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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
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 nuclei