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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2024

Plant Virus-Like Particles for RNA Delivery.

Kendra Ramirez-Acosta, Elizabeth Loredo-García, M Mariana Herrera-Hernandez, Ruben D Cadena-Nava

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kendra Ramirez-AcostaCentro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología-Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
Elizabeth Loredo-GarcíaCentro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología-Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
M Mariana Herrera-HernandezCentro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología-Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
Ruben D Cadena-NavaCentro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología-Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. rcadena@ens.cnyn.unam.mx.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant viruses such as brome mosaic virus and cowpea chlorotic mottle virus are effectively purified through PEG precipitation and sucrose cushion ultracentrifugation. Increasing ionic strength and an alkaline pH cause the viruses to swell and disassemble into coat protein subunits. The coat proteins can be reassembled into stable virus-like particles (VLPs) that carry anionic molecules at low ionic strength and through two-step dialysis from neutral pH to acidic buffer. VLPs have been extensively studied due to their ability to protect and deliver cargo, particularly RNA, while avoiding degradation under physiological conditions. Furthermore, chemical functionalization of the surface of VLPs allows for the targeted drug delivery. VLPs derived from plants have demonstrated great potential in nanomedicine by offering a versatile platform for drug delivery, imaging, and therapeutic applications.

Indexed as

Plant VirusesBromovirusCapsid ProteinsHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationRNARNA, ViralVirionCapsid ProteinsRNARNA, ViralBMVCCMVCoat proteinDisassemblyPurificationRNASelf-assemblyVirus-like particles

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PMID38907930

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