Nucleic acid-assisted CRISPR-Cas systems for advanced biosensing and bioimaging

S Chen, B Gong, C Zhu, C Lei, Z Nie - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Nucleic acid molecules possess many superior properties, including high designability and
structural predictability, making them attractive biosensing and bioimaging tools. The …

Conformational-switch biosensors as novel tools to support continuous, real-time molecular monitoring in lab-on-a-chip devices

C Parolo, A Idili, J Heikenfeld, KW Plaxco - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent years have seen continued expansion of the functionality of lab on a chip (LOC)
devices. Indeed LOCs now provide scientists and developers with useful and versatile …

Deep-tissue SWIR imaging using rationally designed small red-shifted near-infrared fluorescent protein

OS Oliinyk, C Ma, S Pletnev, M Baloban, C Taboada… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Applying rational design, we developed 17 kDa cyanobacteriochrome-based near-infrared
(NIR-I) fluorescent protein, miRFP718nano. miRFP718nano efficiently binds endogenous …

Trogocytosis of CAR molecule regulates CAR-T cell dysfunction and tumor antigen escape

Y Zhai, Y Du, G Li, M Yu, H Hu, C Pan… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has demonstrated clinical response in
treating both hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. Although instances of rapid tumor …

More than double the fun with two-photon excitation microscopy

P Luu, SE Fraser, F Schneider - Communications Biology, 2024 - nature.com
For generations researchers have been observing the dynamic processes of life through the
lens of a microscope. This has offered tremendous insights into biological phenomena that …

Research progresses and applications of fluorescent protein antibodies: a review focusing on nanobodies

YL Chen, XX Xie, N Zhong, LC Sun, D Lin… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Since the discovery of fluorescent proteins (FPs), their rich fluorescence spectra and
photochemical properties have promoted widespread biological research applications. FPs …

Generation of nanobodies from transgenic 'LamaMice'lacking an endogenous immunoglobulin repertoire

T Eden, AZ Schaffrath, J Wesolowski, T Stähler… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Due to their exceptional solubility and stability, nanobodies have emerged as powerful
building blocks for research tools and therapeutics. However, their generation in llamas is …

Ran-GTP assembles a specialized spindle structure for accurate chromosome segregation in medaka early embryos

A Kiyomitsu, T Nishimura, SJ Hwang, S Ansai… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Despite drastic cellular changes during cleavage, a mitotic spindle assembles in each
blastomere to accurately segregate duplicated chromosomes. Mechanisms of mitotic spindle …

Adaptable, turn-on maturation (ATOM) fluorescent biosensors for multiplexed detection in cells

H Sekhon, JH Ha, MF Presti, SB Procopio, AR Jarvis… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
A grand challenge in biosensor design is to develop a single-molecule, fluorescent protein-
based platform that can be easily adapted to recognize targets of choice. Here, we created a …

Screening, expression, and identification of nanobody against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Q Su, W Shi, X Huang, Y Wan, G Li, B Xing, ZP Xu… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), an infectious disease that has become a serious burden on …