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ArticleJournal of the American Chemical Society2017

Cross-Linked Micellar Spherical Nucleic Acids from Thermoresponsive Templates.

Resham J Banga, Brian Meckes, Suguna P Narayan, Anthony J Sprangers, SonBinh T Nguyen, Chad A Mirkin

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Article in Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 91 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Resham J BangaInternational Institute of Nanotechnology, ‡Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, §Department of Chemistry, and ∥Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.
Brian MeckesInternational Institute of Nanotechnology, ‡Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, §Department of Chemistry, and ∥Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.
Suguna P NarayanInternational Institute of Nanotechnology, ‡Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, §Department of Chemistry, and ∥Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.
Anthony J SprangersInternational Institute of Nanotechnology, ‡Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, §Department of Chemistry, and ∥Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.
SonBinh T NguyenInternational Institute of Nanotechnology, ‡Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, §Department of Chemistry, and ∥Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6977-3445
Chad A MirkinInternational Institute of Nanotechnology, ‡Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, §Department of Chemistry, and ∥Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6634-7627
Northwestern University · US

Funding

Project 3: Spherical Nucleic Acids as Immunotherapeutic Agents for Prostate CancerU54CA199091 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI MIRKIN, CHAD A. · 2015 to 2019
$11.7M
NCI NIH HHS U54 CA199091
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A one-pot synthesis of micellar spherical nucleic acid (SNA) nanostructures using Pluronic F127 as a thermoresponsive template is reported. These novel constructs are synthesized in a chemically straightforward process that involves intercalation of the lipid tails of DNA amphiphiles (CpG motifs for TLR-9 stimulation) into the hydrophobic regions of Pluronic F127 micelles, followed by chemical cross-linking and subsequent removal of non-cross-linked structures. The dense nucleic acid shell of the resulting cross-linked micellar SNA enhances their stability in physiological media and facilitates their rapid cellular internalization, making them effective TLR-9 immunomodulatory agents. These constructs underscore the potential of SNAs in regulating immune response and address the relative lack of stability of noncovalent constructs.

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MicellesTemperatureCell SurvivalCross-Linking ReagentsHEK293 CellsHumansHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsNucleic AcidsCross-Linking ReagentsMicellesNucleic Acids

Identifiers

PMID28207251
PMCPMC5493153
OpenAlexW2589086684

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