Visualization of the Cellular Uptake and Trafficking of DNA Origami Nanostructures in Cancer Cells.

ABSTRACT: DNA origami is a promising molecular delivery system for a variety of therapeutic applications including cancer therapy, given its capability to fabricate homogeneous nanostructures whose physicochemical properties (size, shape, surface chemistry) can be precisely tailored. However, the correlation between DNA-origami design and internalization efficiency in different cancer cell lines remains elusive. We investigated the cellular uptake of four DNA-origami nanostructures (DONs) with programmed sizes and shapes in multiple human cancer cell lines. The cellular uptake efficiency of DONs was influenced by size, shape, and cell line. Scavenger receptors were responsible for the internalization of DONs into cancer cells. We observed distinct stages of the internalization process of a gold nano

SUBMITTER: Wang P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7261494 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature