A dynamic DNA tetrahedron framework for active targeting

T Tian, T Zhang, S Shi, Y Gao, X Cai, Y Lin - Nature Protocols, 2023 - nature.com
An active targeting strategy-enabled DNA tetrahedron delivery vehicle could facilitate stable
drug encapsulation and stimuli-responsive on-demand release, building a universal …

Prospects and challenges of dynamic DNA nanostructures in biomedical applications

T Tian, Y Li, Y Lin - Bone Research, 2022 - nature.com
The physicochemical nature of DNA allows the assembly of highly predictable structures via
several fabrication strategies, which have been applied to make breakthroughs in various …

A tetrahedral framework DNA‐based bioswitchable miRNA inhibitor delivery system: application to skin anti‐aging

S Li, Y Liu, T Zhang, S Lin, S Shi, J He, Y Xie… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
MicroRNA (miR)‐based therapy shows strong potential; however, structural limitations pose
a challenge in fully exploiting its biomedical functionality. Tetrahedral framework DNA (tFNA) …

A bioswitchable delivery system for microRNA therapeutics based on a tetrahedral DNA nanostructure

S Li, T Tian, T Zhang, Y Lin, X Cai - Nature Protocols, 2024 - nature.com
As microRNAs (miRNA) regulate almost all physiopathological activities in the human body,
miRNA therapeutics that deliver miRNA regulators have attracted considerable attention in …

Structure, folding and flexibility of co-transcriptional RNA origami

EKS McRae, HØ Rasmussen, J Liu, A Bøggild… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
RNA origami is a method for designing RNA nanostructures that can self-assemble through
co-transcriptional folding with applications in nanomedicine and synthetic biology. However …

Toehold-mediated strand displacement in random sequence pools

T Mayer, L Oesinghaus, FC Simmel - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Toehold-mediated strand displacement (TMSD) has been used extensively for molecular
sensing and computing in DNA-based molecular circuits. As these circuits grow in …

Development of an Inhalable DNA Tetrahedron MicroRNA Sponge

L Yao, G Zhang, Y Wang, Z Liu, J Liang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In designing aerosolized drugs, the challenge lies in achieving optimal penetration and
retention. Existing delivery systems prioritize larger particles for prolonged intrapulmonary …

Single-molecule force spectroscopy of toehold-mediated strand displacement

A Walbrun, T Wang, M Matthies, P Šulc… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Toehold-mediated strand displacement (TMSD) is extensively utilized in dynamic DNA
nanotechnology and for a wide range of DNA or RNA-based reaction circuits. Investigation …

Programming cell-free biosensors with DNA strand displacement circuits

JK Jung, CM Archuleta, KK Alam, JB Lucks - Nature chemical biology, 2022 - nature.com
Cell-free biosensors are powerful platforms for monitoring human and environmental health.
Here, we expand their capabilities by interfacing them with toehold-mediated strand …

RNA origami: design, simulation and application

E Poppleton, N Urbanek, T Chakraborty, A Griffo… - RNA biology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Design strategies for DNA and RNA nanostructures have developed along parallel lines for
the past 30 years, from small structural motifs derived from biology to large …