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Banks H, Surfaro F, Pastryk KF, Buchholz C, Zaluzhnyy IA, Gerlach A, Schreiber F. From adsorption to crystallization of proteins: Evidence for interface-assisted nucleation. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2024; 241:114063. [PMID: 38954939 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2024.114063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
Abstract
Protein crystallization is among the key processes in biomolecular research, but the underlying mechanisms are still elusive. Here, we address the role of inevitable interfaces for the nucleation process. Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) with simultaneously optical microscopy, confocal microscopy, and grazing-incidence small angle X-rays scattering (GISAXS) were employed to investigate the temporal behavior from the initial stage of protein adsorption to crystallization. Here we studied the crystallization of the Human Serum Albumin (HSA), the most abundant blood protein, in the presence of a charged surface and a trivalent salt. We found evidence for interface-assisted nucleation of crystals. The kinetic stages involved are initial adsorption followed by enhanced adsorption after longer times, subsequent nucleation, and finally crystal growth. The results highlight the importance of interfaces for protein phase behavior and in particular for nucleation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hadra Banks
- Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, Tübingen 72076, Germany.
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- Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, Tübingen 72076, Germany; Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Sensors & Analytics LISA+, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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Sun Y, Su A, Zhao L, Liu X, Liu X, Wang Y, Chen H. Shearing-induced formation of Au nanowires. Chem Sci 2024; 15:10164-10171. [PMID: 38966378 PMCID: PMC11220615 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01749h] [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: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024] Open
Abstract
Shearing-induced nucleation is known in our daily lives, yet rarely discussed in nano-synthesis. Here, we demonstrate an unambiguous shearing-induced growth of Au nanowires. While in static solution Au would predominately deposit on pre-synthesized triangular nanoplates to form nano-bowls, the introduction of stirring or shaking gives rise to nanowires, where an initial nucleation could be inferred. Under specific growth conditions, CTAB is responsible for stabilizing the growth materials and the resulting oversaturation promotes shearing-induced nucleation. At the same time, all Au surfaces are passivated by ligands, so that the growth materials are diverted to relatively fresher sites. We propose that the different degrees of "focused growth" in active surface growth could be represented by watersheds of different slopes, so that the subtle differences between neighbouring sites would set course to opposite pathways, with some sites becoming ever more active and others ever more inhibited. The shearing-induced nuclei, with their initially ligand-deficient surface and higher accessibility to growth materials, win the dynamic inter-particle competition against other sites, explaining the dramatic diversion of growth materials from the seeds to the nanowires.
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- Yiwen Sun
- Institute of Advanced Synthesis (IAS) and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Centre for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Key Laboratory for Quantum Materials of Zhejiang Province, Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University Hangzhou 310030 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Key Laboratory for Quantum Materials of Zhejiang Province, Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University Hangzhou 310030 P. R. China
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study Hangzhou 310024 China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis (IAS) and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Centre for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis (IAS) and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Centre for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Key Laboratory for Quantum Materials of Zhejiang Province, Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University Hangzhou 310030 P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis (IAS) and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Centre for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis (IAS) and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Centre for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Key Laboratory for Quantum Materials of Zhejiang Province, Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University Hangzhou 310030 P. R. China
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study Hangzhou 310024 China
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Meng Y, Wang L, Zhao G, Diao J, Qi Z, Yu M, Li Z, Niu Y, He G, Jiang X. Hydrogel Nanoparticles Enable Nucleation Barrier Regulation and Ion Anchoring as an Alternative Pathway for Monosodium Urate Monohydrate Crystallization Control. ACS NANO 2024; 18:13794-13807. [PMID: 38741414 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c02040] [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: 05/16/2024]
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Gout flare-up, commonly resulting from monosodium urate monohydrate (MSUM) crystallization, has led to painful inflammatory arthritis among hundreds of millions of people. Herein, a kind of hydrogel nanoparticles (HNPs) with specific properties was developed, aimed at providing a promising pathway for MSUM crystallization control. The experimental and molecular dynamics simulation results synchronously indicate that the fabricated HNPs achieve efficient inhibition of MSUM crystallization governed by the mechanism of "host-guest interaction" even under very low-dose administration. HNPs as the host dispersed in the hyperuricemic model effectively lift the relative heterogeneous nucleation barrier of the MSUM crystal and hinder solute aggregation with strong electronegativity and hydrophobicity. The initial appearance of MSUM crystals was then delayed from 94 to 334 h. HNPs as the guest on the surface of the formed crystal can decelerate the growth rate by anchoring ions and occupying the active sites on the surface, and the terminal yield of the MSUM crystal declined to less than 1% of the control group. The good biocompatibility of HNPs (cell viability > 94%) renders it possible for future clinical applications. This study can guide the rational design of inhibitory nanomaterials and the development of their application in the control of relevant pathological crystallization.
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- Yingshuang Meng
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Central Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 1160831, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China
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Molecular and theoretical identification of adsorption phase transition behaviors via thermo-kinetics analysis. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.118713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Guthrie SM, Smith N, Conley AM, Smilgies DM, Giri G. Precipitation dominated thin films of acetaminophen fabricated by meniscus guided coating. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1ce01437d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Crystallization above the solvent boiling point facilitates the identification of a new precipitation dominant morphology during meniscus guided coating.
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- Stephanie M. Guthrie
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22904, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22904, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22904, USA
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- Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS), Wilson Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22904, USA
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Wu Q, Zhou S, Fu C, Zhang J, Chen B, Pan H, Lin Q. Direct synthesis of H 2O 2 over Pd–M@HCS (M = Sn, Fe, Co, or Ni): effects of non-noble metal M on the electronic state and particle size of Pd. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj01074g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Direct synthesis of H2O2 in a yolk–shell structure assisted by M (M = Fe,Co,Ni,Sn) metal doping.
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- Quansheng Wu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, and Guizhou Key Laboratory for Green Chemical and Clean Energy Technology, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
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- Guizhou Tianfu Chemical Co.,LTD, Qiannan, Guizhou 558000, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, and Guizhou Key Laboratory for Green Chemical and Clean Energy Technology, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, and Guizhou Key Laboratory for Green Chemical and Clean Energy Technology, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, and Guizhou Key Laboratory for Green Chemical and Clean Energy Technology, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, and Guizhou Key Laboratory for Green Chemical and Clean Energy Technology, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
- State key laboratory of efficient utilization for low grade phosphate rock and its associated resources, Guiyang, Guizhou 550005, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, and Guizhou Key Laboratory for Green Chemical and Clean Energy Technology, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
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