2024
Channel width modulates the permeability of DNA origami–based nuclear pore mimics
Feng Q, Saladin M, Wu C, Cao E, Zheng W, Zhang A, Bhardwaj P, Li X, Shen Q, Kapinos L, Kozai T, Mariappan M, Lusk C, Xiong Y, Lim R, Lin C. Channel width modulates the permeability of DNA origami–based nuclear pore mimics. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadq8773. PMID: 39536094, PMCID: PMC11559598, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adq8773.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Functionalized DNA-Origami-Protein Nanopores Generate Large Transmembrane Channels with Programmable Size-Selectivity
Shen Q, Xiong Q, Zhou K, Feng Q, Liu L, Tian T, Wu C, Xiong Y, Melia T, Lusk C, Lin C. Functionalized DNA-Origami-Protein Nanopores Generate Large Transmembrane Channels with Programmable Size-Selectivity. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2022, 145: 1292-1300. PMID: 36577119, PMCID: PMC9852090, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c11226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExchange of macromoleculesCholesterol-rich membranesHybrid nanoporesSynthetic biologyBiophysical toolsSynthetic cellsTransmembrane channelsTransmembrane nanoporesDNA ringsProtein nanoporeCell membraneBacterial toxinsDNA origami techniqueLipid membranesAnalytical chemistryMacromolecule sizeDNA origamiMembraneProgrammable sizeNanoporesSized poresNucleoporinsAverage inner diameterCellsPneumolysin