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ArticleCell2023

Engineering RNA export for measurement and manipulation of living cells.

Felix Horns, Joe A Martinez, Chengcheng Fan, Mehernaz Haque, James M Linton, Victoria Tobin, Leah Santat, Ailiena O Maggiolo, Pamela J Bjorkman, Carlos Lois and 1 more

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Article in Cell, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed.

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  16. Amplified genome editing bybioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  17. Humanized Extracellular Vesicles for Efficient RNA Delivery.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Felix HornsDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. Electronic address: felix@caltech.edu.
Joe A MartinezDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Chengcheng FanDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Mehernaz HaqueDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
James M LintonDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Victoria TobinDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Leah SantatDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Ailiena O MaggioloDivision of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Pamela J BjorkmanDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Carlos LoisDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Michael B ElowitzDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. Electronic address: melowitz@caltech.edu.

Funding

MEMOIR: Recording, and in situ readout of cell lineage and transcriptional historyR01MH116508 · NIMH · CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI CAI, LONG, ELOWITZ, MICHAEL B · 2017 to 2021
$6.9M
Cell targeting with synthetic sense-and-respond protease circuitsR01EB030015 · NIBIB · CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI ELOWITZ, MICHAEL B · 2020 to 2023
$2.3M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB030015NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH116508
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A system for programmable export of RNA molecules from living cells would enable both non-destructive monitoring of cell dynamics and engineering of cells capable of delivering executable RNA programs to other cells. We developed genetically encoded cellular RNA exporters, inspired by viruses, that efficiently package and secrete cargo RNA molecules from mammalian cells within protective nanoparticles. Exporting and sequencing RNA barcodes enabled non-destructive monitoring of cell population dynamics with clonal resolution. Further, by incorporating fusogens into the nanoparticles, we demonstrated the delivery, expression, and functional activity of exported mRNA in recipient cells. We term these systems COURIER (controlled output and uptake of RNA for interrogation, expression, and regulation). COURIER enables measurement of cell dynamics and establishes a foundation for hybrid cell and gene therapies based on cell-to-cell delivery of RNA.

Indexed as

Cytological TechniquesGenetic TechniquesRNAAnimalsBiological TransportMammalsMolecular TypingRNA, MessengerSequence Analysis, RNAVirusesRNARNA, Messengerdeliveryexportextracellular vesiclesmonitoringnon-destructivereporterRNAvirus-like particles

Identifiers

PMID37437570
PMCPMC10528933

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