2021
Sorting sub-150-nm liposomes of distinct sizes by DNA-brick-assisted centrifugation
Yang Y, Wu Z, Wang L, Zhou K, Xia K, Xiong Q, Liu L, Zhang Z, Chapman ER, Xiong Y, Melia TJ, Karatekin E, Gu H, Lin C. Sorting sub-150-nm liposomes of distinct sizes by DNA-brick-assisted centrifugation. Nature Chemistry 2021, 13: 335-342. PMID: 33785892, PMCID: PMC8049973, DOI: 10.1038/s41557-021-00667-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAutophagy-Related Protein 7CentrifugationCholesterolDNALiposomesParticle SizeSNARE Proteins
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 vesiclesTraffickingMachineryProteinFusion