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ReviewAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2021

Understanding the Interaction of Polyelectrolyte Architectures with Proteins and Biosystems.

Katharina Achazi, Rainer Haag, Matthias Ballauff, Jens Dernedde, Jayachandran N Kizhakkedathu, Dusica Maysinger, Gerd Multhaup

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Review in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
41citing papers in PubMed
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 113 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Glycosaminoglycans as Polyelectrolytes: Charge, Interactions, and Applications.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Katharina AchaziInstitut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2189-291X
Rainer HaagInstitut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3840-162X
Matthias BallauffInstitut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany.
Jens DerneddeCharité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry, and Pathobiochemistry, CVK Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5319-7677
Jayachandran N KizhakkedathuCentre for Blood Research, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Life Science Institute, Department of Chemistry, School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7688-7574
Dusica MaysingerDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, H3G 1Y6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0017-5201
Gerd MulthaupDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, H3G 1Y6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1373-0048
Freie Universität Berlin · DEMcGill University · CACharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DEUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

CIHR MOP-119425
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The counterions neutralizing the charges on polyelectrolytes such as DNA or heparin may dissociate in water and greatly influence the interaction of such polyelectrolytes with biomolecules, particularly proteins. In this Review we give an overview of studies on the interaction of proteins with polyelectrolytes and how this knowledge can be used for medical applications. Counterion release was identified as the main driving force for the binding of proteins to polyelectrolytes: Patches of positive charge become multivalent counterions of the polyelectrolyte and lead to the release of counterions from the polyelectrolyte and a concomitant increase in entropy. This is shown from investigations on the interaction of proteins with natural and synthetic polyelectrolytes. Special emphasis is paid to sulfated dendritic polyglycerols (dPGS). The Review demonstrates that we are moving to a better understanding of charge-charge interactions in systems of biological relevance. Research along these lines will aid and promote the design of synthetic polyelectrolytes for medical applications.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsCell SurvivalDNADrug CarriersGlycosaminoglycansHumansPolyelectrolytesProtein BindingProteinsThermodynamicsAntineoplastic AgentsDNADrug CarriersGlycosaminoglycansPolyelectrolytesProteinscomplementary bindingcounterion releaseheparininflammationpolyelectrolytes

Identifiers

PMID32589355
PMCPMC7894192
OpenAlexW3038131326

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