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ArticleNature communications2018

Metal-organic frameworks for precise inclusion of single-stranded DNA and transfection in immune cells.

Shuang Peng, Binglin Bie, Yangzesheng Sun, Min Liu, Hengjiang Cong, Wentao Zhou, Yucong Xia, Heng Tang, Hexiang Deng, Xiang Zhou

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Article in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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48 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Shuang PengKey Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers-Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7775-8616
Binglin BieKey Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers-Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6112-0765
Yangzesheng SunKey Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers-Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China.
Min LiuKey Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers-Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China.
Hengjiang CongKey Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers-Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9225-0095
Wentao ZhouKey Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers-Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China.
Yucong XiaKey Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers-Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China.
Heng TangKey Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers-Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China.
Hexiang DengKey Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers-Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China. hdeng@whu.edu.cn.
Xiang ZhouKey Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers-Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China. xzhou@whu.edu.cn.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Effective transfection of genetic molecules such as DNA usually relies on vectors that can reversibly uptake and release these molecules, and protect them from digestion by nuclease. Non-viral vectors meeting these requirements are rare due to the lack of specific interactions with DNA. Here, we design a series of four isoreticular metal-organic frameworks (Ni-IRMOF-74-II to -V) with progressively tuned pore size from 2.2 to 4.2 nm to precisely include single-stranded DNA (ssDNA, 11-53 nt), and to achieve reversible interaction between MOFs and ssDNA. The entire nucleic acid chain is completely confined inside the pores providing excellent protection, and the geometric distribution of the confined ssDNA is visualized by X-ray diffraction. Two MOFs in this series exhibit excellent transfection efficiency in mammalian immune cells, 92% in the primary mouse immune cells (CD4+ T cell) and 30% in human immune cells (THP-1 cell), unrivaled by the commercialized agents (Lipo and Neofect).

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CD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCrystallography, X-RayDNA, Single-StrandedFlow CytometryHumansImmune SystemMCF-7 CellsMetal-Organic FrameworksPowdersTransfectionX-Ray DiffractionDNA, Single-StrandedMetal-Organic FrameworksPowders

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PMCPMC5882967

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