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ArticleBioconjugate chemistry2018

Cytosolic Uptake of Large Monofunctionalized Dextrans.

Wen Chyan, Henry R Kilgore, Ronald T Raines

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Article in Bioconjugate chemistry, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Endothelial αvβ3 integrin induction during hypoxia protects blood-brain barrier integrity.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  4. Recent Advances in Nanomicelles Delivery Systems.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wen ChyanDepartment of Chemistry , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 77 Massachusetts Avenue , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139 , United States.
Henry R KilgoreDepartment of Chemistry , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 77 Massachusetts Avenue , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139 , United States.
Ronald T RainesDepartment of Chemistry , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 77 Massachusetts Avenue , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139 , United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7164-1719
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · US

Funding

TR&D 3: TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR NMR STUDIES OF SMALL MOLECULES (METABOLOMICS, NATURAL PRODUCTS, METABOLITE-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS) pp.537-585 P41GM103399 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI MARKLEY, JOHN LUTE · 2012 to 2019
$9.4M
STRUCTURE--FUNCTION ANALYSIS OF RIBONUCLEASE AR01GM044783 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI RAINES, RONALD T · 1990 to 2021
$7.1M
QExactive (Orbitrap) mass spectrometerS10OD020022 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI VESTLING, MARTHA M · 2015 to 2015
$483k
ACQUISITION OF MASS SPECTROMETER FOR CORE FACILITYS10RR013790 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON · PI RAINES, RONALD T · 1999 to 1999
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NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR013790NIGMS NIH HHS P41 GM103399NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM044783NIH HHS S10 OD020022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dextrans are a versatile class of polysaccharides with applications that span medicine, cell biology, food science, and consumer goods. Here, we report on a new type of large monofunctionalized dextran that exhibits unusual properties: efficient cytosolic and nuclear uptake. This dextran permeates various human cell types without the use of transfection agents, electroporation, or membrane perturbation. Cellular uptake occurs primarily through active transport via receptor-mediated processes. These monofunctionalized dextrans could serve as intracellular delivery platforms for drugs or other cargos.

Indexed as

Biological TransportCell LineCell NucleusCytosolDextransDrug CarriersHeLa CellsHumansModels, MolecularDextransDrug Carriers

Identifiers

PMID29649361
PMCPMC6013398
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