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ArticleNature communications2024

Halogen doped graphene quantum dots modulate TDP-43 phase separation and aggregation in the nucleus.

Hong Zhang, Huazhang Guo, Danni Li, Yiling Zhang, Shengnan Zhang, Wenyan Kang, Cong Liu, Weidong Le, Liang Wang, Dan Li and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
14.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Therapeutic Potential of Graphene Quantum Dots on Pterygium Cells.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025
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  7. De novo design of protein binders to stabilize monomeric TDP-43 and inhibit its pathological aggregation.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  17. Engineering Built-In Electric Field Microenvironment of CQDs/g-CAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Hong ZhangSchool of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Huazhang GuoInstitute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai, 200444, PR China.
Danni LiSchool of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Yiling ZhangSchool of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Shengnan ZhangInterdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, China.
Wenyan KangDepartment of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Cong LiuInterdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3425-6672
Weidong LeShanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, 201318, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7459-2705
Liang WangInstitute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai, 200444, PR China. wangl@shu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3771-4627
Dan LiKey Laboratory for the Genetics of Developmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders (Ministry of Education), Bio-X Institutes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China. lidan2017@sjtu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1609-1539
Bin DaiSchool of Sensing Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China. daibin@sjtu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2386-4413
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNShanghai University · CNShanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32170683National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32171236National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82188101National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 92353302
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TDP-43 is implicated in the dynamic formation of nuclear bodies and stress granules through phase separation. In diseased states, it can further condense into pathological aggregates in the nucleus and cytoplasm, contributing to the onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In this study, we evaluate the effect of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) with different functional groups on TDP-43's phase separation and aggregation in various cellular locations. We find that halogen atom-doped GQDs (GQDs-Cl, Cl-GQDs-OH) penetrate the nuclear envelope, inhibiting the assembly of TDP-43 nuclear bodies and stress granules under oxidative stress or hyperosmotic environments, and reduce amyloid aggregates and disease-associated phosphorylation of TDP-43. Mechanistic analysis reveals GQDs-Cl and Cl-GQDs-OH modulate TDP-43 phase separation through hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions. Our findings highlight the potential of GQDs-Cl and Cl-GQDs-OH in modulating nuclear protein condensation and pathological aggregation, offering direction for the innovative design of GQDs to modulate protein phase separation and aggregation.

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Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisGraphiteQuantum DotsDNA-Binding ProteinsHumansPhase SeparationDNA-Binding ProteinsGraphite

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PMID38582774
PMCPMC10998863
OpenAlexW4394010682

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