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Controlled evolution of an RNA enzyme [PDF]

It is generally thought that prior to the origin of protein synthesis, life on earth was based on self-replicating RNA molecules. This idea has become especially popular recently due to the discovery of catalytic RNA (ribozymes).
Joyce, G. F.
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Fitness Landscapes and Evolution of Catalytic RNA

Annual Review of Biophysics
The relationship between genotype and phenotype, or the fitness landscape, is the foundation of genetic engineering and evolution. However, mapping fitness landscapes poses a major technical challenge due to the amount of quantifiable data that is required.
Saha, Ranajay, Vázquez-Salazar, Alberto, Nandy, Aditya, Chen, Irene A   +3 more
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Electric Pulse Regulated MXene Based Nanozymes for Integrative Bioelectricity Immuno‐Cancer Therapy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
MXenzyme‐mediated bioelectricity cancer therapy (MXenzyme‐BECT) enhances cancer cell death through irreversible depolarization, ion channel disruption, ROS generation, and immunogenic cell death. Computational simulations reveal the electrical mechanisms by which MXenzyme acts on single cells and support to predict treatment parameters. Next‐generation
Sanghee Lee, Seongchan Kim, Eui‐Sang Yu, Sian Lee, Min Jun Ko, Hyojin Lee, Dong‐Hyun Kim   +6 more
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Photothermal Hydrogel with Mn3O4 Nanoparticles Alleviates Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Scavenging ROS and Regulating Extracellular Matrix Metabolism

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The MPTT‐nanozyme‐hydrogel system (Mn3O4@ChS‐HA) provides a multifunctional therapeutic strategy for intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD), effectively targeting oxidative stress and enhancing AF repair by restoring extracellular matrix (ECM) and redox homeostasis.
Yangyang Chen, Chan Xue, Feifei Ni, Binwu Hu, Miaoheng Yan, He Zhang, Yuxiang Hu, Xiaoyao Peng, Guangfang Li, Yu Han, Hongjian Liu, Zengwu Shao, Qin Wang, Yulong Wei   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modular Architecture of Bacterial RNase P Ribozymes as a Structural Platform for RNA Nanostructure Design

CHIMIA, 2018
Ribonuclease P (RNase P) is a class of enzymes involved in the processing of precursor tRNAs to remove their 5'-leader sequences. Ribonuclease P enzymes are classified into two completely distinct classes, i.e.
Yuri Nozawa, Megumi Hagihara, Shigeyoshi Matsumura, Yoshiya Ikawa   +3 more
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Transmembrane Activation of Catalysis and Protein Refolding in Synthetic Cells by Enzymes and Nanozymes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Synthetic cells are engineered herein to respond to an external chemical messenger by the activation of intracellular catalysis. The chemical messenger molecules are catalytically generated by an extracellular enzyme or a mineral surface, whereas the intracellular catalysis emerges via direct enzyme activation or via protein refolding.
Dante G. Andersen, Andreas B. Pedersen, Mireia Casanovas Montasell, Søren Moesgaard, Anja Bille Bohn, Alexander N. Zelikin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Specific catalytically impaired DDX3X mutants form sexually dimorphic hollow condensates

Nature Communications
Mutations in the RNA helicase DDX3X, implicated in various cancers and neurodevelopmental disorders, often impair RNA unwinding and translation. However, the mechanisms underlying the impairment and the differential interactions of DDX3X mutants with ...
Michael C. Owens, Hui Shen, Amber Yanas, Maria Saraí Mendoza-Figueroa, Ellen Lavorando, Xiaoyu Wei, Him Shweta, Hsin-Yao Tang, Yale E. Goldman, Kathy Fange Liu   +9 more
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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
wiley   +1 more source

The RNA World: Piecing together the historical development of a hypothesis

Mètode Science Studies Journal: Annual Review, 2016
The concept of an RNA world is a hypothesis firmly rooted in empirical data and is part of a long and complex scientific perspective that goes back more than fifty years to the discovery of the central role RNA and ribonucleotides play in protein ...
Antonio Lazcano
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Functional Hydrogel for Modulating Lipid Droplets and Neuroinflammation in Head Injury

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
After TBI, elevated cholesterol levels in activated microglia lead to the accumulation of cholesterol esters in lipid droplets, exacerbating neuroinflammation. A β‐cyclodextrin‐conjugated GelMA (βCD‐GelMA) hydrogel is developed to promotes cholesterol efflux and reduces LDL influx, thereby alleviating intracellular cholesterol and lipid droplet buildup.
Feixiang Chen, Yvonne Shen, Yutong Shao, Tenghuan Ge, Haowen Qiao, Shangzhou Xia, Yafei Qu, Yuanpu Chiu, Ying Qin, Zhen Zhao   +9 more
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