Viruses are natural supramolecular nanostructures that form spontaneously by molecular
self-assembly of complex biomolecules. Peptide self-assembly is a versatile tool that allows …

Bacterial trap** using nanonets is a ubiquitous immune defense mechanism against
infectious microbes. These nanonets can entrap microbial cells, effectively arresting their …

Gene therapy via retroviral vectors holds great promise for treating a variety of serious
diseases. It requires the use of additives to boost infectivity. Amyloid-like peptide nanofibers …

Amyloid fibrils have emerged as innovative tools to enhance the transduction efficiency of
retroviral vectors in gene therapy strategies. In this study, we used cryo-electron microscopy …

Peptide-based self-assembled nanostructures are emerging vehicles for nutrient delivery
and interface engineering. The present study screened eight β-lactoglobulin (β-Lg) derived …

Amyloid-like nanofibers from self-assembling peptides can promote viral gene transfer for
therapeutic applications. Traditionally, new sequences are discovered either from screening …

Assemblies of peptides and proteins through specific intermolecular interactions set the
basis for macroscopic materials found in nature. Peptides provide easily tunable hydrogen …

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy is a groundbreaking immunotherapy for
cancer. However, the intricate and costly manufacturing process remains a hurdle …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are major components of the innate immune defense.
Accumulating evidence suggests that the antibacterial activity of many AMPs is dependent …

Retroviral gene transfer is the preferred method for stable, long-term integration of genetic
material into cellular genomes, commonly used to generate chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) …