2022
Actuating tension-loaded DNA clamps drives membrane tubulation
Liu L, Xiong Q, Xie C, Pincet F, Lin C. Actuating tension-loaded DNA clamps drives membrane tubulation. Science Advances 2022, 8: eadd1830. PMID: 36223466, PMCID: PMC9555772, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add1830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA clampMembrane tubulationMembrane dynamicsMembrane-remodeling eventsVesicle tubulationConformational changesSpatiotemporal controlDNA signalsCell membraneDNA nanostructuresTubulationMembrane deformationClosed stateOpen stateSelf-assembled DNA nanostructuresOrganismsProteinMembrane tubeArtificial systemsTube widthMembraneDynamics
2017
Placing and shaping liposomes with reconfigurable DNA nanocages
Zhang Z, Yang Y, Pincet F, Llaguno M, Lin C. Placing and shaping liposomes with reconfigurable DNA nanocages. Nature Chemistry 2017, 9: 653-659. PMID: 28644472, PMCID: PMC5542812, DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane-bound vesiclesDNA cagesRegulated deformationsDNA nanocagesMembrane curvatureMembrane fusionConformational changesBiological membranesCell membraneLipid bilayer membranesMembrane mechanicsVesiclesDiverse structuresMembraneCellsBilayer membranesVersatile toolDelivery vesiclesToroid shapeLiposome shape