Peptide-Based Coacervate Protocells with Cytoprotective Metal-Phenolic Network Membranes

Protocells have garnered considerable attention from cell biologists, materials scientists, and synthetic biologists. Phase-separating coacervate microdroplets have emerged as a promising cytomimetic model because they can internalize and concentrate components from dilute surrounding environments. However, the membrane-free nature of such coacervates leads to coalescence into a bulk phase, a phenomenon that is not representative of the cells they are designed to mimic. Herein, we develop a membranized peptide coacervate (PC) with oppositely charged oligopeptides as the molecularly crowded cytosol and a metal-phenolic network (MPN) coating as the membrane. The hybrid protocell efficiently internalizes various bioactive macromolecules (e.g., bovine serum albumin and immunoglobulin G) (>90%) while also resisting radicals due to the semipermeable cytoprotective membrane. Notably, the resultant PCMPNs are capable of anabolic cascade reactions and remain in discrete protocellular populations without coalescence. Finally, we demonstrate that the MPN protocell membrane can be postfunctionalized with various functional molecules (e.g., folic acid and fluorescence dye) to more closely resemble actual cells with complex membranes, such as recognition molecules, which allows for drug delivery. This membrane-bound cytosolic protocell structure paves the way for innovative synthetic cells with structural and functional complexity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:145

Enthalten in:

Journal of the American Chemical Society - 145(2023), 44 vom: 08. Nov., Seite 24108-24115

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jiang, Linli [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Yiwei [VerfasserIn]
Li, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Zhixing [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Hai [VerfasserIn]
Richardson, Joseph J [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Zhanshan [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Dongdong [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Caruso, Frank [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Jiajing [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

27432CM55Q
Journal Article
Macromolecular Substances
Peptides
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Serum Albumin, Bovine

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Date Completed 09.11.2023

Date Revised 12.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/jacs.3c07748

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36282214X