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A Unifying Scenario on the Origin and Evolution of Cellular and Viral Domains [PDF]

, 2009
The cellular theory on the nature of life has been one of the first major advancements in biology. Viruses, however, are the most abundant life forms, and their exclusion from mainstream biology and the Tree of Life (TOL) is a major paradox in biology ...
Claudiu I. Bandea
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Strategies to Design and Optimize Artificial Antigen‐Presenting Cells for T Cell Expansion in Cancer Immunotherapy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in engineering artificial antigen‐presenting cells (aAPCs) as alternatives to dendritic cells for T cell expansion. Key design principles inspired by the immunological synapse are discussed, with emphasis on strategies for polyclonal and antigen‐specific T cell expansion.
Nguyen Thi Nguyen, Yu Seok Youn
wiley   +1 more source

Viral DNA Integration [PDF]

Nature, 1971
openaire   +1 more source

Synthetic Strategy for mRNA Encapsulation and Gene Delivery with Nanoscale Metal‐Organic Frameworks

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This research utilizes the ZIF‐8 for the encapsulation and intracellular delivery of nucleic acids, specifically mRNA, for applications in gene delivery. Integrating PEI addresses the issue of mRNA leakage from ZIF‐8, resulting in the delivery and expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP) in vitro and firefly luciferase in vivo.
Harrison Douglas Lawson, Huy Hoang Nguyen, Keng‐Jung Lee, Nattarat Wongsuwan, Ayesha Tupe, Mengrou Lu, Mariah Lynn Arral, Anne Behre, Zihan Ling, Kathryn Ann Whitehead, Adam Walter Feinberg, Xi Ren, Si‐Yang Zheng   +12 more
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Bimodal distribution and set point HBV DNA viral loads in chronic infection: retrospective analysis of cohorts from the UK and South Africa. [PDF]

Wellcome Open Res, 2020
Downs LO, Vawda S, Bester PA, Lythgoe KA, Wang T, McNaughton AL, Smith DA, Maponga T, Freeman O, Várnai KA, Davies J, Woods K, Fraser C, Barnes E, Goedhals D, Matthews PC.   +15 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Perfusable Brain Microvascular Network‐On‐Chip Model to Study Flavivirus NS1‐Induced Endothelial Dysfunction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a microfluidic brain microvascular network‐on‐chip (BMVasChip) to investigate endothelial barrier dysfunction caused by flavivirus non‐structural protein 1 (NS1), including virus‐ and time‐dependent vascular damage, leakiness, and dysfunction.
Monika Rajput, Yen‐Ting Tung, Yu‐Chi Chen, Min Jae Song, Marc Ferrer, Emily M. Lee   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Endocytic Programming via Porous Silicon Nanoparticles Enhances TLR4 Nanoagonist Potency for Macrophage‐Mediated Immunotherapy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Porous silicon nanoparticles (PSiNPs) reprogram macrophage endocytosis of manganese@albumin‐based TLR4 nanoagonists, driving TRIF‐biased TLR4 signaling, eliciting robust proinflammatory responses, and potentiating macrophage‐mediated immunotherapeutic effects against NSCLC.
Xiaomei Zhang, Huiying Li, Shuodan Huang, Linxuan Zhang, Yan Gao, Ruoran Wang, Xiaoyu Wang, Hélder A. Santos, Zhenyu Yin, Bing Xia   +9 more
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Cholesterol in mRNA‐Lipid Nanoparticles can be Replaced with the Synthetic Mycobacterial Monomycoloyl Glycerol Analogue MMG‐1

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates that cholesterol in messenger RNA‐lipid nanoparticles (mRNA‐LNPs) can be completely replaced with an immunopotentiating lipid, i.e., a synthetic analogue of the C‐type lectin receptor agonist monomycoloyl glycerol (MMG‐1), without compromising physicochemical properties, in vivo transfection efficiency, and immunogenicity of the
Abhijeet G. Lokras, Saahil S. Baghel, Rune F. Jensen, Aneesh Thakur, Henrik Franzyk, Oskar Thofte, Marco Herrera‐Barrera, Madeleine Landry, Melike Ongun, Ahmad Tami, Marlene P. Thanthrige, Eva Callens, Corinne Beinat, Thomas Rades, Søren R. Paludan, Kristian Riesbeck, Ida Rosenkrands, Dennis Christensen, Gabriel K. Pedersen, Camilla Foged   +19 more
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Biomaterial Strategies for Targeted Intracellular Delivery to Phagocytes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Phagocytes are essential to a functional immune system, and their behavior defines disease outcomes. Engineered particles offer a strategic opportunity to target phagocytes, harnessing inflammatory modulation in disease. By tuning features like size, shape, and surface, these systems can modulate immune responses and improve targeted treatment for a ...
Kaitlyn E. Woodworth, Neal I. Callaghan, Locke Davenport Huyer   +2 more
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Oligohistidine‐Functionalized Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube‐Guided RNA Delivery to Improve Shoot Regeneration Efficiency in Plant Calli

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The pH‐sensitive His6‐SWNTs, which is functionalized with oligohistidine, can deliver STTM396 molecules into callus cells. The STTM396–SWNT complex treatments enhance shoot regeneration efficiency by regulating the miR396‐GRF module in Arabidopsis and tomato calli.
Yeong Yeop Jeong, Hyuna Kwak, Woojin Jeong, Hongwoo Lee, Su‐Ji Jeon, Hyo‐Jun Lee, Pil Joon Seo, Seon‐Yeong Kwak   +7 more
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