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ArticleNature nanotechnology2024

Fine tuning of CpG spatial distribution with DNA origami for improved cancer vaccination.

Yang C Zeng, Olivia J Young, Christopher M Wintersinger, Frances M Anastassacos, James I MacDonald, Giorgia Isinelli, Maxence O Dellacherie, Miguel Sobral, Haiqing Bai, Amanda R Graveline and 13 more

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Article in Nature nanotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 75 papers.

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75citing papers in PubMed
32.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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75 citing papers in PubMed, 143 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Yang C ZengDepartment of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0566-4976
Olivia J YoungDepartment of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Christopher M WintersingerDepartment of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4633-9651
Frances M AnastassacosWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
James I MacDonaldWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Giorgia IsinelliWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1798-1576
Maxence O DellacherieHarvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Miguel SobralHarvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Haiqing BaiWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Amanda R GravelineWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Andyna VernetWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Melinda SanchezWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Kathleen MulliganDepartment of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Youngjin ChoiCenter for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Thomas C FerranteWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Derin B KeskinDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Geoffrey G FellDepartment of Data Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Donna NeubergDepartment of Data Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2566-3145
Catherine J WuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3348-5054
David J MooneyWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6299-1194
Ick Chan KwonDepartment of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1272-7074
Ju Hee RyuDepartment of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. jhryu@kist.re.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3422-3272
William M ShihDepartment of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. william_shih@dfci.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1395-9267
Harvard University · USDana-Farber Cancer Institute · USKorea Institute of Science and Technology · KR

Funding

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) CA244726-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multivalent presentation of ligands often enhances receptor activation and downstream signalling. DNA origami offers a precise nanoscale spacing of ligands, a potentially useful feature for therapeutic nanoparticles. Here we use a square-block DNA origami platform to explore the importance of the spacing of CpG oligonucleotides. CpG engages Toll-like receptors and therefore acts to activate dendritic cells. Through in vitro cell culture studies and in vivo tumour treatment models, we demonstrate that square blocks induce Th1 immune polarization when CpG is spaced at 3.5 nm. We observe that this DNA origami vaccine enhances DC activation, antigen cross-presentation, CD8 T-cell activation, Th1-polarized CD4 activation and natural-killer-cell activation. The vaccine also effectively synergizes with anti-PD-L1 for improved cancer immunotherapy in melanoma and lymphoma models and induces long-term T-cell memory. Our results suggest that DNA origami may serve as a platform for controlling adjuvant spacing and co-delivering antigens in vaccines.

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Cancer VaccinesOligodeoxyribonucleotidesAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorCpG IslandsDendritic CellsDNAFemaleHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLVaccinationVaccines, DNACancer VaccinesCPG-oligonucleotideDNAOligodeoxyribonucleotidesVaccines, DNA

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PMID38491184
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