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ArticleNature communications2017

High efficiency and long-term intracellular activity of an enzymatic nanofactory based on metal-organic frameworks.

Xizhen Lian, Alfredo Erazo-Oliveras, Jean-Philippe Pellois, Hong-Cai Zhou

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Article in Nature communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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30 citing papers in PubMed, 166 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xizhen LianDepartment of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-3255, USA.
Alfredo Erazo-OliverasDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-2128, USA.
Jean-Philippe PelloisDepartment of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-3255, USA. pellois@tamu.edu.
Hong-Cai ZhouDepartment of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-3255, USA. zhou@chem.tamu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9029-3788
Texas A&M University · US

Funding

Mechanisms and optimization of endosomal escape for delivery applicationsR01GM110137 · NIGMS · TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH · PI PELLOIS, JEAN-PHILIPPE · 2015 to 2022
$2.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM110137
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Enhancing or restoring enzymatic function in cells is highly desirable in applications ranging from ex vivo cellular manipulations to enzyme replacement therapies in humans. However, because enzymes degrade in biological milieus, achieving long-term enzymatic activities can be challenging. Herein we report on the in cellulo properties of nanofactories that consist of antioxidative enzymes encapsulated in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). We demonstrate that, while free enzymes display weak activities for only a short duration, these efficient nanofactories protect human cells from toxic reactive oxygen species for up to a week. Remarkably, these results are obtained in spite of the nanofactories being localized in lysosomes, acidic organelles that contain a variety of proteases. The long-term persistence of the nanofactories is attributed to the chemical stability of MOF in low pH environment and to the protease resistance provided by the protective cage formed by the MOF around the encapsulated enzymes.

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CytoplasmEndopeptidasesEnzyme AssaysHeLa CellsHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMetal-Organic FrameworksNanotechnologyOrganellesOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesEndopeptidasesMetal-Organic FrameworksReactive Oxygen Species

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PMID29234027
PMCPMC5727123
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