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Functionalizing DNA nanostructures with natural cationic amino acids 被引量:1

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摘要 Complexing self-assembled DNA nanostructures with various functional guest species is the key to unlocking new and exciting biomedical applications.Cationic guest species not only induce magnesium-free DNA to self-assemble into defined structures but also endow the final complex nanomaterials with new properties.Herein,we propose a novel strategy that employs naturally occurring cationic amino acids to induce DNA self-assembly into defined nanostructures.Natural L-arginine and L-lysine can readily induce the assembly of tile-based DNA nanotubes and DNA origami sheets in a magnesium-free manner.The self-assembly processes are demonstrated to be pH-and concentration-dependent and are achieved at constant temperatures.Moreover,the assembled DNA/amino acid complex nanomaterials are stable at a physiological temperature of 37◦C.Substituting L-arginine with its D form enhances its serum stability.Further preliminary examination of this complex nanomaterial platform for biomedical applications indicates that DNA/amino acids exhibit distinct cellular uptake behaviors compared with their magnesium-assembled counterparts.The nanomaterial mainly clusters around the cell membrane and might be utilized to manipulate molecular events on the membrane.Our study suggests that the properties of DNA nanostructures can be tuned by complexing them with customized guest molecules for a designed application.The strategy proposed herein might be promising to advance the biomedical applications of DNA nanostructures.
出处 《Bioactive Materials》 SCIE 2021年第9期2946-2955,共10页 生物活性材料(英文)
基金 This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32071379,81670047,and 81873422) the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing,China(No.cstc2020jcyj-msxmX0622) the Project Foundation of Chongqing Municipal Education Committee(KJQN201900405) the NUS Cross Faculty Grant(R279000502133).
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