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ArticleJournal of the American Chemical Society2020

Single-Chain Nanoparticle Delivers a Partner Enzyme for Concurrent and Tandem Catalysis in Cells.

Junfeng Chen, Ke Li, Ji Seon Lucy Shon, Steven C Zimmerman

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Article in Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
7.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 116 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.

Junfeng ChenDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-7100-0839
Ke LiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.
Ji Seon Lucy ShonDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.
Steven C ZimmermanDepartment of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5333-3437
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · US

Funding

Small Molecule Approaches to Targeting the DNA and RNA in Myotonic DystrophyR01AR069645 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI ZIMMERMAN, STEVEN C. · 2017 to 2021
$2.2M
Targeting CUG Expansions for the Treatment of Myotonic DystrophyR01AR058361 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI HERGENROTHER, PAUL, ZIMMERMAN, STEVEN C. · 2009 to 2013
$1.7M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR058361NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR069645
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Combining synthetic chemistry and biocatalysis is a promising but underexplored approach to intracellular catalysis. We report a strategy to codeliver a single-chain nanoparticle (SCNP) catalyst and an exogenous enzyme into cells for performing bioorthogonal reactions. The nanoparticle and enzyme reside in endosomes, creating engineered artificial organelles that manufacture organic compounds intracellularly. This system operates in both concurrent and tandem reaction modes to generate fluorophores or bioactive agents. The combination of SCNP and enzymatic catalysts provides a versatile tool for intracellular organic synthesis with applications in chemical biology.

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Antineoplastic AgentsArtificial Cellsbeta-GalactosidaseCatalysisCell EngineeringCoordination ComplexesCoumarinsDoxorubicinDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorEndosomesFluorescent DyesHeLa CellsHumansNanoparticlesProdrugsProof of Concept StudyAntineoplastic Agentsbeta-GalactosidaseCoordination ComplexesCoumarinsDoxorubicinFluorescent DyesfosbretabulinProdrugsRhodaminesRutheniumStilbenes

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PMID32100539
PMCPMC11446247
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