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A modular approach to enhancing cell membrane-coated nanoparticle functionality using genetic engineering

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Nishta Krishnan
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Yao Jiang
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Jiarong Zhou
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Animesh Mohapatra
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Fei-Xing Peng
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Yaou Duan
M
Maya Holay
S
Sanam Chekuri
郭中元 (Zhongyuan Guo)
W
Weiwei Gao
R
Ronnie H. Fang
L
Liangfang Zhang *
DOI:10.1038/s41565-023-01533-wdelete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Since their initial development, cell membrane-coated nanoparticles (CNPs) have become increasingly popular in the biomedical field. Despite their inherent versatility and ability to enable complex biological applications, there is considerable interest in augmenting the performance of CNPs through the introduction of additional functionalities. Here we demonstrate a genetic-engineering-based modular approach to CNP functionalization that can encompass a wide range of ligands onto the nanoparticle surface. The cell membrane coating is engineered to express a SpyCatcher membrane anchor that can readily form a covalent bond with any moiety modified with SpyTag. To demonstrate the broad utility of this technique, three unique targeted CNP formulations are generated using different classes of targeting ligands, including a designed ankyrin repeat protein, an affibody and a single-chain variable fragment. In vitro, the modified nanoparticles exhibit enhanced affinity towards cell lines overexpressing the cognate receptors for each ligand. When formulated with a chemotherapeutic payload, the modularly functionalized nanoparticles display strong targeting ability and growth suppression in a murine tumour xenograft model of ovarian cancer. Our data suggest genetic engineering offers a feasible approach for accelerating the development of multifunctional CNPs for a broad range of biomedical applications. Synthetic nanoparticles coated with cell membranes show immune evasion and circulate longer. Here, a genetically engineered cell membrane expressing a SpyCatcher anchor is used as a modular nanotherapeutic drug delivery platform for high-affinity targeting and suppression of ovarian cancer.
Keywords:
ANTIGEN
PACLITAXEL
DELIVERY

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Nature Nanotechnology cover
Nature Nanotechnology
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University of California System
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