Functional DNA as a Molecular Tool in Regulating Immunoreceptor–Ligand Interactions

L Sun, F Shen, Y Qu, Z Liu - Jacs Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
During immune responses, activating ligands would trigger dynamic spatiotemporal
organization of immunoreceptors at the cell interface, governing the fate and effector …

Addressing the in vivo delivery of nucleic-acid nanostructure therapeutics

S Alexander, MG Moghadam, M Rothenbroker… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
DNA and RNA nanostructures are being investigated as therapeutics, vaccines, and drug
delivery systems. These nanostructures can be functionalized with guests ranging from …

Evaluation of nonmodified wireframe DNA origami for acute toxicity and biodistribution in mice

EC Wamhoff, GA Knappe, AA Burds… - ACS applied bio …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Wireframe DNA origami can be used to fabricate virus-like particles for a range of
biomedical applications, including the delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics. However, the …

Spatial Engineering of Heterotypic Antigens on a DNA Framework for the Preparation of Mosaic Nanoparticle Vaccines with Enhanced Immune Activation against …

Y Yang, J Zhang, Y Xu, M Chen, S Wang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mosaic nanoparticle vaccines with heterotypic antigens exhibit broad‐spectrum antiviral
capabilities, but the impact of antigen proportions and distribution patterns on vaccine …

Immunostimulation of Fibrous Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles Can be Modulated through Aptamer-Based Functional Moieties: Unveiling the Structure–Activity …

LP Rebolledo, W Ke, E Cedrone, J Wang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Fibrous nanomaterials containing silica, titanium oxide, and carbon nanotubes are
notoriously known for their undesirable inflammatory responses and associated toxicities …

Antigen spacing on protein nanoparticles influences antibody responses to vaccination

D Ellis, A Dosey, S Boyoglu-Barnum, YJ Park… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Immunogen design approaches aim to control the specificity and quality of antibody
responses elicited by next-generation vaccines. Here, we use computational protein design …

Charge Detection Mass Spectrometry Enables Molecular Characterization of Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles

PC Ofoegbu, GA Knappe, A Romanov, BE Draper… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nucleic acid nanoparticles (NANPs) are increasingly used in preclinical investigations as
delivery vectors. Tools that can characterize assembly and assess quality will accelerate …

DNA Self-Assembly: A Tool to Improve Biochemical Reaction Performance

Q Hu, J Yan, K Ren - ACS Materials Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Biochemical reactions are essential biological processes of living systems, which are also
significant in many fields, such as biomedicine, cytobiology, synthetic biology, and chemical …

Heterologous sarbecovirus receptor binding domains as scaffolds for SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding motif presentation

BM Hauser, M Sangesland, EC Lam… - ACS Infectious …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Structure-guided rational immunogen design can generate optimized immunogens that elicit
a desired humoral response. Design strategies often center on targeting conserved sites on …

Both sides now: evolutionary traits of antigens and B cells in tolerance and activation

Y Hong, K Kwak - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
B cells are the cornerstone of our body's defense system, producing precise antibodies and
safeguarding immunological memory for future protection against pathogens. While we have …