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ArticleFrontiers in molecular biosciences2021

The Morphology of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles Regulates Cargo Recognition in Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis.

Cheng Zhu, Xuejie Zhou, Ziteng Liu, Hongwei Chen, Hongfeng Wu, Xiao Yang, Xiangdong Zhu, Jing Ma, Hao Dong

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Article in Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 2021. 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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Cheng ZhuKuang Yaming Honors School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Xuejie ZhouKuang Yaming Honors School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Ziteng LiuKey Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Hongwei ChenKey Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Hongfeng WuNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xiao YangNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xiangdong ZhuNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Jing MaKey Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Hao DongKuang Yaming Honors School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Nanjing University · CNSichuan University · CNTianjin University · CN

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Abstract

The clathrin-associated protein adaptin-2 (AP2) is a distinctive member of the hetero-tetrameric clathrin adaptor complex family. It plays a crucial role in many intracellular vesicle transport pathways. The hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanoparticles can enter cells through clathrin-dependent endocytosis, induce apoptosis, and ultimately inhibit tumor metastasis. Exploring the micro process of the binding of AP2 and HAp is of great significance for understanding the molecular mechanism of HAp's anti-cancer ability. In this work, we used molecular modeling to study the binding of spherical, rod-shaped, and needle-shaped HAps toward AP2 protein at the atomic level and found that different nanoparticles' morphology can determine their binding specificity through electrostatic interactions. Our results show that globular HAp significantly changes AP2 protein conformation, while needle-shaped HAP has more substantial binding energy with AP2. Therefore, this work offers a microscopic picture for cargo recognition in clathrin-mediated endocytosis, clarifies the design principles and possible mechanisms of high-efficiency nano-biomaterials, and provides a basis for their potential anti-tumor therapeutic effects.

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adaptincancerconformational changeendocytosismolecular modeling and simulationnanoparticles

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