Understanding the fate of DNA nanostructures inside the cell

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (29) ◽  
pp. 6170-6178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher M. Green ◽  
Divita Mathur ◽  
Igor L. Medintz
Keyword(s):  
Dna Nanostructures ◽  
Responsive Materials ◽  
Intracellular Fate

DNA nanostructures are highly tunable and responsive materials for diagnostic and healthcare-related applications, but their intracellular fate remains largely unknown.

Cellular uptake of covalent and non-covalent DNA nanostructures with different sizes and geometries

Nanoscale ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 10808-10818 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Raniolo ◽  
Stefano Croce ◽  
Rasmus P. Thomsen ◽  
Anders H. Okholm ◽  
Valeria Unida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cellular Uptake ◽  
Dna Nanostructures ◽  
Intracellular Fate ◽  
In Cells

DNA nanostructures of different sizes and forms are internalized in cells through the LOX-1 receptor with different intracellular fate and lifetime.

scholarly journals Controlling Matter at the Molecular Scale with DNA Circuits

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 469-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic Scalise ◽  
Rebecca Schulman
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Dna Computing ◽  
Chemical Information ◽  
Dna Nanostructures ◽  
Program Complex ◽  
Responsive Materials ◽  
Dna Crystals ◽  
Dna Strands ◽  
Particle Assemblies ◽  
Specific Sequences

In recent years, a diverse set of mechanisms have been developed that allow DNA strands with specific sequences to sense information in their environment and to control material assembly, disassembly, and reconfiguration. These sequences could serve as the inputs and outputs for DNA computing circuits, enabling DNA circuits to act as chemical information processors to program complex behavior in chemical and material systems. This review describes processes that can be sensed and controlled within such a paradigm. Specifically, there are interfaces that can release strands of DNA in response to chemical signals, wavelengths of light, pH, or electrical signals, as well as DNA strands that can direct the self-assembly and dynamic reconfiguration of DNA nanostructures, regulate particle assemblies, control encapsulation, and manipulate materials including DNA crystals, hydrogels, and vesicles. These interfaces have the potential to enable chemical circuits to exert algorithmic control over responsive materials, which may ultimately lead to the development of materials that grow, heal, and interact dynamically with their environments.

Smart Polymers and their Applications: A Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gore S. A. ◽  
Gholve S. B. ◽  
Savalsure S. M. ◽  
Ghodake K. B. ◽  
Bhusnure O. G. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Smart Polymers ◽  
Stimuli Responsive ◽  
Responsive Materials ◽  
Water Soluble Polymers ◽  
Commercial Applications ◽  
Stimuli Sensitive ◽  
External Stimuli

Smart polymers are materials that respond to small external stimuli. These are also referred as stimuli responsive materials or intelligent materials. Smart polymers that can exhibit stimuli-sensitive properties are becoming important in many commercial applications. These polymers can change shape, strength and pore size based on external factors such as temperature, pH and stress. The stimuli include salt, UV irradiation, temperature, pH, magnetic or electric field, ionic factors etc. Smart polymers are very promising applicants in drug delivery, tissue engineering, cell culture, gene carriers, textile engineering, oil recovery, radioactive wastage and protein purification. The study is focused on the entire features of smart polymers and their most recent and relevant applications. Water soluble polymers with tunable lower critical solution temperature (LCST) are of increasing interest for biological applications such as cell patterning, smart drug release, DNA sequencing etc.

Sensitive Mechanocontrolled Luminescence in Cross-Linked Polymer Films

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayumu Karimata ◽  
Pradnya Patil ◽  
Eugene Khaskin ◽  
Sébastien Lapointe ◽  
robert fayzullin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Stress ◽  
Polymer Films ◽  
Soft Matter ◽  
Small Strain ◽  
Visual Methods ◽  
Photoluminescence Intensity ◽  
Stimuli Responsive ◽  
Responsive Materials ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Mechanical Stretching

Direct translation of mechanical force into changes in chemical behavior on a molecular level has important implication not only for the fundamental understanding of mechanochemical processes, but also for the development of new stimuli-responsive materials. In particular, detection of mechanical stress in polymers via non-destructive methods is important in order to prevent material failure and to study the mechanical properties of soft matter. Herein, we report that highly sensitive changes in photoluminescence intensity can be observed in response to the mechanical stretching of cross-linked polymer films when using stable, (pyridinophane)Cu-based dynamic mechanophores. Upon stretching, the luminescence intensity increases in a fast and reversible manner even at small strain (< 50%) and applied stress (< 0.1 MPa) values. Such sensitivity is unprecedented when compared to previously reported systems based on organic mechanophores. The system also allows for the detection of weak mechanical stress by spectroscopic measurements or by direct visual methods.<br>

Multiple-Armed Tetrahedral DNA Nanostructures for Tumor-Targeting, Dual-Modality in Vivo Imaging

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 4378-4384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawei Jiang ◽  
Yanhong Sun ◽  
Jiang Li ◽  
Qian Li ◽  
Min Lv ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Vivo Imaging ◽  
Tumor Targeting ◽  
Dna Nanostructures ◽  
Dual Modality

scholarly journals Strategies to Build Hybrid Protein–DNA Nanostructures

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1332
Author(s):  
Armando Hernandez-Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Systems ◽  
Dna Nanotechnology ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Hybrid Nanostructures ◽  
Advanced Materials ◽  
Dna Nanostructures ◽  
Hybrid Protein ◽  
Structural Protein ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Structural Dna Nanotechnology

Proteins and DNA exhibit key physical chemical properties that make them advantageous for building nanostructures with outstanding features. Both DNA and protein nanotechnology have growth notably and proved to be fertile disciplines. The combination of both types of nanotechnologies is helpful to overcome the individual weaknesses and limitations of each one, paving the way for the continuing diversification of structural nanotechnologies. Recent studies have implemented a synergistic combination of both biomolecules to assemble unique and sophisticate protein–DNA nanostructures. These hybrid nanostructures are highly programmable and display remarkable features that create new opportunities to build on the nanoscale. This review focuses on the strategies deployed to create hybrid protein–DNA nanostructures. Here, we discuss strategies such as polymerization, spatial directing and organizing, coating, and rigidizing or folding DNA into particular shapes or moving parts. The enrichment of structural DNA nanotechnology by incorporating protein nanotechnology has been clearly demonstrated and still shows a large potential to create useful and advanced materials with cell-like properties or dynamic systems. It can be expected that structural protein–DNA nanotechnology will open new avenues in the fabrication of nanoassemblies with unique functional applications and enrich the toolbox of bionanotechnology.

Recent Advances in the Synthesis and Functions of Reconfigurable Interlocked DNA Nanostructures

2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (16) ◽  
pp. 5172-5185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Hua Lu ◽  
Alessandro Cecconello ◽  
Itamar Willner
Keyword(s):  
Dna Nanostructures ◽  
Recent Advances

scholarly journals Engineering nucleosomes for generating diverse chromatin assemblies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zenita Adhireksan ◽  
Deepti Sharma ◽  
Phoi Leng Lee ◽  
Qiuye Bao ◽  
Sivaraman Padavattan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Properties ◽  
Dna Nanostructures ◽  
Macromolecular Assemblies ◽  
Maximum Resolution ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Chromatin Structural ◽  
Dna Fragment

Abstract Structural characterization of chromatin is challenging due to conformational and compositional heterogeneity in vivo and dynamic properties that limit achievable resolution in vitro. Although the maximum resolution for solving structures of large macromolecular assemblies by electron microscopy has recently undergone profound increases, X-ray crystallographic approaches may still offer advantages for certain systems. One such system is compact chromatin, wherein the crystalline state recapitulates the crowded molecular environment within the nucleus. Here we show that nucleosomal constructs with cohesive-ended DNA can be designed that assemble into different types of circular configurations or continuous fibers extending throughout crystals. We demonstrate the utility of the method for characterizing nucleosome compaction and linker histone binding at near-atomic resolution but also advance its application for tackling further problems in chromatin structural biology and for generating novel types of DNA nanostructures. We provide a library of cohesive-ended DNA fragment expression constructs and a strategy for engineering DNA-based nanomaterials with a seemingly vast potential variety of architectures and histone chemistries.

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