Featured Publications
DNA Origami Post‐Processing by CRISPR‐Cas12a
Xiong Q, Xie C, Zhang Z, Liu L, Powell JT, Shen Q, Lin C. DNA Origami Post‐Processing by CRISPR‐Cas12a. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2020, 59: 3956-3960. PMID: 31883145, PMCID: PMC7101258, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201915555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA origami structuresCRISPR-Cas12aDNA origami devicesDNA origami designDNA origami techniqueNanomaterial fabricationFunctional nanodevicesDNA origamiScaffold strandTremendous promiseCutting-edge toolsVersatile toolNanodevicesNanostructuresFacileFabricationBiocompatibilityBiotechnologySequence specificityOrigamiEnzymatic methodMechanical propertiesStructural transformationDevicesIntricate structureFunctionalized 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
2023
Recent Advances in DNA Origami-Engineered Nanomaterials and Applications
Zhan P, Peil A, Jiang Q, Wang D, Mousavi S, Xiong Q, Shen Q, Shang Y, Ding B, Lin C, Ke Y, Liu N. Recent Advances in DNA Origami-Engineered Nanomaterials and Applications. Chemical Reviews 2023, 123: 3976-4050. PMID: 36990451, PMCID: PMC10103138, DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00028.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsDNA origami techniquePaul RothemundDNA nanotechnologyOrigami techniqueExciting achievementsNanomaterialsMaterials scienceRecent progressRecent advancesNanotechnologyUseful applicationsApplicationsRothemundSignificant advancesUnexplored research avenuesOriginal proposalFieldPhysicsMathematicsEngineeringAdvancesUnique fieldModeling HIV-1 nuclear entry with nucleoporin-gated DNA-origami channels
Shen Q, Feng Q, Wu C, Xiong Q, Tian T, Yuan S, Shi J, Bedwell G, Yang R, Aiken C, Engelman A, Lusk C, Lin C, Xiong Y. Modeling HIV-1 nuclear entry with nucleoporin-gated DNA-origami channels. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2023, 30: 425-435. PMID: 36807645, PMCID: PMC10121901, DOI: 10.1038/s41594-023-00925-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear pore complexHIV-1 nuclear entryNuclear entryNuclear importNPC central channelPore complexHost nucleusCapsid dockingVirus genomeAffinity gradientNup153Central channelMechanistic insightsMolecular interactionsCapsidNucleoporinsNup358Nup62GenomeNucleusVirusDockingVirus-1 infectionImportComplexes
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
2021
DNA-Origami NanoTrap for Studying the Selective Barriers Formed by Phenylalanine-Glycine-Rich Nucleoporins
Shen Q, Tian T, Xiong Q, Fisher P, Xiong Y, Melia TJ, Lusk CP, Lin C. DNA-Origami NanoTrap for Studying the Selective Barriers Formed by Phenylalanine-Glycine-Rich Nucleoporins. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2021, 143: 12294-12303. PMID: 34324340, PMCID: PMC8363578, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c05550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear pore complexFundamental biological activitiesRich nucleoporinsNuclear transport receptorsSelective barrierPhenylalanine-GlycineStructure-function relationshipsPore complexNuclear transportTransport receptorsProtein assembliesFG-NupsMolecular trafficFG interactionsFG networkBiomolecular machinesNucleoporinsCritical determinantDNA nanotechnologyBiomimetic constructsBiological activityDiffusion barrierModel cargoNanotrapsSpatial arrangementSorting 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 Research
2019
A 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