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ArticleNature communications2026

Truncated Gpr114-based ultrasound-hypersensitive gene circuit for controlled expression of therapeutics.

Pengying Wu, Yubo Lai, Yang Liu, Zihang Li, Zhaoyou Liu, Lantian Wang, Jieyuan An, Yunnan Liu, Shuzhe Wei, Yue Sun and 2 more

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Pengying Wu *Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Yubo Lai *Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-3747-4209
Yang Liu *Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Zihang LiDepartment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3800-2493
Zhaoyou LiuDepartment of Ultrasound Medicine, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Lantian WangDepartment of Ultrasound Medicine, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Jieyuan AnDepartment of Ultrasound Medicine, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-3586-5557
Yunnan LiuDepartment of Ultrasound Medicine, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Shuzhe WeiDepartment of Ultrasound Medicine, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Yue SunTranslational Research on Cell and Gene Therapy for Higher Education Institutions for Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Higher Education Institutions, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, China. sunyue@xiyi.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-2609-5477
Guodong YangState Key Laboratory of Holistic Integrative Management of Gastrointestinal Cancers, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. yanggd@fmmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6307-2963
Lijun YuanDepartment of Ultrasound Medicine, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. yuanlj@fmmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5651-2564

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82503359
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sonogenetic holds great potential for modulating cellular functions and behaviors. However, developing hypersensitive ultrasound (US)-responsive receptors remains a substantial challenge. Here, we combine AlphaFold3 prediction with molecular dynamics simulations to identify a hypersensitive Gpr114 protein variant (T-Gpr114) that responds to short-pulse US stimulation for activation. We further design sonogenetic macrophages (MΦ) by fusing T-Gpr114 to a synthetic genetic circuit, this circuit initiates expression of the transcription factor ID3 upon short-pulse US treatment. In vivo assays using female tumor-bearing mice demonstrate that sonogenetic-MΦ suppress tumor growth with no obvious systemic toxicity, and exhibit enhanced anti-tumor efficacy relative to cells with constitutive ID3 expression. Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals that sonogentic-MΦ potentiate the recruitment recruitment of CD8

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Gene Regulatory NetworksReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledUltrasonic WavesAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansInhibitor of Differentiation ProteinsMacrophagesMiceMolecular Dynamics SimulationInhibitor of Differentiation ProteinsReceptors, G-Protein-Coupled

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PMID42686781
PMCPMC13538470

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