Synthetic Cell Armor Made of DNA Origami

The bioengineering applications of cells, such as cell printing and multicellular assembly, are directly limited by cell damage and death due to a harsh environment. Improved cellular robustness thus motivates investigations into cell encapsulation, which provides essential protection. Here we target the cell-surface glycocalyx and cross-link two layers of DNA nanorods on the cellular plasma membrane to form a modular and programmable nanoshell. We show that the DNA origami nanoshell modulates the biophysical properties of cell membranes by enhancing the membrane stiffness and lowering the lipid fluidity. The nanoshell also serves as armor to protect cells and improve their viability against mechanical stress from osmotic imbalance, centrifugal forces, and fluid shear stress. Moreover, it enables mediated cell-cell interactions for effective and robust multicellular assembly. Our results demonstrate the potential of the nanoshell, not only as a cellular protection strategy but also as a platform for cell and cell membrane manipulation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Nano letters - 23(2023), 15 vom: 09. Aug., Seite 7076-7085

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Weitao [VerfasserIn]
Hayes, Peter R [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Xi [VerfasserIn]
Taylor, Rebecca E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-49-2
Cell encapsulation
Cell manipulation
Cellular plasma membrane
DNA
DNA origami
Journal Article
Membrane biophysics
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

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Date Completed 10.08.2023

Date Revised 14.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01878

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359637922