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Hui KK, Yamanaka S. iPS cell therapy 2.0: Preparing for next-generation regenerative medicine. Bioessays 2024:e2400072. [PMID: 38922935 DOI: 10.1002/bies.202400072] [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: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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This year marks the tenth anniversary of the world's first transplantation of tissue generated from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). There is now a growing number of clinical trials worldwide examining the efficacy and safety of autologous and allogeneic iPSC-derived products for treating various pathologic conditions. As we patiently wait for the results from these and future clinical trials, it is imperative to strategize for the next generation of iPSC-based therapies. This review examines the lessons learned from the development of another advanced cell therapy, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells, and the possibility of incorporating various new bioengineering technologies in development, from RNA engineering to tissue fabrication, to apply iPSCs not only as a means to achieve personalized medicine but also as designer medical applications.
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- Kelvin K Hui
- Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- CiRA Foundation, Kyoto, Japan
- Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, San Francisco, California, USA
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Thomson EA, Lee S, Xu H, Moeller H, Sands J, Lal RA, Annes JP, Poon ASY. Enhancing Therapeutic Insulin Transport from Macroencapsulated Islets Using Sub-Minute Pressure at Physiological Levels. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2023.12.11.570688. [PMID: 38168181 PMCID: PMC10760036 DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.11.570688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Cadaveric islet and stem cell-derived transplantations hold promise as treatments for type 1 diabetes. To tackle the issue of immunocompatibility, numerous cellular macroencapsulation techniques have been developed that utilize diffusion to transport insulin across an immunoisolating barrier. However, despite several devices progressing to human clinical trials, none have successfully managed to attain physiologic glucose control or insulin independence. Based on empirical evidence, macroencapsulation methods with multilayered, high islet surface density are incompatible with homeostatic, on-demand insulin delivery and physiologic glucose regulation, when reliant solely on diffusion. An additional driving force is essential to overcome the distance limit of diffusion. In this study, we present both theoretical proof and experimental validation that applying pressure at levels comparable to physiological diastolic blood pressure significantly enhances insulin flux across immunoisolation membranes-increasing it by nearly three orders of magnitude. This significant enhancement in transport rate allows for precise, sub-minute regulation of both bolus and basal insulin delivery. By incorporating this technique with a pump-based extravascular system, we demonstrate the ability to rapidly reduce glucose levels in diabetic rodent models, effectively replicating the timescale and therapeutic effect of subcutaneous insulin injection or infusion. This advance provides a potential path towards achieving insulin independence with islet macroencapsulation. One Sentence Summary Towards improved glucose control, applying sub-minute pressure at physiological levels enhances therapeutic insulin transport from macroencapsulated islets.
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Liu Y, Li J, Zhang Y, Wang F, Su J, Ma C, Zhang S, Du Y, Fan C, Zhang H, Liu K. Robotic Actuation-Mediated Quantitative Mechanogenetics for Noninvasive and On-Demand Cancer Therapy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2401611. [PMID: 38509850 PMCID: PMC11186056 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202401611] [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: 02/14/2024] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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Cell mechanotransduction signals are important targets for physical therapy. However, current physiotherapy heavily relies on ultrasound, which is generated by high-power equipment or amplified by auxiliary drugs, potentially causing undesired side effects. To address current limitations, a robotic actuation-mediated therapy is developed that utilizes gentle mechanical loads to activate mechanosensitive ion channels. The resulting calcium influx precisely regulated the expression of recombinant tumor suppressor protein and death-associated protein kinase, leading to programmed apoptosis of cancer cell line through caspase-dependent pathway. In stark contrast to traditional gene therapy, the complete elimination of early- and middle-stage tumors (volume ≤ 100 mm3) and significant growth inhibition of late-stage tumor (500 mm3) are realized in tumor-bearing mice by transfecting mechanogenetic circuits and treating daily with quantitative robotic actuation in a form of 5 min treatment over the course of 14 days. Thus, this massage-derived therapy represents a quantitative strategy for cancer treatment.
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- Yangyi Liu
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics EngineeringCollege of Materials Science and Optoelectronic TechnologyUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials (Ministry of Education)Department of ChemistryTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource UtilizationChangchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchun130022China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials (Ministry of Education)Department of ChemistryTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource UtilizationChangchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchun130022China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource UtilizationChangchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchun130022China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics EngineeringCollege of Materials Science and Optoelectronic TechnologyUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials (Ministry of Education)Department of ChemistryTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
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- School of Pharmaceutical SciencesTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringSchool of MedicineTsinghua‐Peking Center for Life SciencesTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
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- Xiangfu LaboratoryJiaxing314102China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNew Cornerstone Science LaboratoryFrontiers Science Center for Transformative MoleculesZhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study and National Center for Translational MedicineShanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai200240China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials (Ministry of Education)Department of ChemistryTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource UtilizationChangchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchun130022China
- Xiangfu LaboratoryJiaxing314102China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials (Ministry of Education)Department of ChemistryTsinghua UniversityBeijing100084China
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource UtilizationChangchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchun130022China
- Xiangfu LaboratoryJiaxing314102China
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Huang J, Xue S, Xie YQ, Teixeira AP, Fussenegger M. Ultrashort-Peptide-Responsive Gene Switches for Regulation of Therapeutic Protein Expression in Mammalian Cells. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024:e2309411. [PMID: 38741284 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202309411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Despite the array of mammalian transgene switches available for regulating therapeutic protein expression in response to small molecules or physical stimuli, issues remain, including cytotoxicity of chemical inducers and limited biocompatibility of physical cues. This study introduces gene switches driven by short peptides comprising eight or fewer amino acid residues. Utilizing a competence regulator (ComR) and sigma factor X-inducing peptide (XIP) from Streptococcus vestibularis as the receptor and inducer, respectively, this study develops two strategies for a peptide-activated transgene control system. The first strategy involves fusing ComR with a transactivation domain and utilizes ComR-dependent synthetic promoters to drive expression of the gene-of-interest, activated by XIP, thereby confirming its membrane penetrability and intracellular functionality. The second strategy features an orthogonal synthetic receptor exposing ComR extracellularly (ComREXTRA), greatly increasing sensitivity with exceptional responsiveness to short peptides. In a proof-of-concept study, peptides are administered to type-1 diabetic mice with microencapsulated engineered human cells expressing ComREXTRA for control of insulin expression, restoring normoglycemia. It is envisioned that this system will encourage the development of short peptide drugs and promote the introduction of non-toxic, orthogonal, and highly biocompatible personalized biopharmaceuticals for gene- and cell-based therapies.
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- Jinbo Huang
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Klingelbergstrasse 48, Basel, CH-4056, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Klingelbergstrasse 48, Basel, CH-4056, Switzerland
- Key Laboratory of Growth Regulation and Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Klingelbergstrasse 48, Basel, CH-4056, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Klingelbergstrasse 48, Basel, CH-4056, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Klingelbergstrasse 48, Basel, CH-4056, Switzerland
- Faculty of Science, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 48, Basel, CH-4056, Switzerland
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Guo QR, Cao YJ. Applications of genetic code expansion technology in eukaryotes. Protein Cell 2024; 15:331-363. [PMID: 37847216 PMCID: PMC11074999 DOI: 10.1093/procel/pwad051] [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: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023] Open
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Unnatural amino acids (UAAs) have gained significant attention in protein engineering and drug development owing to their ability to introduce new chemical functionalities to proteins. In eukaryotes, genetic code expansion (GCE) enables the incorporation of UAAs and facilitates posttranscriptional modification (PTM), which is not feasible in prokaryotic systems. GCE is also a powerful tool for cell or animal imaging, the monitoring of protein interactions in target cells, drug development, and switch regulation. Therefore, there is keen interest in utilizing GCE in eukaryotic systems. This review provides an overview of the application of GCE in eukaryotic systems and discusses current challenges that need to be addressed.
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- Qiao-ru Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomic, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomic, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Institute of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518132, China
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Huang J, Xue S, Teixeira AP, Fussenegger M. A Gene-Switch Platform Interfacing with Reactive Oxygen Species Enables Transcription Fine-Tuning by Soluble and Volatile Pharmacologics and Food Additives. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2306333. [PMID: 38526196 PMCID: PMC11132055 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202306333] [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: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Synthetic biology aims to engineer transgene switches for precise therapeutic protein control in cell-based gene therapies. However, off-the-shelf trigger-inducible gene circuits are usually switched on by single or structurally similar molecules. This study presents a mammalian gene-switch platform that controls therapeutic gene expression by a wide range of molecules generating low, non-toxic levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this system, KEAP1 (Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1) serves as ROS sensor, regulating the translocation of NRF2 (nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2) to the nucleus, where NRF2 binds to antioxidant response elements (ARE) to activate the expression of a gene of interest. It is found that a promoter containing eight-tandem ARE repeats is highly sensitive to the low ROS levels generated by the soluble and volatile molecules, which include food preservatives, food additives, pharmaceuticals, and signal transduction inducers. In a proof-of-concept study, it is shown that many of these compounds can independently trigger microencapsulated engineered cells to produce sufficient insulin to restore normoglycemia in experimental type-1 diabetic mice. It is believed that this system greatly extends the variety of small-molecule inducers available to drive therapeutic gene switches.
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- Jinbo Huang
- Department of Biosystems Science and EngineeringETH ZurichKlingelbergstrasse 48BaselCH‐4056Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and EngineeringETH ZurichKlingelbergstrasse 48BaselCH‐4056Switzerland
- Faculty of ScienceUniversity of BaselKlingelbergstrasse 48BaselCH‐4056Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and EngineeringETH ZurichKlingelbergstrasse 48BaselCH‐4056Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and EngineeringETH ZurichKlingelbergstrasse 48BaselCH‐4056Switzerland
- Present address:
Key Laboratory of Growth Regulation and Translational Research of Zhejiang ProvinceSchool of Life Sciences, Westlake UniversityHangzhou, ZhejiangChina
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Zhou W, Zhang W, Geng W, Huang Y, Zhang TK, Yi ZQ, Ge Y, Huang Y, Tian G, Yang XY. External Electrons Directly Stimulate Escherichia coli for Enhancing Biological Hydrogen Production. ACS NANO 2024; 18:10840-10849. [PMID: 38616401 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c00619] [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: 04/16/2024]
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External electric field has the potential to influence metabolic processes such as biological hydrogen production in microorganisms. Based on this concept, we designed and constructed an electroactive hybrid system for microbial biohydrogen production under an electric field comprised of polydopamine (PDA)-modified Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Ni foam (NF). In this system, electrons generated from NF directly migrate into E. coli cells to promote highly efficient biocatalytic hydrogen production. Compared to that generated in the absence of electric field stimulation, biohydrogen production by the PDA-modified E. coli-based system is significantly enhanced. This investigation has demonstrated the mechanism for electron transfer in a biohybrid system and gives insight into precise basis for the enhancement of hydrogen production by using the multifield coupling technology.
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- Wei Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, 122, Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, 122, Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, 2 Daxue Road, Zhuhai 519082, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, 122, Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, 122, Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, 122, Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, 122, Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, 122, Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, 122, Luoshi Road, Wuhan 430070, China
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Mundell JW, Brier MI, Orloff E, Stanley SA, Dordick JS. Alternating magnetic fields drive stimulation of gene expression via generation of reactive oxygen species. iScience 2024; 27:109186. [PMID: 38420587 PMCID: PMC10901079 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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Magnetogenetics represents a method for remote control of cellular function. Previous work suggests that generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) initiates downstream signaling. Herein, a chemical biology approach was used to elucidate further the mechanism of radio frequency-alternating magnetic field (RF-AMF) stimulation of a TRPV1-ferritin magnetogenetics platform that leads to Ca2+ flux. RF-AMF stimulation of HEK293T cells expressing TRPV1-ferritin resulted in ∼30% and ∼140% increase in intra- and extracellular ROS levels, respectively. Mutations to specific cysteine residues in TRPV1 responsible for ROS sensitivity eliminated RF-AMF driven Ca2+-dependent transcription of secreted embryonic alkaline phosphatase (SEAP). Using a non-tethered (to TRPV1) ferritin also eliminated RF-AMF driven SEAP production, and using specific inhibitors, ROS-activated TRPV1 signaling involves protein kinase C, NADPH oxidase, and the endoplasmic reticulum. These results suggest ferritin-dependent ROS activation of TRPV1 plays a key role in the initiation of magnetogenetics, and provides relevance for potential applications in medicine and biotechnology.
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- Jordan W. Mundell
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
- Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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Teixeira AP, Fussenegger M. Synthetic Gene Circuits for Regulation of Next-Generation Cell-Based Therapeutics. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2309088. [PMID: 38126677 PMCID: PMC10885662 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202309088] [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: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Arming human cells with synthetic gene circuits enables to expand their capacity to execute superior sensing and response actions, offering tremendous potential for innovative cellular therapeutics. This can be achieved by assembling components from an ever-expanding molecular toolkit, incorporating switches based on transcriptional, translational, or post-translational control mechanisms. This review provides examples from the three classes of switches, and discusses their advantages and limitations to regulate the activity of therapeutic cells in vivo. Genetic switches designed to recognize internal disease-associated signals often encode intricate actuation programs that orchestrate a reduction in the sensed signal, establishing a closed-loop architecture. Conversely, switches engineered to detect external molecular or physical cues operate in an open-loop fashion, switching on or off upon signal exposure. The integration of such synthetic gene circuits into the next generation of chimeric antigen receptor T-cells is already enabling precise calibration of immune responses in terms of magnitude and timing, thereby improving the potency and safety of therapeutic cells. Furthermore, pre-clinical engineered cells targeting other chronic diseases are gathering increasing attention, and this review discusses the path forward for achieving clinical success. With synthetic biology at the forefront, cellular therapeutics holds great promise for groundbreaking treatments.
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- Ana P. Teixeira
- Department of Biosystems Science and EngineeringETH ZurichKlingelbergstrasse 48BaselCH‐4056Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and EngineeringETH ZurichKlingelbergstrasse 48BaselCH‐4056Switzerland
- Faculty of ScienceUniversity of BaselKlingelbergstrasse 48BaselCH‐4056Switzerland
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Wang S, Aljirafi FO, Payne GF, Bentley WE. Excite the unexcitable: engineering cells and redox signaling for targeted bioelectronic control. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2024; 85:103052. [PMID: 38150921 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2023.103052] [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: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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The ever-growing influence of technology in our lives has led to an increasing interest in the development of smart electronic devices to interrogate and control biological systems. Recently, redox-mediated electrogenetics introduced a novel avenue that enables direct bioelectronic control at the genetic level. In this review, we discuss recent advances in methodologies for bioelectronic control, ranging from electrical stimulation to engineering efforts that allow traditionally unexcitable cells to be electrically 'programmable.' Alongside ion-transport signaling, we suggest redox as a route for rational engineering because it is a native form of electronic communication in biology. Using redox as a common language allows the interfacing of electronics and biology. This newfound connection opens a gateway of possibilities for next-generation bioelectronic tools.
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- Sally Wang
- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA; Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, Rockville, MD, USA; Fischell Institute of Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Fischell Institute of Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, Rockville, MD, USA; Fischell Institute of Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA; Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, Rockville, MD, USA; Fischell Institute of Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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Gao Z, Sheng T, Zhang W, Feng H, Yu J, Gu Z, Zhang Y. Microneedle-Mediated Cell Therapy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2304124. [PMID: 37899686 PMCID: PMC10885673 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202304124] [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: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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Microneedles have emerged as a promising platform for transdermal drug delivery with prominent advantages, such as enhanced permeability, mitigated pain, and improved patient adherence. While microneedles have primarily been employed for delivering small molecules, nucleic acids, peptides, and proteins, recent researches have demonstrated their prospect in combination with cell therapy. Cell therapy involving administration or transplantation of living cells (e.g. T cells, stem cells, and pancreatic cells) has gained significant attention in preclinical and clinical applications for various disease treatments. However, the effectiveness of systemic cell delivery may be restricted in localized conditions like solid tumors and skin disorders due to limited penetration and accumulation into the lesions. In this perspective, an overview of recent advances in microneedle-assisted cell delivery for immunotherapy, tissue regeneration, and hormone modulation, with respect to their mechanical property, cell loading capacity, as well as viability and bioactivity of the loaded cells is provided. Potential challenges and future perspectives with microneedle-mediated cell therapy are also discussed.
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- Ziqi Gao
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Drug Delivery SystemsCollege of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Drug Delivery SystemsCollege of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Drug Delivery SystemsCollege of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Drug Delivery SystemsCollege of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Drug Delivery SystemsCollege of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058China
- Liangzhu LaboratoryZhejiang University Medical CenterHangzhou311121China
- Jinhua Institute of Zhejiang UniversityJinhua321299China
- Department of General SurgerySir Run Run Shaw HospitalSchool of MedicineZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310016China
- National Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release SystemsZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Drug Delivery SystemsCollege of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058China
- Liangzhu LaboratoryZhejiang University Medical CenterHangzhou311121China
- Jinhua Institute of Zhejiang UniversityJinhua321299China
- Department of General SurgerySir Run Run Shaw HospitalSchool of MedicineZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310016China
- National Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release SystemsZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and FunctionalizationDepartment of Polymer Science and EngineeringZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310027China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Advanced Drug Delivery SystemsCollege of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058China
- National Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release SystemsZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310058China
- Department of Burns and Wound Care CenterSecond Affiliated HospitalSchool of MedicineZhejiang UniversityHangzhou310009China
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Mansouri M, Fussenegger M. Posttranslational Remote Control Mediated by Physical Inducers for Rapid Protein Release in Engineered Mammalian Cells. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2774:233-241. [PMID: 38441768 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3718-0_15] [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] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Physical cues such as light, heat, or an electrical field can be utilized for traceless, on-demand activation of the expression of a desired therapeutic gene in appropriately engineered cells with excellent spatiotemporal resolution, good inducibility, and simple reversibility. A similar approach can be applied to build a depolarization-based protein secretion system that enables rapid release of a therapeutic protein pre-stored in intracellular vesicles in mammalian cells. Here, we present a protocol to create designer β-cells that exhibit light-controllable rapid release (within 15 min) of a pre-synthesized proinsulin-nanoluciferase construct from vesicular stores. The construct is cleaved extracellularly to afford secreted insulin as a therapeutic protein and nanoluciferase as a reporter molecule. Such posttranslational remote control offers a much faster response than expression-based systems.
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- Maysam Mansouri
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland.
- Faculty of Science, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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Wang S, Chen CY, Rzasa JR, Tsao CY, Li J, VanArsdale E, Kim E, Zakaria FR, Payne GF, Bentley WE. Redox-enabled electronic interrogation and feedback control of hierarchical and networked biological systems. Nat Commun 2023; 14:8514. [PMID: 38129428 PMCID: PMC10739708 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44223-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Microelectronic devices can directly communicate with biology, as electronic information can be transmitted via redox reactions within biological systems. By engineering biology's native redox networks, we enable electronic interrogation and control of biological systems at several hierarchical levels: proteins, cells, and cell consortia. First, electro-biofabrication facilitates on-device biological component assembly. Then, electrode-actuated redox data transmission and redox-linked synthetic biology allows programming of enzyme activity and closed-loop electrogenetic control of cellular function. Specifically, horseradish peroxidase is assembled onto interdigitated electrodes where electrode-generated hydrogen peroxide controls its activity. E. coli's stress response regulon, oxyRS, is rewired to enable algorithm-based feedback control of gene expression, including an eCRISPR module that switches cell-cell quorum sensing communication from one autoinducer to another-creating an electronically controlled 'bilingual' cell. Then, these disparate redox-guided devices are wirelessly connected, enabling real-time communication and user-based control. We suggest these methodologies will help us to better understand and develop sophisticated control for biology.
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- Sally Wang
- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
- Fischell Institute of Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
- Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR), University of Maryland, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
- Fischell Institute of Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
- Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR), University of Maryland, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Fischell Institute of Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Fischell Institute of Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
- Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR), University of Maryland, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Fischell Institute of Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
- Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR), University of Maryland, Rockville, MD, USA
- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
- Fischell Institute of Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
- Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR), University of Maryland, Rockville, MD, USA
- National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associate, United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Fischell Institute of Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
- Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR), University of Maryland, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
- Fischell Institute of Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
- Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR), University of Maryland, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Fischell Institute of Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
- Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR), University of Maryland, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
- Fischell Institute of Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
- Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology Research (IBBR), University of Maryland, Rockville, MD, USA.
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Peng W, Yue Y, Zhang Y, Li H, Zhang C, Wang P, Cao Y, Liu X, Dong S, Wu M, Yao C. Scheduled dosage regimen by irreversible electroporation of loaded erythrocytes for cancer treatment. APL Bioeng 2023; 7:046102. [PMID: 37854061 PMCID: PMC10581719 DOI: 10.1063/5.0174353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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Precise control of cargo release is essential but still a great challenge for any drug delivery system. Irreversible electroporation (IRE), utilizing short high-voltage pulsed electric fields to destabilize the biological membrane, has been recently approved as a non-thermal technique for tumor ablation without destroying the integrity of adjacent collagenous structures. Due to the electro-permeating membrane ability, IRE might also have great potential to realize the controlled drug release in response to various input IRE parameters, which were tested in a red blood cell (RBC) model in this work. According to the mathematical simulation model of a round biconcave disc-like cell based on RBC shape and dielectric characteristics, the permeability and the pore density of the RBC membrane were found to quantitatively depend on the pulse parameters. To further provide solid experimental evidence, indocyanine green (ICG) and doxorubicin (DOX) were both loaded inside RBCs (RBC@DOX&ICG) and the drug release rates were found to be tailorable by microsecond pulsed electric field (μsPEF). In addition, μsPEF could effectively modulate the tumor stroma to augment therapy efficacy by increasing micro-vessel density and permeability, softening extracellular matrix, and alleviating tumor hypoxia. Benefiting from these advantages, this IRE-responsive RBC@DOX&ICG achieved a remarkably synergistic anti-cancer effect by the combination of μsPEF and chemotherapy in the tumor-bearing mice model, with the survival time increasing above 90 days without tumor burden. Given that IRE is easily adaptable to different plasma membrane-based vehicles for delivering diverse drugs, this approach could offer a general applicability for cancer treatment.
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- Wencheng Peng
- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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- The United Innovation of Mengchao Hepatobiliary Technology Key Laboratory of Fujian Province, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed: and
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- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, People's Republic of China
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Ma X, Wang P, Huang L, Ding R, Zhou K, Shi Y, Chen F, Zhuang Q, Huang Q, Lin Y, Zheng Z. A monolithically integrated in-textile wristband for wireless epidermal biosensing. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadj2763. [PMID: 37948514 PMCID: PMC10637736 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj2763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Textile bioelectronics that allow comfortable epidermal contact hold great promise in noninvasive biosensing. However, their applications are limited mainly because of the large intrinsic electrical resistance and low compatibility for electronics integration. We report an integrated wristband that consists of multifunctional modules in a single piece of textile to realize wireless epidermal biosensing. The in-textile metallic patterning and reliable interconnect encapsulation contribute to the excellent electrical conductivity, mechanical robustness, and waterproofness that are competitive with conventional flexible devices. Moreover, the well-maintained porous textile architectures deliver air permeability of 79 mm s-1 and moisture permeability of 270 g m-2 day-1, which are more than one order of magnitude higher than medical tapes, thus ensuring superior wearing comfort. The integrated in-textile wristband performed continuous sweat potassium monitoring in the range of 0.3 to 40 mM with long-term stability, demonstrating its great potential for wearable fitness monitoring and point-of-care testing.
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- Xiaohao Ma
- School of Microelectronics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Laboratory for Advanced Interfacial Materials and Devices, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 99077, China
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- Laboratory for Advanced Interfacial Materials and Devices, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 99077, China
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- School of Microelectronics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Microelectronics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Microelectronics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Microelectronics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Laboratory for Advanced Interfacial Materials and Devices, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 99077, China
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- Laboratory for Advanced Interfacial Materials and Devices, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 99077, China
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- Laboratory for Advanced Interfacial Materials and Devices, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 99077, China
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- Laboratory for Advanced Interfacial Materials and Devices, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 99077, China
- Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 99077, China
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- School of Microelectronics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Laboratory for Advanced Interfacial Materials and Devices, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 99077, China
- Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 99077, China
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Faculty of Science, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 99077, China
- Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 99077, China
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Lee I, Surendran A, Fleury S, Gimino I, Curtiss A, Fell C, Shiwarski DJ, Refy O, Rothrock B, Jo S, Schwartzkopff T, Mehta AS, Wang Y, Sipe A, John S, Ji X, Nikiforidis G, Feinberg AW, Hester J, Weber DJ, Veiseh O, Rivnay J, Cohen-Karni T. Electrocatalytic on-site oxygenation for transplanted cell-based-therapies. Nat Commun 2023; 14:7019. [PMID: 37945597 PMCID: PMC10636048 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42697-2] [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: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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Implantable cell therapies and tissue transplants require sufficient oxygen supply to function and are limited by a delay or lack of vascularization from the transplant host. Previous exogenous oxygenation strategies have been bulky and had limited oxygen production or regulation. Here, we show an electrocatalytic approach that enables bioelectronic control of oxygen generation in complex cellular environments to sustain engineered cell viability and therapy under hypoxic stress and at high cell densities. We find that nanostructured sputtered iridium oxide serves as an ideal catalyst for oxygen evolution reaction at neutral pH. We demonstrate that this approach exhibits a lower oxygenation onset and selective oxygen production without evolution of toxic byproducts. We show that this electrocatalytic on site oxygenator can sustain high cell loadings (>60k cells/mm3) in hypoxic conditions in vitro and in vivo. Our results showcase that exogenous oxygen production devices can be readily integrated into bioelectronic platforms, enabling high cell loadings in smaller devices with broad applicability.
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- Inkyu Lee
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA
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- Neuroscience Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Simpson Querrey Institute, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Interactive Computing and Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Neuroscience Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
- Simpson Querrey Institute, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Krishnan SR, Liu C, Bochenek MA, Bose S, Khatib N, Walters B, O’Keeffe L, Facklam A, Langer R, Anderson DG. A wireless, battery-free device enables oxygen generation and immune protection of therapeutic xenotransplants in vivo. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2311707120. [PMID: 37738292 PMCID: PMC10556620 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2311707120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023] Open
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The immune isolation of cells within devices has the potential to enable long-term protein replacement and functional cures for a range of diseases, without requiring immune suppressive therapy. However, a lack of vasculature and the formation of fibrotic capsules around cell immune-isolating devices limits oxygen availability, leading to hypoxia and cell death in vivo. This is particularly problematic for pancreatic islet cells that have high O2 requirements. Here, we combine bioelectronics with encapsulated cell therapies to develop the first wireless, battery-free oxygen-generating immune-isolating device (O2-Macrodevice) for the oxygenation and immune isolation of cells in vivo. The system relies on electrochemical water splitting based on a water-vapor reactant feed, sustained by wireless power harvesting based on a flexible resonant inductive coupling circuit. As such, the device does not require pumping, refilling, or ports for recharging and does not generate potentially toxic side products. Through systematic in vitro studies with primary cell lines and cell lines engineered to secrete protein, we demonstrate device performance in preventing hypoxia in ambient oxygen concentrations as low as 0.5%. Importantly, this device has shown the potential to enable subcutaneous (SC) survival of encapsulated islet cells, in vivo in awake, freely moving, immune-competent animals. Islet transplantation in Type I Diabetes represents an important application space, and 1-mo studies in immune-competent animals with SC implants show that the O2-Macrodevice allows for survival and function of islets at high densities (~1,000 islets/cm2) in vivo without immune suppression and induces normoglycemia in diabetic animals.
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- Siddharth R. Krishnan
- David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA02139
- Department of Anesthesiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA02115
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- David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA02139
- Department of Anesthesiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA02115
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- David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA02139
- Department of Anesthesiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA02115
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- David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA02139
- Department of Anesthesiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA02115
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- David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA02139
- Department of Anesthesiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA02115
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- David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA02139
- Department of Anesthesiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA02115
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- David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA02139
- Department of Anesthesiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA02115
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- David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA02139
- Department of Bioengineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA02139
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- David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA02139
- Department of Anesthesiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA02115
- Department of Bioengineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA02139
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA02139
- Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA02139
- Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA02139
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- David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA02139
- Department of Anesthesiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA02115
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA02139
- Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA02139
- Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA02139
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Yan B, Zhao Y, Peng H. Tissue-Matchable and Implantable Batteries Toward Biomedical Applications. SMALL METHODS 2023; 7:e2300501. [PMID: 37469190 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300501] [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: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Implantable electronic devices can realize real-time and reliable health monitoring, diagnosis, and treatment of human body, which are expected to overcome important bottlenecks in the biomedical field. However, the commonly used energy supply devices for them are implantable batteries based on conventional rigid device design with toxic components, which both mechanically and biologically mismatch soft biological tissues. Therefore, the development of highly soft, safe, and implantable tissue-matchable flexible batteries is of great significance and urgency for implantable bioelectronics. In this work, the recent advances of tissue-matchable and implantable flexible batteries are overviewed, focusing on the design strategies of electrodes/batteries and their biomedical applications. The mechanical flexibility, biocompatibility, and electrochemical performance in vitro and in vivo of these flexible electrodes/batteries are then discussed. Finally, perspectives are provided on the current challenges and possible directions of this field in the future.
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- Bing Yan
- Institute of Flexible Electronics and Research and Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Institute of Flexible Electronics and Research and Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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Cervera J, Levin M, Mafe S. Correcting instructive electric potential patterns in multicellular systems: External actions and endogenous processes. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2023; 1867:130440. [PMID: 37527731 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2023.130440] [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: 04/15/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Transmembrane electrical potential differences in cells modulate the spatio-temporal distribution of signaling ions and molecules that are instructive for downstream signaling pathways in multicellular systems. The local coupling between bioelectricity and protein transcription patterns allows dynamic subsystems (modules) of cells that share the same bioelectrical state to show similar biochemical downstream processes. METHODS We simulate theoretically how the integration-segregation pattern formed by the different multicellular modules that define a biosystem can be controlled by multicellular potentials. To this end, we couple together the model equations of the bioelectrical network to those of the genetic network. RESULTS The coupling provided by the intercellular junctions and the external microenvironment allows the restoration of the target bioelectrical pattern by changing the transcription rate of specific ion channels, the post-translational blocking of these channels, and changes in the environmental ionic concentrations. CONCLUSIONS The simulations show that the single-cell feedback between bioelectrical and transcriptional processes, together with the coupling provided by the intercellular junctions and the environment, can correct large-scale patterns by means of suitable external actions. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE This study provides a theoretical advancement in the understanding of how the multicellular bioelectric coupling may guide repolarizing interventions for regenerating a tissue, with potential implications in biomedicine.
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- Javier Cervera
- Dept. Termodinàmica, Facultat de Física, Universitat de València, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain.
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- Dept. of Biology and Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University, Medford, USA; Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, USA
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- Dept. Termodinàmica, Facultat de Física, Universitat de València, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain
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Zhang Z, Zhu Z, Zhou P, Zou Y, Yang J, Haick H, Wang Y. Soft Bioelectronics for Therapeutics. ACS NANO 2023; 17:17634-17667. [PMID: 37677154 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c02513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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Soft bioelectronics play an increasingly crucial role in high-precision therapeutics due to their softness, biocompatibility, clinical accuracy, long-term stability, and patient-friendliness. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the latest representative therapeutic applications of advanced soft bioelectronics, ranging from wearable therapeutics for skin wounds, diabetes, ophthalmic diseases, muscle disorders, and other diseases to implantable therapeutics against complex diseases, such as cardiac arrhythmias, cancer, neurological diseases, and others. We also highlight key challenges and opportunities for future clinical translation and commercialization of soft therapeutic bioelectronics toward personalized medicine.
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- Zongman Zhang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 241 Daxue Road, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China
- The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 241 Daxue Road, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 241 Daxue Road, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China
- The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 241 Daxue Road, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 241 Daxue Road, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China
- The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 241 Daxue Road, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China
- The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Technologies for Energy Conversion, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 241 Daxue Road, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China
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Ribezzi D, Gueye M, Florczak S, Dusi F, de Vos D, Manente F, Hierholzer A, Fussenegger M, Caiazzo M, Blunk T, Malda J, Levato R. Shaping Synthetic Multicellular and Complex Multimaterial Tissues via Embedded Extrusion-Volumetric Printing of Microgels. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2301673. [PMID: 37269532 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202301673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In living tissues, cells express their functions following complex signals from their surrounding microenvironment. Capturing both hierarchical architectures at the micro- and macroscale, and anisotropic cell patterning remains a major challenge in bioprinting, and a bottleneck toward creating physiologically-relevant models. Addressing this limitation, a novel technique is introduced, termed Embedded Extrusion-Volumetric Printing (EmVP), converging extrusion-bioprinting and layer-less, ultra-fast volumetric bioprinting, allowing spatially pattern multiple inks/cell types. Light-responsive microgels are developed for the first time as bioresins (µResins) for light-based volumetric bioprinting, providing a microporous environment permissive for cell homing and self-organization. Tuning the mechanical and optical properties of gelatin-based microparticles enables their use as support bath for suspended extrusion printing, in which features containing high cell densities can be easily introduced. µResins can be sculpted within seconds with tomographic light projections into centimeter-scale, granular hydrogel-based, convoluted constructs. Interstitial microvoids enhanced differentiation of multiple stem/progenitor cells (vascular, mesenchymal, neural), otherwise not possible with conventional bulk hydrogels. As proof-of-concept, EmVP is applied to create complex synthetic biology-inspired intercellular communication models, where adipocyte differentiation is regulated by optogenetic-engineered pancreatic cells. Overall, EmVP offers new avenues for producing regenerative grafts with biological functionality, and for developing engineered living systems and (metabolic) disease models.
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- Davide Ribezzi
- Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CX, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CX, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CX, The Netherlands
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- Department of Trauma, Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CX, The Netherlands
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, Naples, 80131, Italy
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, Basel, CH-4058, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, Basel, CH-4058, Switzerland
- Faculty of Science, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 26, Basel, CH-4058, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, Utrecht, 3584 CG, The Netherlands
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, Naples, 80131, Italy
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- Department of Trauma, Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CX, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CT, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CX, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CT, The Netherlands
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Zhao H, Xue S, Hussherr MD, Buchmann P, Teixeira AP, Fussenegger M. Tuning of cellular insulin release by music for real-time diabetes control. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2023; 11:637-640. [PMID: 37620062 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(23)00153-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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- Haijie Zhao
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland; Faculty of Science, University of Basel, Switzerland.
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Teixeira AP, Xue S, Huang J, Fussenegger M. Evolution of molecular switches for regulation of transgene expression by clinically licensed gluconate. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:e85. [PMID: 37497781 PMCID: PMC10450161 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Synthetic biology holds great promise to improve the safety and efficacy of future gene and engineered cell therapies by providing new means of endogenous or exogenous control of the embedded therapeutic programs. Here, we focused on gluconate as a clinically licensed small-molecule inducer and engineered gluconate-sensitive molecular switches to regulate transgene expression in human cell cultures and in mice. Several switch designs were assembled based on the gluconate-responsive transcriptional repressor GntR from Escherichia coli. Initially we assembled OFF- and ON-type switches by rewiring the native gluconate-dependent binding of GntR to target DNA sequences in mammalian cells. Then, we utilized the ability of GntR to dimerize in the presence of gluconate to activate gene expression from a split transcriptional activator. By means of random mutagenesis of GntR combined with phenotypic screening, we identified variants that significantly enhanced the functionality of the genetic devices, enabling the construction of robust two-input logic gates. We also demonstrated the potential utility of the synthetic switch in two in vivo settings, one employing implantation of alginate-encapsulated engineered cells and the other involving modification of host cells by DNA delivery. Then, as proof-of-concept, the gluconate-actuated genetic switch was connected to insulin secretion, and the components encoding gluconate-induced insulin production were introduced into type-1 diabetic mice as naked DNA via hydrodynamic tail vein injection. Normoglycemia was restored, thereby showcasing the suitability of oral gluconate to regulate in situ production of a therapeutic protein.
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- Ana Palma Teixeira
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058Basel, Switzerland
- Faculty of Science, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058Basel, Switzerland
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Inda-Webb ME, Jimenez M, Liu Q, Phan NV, Ahn J, Steiger C, Wentworth A, Riaz A, Zirtiloglu T, Wong K, Ishida K, Fabian N, Jenkins J, Kuosmanen J, Madani W, McNally R, Lai Y, Hayward A, Mimee M, Nadeau P, Chandrakasan AP, Traverso G, Yazicigil RT, Lu TK. Sub-1.4 cm 3 capsule for detecting labile inflammatory biomarkers in situ. Nature 2023; 620:386-392. [PMID: 37495692 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06369-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
Abstract
Transient molecules in the gastrointestinal tract such as nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide are key signals and mediators of inflammation. Owing to their highly reactive nature and extremely short lifetime in the body, these molecules are difficult to detect. Here we develop a miniaturized device that integrates genetically engineered probiotic biosensors with a custom-designed photodetector and readout chip to track these molecules in the gastrointestinal tract. Leveraging the molecular specificity of living sensors1, we genetically encoded bacteria to respond to inflammation-associated molecules by producing luminescence. Low-power electronic readout circuits2 integrated into the device convert the light emitted by the encapsulated bacteria to a wireless signal. We demonstrate in vivo biosensor monitoring in the gastrointestinal tract of small and large animal models and the integration of all components into a sub-1.4 cm3 form factor that is compatible with ingestion and capable of supporting wireless communication. With this device, diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease could be diagnosed earlier than is currently possible, and disease progression could be more accurately tracked. The wireless detection of short-lived, disease-associated molecules with our device could also support timely communication between patients and caregivers, as well as remote personalized care.
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- M E Inda-Webb
- Synthetic Biology Group, MIT Synthetic Biology Center, Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Division of Comparative Medicine, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Synthetic Biology Group, MIT Synthetic Biology Center, Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Comparative Medicine, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Biological Sciences Division and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Synthetic Biology Group, MIT Synthetic Biology Center, Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Senti Biosciences, South San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Huang J, Xue S, Buchmann P, Teixeira AP, Fussenegger M. An electrogenetic interface to program mammalian gene expression by direct current. Nat Metab 2023; 5:1395-1407. [PMID: 37524785 PMCID: PMC10447240 DOI: 10.1038/s42255-023-00850-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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Wearable electronic devices are playing a rapidly expanding role in the acquisition of individuals' health data for personalized medical interventions; however, wearables cannot yet directly program gene-based therapies because of the lack of a direct electrogenetic interface. Here we provide the missing link by developing an electrogenetic interface that we call direct current (DC)-actuated regulation technology (DART), which enables electrode-mediated, time- and voltage-dependent transgene expression in human cells using DC from batteries. DART utilizes a DC supply to generate non-toxic levels of reactive oxygen species that act via a biosensor to reversibly fine-tune synthetic promoters. In a proof-of-concept study in a type 1 diabetic male mouse model, a once-daily transdermal stimulation of subcutaneously implanted microencapsulated engineered human cells by energized acupuncture needles (4.5 V DC for 10 s) stimulated insulin release and restored normoglycemia. We believe this technology will enable wearable electronic devices to directly program metabolic interventions.
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- Jinbo Huang
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland.
- Faculty of Science, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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Ding Q, Liu L. Reprogramming cellular metabolism to increase the efficiency of microbial cell factories. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2023:1-18. [PMID: 37380349 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2023.2208286] [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: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
Abstract
Recent studies are increasingly focusing on advanced biotechnological tools, self-adjusting smart microorganisms, and artificial intelligent networks, to engineer microorganisms with various functions. Microbial cell factories are a vital platform for improving the bioproduction of medicines, biofuels, and biomaterials from renewable carbon sources. However, these processes are significantly affected by cellular metabolism, and boosting the efficiency of microbial cell factories remains a challenge. In this review, we present a strategy for reprogramming cellular metabolism to enhance the efficiency of microbial cell factories for chemical biosynthesis, which improves our understanding of microbial physiology and metabolic control. Current methods are mainly focused on synthetic pathways, metabolic resources, and cell performance. This review highlights the potential biotechnological strategy to reprogram cellular metabolism and provide novel guidance for designing more intelligent industrial microbes with broader applications in this growing field.
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- Qiang Ding
- School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, China
- Key Laboratory of Human Microenvironment and Precision Medicine of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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Guha Ray P, Maity D, Huang J, Zulewski H, Fussenegger M. A versatile bioelectronic interface programmed for hormone sensing. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3151. [PMID: 37258547 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39015-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
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Precision medicine requires smart, ultrasensitive, real-time profiling of bio-analytes using interconnected miniaturized devices to achieve individually optimized healthcare. Here, we report a versatile bioelectronic interface (VIBE) that senses signaling-cascade-guided receptor-ligand interactions via an electronic interface. We show that VIBE offers a low detection limit down to sub-nanomolar range characterised by an output current that decreases significantly, leading to precise profiling of these peptide hormones throughout the physiologically relevant concentration ranges. In a proof-of-concept application, we demonstrate that the VIBE platform differentiates insulin and GLP-1 levels in serum samples of wild-type mice from type-1 and type-2 diabetic mice. Evaluation of human serum samples shows that the bioelectronic device can differentiate between samples from different individuals and report differences in their metabolic states. As the target analyte can be changed simply by introducing engineered cells overexpressing the appropriate receptor, the VIBE interface has many potential applications for point-of-care diagnostics and personalized medicine via the internet of things.
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- Preetam Guha Ray
- ETH Zurich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058, Basel, Switzerland
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- ETH Zurich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058, Basel, Switzerland
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- ETH Zurich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058, Basel, Switzerland
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- ETH Zurich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058, Basel, Switzerland
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, CH-4031, Basel, Switzerland
- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Stadtspital Triemli, Birmensdorferstrasse 497, CH-8063, Zurich, Switzerland
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- ETH Zurich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058, Basel, Switzerland.
- Faculty of Science, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058, Basel, Switzerland.
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Yan X, Liu X, Zhao C, Chen GQ. Applications of synthetic biology in medical and pharmaceutical fields. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2023; 8:199. [PMID: 37169742 PMCID: PMC10173249 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-023-01440-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Synthetic biology aims to design or assemble existing bioparts or bio-components for useful bioproperties. During the past decades, progresses have been made to build delicate biocircuits, standardized biological building blocks and to develop various genomic/metabolic engineering tools and approaches. Medical and pharmaceutical demands have also pushed the development of synthetic biology, including integration of heterologous pathways into designer cells to efficiently produce medical agents, enhanced yields of natural products in cell growth media to equal or higher than that of the extracts from plants or fungi, constructions of novel genetic circuits for tumor targeting, controllable releases of therapeutic agents in response to specific biomarkers to fight diseases such as diabetes and cancers. Besides, new strategies are developed to treat complex immune diseases, infectious diseases and metabolic disorders that are hard to cure via traditional approaches. In general, synthetic biology brings new capabilities to medical and pharmaceutical researches. This review summarizes the timeline of synthetic biology developments, the past and present of synthetic biology for microbial productions of pharmaceutics, engineered cells equipped with synthetic DNA circuits for diagnosis and therapies, live and auto-assemblied biomaterials for medical treatments, cell-free synthetic biology in medical and pharmaceutical fields, and DNA engineering approaches with potentials for biomedical applications.
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- Xu Yan
- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China
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- PhaBuilder Biotech Co. Ltd., Shunyi District, Zhaoquan Ying, 101309, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China.
- Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China.
- MOE Key Lab for Industrial Biocatalysis, Dept Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China.
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Liu Y, Kim E, Lei M, Wu S, Yan K, Shen J, Bentley WE, Shi X, Qu X, Payne GF. Electro-Biofabrication. Coupling Electrochemical and Biomolecular Methods to Create Functional Bio-Based Hydrogels. Biomacromolecules 2023. [PMID: 37155361 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Twenty years ago, this journal published a review entitled "Biofabrication with Chitosan" based on the observations that (i) chitosan could be electrodeposited using low voltage electrical inputs (typically less than 5 V) and (ii) the enzyme tyrosinase could be used to graft proteins (via accessible tyrosine residues) to chitosan. Here, we provide a progress report on the coupling of electronic inputs with advanced biological methods for the fabrication of biopolymer-based hydrogel films. In many cases, the initial observations of chitosan's electrodeposition have been extended and generalized: mechanisms have been established for the electrodeposition of various other biological polymers (proteins and polysaccharides), and electrodeposition has been shown to allow the precise control of the hydrogel's emergent microstructure. In addition, the use of biotechnological methods to confer function has been extended from tyrosinase conjugation to the use of protein engineering to create genetically fused assembly tags (short sequences of accessible amino acid residues) that facilitate the attachment of function-conferring proteins to electrodeposited films using alternative enzymes (e.g., transglutaminase), metal chelation, and electrochemically induced oxidative mechanisms. Over these 20 years, the contributions from numerous groups have also identified exciting opportunities. First, electrochemistry provides unique capabilities to impose chemical and electrical cues that can induce assembly while controlling the emergent microstructure. Second, it is clear that the detailed mechanisms of biopolymer self-assembly (i.e., chitosan gel formation) are far more complex than anticipated, and this provides a rich opportunity both for fundamental inquiry and for the creation of high performance and sustainable material systems. Third, the mild conditions used for electrodeposition allow cells to be co-deposited for the fabrication of living materials. Finally, the applications have been expanded from biosensing and lab-on-a-chip systems to bioelectronic and medical materials. We suggest that electro-biofabrication is poised to emerge as an enabling additive manufacturing method especially suited for life science applications and to bridge communication between our biological and technological worlds.
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- Yi Liu
- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research and Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research and Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Frontier Science Research Base of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hubei Key Laboratory for Efficient Utilization and Agglomeration of Metallurgic Mineral Resources, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, P. R. China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials & Application, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, P. R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
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- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research and Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-Based Medical Materials, Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Frontier Science Research Base of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research and Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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Maity D, Guha Ray P, Buchmann P, Mansouri M, Fussenegger M. Blood-Glucose-Powered Metabolic Fuel Cell for Self-Sufficient Bioelectronics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2300890. [PMID: 36893359 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202300890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Currently available bioelectronic devices consume too much power to be continuously operated on rechargeable batteries, and are often powered wirelessly, with attendant issues regarding reliability, convenience, and mobility. Thus, the availability of a robust, self-sufficient, implantable electrical power generator that works under physiological conditions would be transformative for many applications, from driving bioelectronic implants and prostheses to programing cellular behavior and patients' metabolism. Here, capitalizing on a new copper-containing, conductively tuned 3D carbon nanotube composite, an implantable blood-glucose-powered metabolic fuel cell is designed that continuously monitors blood-glucose levels, converts excess glucose into electrical power during hyperglycemia, and produces sufficient energy (0.7 mW cm-2 , 0.9 V, 50 mm glucose) to drive opto- and electro-genetic regulation of vesicular insulin release from engineered beta cells. It is shown that this integration of blood-glucose monitoring with elimination of excessive blood glucose by combined electro-metabolic conversion and insulin-release-mediated cellular consumption enables the metabolic fuel cell to restore blood-glucose homeostasis in an automatic, self-sufficient, and closed-loop manner in an experimental model of type-1 diabetes.
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- Debasis Maity
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, Basel, CH-4058, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, Basel, CH-4058, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, Basel, CH-4058, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, Basel, CH-4058, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, Basel, CH-4058, Switzerland
- Faculty of Science, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 26, Basel, CH-4058, Switzerland
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Cervera J, Ramirez P, Nasir S, Ali M, Ensinger W, Siwy ZS, Mafe S. Cation pumping against a concentration gradient in conical nanopores characterized by load capacitors. Bioelectrochemistry 2023; 152:108445. [PMID: 37086711 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2023.108445] [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: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/24/2023]
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We study the cation transport against an external concentration gradient (cation pumping) that occurs in conical nanopores when zero-average oscillatory and white noise potentials are externally applied. This pumping, based on the electrically asymmetric nanostructure, is characterized here by a load capacitor arrangement. In the case of white noise signals, the conical nanopore acts as an electrical valve that allows extraction of order from chaos. No molecular carriers, specific ion pumps, and competitive ion-binding phenomena are required. The nanopore conductance on/off states mimic those of the voltage-gated ion channels in the cell membrane. These channels allow modulating membrane potentials and ionic concentration gradients along oscillatory pulses in circadian rhythms and the cell cycle. We show that the combination of asymmetric nanostructures with load capacitors can be useful for the understanding of nanofluidic processes based on bioelectrochemical gradients.
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- Javier Cervera
- Departament de Física de la Terra i Termodinàmica, Universitat de València, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain.
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- Departament de Física Aplicada, Universitat Politècnica de València, E-46022 València, Spain
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- Materials Research Department, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany; Department of Material- and Geo-Sciences, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Materials Research Department, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany; Department of Material- and Geo-Sciences, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Material- and Geo-Sciences, Technische Universität Darmstadt, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Chemistry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Departament de Física de la Terra i Termodinàmica, Universitat de València, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain.
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Caringella G, Bandiera L, Menolascina F. Recent advances, opportunities and challenges in cybergenetic identification and control of biomolecular networks. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2023; 80:102893. [PMID: 36706519 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2023.102893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Cybergenetics is a new area of research aimed at developing digital and biological controllers for living systems. Synthetic biologists have begun exploiting cybergenetic tools and platforms to both accelerate the development of mathematical models and develop control strategies for complex biological phenomena. Here, we review the state of the art in cybergenetic identification and control. Our aim is to lower the entry barrier to this field and foster the adoption of methods and technologies that will accelerate the pace at which Synthetic Biology progresses toward applications.
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- Gianpio Caringella
- School of Engineering, Institute for Bioengineering, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3DW, UK
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- School of Engineering, Institute for Bioengineering, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3DW, UK; Centre for Engineering Biology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK
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- School of Engineering, Institute for Bioengineering, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3DW, UK; Centre for Engineering Biology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK.
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Bertschi A, Stefanov BA, Xue S, Charpin-El Hamri G, Teixeira AP, Fussenegger M. Controlling therapeutic protein expression via inhalation of a butter flavor molecule. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:e28. [PMID: 36625292 PMCID: PMC10018347 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac1256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Precise control of the delivery of therapeutic proteins is critical for gene- and cell-based therapies, and expression should only be switched on in the presence of a specific trigger signal of appropriate magnitude. Focusing on the advantages of delivering the trigger by inhalation, we have developed a mammalian synthetic gene switch that enables regulation of transgene expression by exposure to the semi-volatile small molecule acetoin, a widely used, FDA-approved food flavor additive. The gene switch capitalizes on the bacterial regulatory protein AcoR fused to a mammalian transactivation domain, which binds to promoter regions with specific DNA sequences in the presence of acetoin and dose-dependently activates expression of downstream transgenes. Wild-type mice implanted with alginate-encapsulated cells transgenic for the acetoin gene switch showed a dose-dependent increase in blood levels of reporter protein in response to either administration of acetoin solution via oral gavage or longer exposure to acetoin aerosol generated by a commercial portable inhaler. Intake of typical acetoin-containing foods, such as butter, lychees and cheese, did not activate transgene expression. As a proof of concept, we show that blood glucose levels were normalized by acetoin aerosol inhalation in type-I diabetic mice implanted with acetoin-responsive insulin-producing cells. Delivery of trigger molecules using portable inhalers may facilitate regular administration of therapeutic proteins via next-generation cell-based therapies to treat chronic diseases for which frequent dosing is required.
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- Adrian Bertschi
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Département Génie Biologique, Institut Universitaire de Technologie, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon 1 Villeurbanne Cedex F-69622, France
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +41 61 387 31 60; Fax: +41 61 387 39 88;
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An B, Wang Y, Huang Y, Wang X, Liu Y, Xun D, Church GM, Dai Z, Yi X, Tang TC, Zhong C. Engineered Living Materials For Sustainability. Chem Rev 2023; 123:2349-2419. [PMID: 36512650 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Recent advances in synthetic biology and materials science have given rise to a new form of materials, namely engineered living materials (ELMs), which are composed of living matter or cell communities embedded in self-regenerating matrices of their own or artificial scaffolds. Like natural materials such as bone, wood, and skin, ELMs, which possess the functional capabilities of living organisms, can grow, self-organize, and self-repair when needed. They also spontaneously perform programmed biological functions upon sensing external cues. Currently, ELMs show promise for green energy production, bioremediation, disease treatment, and fabricating advanced smart materials. This review first introduces the dynamic features of natural living systems and their potential for developing novel materials. We then summarize the recent research progress on living materials and emerging design strategies from both synthetic biology and materials science perspectives. Finally, we discuss the positive impacts of living materials on promoting sustainability and key future research directions.
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- Bolin An
- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.,Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston 02115, Massachusetts United States.,Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02115, Massachusetts United States
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston 02115, Massachusetts United States.,Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02115, Massachusetts United States
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Newmyer S, Ssemadaali MA, Radhakrishnan H, Javitz HS, Bhatnagar P. Electrically regulated cell-based intervention for viral infections. Bioeng Transl Med 2023; 8:e10434. [PMID: 36925710 PMCID: PMC10013824 DOI: 10.1002/btm2.10434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This work reports on an engineered cell that-when electrically stimulated-synthesizes a desired protein, that is, ES-Biofactory. The platform has been used to express interferon (IFN)-β as a universal antiviral protein. Compelling evidence indicates the inevitability of new pandemics and drives the need for a pan-viral intervention that may be quickly deployed while more specific vaccines are in development. Toward this goal, a fast-growing mammalian cell (Chassis) has been engineered with multiple synthetic elements. These include-(1) a voltage-gated Ca2+ channel (Voltage-Sensor) that, upon sensing the electric field, activates the (2) Ca2+-mediated signaling pathway (Actuator) to upregulate (3) IFN-β, via an engineered antiviral transgene (Effector), that is, ES-Biofactory➔IFN-β. The antiviral effects of the ES-Biofactory➔IFN-β have been validated on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-infected cells. The irradiated ES-Biofactory, that does not exhibit oncogenic capacity, continues to exert antiviral effect. The resulting ES-Biofactory➔IFN-β uses a novel signaling pathway that, unlike the natural IFN synthesis pathway, is not subject to viral interference. Once clinically validated, the ES-Biofactory will be a universal antiviral cell therapy that can be immediately deployed in the event of an outbreak. The platform may also be useful in treating other diseases including cancer and autoimmune disorders.
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- Sherri Newmyer
- Biosciences Division SRI International Menlo Park California USA
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- Education Division SRI International Menlo Park California USA
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Li CY, Wu T, Zhao XJ, Yu CP, Wang ZX, Zhou XF, Li SN, Li JD. A glucose-blue light AND gate-controlled chemi-optogenetic cell-implanted therapy for treating type-1 diabetes in mice. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1052607. [PMID: 36845170 PMCID: PMC9954140 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1052607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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Exogenous insulin therapy is the mainstay treatment for Type-1 diabetes (T1D) caused by insulin deficiency. A fine-tuned insulin supply system is important to maintain the glucose homeostasis. In this study, we present a designed cell system that produces insulin under an AND gate control, which is triggered only in the presence of both high glucose and blue light illumination. The glucose-sensitive GIP promoter induces the expression of GI-Gal4 protein, which forms a complex with LOV-VP16 in the presence of blue light. The GI-Gal4:LOV-VP16 complex then promotes the expression of UAS-promoter-driven insulin. We transfected these components into HEK293T cells, and demonstrated the insulin was secreted under the AND gate control. Furthermore, we showed the capacity of the engineered cells to improve the blood glucose homeostasis through implantation subcutaneously into Type-1 diabetes mice.
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- Chi-Yu Li
- Furong Laboratory, Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Animal Models for Human Disease, Changsha, China
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- Furong Laboratory, Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Animal Models for Human Disease, Changsha, China
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- Furong Laboratory, Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Animal Models for Human Disease, Changsha, China
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- Furong Laboratory, Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Animal Models for Human Disease, Changsha, China
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- Furong Laboratory, Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Animal Models for Human Disease, Changsha, China
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- Furong Laboratory, Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Animal Models for Human Disease, Changsha, China
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- Furong Laboratory, Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Animal Models for Human Disease, Changsha, China
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- Furong Laboratory, Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, China,Hunan International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Animal Models for Human Disease, Changsha, China,*Correspondence: Jia-Da Li,
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Audouard E, Michel F, Pierroz V, Kim T, Rousselot L, Gillet-Legrand B, Dufayet-Chauffaut G, Buchmann P, Florea M, Khel A, Altynbekova K, Delgaldo C, Escudero E, Soler ABA, Cartier N, Piguet F, Folcher M. Bioelectronic cell-based device provides a strategy for the treatment of the experimental model of multiple sclerosis. J Control Release 2022; 352:994-1008. [PMID: 36370877 PMCID: PMC9733677 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Wireless powered optogenetic cell-based implant provides a strategy to deliver subcutaneously therapeutic proteins. Immortalize Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells (hMSC-TERT) expressing the bacteriophytochrome diguanylate cyclase (DGCL) were validated for optogenetic controlled interferon-β delivery (Optoferon cells) in a bioelectronic cell-based implant. Optoferon cells transcriptomic profiling was used to elaborate an in-silico model of the recombinant interferon-β production. Wireless optoelectronic device integration was developed using additive manufacturing and injection molding. Implant cell-based optoelectronic interface manufacturing was established to integrate industrial flexible compact low-resistance screen-printed Near Field Communication (NFC) coil antenna. Optogenetic cell-based implant biocompatibility, and device performances were evaluated in the Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) mouse model of multiple sclerosis.
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- Emilie Audouard
- NeuroGenCell, Paris Brain Institute – ICM, INSERM, CNRS, AP-HP, Sorbonne Université; Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, D-BSSE, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, D-BSSE, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, D-BSSE, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland
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- NeuroGenCell, Paris Brain Institute – ICM, INSERM, CNRS, AP-HP, Sorbonne Université; Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- NeuroGenCell, Paris Brain Institute – ICM, INSERM, CNRS, AP-HP, Sorbonne Université; Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- NeuroGenCell, Paris Brain Institute – ICM, INSERM, CNRS, AP-HP, Sorbonne Université; Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, D-BSSE, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, D-BSSE, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Eurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Functional Printing and Embedded Devices Unit, Mataró, Spain
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- Eurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Functional Printing and Embedded Devices Unit, Mataró, Spain
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- Eurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Functional Printing and Embedded Devices Unit, Mataró, Spain
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- NeuroGenCell, Paris Brain Institute – ICM, INSERM, CNRS, AP-HP, Sorbonne Université; Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- NeuroGenCell, Paris Brain Institute – ICM, INSERM, CNRS, AP-HP, Sorbonne Université; Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, D-BSSE, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland,Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology, IOB, Basel, Switzerland,Corresponding author at: Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, D-BSSE, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland.
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Liu G, Lu Y, Zhang F, Liu Q. Electronically powered drug delivery devices: considerations and challenges. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2022; 19:1636-1649. [PMID: 36305080 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2022.2141709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Electronically powered drug delivery devices enable a controlled drug release route for a more convenient and painless way with reduced side effects. The current advances in microfabrication and microelectronics have facilitated miniaturization and intelligence with the integration of sensors and wireless communication modules. These devices have become an essential component of commercialized on-demand drug delivery. AREAS COVERED This review aims to provide a concise overview of current progress in electronically powered drug devices, focusing on delivery strategies, manufacturing techniques, and control circuit design with specific examples. EXPERT OPINION The application of electronically powered drug delivery systems is now considered a feasible therapeutic approach with improved drug release efficiency and increased patient comfort. It is anticipated that these technologies will gradually fulfill clinical needs and resolve commercialization challenges in the future. This review discusses the current advances in electronic drug delivery devices, especially focusing on designing strategies to achieve an effective drug release, as well as the perspectives and challenges for future applications in clinical therapy.
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- Guang Liu
- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China
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Sharfstein ST. Bio-hybrid electronic and photonic devices. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2022; 247:2128-2141. [PMID: 36533579 PMCID: PMC9837307 DOI: 10.1177/15353702221144087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Bio-hybrid devices, combining electronic and photonic components with cells, tissues, and organs, hold potential for advancing our understanding of biology, physiology, and pathologies and for treating a wide range of conditions and diseases. In this review, I describe the devices, materials, and technologies that enable bio-hybrid devices and provide examples of their utilization at multiple biological scales ranging from the subcellular to whole organs. Finally, I describe the outcomes of a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded workshop envisioning potential applications of these technologies to improve health outcomes and quality of life.
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Chen S, Cui W, Chi Z, Xiao Q, Hu T, Ye Q, Zhu K, Yu W, Wang Z, Yu C, Pan X, Dai S, Yang Q, Jin J, Zhang J, Li M, Yang D, Yu Q, Wang Q, Yu X, Yang W, Zhang X, Qian J, Ding K, Wang D. Tumor-associated macrophages are shaped by intratumoral high potassium via Kir2.1. Cell Metab 2022; 34:1843-1859.e11. [PMID: 36103895 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a unique niche governed by constant crosstalk within and across all intratumoral cellular compartments. In particular, intratumoral high potassium (K+) has shown immune-suppressive potency on T cells. However, as a pan-cancer characteristic associated with local necrosis, the impact of this ionic disturbance on innate immunity is unknown. Here, we reveal that intratumoral high K+ suppresses the anti-tumor capacity of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). We identify the inwardly rectifying K+ channel Kir2.1 as a central modulator of TAM functional polarization in high K+ TME, and its conditional depletion repolarizes TAMs toward an anti-tumor state, sequentially boosting local anti-tumor immunity. Kir2.1 deficiency disturbs the electrochemically dependent glutamine uptake, engendering TAM metabolic reprogramming from oxidative phosphorylation toward glycolysis. Kir2.1 blockade attenuates both murine tumor- and patient-derived xenograft growth. Collectively, our findings reveal Kir2.1 as a determinant and potential therapeutic target for regaining the anti-tumor capacity of TAMs within ionic-imbalanced TME.
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- Sheng Chen
- Institute of Immunology and Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China; Department of Colorectal Surgery and Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China; Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Institute of Immunology and Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China; Eye Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Institute of Immunology and Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery and Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China; Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Institute of Immunology and Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Institute of Immunology and Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Institute of Immunology and Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Institute of Immunology and Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China; Department of Colorectal Surgery and Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Institute of Immunology and Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery and Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China; Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery and Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China; Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery and Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China; Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Institute of Immunology and Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Institute of Immunology and Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Institute of Immunology and Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Institute of Immunology and Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Institute of Immunology and Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery and Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China; Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Department of Biophysics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Department of Biophysics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Therapy for Major Gynecological Diseases, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China; Institute of Genetics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China; Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery and Oncology, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China; Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China.
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- Institute of Immunology and Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China; Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University Medical Center, 1369 West Wenyi Road, Hangzhou, P.R. China.
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Mansouri M, Ray PG, Franko N, Xue S, Fussenegger M. Design of programmable post-translational switch control platform for on-demand protein secretion in mammalian cells. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 51:e1. [PMID: 36268868 PMCID: PMC9841418 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Revised: 09/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The development of novel strategies to program cellular behaviors is a central goal in synthetic biology, and post-translational control mediated by engineered protein circuits is a particularly attractive approach to achieve rapid protein secretion on demand. We have developed a programmable protease-mediated post-translational switch (POSH) control platform composed of a chimeric protein unit that consists of a protein of interest fused via a transmembrane domain to a cleavable ER-retention signal, together with two cytosolic inducer-sensitive split protease components. The protease components combine in the presence of the specific inducer to generate active protease, which cleaves the ER-retention signal, releasing the transmembrane-domain-linked protein for trafficking to the trans-Golgi region. A furin site placed downstream of the protein ensures cleavage and subsequent secretion of the desired protein. We show that stimuli ranging from plant-derived, clinically compatible chemicals to remotely controllable inducers such as light and electrostimulation can program protein secretion in various POSH-engineered designer mammalian cells. As proof-of-concept, an all-in-one POSH control plasmid encoding insulin and abscisic acid-activatable split protease units was hydrodynamically transfected into the liver of type-1 diabetic mice. Induction with abscisic acid attenuated glycemic excursions in glucose-tolerance tests. Increased blood levels of insulin were maintained for 12 days.
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- Maysam Mansouri
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +41 61 387 31 60; Fax: +41 61 387 39 88;
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Stefanov BA, Mansouri M, Charpin-El Hamri G, Fussenegger M. Sunlight-Controllable Biopharmaceutical Production for Remote Emergency Supply of Directly Injectable Therapeutic Proteins. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2202566. [PMID: 36084222 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202202566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Biopharmaceutical manufacturing requires specialized facilities and a long-range cold supply chain for the delivery of the therapeutics to patients. In order to produce biopharmaceuticals in locations lacking such infrastructure, a production process is designed that utilizes the trigger-inducible release of large quantities of a stored therapeutic protein from engineered endocrine cells within minutes to generate a directly injectable saline solution of the protein. To illustrate the versatility of this approach, it is shown that not only insulin, but also glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), nanoluciferase (NLuc), and the model biopharmaceutical erythropoietin (EPO) can be trigger-inducibly released, even when using biologically inactive insulin as a carrier. The facilitating beta cells are engineered with a controllable TRPV1-mediated Ca2+ influx that induces the fusion of cytoplasmic storage vesicles with the membrane, leading to the release of the stored protein. When required, the growth medium is exchanged for saline solution, and the system is stimulated with the small molecule capsaicin, with a hand-warming pack, or simply by using sunlight. Injection of insulin saline solution obtained in this way into a type-1 diabetes mouse model results in the regulation of blood glucose levels. It is believed that this system will be readily adaptable to deliver various biopharmaceutical proteins at remote locations.
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- Bozhidar-Adrian Stefanov
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Mattenstrasse 26, Basel, 4058, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Mattenstrasse 26, Basel, 4058, Switzerland
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- Département Génie Biologique, Institut Universitaire de Technologie, Villeurbanne, Cedex F-69622, France
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Mattenstrasse 26, Basel, 4058, Switzerland
- Faculty of Life Science, University of Basel, Basel, 4058, Switzerland
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Joshi PS, Hu K, Larkin JW, Rosenstein JK. Programmable Electrochemical Stimulation on a Large-Scale CMOS Microelectrode Array. IEEE BIOMEDICAL CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS CONFERENCE : HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY : [PROCEEDINGS]. IEEE BIOMEDICAL CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS CONFERENCE 2022; 2022:439-443. [PMID: 37126479 PMCID: PMC10148594 DOI: 10.1109/biocas54905.2022.9948674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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In this paper we present spatio-temporally controlled electrochemical stimulation of aqueous samples using an integrated CMOS microelectrode array with 131,072 pixels. We demonstrate programmable gold electrodeposition in arbitrary spatial patterns, controllable electrolysis to produce microscale hydrogen bubbles, and spatially targeted electrochemical pH modulation. Dense spatially-addressable electrochemical stimulation is important for a wide range of bioelectronics applications.
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Stefanov BA, Fussenegger M. Biomarker-driven feedback control of synthetic biology systems for next-generation personalized medicine. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:986210. [PMID: 36225597 PMCID: PMC9548536 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.986210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Many current clinical therapies for chronic diseases involve administration of drugs using dosage and bioavailability parameters estimated for a generalized population. This standard approach carries the risk of under dosing, which may result in ineffective treatment, or overdosing, which may cause undesirable side effects. Consequently, maintaining a drug concentration in the therapeutic window often requires frequent monitoring, adversely affecting the patient’s quality of life. In contrast, endogenous biosystems have evolved finely tuned feedback control loops that govern the physiological functions of the body based on multiple input parameters. To provide personalized treatment for chronic diseases, therefore, we require synthetic systems that can similarly generate a calibrated therapeutic response. Such engineered autonomous closed-loop devices should incorporate a sensor that actively tracks and evaluates the disease severity based on one or more biomarkers, as well as components that utilize these molecular inputs to bio compute and deliver the appropriate level of therapeutic output. Here, we review recent advances in applications of the closed-loop design principle in biomedical implants for treating severe and chronic diseases, highlighting translational studies of cellular therapies. We describe the engineering principles and components of closed-loop therapeutic devices, and discuss their potential to become a key pillar of personalized medicine.
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- ETH Zürich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Basel, Switzerland
- Faculty of Life Science, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- *Correspondence: Martin Fussenegger,
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A de novo matrix for macroscopic living materials from bacteria. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5544. [PMID: 36130968 PMCID: PMC9492681 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33191-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Engineered living materials (ELMs) embed living cells in a biopolymer matrix to create materials with tailored functions. While bottom-up assembly of macroscopic ELMs with a de novo matrix would offer the greatest control over material properties, we lack the ability to genetically encode a protein matrix that leads to collective self-organization. Here we report growth of ELMs from Caulobacter crescentus cells that display and secrete a self-interacting protein. This protein formed a de novo matrix and assembled cells into centimeter-scale ELMs. Discovery of design and assembly principles allowed us to tune the composition, mechanical properties, and catalytic function of these ELMs. This work provides genetic tools, design and assembly rules, and a platform for growing ELMs with control over both matrix and cellular structure and function. Engineered living materials (ELMs) embed living cells in a biopolymer matrix to create novel materials with tailored functions. In this work, the authors engineered bacteria to grow novel macroscopic materials that can be reshaped, functionalized, and used to filter contaminated water while also showing that the stiffness of these materials can be tuned through genetic changes.
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Huang Y, Cui Y, Deng H, Wang J, Hong R, Hu S, Hou H, Dong Y, Wang H, Chen J, Li L, Xie Y, Sun P, Fu X, Yin L, Xiong W, Shi SH, Luo M, Wang S, Li X, Sheng X. Bioresorbable thin-film silicon diodes for the optoelectronic excitation and inhibition of neural activities. Nat Biomed Eng 2022; 7:486-498. [PMID: 36065014 DOI: 10.1038/s41551-022-00931-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Neural activities can be modulated by leveraging light-responsive nanomaterials as interfaces for exerting photothermal, photoelectrochemical or photocapacitive effects on neurons or neural tissues. Here we show that bioresorbable thin-film monocrystalline silicon pn diodes can be used to optoelectronically excite or inhibit neural activities by establishing polarity-dependent positive or negative photovoltages at the semiconductor/solution interface. Under laser illumination, the silicon-diode optoelectronic interfaces allowed for the deterministic depolarization or hyperpolarization of cultured neurons as well as the upregulated or downregulated intracellular calcium dynamics. The optoelectronic interfaces can also be mounted on nerve tissue to activate or silence neural activities in peripheral and central nervous tissues, as we show in mice with exposed sciatic nerves and somatosensory cortices. Bioresorbable silicon-based optoelectronic thin films that selectively excite or inhibit neural tissue may find advantageous biomedical applicability.
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- Yunxiang Huang
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Institute for Precision Medicine, Center for Flexible Electronics Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.,School of Materials Science and Engineering, The Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, Center for Flexible Electronics Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.,IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing, China.,National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Manipulation, the Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute (BCBDI), Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Manipulation, the Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute (BCBDI), Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Manipulation, the Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute (BCBDI), Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, China
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- IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.,School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.,School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Intelligent Robots and Systems, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Institute for Precision Medicine, Center for Flexible Electronics Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Institute for Precision Medicine, Center for Flexible Electronics Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Institute for Precision Medicine, Center for Flexible Electronics Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Institute for Precision Medicine, Center for Flexible Electronics Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, The Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, Center for Flexible Electronics Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, The Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, Center for Flexible Electronics Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, The Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, Center for Flexible Electronics Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.,School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.,School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.,Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing, China.,National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China.,School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Intelligent Robots and Systems, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Manipulation, the Brain Cognition and Brain Disease Institute (BCBDI), Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, China.
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Institute for Precision Medicine, Center for Flexible Electronics Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. .,IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
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Bashor CJ, Hilton IB, Bandukwala H, Smith DM, Veiseh O. Engineering the next generation of cell-based therapeutics. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2022; 21:655-675. [PMID: 35637318 PMCID: PMC9149674 DOI: 10.1038/s41573-022-00476-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Cell-based therapeutics are an emerging modality with the potential to treat many currently intractable diseases through uniquely powerful modes of action. Despite notable recent clinical and commercial successes, cell-based therapies continue to face numerous challenges that limit their widespread translation and commercialization, including identification of the appropriate cell source, generation of a sufficiently viable, potent and safe product that meets patient- and disease-specific needs, and the development of scalable manufacturing processes. These hurdles are being addressed through the use of cutting-edge basic research driven by next-generation engineering approaches, including genome and epigenome editing, synthetic biology and the use of biomaterials.
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- Caleb J Bashor
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
- Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
- Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Sigilon Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Flagship Pioneering, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Sigilon Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Arbor Biotechnologies, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
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Wang Y, Liu Y, Li J, Chen Y, Liu S, Zhong C. Engineered living materials (ELMs) design: From function allocation to dynamic behavior modulation. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2022; 70:102188. [PMID: 35970133 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2022.102188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Natural materials possess many distinctive "living" attributes, such as self-growth, self-healing, environmental responsiveness, and evolvability, that are beyond the reach of many existing synthetic materials. The emerging field of engineered living materials (ELMs) takes inspiration from nature and harnesses engineered living systems to produce dynamic and responsive materials with genetically programmable functionalities. Here, we identify and review two main directions for the rational design of ELMs: first, engineering of living materials with enhanced performances by incorporating functional material modules, including engineered biological building blocks (proteins, polysaccharides, and nucleic acids) or well-defined artificial materials; second, engineering of smart ELMs that can sense and respond to their surroundings by programming dynamic cellular behaviors regulated via cell-cell or cell-environment interactions. We next discuss the strengths and challenges of current ELMs and conclude by providing a perspective of future directions in this promising area.
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- Yanyi Wang
- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China; Cas Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China; Cas Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China; School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China; Cas Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China; Cas Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China; Cas Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China; School of Biomedical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Center for Materials Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China; Cas Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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Tan M, Xu Y, Gao Z, Yuan T, Liu Q, Yang R, Zhang B, Peng L. Recent Advances in Intelligent Wearable Medical Devices Integrating Biosensing and Drug Delivery. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2108491. [PMID: 35008128 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202108491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The primary roles of precision medicine are to perform real-time examination, administer on-demand medication, and apply instruments continuously. However, most current therapeutic systems implement these processes separately, leading to treatment interruption and limited recovery in patients. Personalized healthcare and smart medical treatment have greatly promoted research on and development of biosensing and drug-delivery integrated systems, with intelligent wearable medical devices (IWMDs) as typical systems, which have received increasing attention because of their non-invasive and customizable nature. Here, the latest progress in research on IWMDs is reviewed, including their mechanisms of integrating biosensing and on-demand drug delivery. The current challenges and future development directions of IWMDs are also discussed.
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- Minhong Tan
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xian, 710126, P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, P. R. China
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Mansouri M, Fussenegger M. Therapeutic cell engineering: designing programmable synthetic genetic circuits in mammalian cells. Protein Cell 2022; 13:476-489. [PMID: 34586617 PMCID: PMC9226217 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-021-00876-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Cell therapy approaches that employ engineered mammalian cells for on-demand production of therapeutic agents in the patient's body are moving beyond proof-of-concept in translational medicine. The therapeutic cells can be customized to sense user-defined signals, process them, and respond in a programmable and predictable way. In this paper, we introduce the available tools and strategies employed to design therapeutic cells. Then, various approaches to control cell behaviors, including open-loop and closed-loop systems, are discussed. We also highlight therapeutic applications of engineered cells for early diagnosis and treatment of various diseases in the clinic and in experimental disease models. Finally, we consider emerging technologies such as digital devices and their potential for incorporation into future cell-based therapies.
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- Maysam Mansouri
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, 4058, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.
- Faculty of Science, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 26, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.
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