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ArticleResearch square2023

Cryo-EM and AFM visualize linear polyorganophosphazene: individual chains and single-chain assemblies with proteins.

Alexander Andrianov, Raman Hlushko, Edvin Pozharski, Vivek Prabhu

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Article in Research square, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Authors and funding

4 authors.

Alexander AndrianovUniversity of Maryland.ORCID 0000-0001-6186-6156
Raman HlushkoUniversity of Maryland.ORCID 0000-0003-3969-5404
Edvin PozharskiUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine.ORCID 0000-0001-7012-5376
Vivek PrabhuNational Institute of Standards and Technology.

Funding

Rational design and efficacy testing of vaccines against HCVR01AI168048 · NIAID · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI Alexander Andrianov, Thomas R Fuerst · 2022 to 2026
$7.1M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI168048
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polyorganophosphazenes are biodegradable macromolecules with potent immunoadjuvant activity that self-assemble with protein antigens to provide biological activity. Direct imaging by cryogenic electron microscopy reveals the coil structure of the highly-charged high molecular mass synthetic polyorganophosphazenes within the vitrified state without any additives for contrast enhancement for the first time. Upon mixing with protein antigens under a controlled stoichiometric ratio, multiple proteins bind at the single chain level revealing a structural change reminiscent of compact spherical complexes or stiffened coils depending on the bound protein antigen. The structural outcome depends on the protein charge density that cannot be deduced by methods, such as dynamic light scattering, thus revealing direct morphological insight necessary to understand

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PMID37961436
PMCPMC10635375

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