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ArticleJournal of the American Chemical Society2025

DNA Nanostructure Self-Assembly in an Aqueous Ionic Liquid Solution with Enhanced Stability and Target Binding Affinity.

Dhanush Gandavadi, Hannah Talbot, Abhisek Dwivedy, Saurabh Umrao, Arlin Rodriguez, Hyeongjun Cho, Mengxi Zheng, Arun Richard Chandrasekaran, Xing Wang

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Article in Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. DNA Nanostructures for siRNA Delivery.Bioconjugate chemistry · 2026
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  3. DNA Nanostructure-Templated Multivalency Enables Broad-Spectrum Virus Inhibition.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Dhanush GandavadiDepartment of Bioengineering, Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.ORCID 0009-0000-3063-4408
Hannah TalbotDepartment of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York 12222, United States.
Abhisek DwivedyDepartment of Bioengineering, Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9745-8138
Saurabh UmraoDepartment of Bioengineering, Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9735-8062
Arlin RodriguezDepartment of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York 12222, United States.
Hyeongjun ChoDepartment of Bioengineering, Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.ORCID 0009-0003-0450-9840
Mengxi ZhengDepartment of Bioengineering, Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1625-6663
Arun Richard ChandrasekaranDepartment of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York 12222, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6757-5464
Xing WangDepartment of Bioengineering, Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9930-3287

Funding

RNA Science and Technology in Health and DiseaseT32GM132066 · NIGMS · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI Thomas J Begley · 2019 to 2026
$1.8M
Programmable DNA Nanostructures as Biomedical and Structural ScaffoldsR35GM150672 · NIGMS · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI Arun Richard Chandrasekaran · 2023 to 2026
$1.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM150672NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM132066
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA nanostructure-enabled functional constructs have shown potential to improve healthcare outcomes by offering advanced disease diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Translating this potential of DNA nanostructure-based constructs to real life applications relies on maintaining and enhancing the structural integrity and functions of the surface-anchored moieties. In this study, we explored the possibility of utilizing choline dihydrogen phosphate (CDHP) solution, an aqueous solution of ionic liquid, to assemble DNA nanostructures of different sizes and complexities with enhanced biostability and ligand binding affinity. We show successful formation of the DNA nanostructures in aqueous CDHP solution using gel electrophoresis, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and circular dichroism (CD). Biostability assays reveal that the aqueous CDHP solution may provide passive protection to DNA nanostructures against DNase I and human serum for up to 48 h. We also demonstrate that this enhanced biostability arises both from the structural conformation imparted during CDHP-mediated folding and from the presence of free CDHP ions in the solution. Notably, removal of free ions reduced the passive protection effect, but did not eliminate it, indicating the contribution of both folding and surrounding free ions. Using flow cytometry and surface plasmon resonance assays, we show that the presence of aqueous CDHP solution can enhance the binding of aptamer-functionalized DNA nanostructures to specific receptors on acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells. Our strategy of using ionic liquid solution for one-pot preparation with enhanced stability and functionality offers a robust, simpler and faster alternative for DNA nanostructure-based constructs.

Indexed as

DNAIonic LiquidsNanostructuresDeoxyribonuclease IHumansNucleic Acid ConformationSolutionsWaterDeoxyribonuclease IDNAIonic LiquidsSolutionsWater

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PMID41187335
PMCPMC12706753

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