inherent toxicity of non-natural substrates to living cells. Laying out relevant aspects that need to be considered in the design of multi-enzymatic cascades for these purposes is begun. Representative multienzymatic cascades are critically reviewed, which have been specifically developed for the synthesis of compounds that have either been made only by traditional organic synthesis along with those cascades utilized for novel compound syntheses. Lastly, an overview of strategies that look toward exploiting bio/nanomaterials for accessing channeling and other nanoscale materials phenomena in vitro to direct novel enzymatic biosynthesis and improve catalytic efficiency is provided. Finally, a perspective on what is needed for this field to develop in the short and long term is presented.
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- Shelby L Hooe
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
- National Research Council, Washington, DC, 20001, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
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Chen YL, Bao CJ, Duan JL, Xie Y, Lu WL. Overcoming biological barriers by virus-like drug particles for drug delivery. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2023; 203:115134. [PMID: 37926218 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2023.115134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Virus-like particles (VLPs) have natural structural antigens similar to those found in viruses, making them valuable in vaccine immunization. Furthermore, VLPs have demonstrated significant potential in drug delivery, and emerged as promising vectors for transporting chemical drug, genetic drug, peptide/protein, and even nanoparticle drug. With virus-like permeability and strong retention, they can effectively target specific organs, tissues or cells, facilitating efficient intracellular drug release. Further modifications allow VLPs to transfer across various physiological barriers, thus acting the purpose of efficient drug delivery and accurate therapy. This article provides an overview of VLPs, covering their structural classifications, deliverable drugs, potential physiological barriers in drug delivery, strategies for overcoming these barriers, and future prospects.
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- Yu-Ling Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Systems, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Systems, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; School of Medicine & Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Systems, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Systems, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Systems, and School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China.
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Zhang S, Nakata E, Lin P, Morii T. An Artificial Liposome Compartment with Size Exclusion Molecular Transport. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302093. [PMID: 37668304 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302093] [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: 07/01/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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The cellular compartment plays an essential role in organizing the complex and diverse biochemical reactions within the cell. By mimicking the function of such cellular compartments, the challenge of constructing artificial compartments has been taken up to develop new biochemical tools for efficient material production and diagnostics. The important features required for the artificial compartment are that it isolates the interior from the external environment and is further functionalized to control the transport of target chemicals to regulate the interior concentration of both substrate and reaction products. In this study, an artificial compartment with size-selective molecular transport function was constructed by using a DNA origami-guided liposome prepared by modifying the method reported by Perrault et al. This completely isolates the liposome interior, including the DNA origami skeleton, from the external environment and allows the assembly of a defined number of molecules of interest inside and/or outside the compartment. By incorporating a bacterial membrane protein, OmpF, into the liposome, the resulting artificial compartment was shown to transport only the molecule of interest with a molecular weight below 600 Da from the external environment into the interior of the compartment.
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- Shiwei Zhang
- Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University Uji, Kyoto, 6110011, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University Uji, Kyoto, 6110011, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University Uji, Kyoto, 6110011, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University Uji, Kyoto, 6110011, Japan
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Martí-Rujas J, Elli S, Zanotti A, Famulari A, Castiglione F. Molecular Recognition of Aromatics in Spherical Nanocages. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302025. [PMID: 37459420 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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In general, due to the lack of efficient specific molecular interactions, achieving host-guest molecular recognition inside large and neutral metal-organic cages (MOCs) is challenging. Preferential molecular recognition of aromatics using the internal binding sites of interlocked icosahedral (i. e., spherical) M12 L8 MOCs within poly-[n]-catenane (1) is reported. The guest absorption was monitored directly in the solid-state by consecutive single-crystal-to-single-crystal (SCSC) reactions in a gas-solid environment, in single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SC-XRD) experiments. The preferential guest uptake was corroborated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations by determining the host-guest interaction energy (Ehost-guest ) with a nitrobenzene (NB)≫p-xylene (p-xy)≫o-dichlorobenzene (o-DCB) trend (i. e., from 44 to 25 kcal mol-1 ), assessing the XRD outcomes. Combining SC-XRD, DFT and solid-state 13 C NMR, the exceptional stability of the M12 L8 cages, together with the guest exchange/release properties were rationalized by considering the presence of mechanical bonds (efficient π-π interactions) and by the pyridine's rotor-like behaviour (with 3 kcal mol-1 rotational energy barrier). The structure-function properties of M12 L8 makes 1 a potential candidate in the field of molecular sensors.
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- Javier Martí-Rujas
- Dipartimento di Chimica Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20131, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20131, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20131, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20131, Milan, Italy
- INSTM Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali, Florence, 50121, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, 20131, Milan, Italy
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Su Y, Liu B, Huang Z, Teng Z, Yang L, Zhu J, Huo S, Liu A. Virus-like particles nanoreactors: from catalysis towards bio-applications. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:9084-9098. [PMID: 37697810 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb01112g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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Virus-like particles (VLPs) are self-assembled supramolecular structures found in nature, often used for compartmentalization. Exploiting their inherent properties, including precise nanoscale structures, monodispersity, and high stability, these architectures have been widely used as nanocarriers to protect or enrich catalysts, facilitating catalytic reactions and avoiding interference from the bulk solutions. In this review, we summarize the current progress of virus-like particles (VLPs)-based nanoreactors. First, we briefly introduce the physicochemical properties of the most commonly used virus particles to understand their roles in catalytic reactions beyond the confined space. Next, we summarize the self-assembly of nanoreactors forming higher-order hierarchical structures, highlighting the emerging field of nanoreactors as artificial organelles and their potential biomedical applications. Finally, we discuss the current findings and future perspectives of VLPs-based nanoreactors.
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- Yuqing Su
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Research and High-Quality Utilization, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
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Gama P, Juárez P, Rodríguez-Hernández AG, Vazquez-Duhalt R. Glucose oxidase virus-based nanoreactors for smart breast cancer therapy. Biotechnol J 2023; 18:e2300199. [PMID: 37417791 DOI: 10.1002/biot.202300199] [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: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor disease and the leading cause of female mortality. The evolution of nanomaterials science opens the opportunity to improve traditional cancer therapies, enhancing therapy efficiency and reducing side effects. METHODS AND MAJOR RESULTS Herein, protein cages conceived as enzymatic nanoreactors were designed and produced by using virus-like nanoparticles (VLPs) from Brome mosaic virus (BMV) and containing the catalytic activity of glucose oxidase (GOx) enzyme. The GOx enzyme was encapsulated into the BMV capsid (VLP-GOx), and the resulting enzymatic nanoreactors were coated with human serum albumin (VLP-GOx@HSA) for breast tumor cell targeting. The effect of the synthesized GOx nanoreactors on breast tumor cell lines was studied in vitro. Both nanoreactor preparations VLP-GOx and VLP-GOx@HSA showed to be highly cytotoxic for breast tumor cell cultures. Cytotoxicity for human embryonic kidney cells was also found. The monitoring of nanoreactor treatment on triple-negative breast cancer cells showed an evident production of oxygen by the catalase antioxidant enzyme induced by the high production of hydrogen peroxide from GOx activity. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS The nanoreactors containing GOx activity are entirely suitable for cytotoxicity generation in tumor cells. The HSA functionalization of the VLP-GOx nanoreactors, a strategy designed for selective cancer targeting, showed no improvement in the cytotoxic effect. The GOx containing enzymatic nanoreactors seems to be an interesting alternative to improve the current cancer therapy. In vivo studies are ongoing to reinforce the effectiveness of this treatment strategy.
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- Pedro Gama
- Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
- Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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- Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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- Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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Zakaszewski D, Koziej L, Pankowski J, Malolan VV, Gämperli N, Heddle JG, Hilvert D, Azuma Y. Complementary charge-driven encapsulation of functional protein by engineered protein cages in cellulo. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:6540-6546. [PMID: 37427706 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb00754e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Charge-driven inclusion complex formation in live cells was examined using a degradation-prone fluorescent protein and a series of protein cages. The results show that sufficiently strong host-guest ionic interaction and an intact shell-like structure are crucial for the protective guest encapsulation.
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- Daniel Zakaszewski
- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology (MCB), Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7A, 30387 Krakow, Poland.
- Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Prof. S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30348 Krakow, Poland
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- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology (MCB), Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7A, 30387 Krakow, Poland.
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- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology (MCB), Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7A, 30387 Krakow, Poland.
- Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics, sand Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30387 Krakow, Poland
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- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology (MCB), Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7A, 30387 Krakow, Poland.
- Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Prof. S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30348 Krakow, Poland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology (MCB), Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7A, 30387 Krakow, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology (MCB), Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7A, 30387 Krakow, Poland.
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Tan JS, Jaffar Ali MNB, Gan BK, Tan WS. Next-generation viral nanoparticles for targeted delivery of therapeutics: Fundamentals, methods, biomedical applications, and challenges. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2023; 20:955-978. [PMID: 37339432 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2023.2228202] [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: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Viral nanoparticles (VNPs) are virus-based nanocarriers that have been studied extensively and intensively for biomedical applications. However, their clinical translation is relatively low compared to the predominating lipid-based nanoparticles. Therefore, this article describes the fundamentals, challenges, and solutions of the VNP-based platform, which will leverage the development of next-generation VNPs. AREAS COVERED Different types of VNPs and their biomedical applications are reviewed comprehensively. Strategies and approaches for cargo loading and targeted delivery of VNPs are examined thoroughly. The latest developments in controlled release of cargoes from VNPs and their mechanisms are highlighted too. The challenges faced by VNPs in biomedical applications are identified, and solutions are provided to overcome them. EXPERT OPINION In the development of next-generation VNPs for gene therapy, bioimaging and therapeutic deliveries, focus must be given to reduce their immunogenicity, and increase their stability in the circulatory system. Modular virus-like particles (VLPs) which are produced separately from their cargoes or ligands before all the components are coupled can speed up clinical trials and commercialization. In addition, removal of contaminants from VNPs, cargo delivery across the blood brain barrier (BBB), and targeting of VNPs to organelles intracellularly are challenges that will preoccupy researchers in this decade.
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- Jia Sen Tan
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Wang Y, Selivanovitch E, Douglas T. Enhancing Multistep Reactions: Biomimetic Design of Substrate Channeling Using P22 Virus-Like Particles. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2206906. [PMID: 36815387 PMCID: PMC10161098 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202206906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Many biocatalytic processes inside cells employ substrate channeling to control the diffusion of intermediates for improved efficiency of enzymatic cascade reactions. This inspirational mechanism offers a strategy for increasing efficiency of multistep biocatalysis, especially where the intermediates are expensive cofactors that require continuous regeneration. However, it is challenging to achieve substrate channeling artificially in vitro due to fast diffusion of small molecules. By mimicking some naturally occurring metabolons, nanoreactors are developed using P22 virus-like particles (VLPs), which enhance the efficiency of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)-dependent multistep biocatalysis by substrate channeling. In this design, NAD-dependent enzyme partners are coencapsulated inside the VLPs, while the cofactor is covalently tethered to the capsid interior through swing arms. The crowded environment inside the VLPs induces colocalization of the enzymes and the immobilized NAD, which shuttles between the enzymes for in situ regeneration without diffusing into the bulk solution. The modularity of the nanoreactors allows to tune their composition and consequently their overall activity, and also remodel them for different reactions by altering enzyme partners. Given the plasticity and versatility, P22 VLPs possess great potential for developing functional materials capable of multistep biotransformations with advantageous properties, including enhanced efficiency and economical usage of enzyme cofactors.
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- Yang Wang
- Department of ChemistryIndiana University800 E Kirkwood AveBloomingtonIN47405USA
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- Department of ChemistryIndiana University800 E Kirkwood AveBloomingtonIN47405USA
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McNeale D, Esquirol L, Okada S, Strampel S, Dashti N, Rehm B, Douglas T, Vickers C, Sainsbury F. Tunable In Vivo Colocalization of Enzymes within P22 Capsid-Based Nanoreactors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:17705-17715. [PMID: 36995754 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c00971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Virus-like particles (VLPs) derived from bacteriophage P22 have been explored as biomimetic catalytic compartments. In vivo colocalization of enzymes within P22 VLPs uses sequential fusion to the scaffold protein, resulting in equimolar concentrations of enzyme monomers. However, control over enzyme stoichiometry, which has been shown to influence pathway flux, is key to realizing the full potential of P22 VLPs as artificial metabolons. We present a tunable strategy for stoichiometric control over in vivo co-encapsulation of P22 cargo proteins, verified for fluorescent protein cargo by Förster resonance energy transfer. This was then applied to a two-enzyme reaction cascade. l-homoalanine, an unnatural amino acid and chiral precursor to several drugs, can be synthesized from the readily available l-threonine by the sequential activity of threonine dehydratase and glutamate dehydrogenase. We found that the loading density of both enzymes influences their activity, with higher activity found at lower loading density implying an impact of molecular crowding on enzyme activity. Conversely, increasing overall loading density by increasing the amount of threonine dehydratase can increase activity from the rate-limiting glutamate dehydrogenase. This work demonstrates the in vivo colocalization of multiple heterologous cargo proteins in a P22-based nanoreactor and shows that controlled stoichiometry of individual enzymes in an enzymatic cascade is required for the optimal design of nanoscale biocatalytic compartments.
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- Donna McNeale
- Centre for Cell Factories and Biopolymers, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, QLD 4111, Australia
- CSIRO Future Science Platform in Synthetic Biology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia
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- Centre for Cell Factories and Biopolymers, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, QLD 4111, Australia
- CSIRO Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Black Mountain, ACT 2601, Australia
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- CSIRO Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Black Mountain, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Centre for Cell Factories and Biopolymers, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, QLD 4111, Australia
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- Centre for Cell Factories and Biopolymers, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, QLD 4111, Australia
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- Centre for Cell Factories and Biopolymers, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, QLD 4111, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Centre for Cell Factories and Biopolymers, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, QLD 4111, Australia
- CSIRO Future Science Platform in Synthetic Biology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
- School of Biological and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- Centre for Cell Factories and Biopolymers, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, QLD 4111, Australia
- CSIRO Future Science Platform in Synthetic Biology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia
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González-Davis O, Villagrana-Escareño MV, Trujillo MA, Gama P, Chauhan K, Vazquez-Duhalt R. Virus-like nanoparticles as enzyme carriers for Enzyme Replacement Therapy (ERT). Virology 2023; 580:73-87. [PMID: 36791560 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2023.01.017] [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: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) has been used to treat a few of the many existing diseases which are originated from the lack of, or low enzymatic activity. Exogenous enzymes are administered to contend with the enzymatic activity deficiency. Enzymatic nanoreactors based on the enzyme encapsulation inside of virus-like particles (VLPs) appear as an interesting alternative for ERT. VLPs are excellent delivery vehicles for therapeutic enzymes as they are biodegradable, uniformly organized, and porous nanostructures that transport and could protect the biocatalyst from the external environment without much affecting the bioactivity. Consequently, significant efforts have been made in the production processes of virus-based enzymatic nanoreactors and their functionalization, which are critically reviewed. The use of virus-based enzymatic nanoreactors for the treatment of lysosomal storage diseases such as Gaucher, Fabry, and Pompe diseases, as well as potential therapies for galactosemia, and Hurler and Hunter syndromes are discussed.
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- Oscar González-Davis
- Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Km 107 carretera, Tijuana-Ensenada, Baja California, 22860, Mexico
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- Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Km 107 carretera, Tijuana-Ensenada, Baja California, 22860, Mexico
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- School of Medicine, Universidad Xochicalco, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
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- Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Km 107 carretera, Tijuana-Ensenada, Baja California, 22860, Mexico
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- Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Km 107 carretera, Tijuana-Ensenada, Baja California, 22860, Mexico
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- Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Km 107 carretera, Tijuana-Ensenada, Baja California, 22860, Mexico.
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Kraj P, Hewagama ND, Douglas T. Diffusion and molecular partitioning in hierarchically complex virus-like particles. Virology 2023; 580:50-60. [PMID: 36764014 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2023.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Viruses are diverse infectious agents found in virtually every type of natural environment. Due to the range of conditions in which viruses have evolved, they exhibit a wide range of structure and function which has been exploited for biotechnology. The self-assembly process of virus-like particles (VLPs), derived from structural virus components, allows for the assembly of a hierarchy of materials. Because VLPs are robust in both their assembly and the final product, functionality can be incorporated through design of their building blocks or chemical modification after their synthesis and assembly. In particular, encapsulation of active enzymes inside VLP results in macromolecular concentration approximating that of cells, introducing excluded volume effects on encapsulated cargo which are not present in traditional experiments done on dilute proteins. This work reviews the hierarchical assembly of VLPs, experiments investigating diffusion in VLP systems, and methods for partitioning of chemical species in VLPs as functional biomaterials.
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- Pawel Kraj
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA.
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Starr CA, Nair S, Huang SY, Hagan MF, Jacobson SC, Zlotnick A. Engineering Metastability into a Virus-like Particle to Enable Triggered Dissociation. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:2322-2331. [PMID: 36651799 PMCID: PMC10018796 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c10937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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For a virus-like particle (VLP) to serve as a delivery platform, the VLP must be able to release its cargo in response to a trigger. Here, we use a chemical biology approach to destabilize a self-assembling capsid for a subsequent triggered disassembly. We redesigned the dimeric hepatitis B virus (HBV) capsid protein (Cp) with two differentially addressable cysteines, C150 for reversibly crosslinking the capsid and C124 to react with a destabilizing moiety. The resulting construct, Cp150-V124C, assembles into icosahedral, 120-dimer VLPs that spontaneously crosslink via the C-terminal C150, leaving C124 buried at a dimer-dimer interface. The VLP is driven into a metastable state when C124 is reacted with the bulky fluorophore, maleimidyl BoDIPY-FL. The resulting VLP is stable until exposed to modest, physiologically relevant concentrations of reducing agent. We observe dissociation with FRET relaxation of polarization, size exclusion chromatography, and resistive-pulse sensing. Dissociation is slow, minutes to hours, with a characteristic lag phase. Mathematical modeling based on the presence of a nucleation step predicts disassembly dynamics that are consistent with experimental observations. VLPs transfected into hepatoma cells show similar dissociation behavior. These results suggest a generalizable strategy for designing a VLP that can release its contents in an environmentally responsive reaction.
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- Caleb A. Starr
- Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
- current address: Door Pharmaceuticals, Bloomington, IN 47401 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
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- Martin Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454 USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
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Konishi H, Nakata E, Komatsubara F, Morii T. Controlled Assembly of Fluorophores inside a Nanoliposome. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 28:molecules28020911. [PMID: 36677968 PMCID: PMC9864194 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28020911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Cellular compartmentalization plays an essential role in organizing the complex and multiple biochemical reactions in the cell. An artificial compartment would provide powerful strategies to develop new biochemical tools for material production and diagnosis, but it is still a great challenge to synthesize the compartments that encapsulate materials of interest while controlling their accurate locations, numbers, and stoichiometry. In this study, we evaluated chemical characteristics of a liposome-encapsulated compartment, which has great potential to locate various materials of interest with precise control of their locations and numbers in the compartment. A nanoliposome was constructed inside a ring-shaped DNA origami skeleton according to the method of Yang et al., and further equipped with a double-stranded DNA platform to assemble molecules of interest in the nanoliposome. Upon formation of the nanoliposome, a pH-sensitive fluorophore on the bridged platform showed little or no response to the pH change of the outer buffer, ensuring that the molecules assembled on the platform are effectively shielded from the outer environment. The ring-shaped DNA skeleton equipped with a double-stranded DNA platform allows spatial assembly of several functional molecules inside the nanoliposome to isolate them from the outer environment.
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Ortega-Rivera OA, Beiss V, Osota EO, Chan SK, Karan S, Steinmetz NF. Production of cytoplasmic type citrus leprosis virus-like particles by plant molecular farming. Virology 2023; 578:7-12. [PMID: 36434906 PMCID: PMC9812895 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2022.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Many plant virus-like particles (VLPs) utilized in nanotechnology are 30-nm icosahedrons. To expand the VLP platforms, we produced VLPs of Cytoplasmic type citrus leprosis virus (CiLV-C) in Nicotiana benthamiana. We were interested in CiLV-C because of its unique bacilliform shape (60-70 nm × 110-120 nm). The CiLV-C capsid protein (p29) gene was transferred to the pTRBO expression vector transiently expressed in leaves. Stable VLPs were formed, as confirmed by agarose gel electrophoresis, transmission electron microscopy and size exclusion chromatography. Interestingly, the morphology of the VLPs (15.8 ± 1.3 nm icosahedral particles) differed from that of the native bacilliform particles indicating that the assembly of native virions is influenced by other viral proteins and/or the packaged viral genome. The smaller CiLV-C VLPs will also be useful for structure-function studies to compare with the 30-nm icosahedrons of other VLPs.
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- Oscar A Ortega-Rivera
- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA; Center for Nano-ImmunoEngineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA; Center for Nano-ImmunoEngineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA; Center for Nano-ImmunoEngineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA; Center for Nano-ImmunoEngineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA; Center for Nano-ImmunoEngineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA; Center for Nano-ImmunoEngineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA; Institute for Materials Discovery and Design, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA; Department of Radiology, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA; Moores Cancer Center, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92039, USA.
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Timmermans SBPE, Mesman R, Blezer KJR, van Niftrik L, van Hest JCM. Cargo-loading of hybrid cowpea chlorotic mottle virus capsids via a co-expression approach. Virology 2022; 577:99-104. [PMID: 36335770 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2022.10.011] [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: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Capsids of the cowpea chlorotic mottle virus (CCMV) are great candidates for the development into in vivo catalytic or therapeutic nanocarriers. However, due to their limited intrinsic stability at physiological pH, thus far no methods exist for incorporating cargo into these nanoparticles in cellulo. Here, we employ a stabilized VW1-VW8 ELP-CCMV variant for the development of a co-expression-based cargo-loading approach. Co-expression of the non-functionalized VW1-VW8 ELP-CCMV coat protein with fusion proteins with enhanced green fluorescent protein (mEGFP) and pyrrolysine synthase D (PylD) in E. coli enabled the purification of cargo-loaded capsids from the bacteria directly either via affinity chromatography or PEG-precipitation and subsequent size exclusion chromatography. Microscopy results indicated that the co-expression does not harm the E. coli cells and that proper folding of the mEGFP domain is not hampered by the co-assembly. Our co-expression strategy is thus a suitable approach to produce cargo-loaded CCMV nanoparticles.
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- Suzanne B P E Timmermans
- Bio-Organic Chemistry Research Group Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513 (STO3.41), 5600, MB, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Microbial Cell Biology & Biochemistry Research Group, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525, AJ, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Bio-Organic Chemistry Research Group Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513 (STO3.41), 5600, MB, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Microbial Cell Biology & Biochemistry Research Group, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525, AJ, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Bio-Organic Chemistry Research Group Institute for Complex Molecular Systems Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513 (STO3.41), 5600, MB, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
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McNeale D, Dashti N, Cheah LC, Sainsbury F. Protein cargo encapsulation by
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particles: Strategies and applications. WIRES NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 15:e1869. [PMID: 36345849 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Viruses and the recombinant protein cages assembled from their structural proteins, known as virus-like particles (VLPs), have gained wide interest as tools in biotechnology and nanotechnology. Detailed structural information and their amenability to genetic and chemical modification make them attractive systems for further engineering. This review describes the range of non-enveloped viruses that have been co-opted for heterologous protein cargo encapsulation and the strategies that have been developed to drive encapsulation. Spherical capsids of a range of sizes have been used as platforms for protein cargo encapsulation. Various approaches, based on native and non-native interactions between the cargo proteins and inner surface of VLP capsids, have been devised to drive encapsulation. Here, we outline the evolution of these approaches, discussing their benefits and limitations. Like the viruses from which they are derived, VLPs are of interest in both biomedical and materials applications. The encapsulation of protein cargo inside VLPs leads to numerous uses in both fundamental and applied biocatalysis and biomedicine, some of which are discussed herein. The applied science of protein-encapsulating VLPs is emerging as a research field with great potential. Developments in loading control, higher order assembly, and capsid optimization are poised to realize this potential in the near future. This article is categorized under: Nanotechnology Approaches to Biology > Nanoscale Systems in Biology Biology-Inspired Nanomaterials > Protein and Virus-Based Structures.
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- Donna McNeale
- Centre for Cell Factories and Biopolymers, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery Griffith University Nathan Queensland Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland St Lucia Queensland Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland St Lucia Queensland Australia
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- Centre for Cell Factories and Biopolymers, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery Griffith University Nathan Queensland Australia
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland St Lucia Queensland Australia
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Uchida M, Manzo E, Echeveria D, Jiménez S, Lovell L. Harnessing physicochemical properties of virus capsids for designing enzyme confined nanocompartments. Curr Opin Virol 2022; 52:250-257. [PMID: 34974380 PMCID: PMC8939255 DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2021.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Viruses have drawn significant scientific interest from a wide variety of disciplines beyond virology because of their elegant architectures and delicately balanced activities. A virus-like particle (VLP), a noninfectious protein cage derived from viruses or other cage-forming proteins, has been exploited as a nano-scale platform for bioinspired engineering and synthetic manipulation with a range of applications. Encapsulation of functional proteins, especially enzymes, is an emerging use of VLPs that is promising not only for developing efficient and robust catalytic materials, but also for providing fundamental insights into the effects of enzyme compartmentalization commonly observed in cells. This review highlights recent advances in employing VLPs as a container for confining enzymes. To accomplish larger and more controlled enzyme loading, various different enzyme encapsulation strategies have been developed; many of these strategies are inspired from assembly and genome loading mechanisms of viral capsids. Characterization of VLPs' physicochemical properties, such as porosity, could lead to rational manipulation and a better understanding of the catalytic behavior of the materials.
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- Masaki Uchida
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Fresno, 2555 E. San Ramon Ave., Fresno, CA 93740, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Fresno, 2555 E. San Ramon Ave., Fresno, CA 93740, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Fresno, 2555 E. San Ramon Ave., Fresno, CA 93740, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Fresno, 2555 E. San Ramon Ave., Fresno, CA 93740, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Fresno, 2555 E. San Ramon Ave., Fresno, CA 93740, USA
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Paiva TO, Schneider A, Bataille L, Chovin A, Anne A, Michon T, Wege C, Demaille C. Enzymatic activity of individual bioelectrocatalytic viral nanoparticles: dependence of catalysis on the viral scaffold and its length. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:875-889. [PMID: 34985473 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr07445h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The enzymatic activity of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) nanorod particles decorated with an integrated electro-catalytic system, comprising the quinoprotein glucose-dehydrogenase (PQQ-GDH) enzyme and ferrocenylated PEG chains as redox mediators, is probed at the individual virion scale by atomic force microscopy-scanning electrochemical atomic force microscopy (AFM-SECM). A marked dependence of the catalytic activity on the particle length is observed. This finding can be explained by electron propagation along the viral backbone, resulting from electron exchange between ferrocene moieties, coupled with enzymatic catalysis. Thus, the use of a simple 1D diffusion/reaction model allows the determination of the kinetic parameters of the virus-supported enzyme. Comparative analysis of the catalytic behavior of the Fc-PEG/PQQ-GDH system assembled on two differing viral scaffolds, TMV (this work) and bacteriophage-fd (previous work), reveals two distinct kinetic effects of scaffolding: An enhancement of catalysis that does not depend on the virus type and a modulation of substrate inhibition that depends on the virus type. AFM-SECM detection of the enzymatic activity of a few tens of PQQ-GDH molecules, decorating a 40 nm-long viral domain, is also demonstrated, a record in terms of the lowest number of enzyme molecules interrogated by an electrochemical imaging technique.
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- Telmo O Paiva
- Université de Paris, Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire, CNRS UMR 7591, F-75013 Paris, France.
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- University of Stuttgart, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, Research Unit Molecular and Synthetic Plant Virology, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.
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- Université de Bordeaux, Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, INRA UMR 1332, F-33140 Villenave d'Ornon, France.
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- Université de Paris, Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire, CNRS UMR 7591, F-75013 Paris, France.
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- Université de Paris, Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire, CNRS UMR 7591, F-75013 Paris, France.
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- Université de Bordeaux, Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, INRA UMR 1332, F-33140 Villenave d'Ornon, France.
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- University of Stuttgart, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, Research Unit Molecular and Synthetic Plant Virology, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.
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- Université de Paris, Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire, CNRS UMR 7591, F-75013 Paris, France.
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Gad S, Ayakar S. Protein scaffolds: A tool for multi-enzyme assembly. BIOTECHNOLOGY REPORTS (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2021; 32:e00670. [PMID: 34824995 PMCID: PMC8605239 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2021.e00670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The synthesis of complex molecules using multiple enzymes simultaneously in one reaction vessel has rapidly emerged as a new frontier in the field of bioprocess technology. However, operating different enzymes together in a single vessel limits their operational performance which needs to be addressed. With this respect, scaffolding proteins play an immense role in bringing different enzymes together in a specific manner. The scaffolding improves the catalytic performance, enzyme stability and provides an optimal micro-environment for biochemical reactions. This review describes the components of protein scaffolds, different ways of constructing a protein scaffold-based multi-enzyme complex, and their effects on enzyme kinetics. Moreover, different conjugation strategies viz; dockerin-cohesin interaction, SpyTag-SpyCatcher system, peptide linker-based ligation, affibody, and sortase-mediated ligation are discussed in detail. Various analytical and characterization tools that have enabled the development of these scaffolding strategies are also reviewed. Such mega-enzyme complexes promise wider applications in the field of biotechnology and bioengineering.
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- Shubhada Gad
- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Chemical Technology - IndianOil Odisha Campus Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751013, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Chemical Technology - IndianOil Odisha Campus Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751013, India
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Bulos JA, Guo R, Wang Z, DeLessio MA, Saven JG, Dmochowski IJ. Design of a Superpositively Charged Enzyme: Human Carbonic Anhydrase II Variant with Ferritin Encapsulation and Immobilization. Biochemistry 2021; 60:3596-3609. [PMID: 34757723 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Supercharged proteins exhibit high solubility and other desirable properties, but no engineered superpositively charged enzymes have previously been made. Superpositively charged variants of proteins such as green fluorescent protein have been efficiently encapsulated within Archaeoglobus fulgidus thermophilic ferritin (AfFtn). Encapsulation by supramolecular ferritin can yield systems with a variety of sequestered cargo. To advance applications in enzymology and green chemistry, we sought a general method for supercharging an enzyme that retains activity and is compatible with AfFtn encapsulation. The zinc metalloenzyme human carbonic anhydrase II (hCAII) is an attractive encapsulation target based on its hydrolytic activity and physiologic conversion of carbon dioxide to bicarbonate. A computationally designed variant of hCAII contains positively charged residues substituted at 19 sites on the protein's surface, resulting in a shift of the putative net charge from -1 to +21. This designed hCAII(+21) exhibits encapsulation within AfFtn without the need for fusion partners or additional reagents. The hCAII(+21) variant retains esterase activity comparable to the wild type and spontaneously templates the assembly of AfFtn 24mers around itself. The AfFtn-hCAII(+21) host-guest complex exhibits both greater activity and thermal stability when compared to hCAII(+21). Upon immobilization on a solid support, AfFtn-hCAII(+21) retains enzymatic activity and exhibits an enhancement of activity at elevated temperatures.
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- Joshua A Bulos
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Liu Q, Shaukat A, Kyllönen D, Kostiainen MA. Polyelectrolyte Encapsulation and Confinement within Protein Cage-Inspired Nanocompartments. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:1551. [PMID: 34683843 PMCID: PMC8537137 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13101551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Protein cages are nanocompartments with a well-defined structure and monodisperse size. They are composed of several individual subunits and can be categorized as viral and non-viral protein cages. Native viral cages often exhibit a cationic interior, which binds the anionic nucleic acid genome through electrostatic interactions leading to efficient encapsulation. Non-viral cages can carry various cargo, ranging from small molecules to inorganic nanoparticles. Both cage types can be functionalized at targeted locations through genetic engineering or chemical modification to entrap materials through interactions that are inaccessible to wild-type cages. Moreover, the limited number of constitutional subunits ease the modification efforts, because a single modification on the subunit can lead to multiple functional sites on the cage surface. Increasing efforts have also been dedicated to the assembly of protein cage-mimicking structures or templated protein coatings. This review focuses on native and modified protein cages that have been used to encapsulate and package polyelectrolyte cargos and on the electrostatic interactions that are the driving force for the assembly of such structures. Selective encapsulation can protect the payload from the surroundings, shield the potential toxicity or even enhance the intended performance of the payload, which is appealing in drug or gene delivery and imaging.
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- Qing Liu
- Biohybrid Materials, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland; (Q.L.); (A.S.); (D.K.)
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- Biohybrid Materials, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland; (Q.L.); (A.S.); (D.K.)
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- Biohybrid Materials, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland; (Q.L.); (A.S.); (D.K.)
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- Biohybrid Materials, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland; (Q.L.); (A.S.); (D.K.)
- HYBER Center, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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Chauhan K, Zárate‐Romero A, Sengar P, Medrano C, Vazquez‐Duhalt R. Catalytic Kinetics Considerations and Molecular Tools for the Design of Multienzymatic Cascade Nanoreactors. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202100604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Kanchan Chauhan
- Department of Bionanotechnology Center for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Km 107 carretera Tijuana-Ensenada Ensenada Baja California 22860 Mexico
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- Department of Bionanotechnology Center for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Km 107 carretera Tijuana-Ensenada Ensenada Baja California 22860 Mexico
- Cátedra Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología CNyN-UNAM Ensenada Baja California 22860 Mexico
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- Department of Bionanotechnology Center for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Km 107 carretera Tijuana-Ensenada Ensenada Baja California 22860 Mexico
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- Department of Bionanotechnology Center for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Km 107 carretera Tijuana-Ensenada Ensenada Baja California 22860 Mexico
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- Department of Bionanotechnology Center for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Km 107 carretera Tijuana-Ensenada Ensenada Baja California 22860 Mexico
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Zhang YQ, Feng TT, Cao YF, Zhang XY, Wang T, Huanca Nina MR, Wang LC, Yu HL, Xu JH, Ge J, Bai YP. Confining Enzyme Clusters in Bacteriophage P22 Enhances Cofactor Recycling and Stereoselectivity for Chiral Alcohol Synthesis. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c02221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Yan-Qing Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Lab for Industrial Biocatalysis, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Institute of Biomedical Health Technology and Engineering, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Lab for Industrial Biocatalysis, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Lab for Industrial Biocatalysis, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Institute of Biopharmaceutical and Health Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Institute of Biomedical Health Technology and Engineering, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing, East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST), 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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Gao R, Zhang XE, Li F. Generation and characterization of self-assembled protein nanocages based on β-carboxysomes in Escherichia coli. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2021; 53:943-949. [PMID: 34009253 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmab064] [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: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Self-assembly is a powerful means to create new materials and new catalysts. The advantages of biological self-assembly are based on it being highly programmable and prone to multilevel regulation, which can lead to multiple and complex functions. The self-assembly of carboxysomes in cyanobacteria enables the carboxysomes to enrich carbon dioxide in their interior, resulting in the formation of a highly efficient, multiple-enzyme catalytic system. Here, we show that the construction and coexpression of all genes of the β-carboxysome from the cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1 can lead to the production of β-carboxysome-like structures in Escherichia coli. These shell structures were characterized intracellularly and extracellularly by transmission electron microscopy. This work lays a foundation for understanding carboxysome assembly and catalysis and the development of novel carboxysome-based nanomaterials utilizing synthetic biology.
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- Ruimin Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- China National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Lin P, Dinh H, Nakata E, Morii T. Dynamic Shape Transformation of a DNA Scaffold Applied for an Enzyme Nanocarrier. Front Chem 2021; 9:697857. [PMID: 34249866 PMCID: PMC8263910 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.697857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Structural programmability and accurate addressability of DNA nanostructures are ideal characteristics for the platform of arranging enzymes with the nanoscale precision. In this study, a three-dimensional DNA scaffold was designed to enable a dynamic shape transition from an open plate-like structure to its closed state of a hexagonal prism structure. The two domains in the open state were folded together to transform into the closed state by hybridization of complementary short DNA closing keys at both of the facing edges in over 90% yield. The shape transformation of the DNA scaffold was extensively studied by means of the fluorescence energy transfer measurement, atomic force microscope images, and agarose gel electrophoretic analyses. A dimeric enzyme xylitol dehydrogenase was assembled on the DNA scaffold in its open state in a high-loading yield. The enzyme loaded on the scaffold was subsequently transformed to its closed state by the addition of short DNA closing keys. The enzyme encapsulated in the closed state displayed comparable activity to that in the open state, ensuring that the catalytic activity of the enzyme was well maintained in the DNA nanocarrier. The nanocarrier with efficient encapsulation ability is potentially applicable for drug delivery, biosensing, biocatalytic, and diagnostic tools.
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- Peng Lin
- Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Choi H, Eom S, Kim HU, Bae Y, Jung HS, Kang S. Load and Display: Engineering Encapsulin as a Modular Nanoplatform for Protein-Cargo Encapsulation and Protein-Ligand Decoration Using Split Intein and SpyTag/SpyCatcher. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:3028-3039. [PMID: 34142815 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Protein cage nanoparticles have a unique spherical hollow structure that provides a modifiable interior space and an exterior surface. For full application, it is desirable to utilize both the interior space and the exterior surface simultaneously with two different functionalities in a well-combined way. Here, we genetically engineered encapsulin protein cage nanoparticles (Encap) as modular nanoplatforms by introducing a split-C-intein (IntC) fragment and SpyTag into the interior and exterior surfaces, respectively. A complementary split-N-intein (IntN) was fused to various protein cargoes, such as NanoLuc luciferase (Nluc), enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP), and Nluc-miniSOG, individually, which led to their successful encapsulation into Encaps to form Cargo@Encap through split intein-mediated protein ligation during protein coexpression and cage assembly in bacteria. Conversely, the SpyCatcher protein was fused to various protein ligands, such as a glutathione binder (GST-SC), dimerizing ligands (FKBP12-SC and FRB-SC), and a cancer-targeting affibody (SC-EGFRAfb); subsequently, they were displayed on Cargo@Encaps through SpyTag/SpyCatcher ligation to form Cargo@Encap/Ligands in a mix-and-match manner. Nluc@Encap/glutathione-S-transferase (GST) was effectively immobilized on glutathione (GSH)-coated solid supports exhibiting repetitive and long-term usage of the encapsulated luciferases. We also established luciferase-embedded layer-by-layer (LbL) nanostructures by alternately depositing Nluc@Encap/FKBP12 and Nluc@Encap/FRB in the presence of rapamycin and applied enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP)@Encap/EGFRAfb as a target-specific fluorescent imaging probe to visualize specific cancer cells selectively. Modular functionalization of the interior space and the exterior surface of a protein cage nanoparticle may offer the opportunity to develop new protein-based nanostructured devices and nanomedical tools.
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- Hyukjun Choi
- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kangwon National University, 1, Kangwondaehak-gil, Chuncheon-si 24341, Gangwon-do, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kangwon National University, 1, Kangwondaehak-gil, Chuncheon-si 24341, Gangwon-do, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Korea
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Oerlemans RAJF, Timmermans SBPE, van Hest JCM. Artificial Organelles: Towards Adding or Restoring Intracellular Activity. Chembiochem 2021; 22:2051-2078. [PMID: 33450141 PMCID: PMC8252369 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Compartmentalization is one of the main characteristics that define living systems. Creating a physically separated microenvironment allows nature a better control over biological processes, as is clearly specified by the role of organelles in living cells. Inspired by this phenomenon, researchers have developed a range of different approaches to create artificial organelles: compartments with catalytic activity that add new function to living cells. In this review we will discuss three complementary lines of investigation. First, orthogonal chemistry approaches are discussed, which are based on the incorporation of catalytically active transition metal-containing nanoparticles in living cells. The second approach involves the use of premade hybrid nanoreactors, which show transient function when taken up by living cells. The third approach utilizes mostly genetic engineering methods to create bio-based structures that can be ultimately integrated with the cell's genome to make them constitutively active. The current state of the art and the scope and limitations of the field will be highlighted with selected examples from the three approaches.
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- Roy A. J. F. Oerlemans
- Bio-Organic Chemistry Research GroupInstitute for Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyP.O. Box 513 (STO3.41)5600 MBEindhovenThe Netherlands
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- Bio-Organic Chemistry Research GroupInstitute for Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyP.O. Box 513 (STO3.41)5600 MBEindhovenThe Netherlands
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- Bio-Organic Chemistry Research GroupInstitute for Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyP.O. Box 513 (STO3.41)5600 MBEindhovenThe Netherlands
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Vervoort DF, Heiringhoff R, Timmermans SBPE, van Stevendaal MHME, van Hest JCM. Dual Site-Selective Presentation of Functional Handles on Protein-Engineered Cowpea Chlorotic Mottle Virus-Like Particles. Bioconjug Chem 2021; 32:958-963. [PMID: 33861931 PMCID: PMC8154214 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.1c00108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Protein cages hold much promise as carrier systems in nanomedicine, due to their well-defined size, cargo-loading capacity, and inherent biodegradability. In order to make them suitable for drug delivery, they have to be stable under physiological conditions. In addition, often surface modifications are required, for example, to improve cell targeting or reduce the particle immunogenicity by PEGylation. For this purpose, we investigated the functionalization capacity of the capsid of cowpea chlorotic mottle virus (CCMV), modified at the interior with a stabilizing elastin-like polypeptide (ELP) tag, by employing a combination of protein engineering and bio-orthogonal chemistry. We first demonstrated the accessibility of the native cysteine residue in ELP-CCMV as a site-selective surface-exposed functional handle, which was not available in the native CCMV capsid. An additional bio-orthogonal functional handle was introduced by incorporation of the noncanonical amino acid, azido-phenylalanine (AzF), using the amber suppression mechanism. Dual site-selective presentation of both a cell-penetrating TAT peptide and a fluorophore to track the particles was demonstrated successfully in HeLa cell uptake studies.
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- Daan F.
M. Vervoort
- Eindhoven University of Technology, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, PO Box 513 (STO 3.41), 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Eindhoven University of Technology, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, PO Box 513 (STO 3.41), 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Eindhoven University of Technology, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, PO Box 513 (STO 3.41), 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Eindhoven University of Technology, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, PO Box 513 (STO 3.41), 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Eindhoven University of Technology, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, PO Box 513 (STO 3.41), 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Ganganboina AB, Takemura K, Zhang W, Li TC, Park EY. Cargo encapsulated hepatitis E virus-like particles for anti-HEV antibody detection. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 185:113261. [PMID: 33962156 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Viral capsid-nanoparticle hybrid structures incorporating quantum dots (QDs) into virus-like particles (VLPs) constitute an emerging bioinspired type of nanoarchitecture paradigm used for various applications. In the present study, we packed inorganic QDs in vitro into the hepatitis E virus-like particle (HEV-LP) and developed a fluorometric biosensor for HEV antibody detection. Firstly, for the preparation of QDs-encapsulated HEV-LPs (QDs@HEV-LP), the HEV-LPs produced by a recombinant baculovirus expression system were disassembled and reassembled in the presence of QDs using the self-assembly approach. Thus, the prepared QDs@HEV-LP exhibited excellent fluorescence properties similar to QDs. Further, in the presence of HEV antibodies in the serum samples, when mixed with QDs@HEV-LP, bind together and further bind to anti-IgG-conjugated magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs). The target-specific anti-IgG-MNPs and QDs@HEV-LP enrich the HEV antibodies by magnetic separation, and the separated QDs@HEV-LP-bound HEV antibodies are quantified by fluorescence measurement. This developed method was applied to detect the HEV antibody from sera of HEV-infected monkey from 0 to 68 days-post-infection and successfully diagnosed for HEV antibodies. The viral RNA copies number from monkey fecal samples by RT-qPCR was compared to the HEV antibody generation. This study first used QDs-encapsulated VLPs as useful fluorescence emitters for biosensing platform construction. It provides an efficient route for highly sensitive and specific antibody detection in clinical diagnosis research.
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- Akhilesh Babu Ganganboina
- Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.
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- Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.
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- Department of Virology 2, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 4-7-1 Gakuen, Musashimurayam-shi, Tokyo, 208-0011, Japan.
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- Department of Virology 2, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 4-7-1 Gakuen, Musashimurayam-shi, Tokyo, 208-0011, Japan.
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- Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan; Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529, Japan.
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Tan YQ, Xue B, Yew WS. Genetically Encodable Scaffolds for Optimizing Enzyme Function. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26051389. [PMID: 33806660 PMCID: PMC7961827 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26051389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Enzyme engineering is an indispensable tool in the field of synthetic biology, where enzymes are challenged to carry out novel or improved functions. Achieving these goals sometimes goes beyond modifying the primary sequence of the enzyme itself. The use of protein or nucleic acid scaffolds to enhance enzyme properties has been reported for applications such as microbial production of chemicals, biosensor development and bioremediation. Key advantages of using these assemblies include optimizing reaction conditions, improving metabolic flux and increasing enzyme stability. This review summarizes recent trends in utilizing genetically encodable scaffolds, developed in line with synthetic biology methodologies, to complement the purposeful deployment of enzymes. Current molecular tools for constructing these synthetic enzyme-scaffold systems are also highlighted.
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- Yong Quan Tan
- Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation, National University of Singapore, 28 Medical Drive, Singapore 117456, Singapore; (Y.Q.T.); (B.X.)
- Synthetic Biology Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 14 Medical Drive, Singapore 117599, Singapore
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- Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation, National University of Singapore, 28 Medical Drive, Singapore 117456, Singapore; (Y.Q.T.); (B.X.)
- Synthetic Biology Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 14 Medical Drive, Singapore 117599, Singapore
- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 8 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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- Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation, National University of Singapore, 28 Medical Drive, Singapore 117456, Singapore; (Y.Q.T.); (B.X.)
- Synthetic Biology Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 14 Medical Drive, Singapore 117599, Singapore
- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 8 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597, Singapore
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +65-6516-8624
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Huang HM, Stephan P, Kries H. Engineering DNA-Templated Nonribosomal Peptide Synthesis. Cell Chem Biol 2020; 28:221-227.e7. [PMID: 33238159 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2020.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Diffusive escape of intermediates limits the rate enhancement that nanocontainers or macromolecular scaffolds can provide for artificial biocatalytic cascades. Nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) naturally form gigantic assembly lines and prevent escape by covalently tethering intermediates. Here, we have built DNA-templated NRPS (DT-NRPS) by adding zinc-finger tags to split NRPS modules. The zinc fingers direct the NRPS modules to 9-bp binding sites on a DNA strand, where they form a catalytically active enzyme cascade. Geometric constraints of the DT-NRPSs were investigated using the template DNA as a molecular ruler. Up to four DT-NRPS modules were assembled on DNA to synthesize peptides. DT-NRPSs outperform previously reported DNA-templated enzyme cascades in terms of DNA acceleration, which demonstrates that covalent intermediate channeling is possible along the DNA template. Attachment of assembly line enzymes to a DNA scaffold is a promising catalytic strategy for the sequence-controlled biosynthesis of nonribosomal peptides and other polymers.
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- Hsin-Mei Huang
- Junior Research Group Biosynthetic Design of Natural Products, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (HKI) e.V., Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Junior Research Group Biosynthetic Design of Natural Products, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (HKI) e.V., Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Junior Research Group Biosynthetic Design of Natural Products, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (HKI) e.V., Beutenbergstr. 11a, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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Shukla S, Hu H, Cai H, Chan SK, Boone CE, Beiss V, Chariou PL, Steinmetz NF. Plant Viruses and Bacteriophage-Based Reagents for Diagnosis and Therapy. Annu Rev Virol 2020; 7:559-587. [PMID: 32991265 PMCID: PMC8018517 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-virology-010720-052252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Viral nanotechnology exploits the prefabricated nanostructures of viruses, which are already abundant in nature. With well-defined molecular architectures, viral nanocarriers offer unprecedented opportunities for precise structural and functional manipulation using genetic engineering and/or bio-orthogonal chemistries. In this manner, they can be loaded with diverse molecular payloads for targeted delivery. Mammalian viruses are already established in the clinic for gene therapy and immunotherapy, and inactivated viruses or virus-like particles have long been used as vaccines. More recently, plant viruses and bacteriophages have been developed as nanocarriers for diagnostic imaging, vaccine and drug delivery, and combined diagnosis/therapy (theranostics). The first wave of these novel virus-based tools has completed clinical development and is poised to make an impact on clinical practice.
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- Sourabh Shukla
- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
- Moores Cancer Center and Center for Nano-ImmunoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA;
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Shahgolzari M, Pazhouhandeh M, Milani M, Yari Khosroushahi A, Fiering S. Plant viral nanoparticles for packaging and in vivo delivery of bioactive cargos. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 12:e1629. [PMID: 32249552 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Revised: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Nanoparticles have unique capabilities and considerable promise for many different biological uses. One capability is delivering bioactive cargos to specific cells, tissues, or organisms. Depending on the task, there are multiple variables to consider including nanoparticle selection, targeting strategies, and incorporating cargo so it can be delivered in a biologically active form. One nanoparticle option, genetically controlled plant viral nanoparticles (PVNPs), is highly uniform within a given virus but quite variable between viruses with a broad range of useful properties. PVNPs are flexible and versatile tools for incorporating and delivering a wide range of small or large molecule cargos. Furthermore, PVNPs can be modified to create nanostructures that can solve problems in medical, environmental, and basic research. This review discusses the currently available techniques for delivering bioactive cargos with PVNPs and potential cargos that can be delivered with these strategies. This article is categorized under: Implantable Materials and Surgical Technologies > Nanomaterials and Implants Biology-Inspired Nanomaterials > Protein and Virus-Based Structures.
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- Mehdi Shahgolzari
- Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Biotechnology Department, Agricultural Faculty, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
- Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
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Highly secretory expression of recombinant cowpea chlorotic mottle virus capsid proteins in Pichia pastoris and in-vitro encapsulation of ruthenium nanoparticles for catalysis. Protein Expr Purif 2020; 174:105679. [PMID: 32534017 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2020.105679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The applications of viral protein cages have expanded rapidly into the fields of bionanotechnology and materials science. However, the low-cost production of viral capsid proteins (CPs) on a large scale is always a challenge. Herein, we develop a highly efficient expression system by constructing recombinant Pichia pastoris cells as a "factory" for the secretion of soluble cowpea chlorotic mottle virus (CCMV) CPs. Under optimal induction conditions (0.9 mg/mL of methanol concentration at 30 °C for 96 h), a high yield of approximately 95 mg/L of CCMV CPs was harvested from the fermentation supernatant with CPs purity >90%, which has significantly simplified the rest of the purification process. The resultant CPs are employed to encapsulate Ruthenium (Ru) nanoparticles (NPs) via in-vitro self-assembly to prepare hybrid nanocatalyst, i.e. Ru@virus-like particles (VLPs). The catalytic activity over Ru@VLPs was evaluated by reducing 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP). The results indicate that, with the protection of protein cages, Ru NPs were highly stabilized during the catalytic reaction. This results in enhanced catalytic activity (reaction rate constant k = 0.14 min-1) in comparison with unsupported citrate-stabilized Ru NPs (Ru-CA) (k = 0.08 min-1). Additionally, comparatively lower activation energy over Ru@VLPs (approximately 32 kJ/mol) than that over Ru-CA (approximately 39 kJ/mol) could be attributed to the synergistic effect between Ru NPs and some functional groups such as amino groups (-NH2) on CPs that weakened the activation barrier of 4-NP reduction. Therefore, enhanced activity and decreased activation energy over Ru@VLPs demonstrated the superiority of Ru@VLPs to unsupported Ru-CA.
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Steinmetz NF, Lim S, Sainsbury F. Protein cages and virus-like particles: from fundamental insight to biomimetic therapeutics. Biomater Sci 2020; 8:2771-2777. [PMID: 32352101 PMCID: PMC8085892 DOI: 10.1039/d0bm00159g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Protein cages (viral and non-viral) found in nature have evolved for a variety of purposes and are found in all kingdoms of life. The main functions of these nanoscale compartments are the protection and delivery of nucleic acids e.g. virus capsids, or the enrichment and sequestration of metabolons e.g. bacterial microcompartments. This review focuses on recent developments of protein cages for use in immunotherapy and therapeutic delivery. In doing so, we highlight the unique ways in which protein cages have informed on fundamental principles governing bio-nano interactions. With the enormous existing design space among naturally occurring protein cages, there is still much to learn from studying them as biomimetic particles.
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- Nicole F Steinmetz
- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA and Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA and Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA and Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA and Center for Nano-ImmunoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637457, Singapore and NTU-Northwestern Institute for Nanomedicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637457, Singapore
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- Centre for Cell Factories and Biopolymers, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia. and Synthetic Biology Future Science Platform, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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Waghwani HK, Uchida M, Fu CY, LaFrance B, Sharma J, McCoy K, Douglas T. Virus-Like Particles (VLPs) as a Platform for Hierarchical Compartmentalization. Biomacromolecules 2020; 21:2060-2072. [PMID: 32319761 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Hierarchically self-assembled structures are common in biology, but it is often challenging to design and fabricate synthetic analogs. The archetypal cell is defined by hierarchically organized multicompartmentalized structures with boundaries that delineate the interior from exterior environments and is an inspiration for complex functional materials. Here, we have demonstrated an approach to the design and construction of a nested protein cage system that can additionally incorporate the packing of other functional macromolecules and exhibit some of the features of a minimal synthetic cell-like material. We have demonstrated a strategy for controlled co-packaging of subcompartments, ferritin (Fn) cages, together with active cellobiose-hydrolyzing β-glycosidase enzyme macromolecules, CelB, inside the sequestered volume of the bacteriophage P22 capsid. Using controlled in vitro assembly, we were able to modulate the stoichiometry of Fn cages and CelB encapsulated inside the P22 to control the degree of compartmentalization. The co-encapsulated enzyme CelB showed catalytic activity even when packaged at high total macromolecular concentrations comparable to an intracellular environment. This approach could be used as a model to create synthetic protein-based protocells that can confine smaller functionalized proto-organelles and additional macromolecules to support a range of biochemical reactions.
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- Hitesh Kumar Waghwani
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States.,Department of Chemistry, California State University Fresno, Fresno, California 93740, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, United States.,Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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Demchuk AM, Patel TR. The biomedical and bioengineering potential of protein nanocompartments. Biotechnol Adv 2020; 41:107547. [PMID: 32294494 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2020.107547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2019] [Revised: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Protein nanocompartments (PNCs) are self-assembling biological nanocages that can be harnessed as platforms for a wide range of nanobiotechnology applications. The most widely studied examples of PNCs include virus-like particles, bacterial microcompartments, encapsulin nanocompartments, enzyme-derived nanocages (such as lumazine synthase and the E2 component of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex), ferritins and ferritin homologues, small heat shock proteins, and vault ribonucleoproteins. Structural PNC shell proteins are stable, biocompatible, and tolerant of both interior and exterior chemical or genetic functionalization for use as vaccines, therapeutic delivery vehicles, medical imaging aids, bioreactors, biological control agents, emulsion stabilizers, or scaffolds for biomimetic materials synthesis. This review provides an overview of the recent biomedical and bioengineering advances achieved with PNCs with a particular focus on recombinant PNC derivatives.
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- Aubrey M Demchuk
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive West, Lethbridge, AB, Canada.
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- Alberta RNA Research and Training Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive West, Lethbridge, AB, Canada; Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cumming, School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology and Discovery Lab, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, 6-010 Katz Center for Health Research, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada.
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Chakraborti S, Lin TY, Glatt S, Heddle JG. Enzyme encapsulation by protein cages. RSC Adv 2020; 10:13293-13301. [PMID: 35492120 PMCID: PMC9051456 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra10983h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Protein cages are hollow protein shells with a nanometric cavity that can be filled with useful materials. The encapsulating nature of the cages means that they are particularly attractive for loading with biological macromolecules, affording the guests protection in conditions where they may be degraded. Given the importance of proteins in both industrial and all cellular processes, encapsulation of functional protein cargoes, particularly enzymes, are of high interest both for in vivo diagnostic and therapeutic use as well as for ex vivo applications. Increasing knowledge of protein cage structures at high resolution along with recent advances in producing artificial protein cages means that they can now be designed with various attachment chemistries on their internal surfaces - a useful tool for cargo capture. Here we review the different available attachment strategies that have recently been successfully demonstrated for enzyme encapsulation in protein cages and consider their future potential.
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- Soumyananda Chakraborti
- Bionanoscience and Biochemistry Laboratory, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University Krakow 30-387 Poland
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- Max Planck Research Group, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University Krakow 30-387 Poland
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- Max Planck Research Group, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University Krakow 30-387 Poland
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- Bionanoscience and Biochemistry Laboratory, Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University Krakow 30-387 Poland
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Wong JX, Ogura K, Chen S, Rehm BHA. Bioengineered Polyhydroxyalkanoates as Immobilized Enzyme Scaffolds for Industrial Applications. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:156. [PMID: 32195237 PMCID: PMC7064635 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Enzymes function as biocatalysts and are extensively exploited in industrial applications. Immobilization of enzymes using support materials has been shown to improve enzyme properties, including stability and functionality in extreme conditions and recyclability in biocatalytic processing. This review focuses on the recent advances utilizing the design space of in vivo self-assembled polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) particles as biocatalyst immobilization scaffolds. Self-assembly of biologically active enzyme-coated PHA particles is a one-step in vivo production process, which avoids the costly and laborious in vitro chemical cross-linking of purified enzymes to separately produced support materials. The homogeneous orientation of enzymes densely coating PHA particles enhances the accessibility of catalytic sites, improving enzyme function. The PHA particle technology has been developed into a remarkable scaffolding platform for the design of cost-effective designer biocatalysts amenable toward robust industrial bioprocessing. In this review, the PHA particle technology will be compared to other biological supramolecular assembly-based technologies suitable for in vivo enzyme immobilization. Recent progress in the fabrication of biological particulate scaffolds using enzymes of industrial interest will be summarized. Additionally, we outline innovative approaches to overcome limitations of in vivo assembled PHA particles to enable fine-tuned immobilization of multiple enzymes to enhance performance in multi-step cascade reactions, such as those used in continuous flow bioprocessing.
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- Jin Xiang Wong
- School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- MacDiarmid Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Centre for Cell Factories and Biopolymers, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia
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- Centre for Cell Factories and Biopolymers, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland (MHIQ), Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Southport, QLD, Australia
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Luque D, Castón JR. Cryo-electron microscopy for the study of virus assembly. Nat Chem Biol 2020; 16:231-239. [PMID: 32080621 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-020-0477-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Although viruses are extremely diverse in shape and size, evolution has led to a limited number of viral classes or lineages, which is probably linked to the assembly constraints of a viable capsid. Viral assembly mechanisms are restricted to two general pathways, (i) co-assembly of capsid proteins and single-stranded nucleic acids and (ii) a sequential mechanism in which scaffolding-mediated capsid precursor assembly is followed by genome packaging. Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET), which are revolutionizing structural biology, are central to determining the high-resolution structures of many viral assemblies as well as those of assembly intermediates. This wealth of cryo-EM data has also led to the development and redesign of virus-based platforms for biomedical and biotechnological applications. In this Review, we will discuss recent viral assembly analyses by cryo-EM and cryo-ET showing how natural assembly mechanisms are used to encapsulate heterologous cargos including chemicals, enzymes, and/or nucleic acids for a variety of nanotechnological applications.
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- Daniel Luque
- Centro Nacional de Microbiología/ISCIII, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Structure of Macromolecules, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC), Campus Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain.
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Sharma J, Douglas T. Tuning the catalytic properties of P22 nanoreactors through compositional control. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:336-346. [PMID: 31825057 PMCID: PMC8859858 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr08348k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Enzymes are biomacromolecular protein catalysts that are widely used in a plethora of industrial-scale applications due to their high selectivity, efficiency and ability to work under mild conditions. Many industrial processes require the immobilization of enzymes to enhance their performance and stability. Encapsulation of enzymes in protein cages provides an excellent immobilization platform to create nanoreactors with enhanced enzymatic stability and desired catalytic activities. Here we show that the catalytic activity of nanoreactors, derived from the bacteriophage P22 viral capsids, can be finely-tuned by controlling the packaging stoichiometry and packing density of encapsulated enzymes. The packaging stoichiometry of the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase (AdhD) was controlled by co-encapsulating it with wild-type scaffold protein (wtSP) at different stoichiometric ratios using an in vitro assembly approach and the packing density was controlled by selectively removing wtSP from the assembled nanoreactors. An inverse relationship was observed between the catalytic activity (kcat) of AdhD enzyme and the concentration of co-encapsulated wtSP. Selective removal of the wtSP resulted in the similar activity of AdhD in all nanoreactors despite the difference in the volume occupied by enzymes inside nanoreactors, indicating that the AdhD enzymes do not experience self-crowding even under high molarity of confinement (Mconf) conditions. The approach demonstrated here not only allowed us to tailor the activity of encapsulated AdhD catalysts but also the overall functional output of nanoreactors (enzyme-VLP complex). The approach also allowed us to differentiate the effects of crowding and confinement on the functional properties of enzymes encapsulated in an enclosed system, which could pave the way for designing more efficient nanoreactors.
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- Jhanvi Sharma
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.
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Poghossian A, Jablonski M, Molinnus D, Wege C, Schöning MJ. Field-Effect Sensors for Virus Detection: From Ebola to SARS-CoV-2 and Plant Viral Enhancers. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:598103. [PMID: 33329662 PMCID: PMC7732584 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.598103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel human infectious disease provoked by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Currently, no specific vaccines or drugs against COVID-19 are available. Therefore, early diagnosis and treatment are essential in order to slow the virus spread and to contain the disease outbreak. Hence, new diagnostic tests and devices for virus detection in clinical samples that are faster, more accurate and reliable, easier and cost-efficient than existing ones are needed. Due to the small sizes, fast response time, label-free operation without the need for expensive and time-consuming labeling steps, the possibility of real-time and multiplexed measurements, robustness and portability (point-of-care and on-site testing), biosensors based on semiconductor field-effect devices (FEDs) are one of the most attractive platforms for an electrical detection of charged biomolecules and bioparticles by their intrinsic charge. In this review, recent advances and key developments in the field of label-free detection of viruses (including plant viruses) with various types of FEDs are presented. In recent years, however, certain plant viruses have also attracted additional interest for biosensor layouts: Their repetitive protein subunits arranged at nanometric spacing can be employed for coupling functional molecules. If used as adapters on sensor chip surfaces, they allow an efficient immobilization of analyte-specific recognition and detector elements such as antibodies and enzymes at highest surface densities. The display on plant viral bionanoparticles may also lead to long-time stabilization of sensor molecules upon repeated uses and has the potential to increase sensor performance substantially, compared to conventional layouts. This has been demonstrated in different proof-of-concept biosensor devices. Therefore, richly available plant viral particles, non-pathogenic for animals or humans, might gain novel importance if applied in receptor layers of FEDs. These perspectives are explained and discussed with regard to future detection strategies for COVID-19 and related viral diseases.
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- Institute of Nano- and Biotechnologies, FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Nano- and Biotechnologies, FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
- *Correspondence: Christina Wege,
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- Institute of Nano- and Biotechnologies, FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Complex Systems (ICS-8), Research Centre Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
- Michael J. Schöning,
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Engilberge S, Rennie ML, Dumont E, Crowley PB. Tuning Protein Frameworks via Auxiliary Supramolecular Interactions. ACS NANO 2019; 13:10343-10350. [PMID: 31490058 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b04115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Protein crystals with their precise, periodic array of functional building blocks have potential applications in biomaterials, sensing, and catalysis. This paper describes how a highly porous crystalline framework of a cationic redox protein and an anionic macrocycle can be modulated by a small cationic effector. Ternary composites of protein (∼13 kDa), calix[8]arene (∼1.5 kDa), and effector (∼0.2 kDa) formed distinct crystalline architectures, dependent on the effector concentration and the crystallization technique. A combination of X-ray crystallography and density functional theory (DFT) calculations was used to decipher the framework variations, which appear to be dependent on a calixarene conformation change mediated by the effector. This "switch" calixarene was observed in three states, each of which is associated with a different interaction network. Two structures obtained by co-crystallization with the effector contained an additional protein "pillar", resulting in framework duplication and decreased porosity. These results suggest how protein assembly can be engineered by supramolecular host-guest interactions.
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- Sylvain Engilberge
- School of Chemistry , National University of Ireland Galway , University Road , Galway H91 TK33 , Ireland
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- School of Chemistry , National University of Ireland Galway , University Road , Galway H91 TK33 , Ireland
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- Université de Lyon, ENS de Lyon, CNRS UMR 5182 , Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Laboratoire de Chimie , 69342 Lyon , France
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- School of Chemistry , National University of Ireland Galway , University Road , Galway H91 TK33 , Ireland
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de Ruiter M, van der Hee R, Driessen A, Keurhorst E, Hamid M, Cornelissen J. Polymorphic assembly of virus-capsid proteins around DNA and the cellular uptake of the resulting particles. J Control Release 2019; 307:342-354. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Pasin F, Menzel W, Daròs J. Harnessed viruses in the age of metagenomics and synthetic biology: an update on infectious clone assembly and biotechnologies of plant viruses. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2019; 17:1010-1026. [PMID: 30677208 PMCID: PMC6523588 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 12/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Recent metagenomic studies have provided an unprecedented wealth of data, which are revolutionizing our understanding of virus diversity. A redrawn landscape highlights viruses as active players in the phytobiome, and surveys have uncovered their positive roles in environmental stress tolerance of plants. Viral infectious clones are key tools for functional characterization of known and newly identified viruses. Knowledge of viruses and their components has been instrumental for the development of modern plant molecular biology and biotechnology. In this review, we provide extensive guidelines built on current synthetic biology advances that streamline infectious clone assembly, thus lessening a major technical constraint of plant virology. The focus is on generation of infectious clones in binary T-DNA vectors, which are delivered efficiently to plants by Agrobacterium. We then summarize recent applications of plant viruses and explore emerging trends in microbiology, bacterial and human virology that, once translated to plant virology, could lead to the development of virus-based gene therapies for ad hoc engineering of plant traits. The systematic characterization of plant virus roles in the phytobiome and next-generation virus-based tools will be indispensable landmarks in the synthetic biology roadmap to better crops.
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- Fabio Pasin
- Agricultural Biotechnology Research CenterAcademia SinicaTaipeiTaiwan
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ‐German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell CulturesBraunschweigGermany
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas‐Universitat Politècnica de València)ValenciaSpain
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Cristie-David AS, Chen J, Nowak DB, Bondy AL, Sun K, Park SI, Banaszak Holl MM, Su M, Marsh ENG. Coiled-Coil-Mediated Assembly of an Icosahedral Protein Cage with Extremely High Thermal and Chemical Stability. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:9207-9216. [PMID: 31117640 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b13604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The organization of protein molecules into higher-order nanoscale architectures is ubiquitous in Nature and represents an important goal in synthetic biology. Furthermore, the stabilization of enzyme activity has many practical applications in biotechnology and medicine. Here we describe the symmetry-directed design of an extremely stable, enzymatically active, hollow protein cage of Mr ≈ 2.1 MDa with dimensions similar to those of a small icosahedral virus. The cage was constructed based on icosahedral symmetry by genetically fusing a trimeric protein (TriEst) to a small pentameric de novo-designed coiled coil domain, separated by a flexible oligo-glycine linker sequence. Screening a small library of designs in which the linker length varied from 2 to 12 residues identified a construct containing 8 glycine residues (Ico8) that formed well-defined cages. Characterization by dynamic light scattering, negative stain, and cryo-EM and by atomic force and IR-photoinduced force microscopy established that Ico8 assembles into a flexible hollow cage comprising 20 copies of the esterase trimer, 60 protein subunits in total, with overall icosahedral geometry. Notably, the cages formed by Ico8 proved to be extremely stable toward thermal and chemical denaturation: whereas TriEst was unfolded by heating ( Tm ≈ 75 °C) or denatured by 1.5 M guanidine hydrochloride, the Ico8 cages remained folded even at 120 °C or in 8 M guanidine hydrochloride. The increased stability of the cages is a new property that emerges from the higher-order structure of the protein cage, rather than being intrinsic to the components from which it is constructed.
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- Ajitha S Cristie-David
- Department of Chemistry , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
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- Molecular Vista Inc , Via Del Oro Suite 110 , San Jose , California 95119 , United States
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- Life Sciences Institute , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
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- Michigan Center for Materials Characterization , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
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- Molecular Vista Inc , Via Del Oro Suite 110 , San Jose , California 95119 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
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- Life Sciences Institute , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States.,Department of Biological Chemistry , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
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Torbensen K, Patel AN, Anne A, Chovin A, Demaille C, Bataille L, Michon T, Grelet E. Immuno-Based Molecular Scaffolding of Glucose Dehydrogenase and Ferrocene Mediator on fd Viral Particles Yields Enhanced Bioelectrocatalysis. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b01263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Kristian Torbensen
- Laboratoire d’Electrochimie Moléculaire, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Unité Mixte de Recherche Université − UMR 7591 CNRS, Bâtiment Lavoisier, 15 Rue Jean-Antoine de Baïf, 75205 CEDEX 13 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d’Electrochimie Moléculaire, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Unité Mixte de Recherche Université − UMR 7591 CNRS, Bâtiment Lavoisier, 15 Rue Jean-Antoine de Baïf, 75205 CEDEX 13 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d’Electrochimie Moléculaire, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Unité Mixte de Recherche Université − UMR 7591 CNRS, Bâtiment Lavoisier, 15 Rue Jean-Antoine de Baïf, 75205 CEDEX 13 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d’Electrochimie Moléculaire, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Unité Mixte de Recherche Université − UMR 7591 CNRS, Bâtiment Lavoisier, 15 Rue Jean-Antoine de Baïf, 75205 CEDEX 13 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d’Electrochimie Moléculaire, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Unité Mixte de Recherche Université − UMR 7591 CNRS, Bâtiment Lavoisier, 15 Rue Jean-Antoine de Baïf, 75205 CEDEX 13 Paris, France
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- UMR 1332 Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, INRA, Université de Bordeaux, 71, Avenue Edouard Bourlaux, CS 20032-33882 CEDEX Villenave d’Ornon, France
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- UMR 1332 Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, INRA, Université de Bordeaux, 71, Avenue Edouard Bourlaux, CS 20032-33882 CEDEX Villenave d’Ornon, France
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- Centre de Recherche Paul-Pascal, UMR 5031 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, 115 Avenue Schweitzer, 33600 Pessac, France
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Chen MY, Butler SS, Chen W, Suh J. Physical, chemical, and synthetic virology: Reprogramming viruses as controllable nanodevices. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 11:e1545. [PMID: 30411529 PMCID: PMC6461522 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Revised: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
The fields of physical, chemical, and synthetic virology work in partnership to reprogram viruses as controllable nanodevices. Physical virology provides the fundamental biophysical understanding of how virus capsids assemble, disassemble, display metastability, and assume various configurations. Chemical virology considers the virus capsid as a chemically addressable structure, providing chemical pathways to modify the capsid exterior, interior, and subunit interfaces. Synthetic virology takes an engineering approach, modifying the virus capsid through rational, combinatorial, and bioinformatics-driven design strategies. Advances in these three subfields of virology aim to develop virus-based materials and tools that can be applied to solve critical problems in biomedicine and biotechnology, including applications in gene therapy and drug delivery, diagnostics, and immunotherapy. Examples discussed include mammalian viruses, such as adeno-associated virus (AAV), plant viruses, such as cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV), and bacterial viruses, such as Qβ bacteriophage. Importantly, research efforts in physical, chemical, and synthetic virology have further unraveled the design principles foundational to the form and function of viruses. This article is categorized under: Diagnostic Tools > Diagnostic Nanodevices Biology-Inspired Nanomaterials > Protein and Virus-Based Structures.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas
- Systems, Synthetic, and Physical Biology Program, Rice University, Houston, Texas
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