2019
Engineering Lipid Membranes with Programmable DNA Nanostructures
Shen Q, Grome MW, Yang Y, Lin C. Engineering Lipid Membranes with Programmable DNA Nanostructures. Advanced Biology 2019, 4 PMID: 31934608, PMCID: PMC6957268, DOI: 10.1002/adbi.201900215.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsDNA nanostructuresProgrammable DNA nanostructuresGenetic informationLipid membranesCell's genetic informationAmphipathic lipid moleculesLipid/DNA complexesSelf-assembling capabilitiesDNA-based toolsQuantitative biophysical studiesNanoscopic precisionProgrammable nanostructuresControllable structureHybrid materialsChromatin structureGene therapyNanostructuresDistant moleculesSynthetic biologyAbundant biomoleculesLipid moleculesBiophysical studiesDNA complexesExcellent materialCell nucleiA programmable DNA-origami platform for studying lipid transfer between bilayers
Bian X, Zhang Z, Xiong Q, De Camilli P, Lin C. A programmable DNA-origami platform for studying lipid transfer between bilayers. Nature Chemical Biology 2019, 15: 830-837. PMID: 31320758, PMCID: PMC6650167, DOI: 10.1038/s41589-019-0325-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLipid transferNon-vesicular lipid transportSynaptotagmin-like mitochondrial lipid-binding protein (SMP) domainLipid transportMembrane contact sitesLipid transport proteinsSMP domainImportant physiological roleDNA origami platformProtein domainsUnstructured linkerContact sitesSynaptotagmin-1Förster resonance energy transferPhysiological roleResonance energy transferMechanistic insightsDNA origami nanostructuresAcceptor liposomes
2018
Vesicle Tubulation with Self‐Assembling DNA Nanosprings
Grome MW, Zhang Z, Pincet F, Lin C. Vesicle Tubulation with Self‐Assembling DNA Nanosprings. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2018, 57: 5330-5334. PMID: 29575478, PMCID: PMC5924453, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201800141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDNALipid BilayersMicroscopy, FluorescenceNanostructuresNanotechnologyNucleic Acid ConformationPolymerizationConceptsMembrane-deforming proteinsDNA origami designMembrane tubulationMembrane tubulesMembrane curvatureMembrane surface coverageVesicle tubulationDNA structureLipid bilayersTubulationNanospringsTube morphologyIntricate interplayArtificial nanomachinesVesicle deformationSpherical vesiclesNanotechnologyMajor goalProteinDNAVesiclesNanomachinesBioengineeringDetergentsMorphology
2016
A Programmable DNA Origami Platform to Organize SNAREs for Membrane Fusion
Xu W, Nathwani B, Lin C, Wang J, Karatekin E, Pincet F, Shih W, Rothman JE. A Programmable DNA Origami Platform to Organize SNAREs for Membrane Fusion. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2016, 138: 4439-4447. PMID: 26938705, PMCID: PMC4950518, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b13107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDNADNA, Single-StrandedLipid BilayersLiposomesMembrane FusionProtein BindingSNARE ProteinsVesicular Transport ProteinsConceptsMembrane fusionSoluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) complexCore molecular machineryMembrane fusion eventsProtein receptor complexMembrane fusion processMolecular machineryDNA origami platformTarget membraneAuxiliary proteinsIntracellular communicationDocking stepSingle-event levelReceptor complexLipid mixingSmall unilamellar vesiclesLipid bilayersSnareFundamental processesVesiclesUnilamellar vesiclesTraffickingMachineryProteinFusionSelf-assembly of size-controlled liposomes on DNA nanotemplates
Yang Y, Wang J, Shigematsu H, Xu W, Shih WM, Rothman JE, Lin C. Self-assembly of size-controlled liposomes on DNA nanotemplates. Nature Chemistry 2016, 8: 476-483. PMID: 27102682, PMCID: PMC5021307, DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA nanotemplatesArtificial lipid bilayer membranesLipid bilayer formationLipid bilayer membranesSelf-AssemblyTemplating methodKey intermediateBilayer formationDrug deliveryArtificial vesiclesLipid compositionNanoscale precisionNanotemplatesHomogeneous liposomesUnilamellar vesiclesLiposome formationVesicular transportProtein structureMembrane structureVesicle sizeLiposomesIntermediatesFormationVesiclesStructure
2015
Controlled Co-reconstitution of Multiple Membrane Proteins in Lipid Bilayer Nanodiscs Using DNA as a Scaffold
Raschle T, Lin C, Jungmann R, Shih WM, Wagner G. Controlled Co-reconstitution of Multiple Membrane Proteins in Lipid Bilayer Nanodiscs Using DNA as a Scaffold. ACS Chemical Biology 2015, 10: 2448-2454. PMID: 26356202, PMCID: PMC4769731, DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.5b00627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane protein complexesMultiple membrane proteinsVoltage-gated anion channelsMembrane proteinsProtein complexesHeterotrimeric membrane protein complexIndividual membrane proteinsLipid bilayer nanodiscsSingle nanodiscBilayer nanodiscsProtein aggregationMembrane environmentAnion channelNanodiscsProteinLipid bilayersModel systemProof of principleOligonucleotide sequencesComplementary oligonucleotide sequencesComplexesTemporary attachmentDNASequenceBilayers