DNA functional materials assembled from branched DNA: design, synthesis, and applications

Y Dong, C Yao, Y Zhu, L Yang, D Luo… - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
DNA is traditionally known as a central genetic biomolecule in living systems. From an
alternative perspective, DNA is a versatile molecular building-block for the construction of …

Self-assembling nucleic acid nanostructures functionalized with aptamers

A Krissanaprasit, CM Key, S Pontula… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Researchers have worked for many decades to master the rules of biomolecular design that
would allow artificial biopolymer complexes to self-assemble and function similarly to the …

Therapeutic applications of AS1411 aptamer, an update review

R Yazdian-Robati, P Bayat, F Oroojalian… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nucleolin or C23, is one of the most abundant non-ribosomal phosphoproteins of nucleolus.
However, in several cancers, nucleolin is highly expressed both intracellularly and on the …

Advanced cancer targeting using aptamer functionalized nanocarriers for site-specific cargo delivery

M Narwade, A Shaikh, KR Gajbhiye, P Kesharwani… - Biomaterials …, 2023 - Springer
The non-specificity of standard anticancer therapies has profound detrimental
consequences in clinical treatment. Therapeutic specificity can be precisely achieved using …

Delivering more for less: nanosized, minimal-carrier and pharmacoactive drug delivery systems

EL Etter, KC Mei, J Nguyen - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Traditional nanoparticle carriers such as liposomes, micelles, and polymeric vehicles
improve drug delivery by protecting, stabilizing, and increasing the circulatory half-life of the …

Advancements in Aptamer‐Driven DNA Nanostructures for Precision Drug Delivery

M Safarkhani, S Ahmadi, H Ipakchi, MR Saeb… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
DNA nanostructures exhibit versatile geometries and possess sophisticated capabilities not
found in other nanomaterials. They serve as customizable nanoplatforms for orchestrating …

Novel targeted pH-responsive drug delivery systems based on PEGMA-modified bimetallic Prussian blue analogs for breast cancer chemotherapy

Q Chen, X Huang, G Zhang, J Li, Y Liu, X Yan - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of novel nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems (nano-DDSs) with high
loading capacity, low toxicity, precise targeting, and excellent biocompatibility remains …

Aptamer-based targeted delivery systems for cancer treatment using DNA origami and DNA nanostructures

A Jabbari, E Sameiyan, E Yaghoobi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the limitations of conventional cancer treatment methods, nanomedicine has
appeared as a promising alternative, allowing improved drug targeting and decreased drug …

Periodically ordered, nuclease‐resistant DNA nanowires decorated with cell‐specific aptamers as selective theranostic agents

C Xue, S Zhang, X Yu, S Hu, Y Lu… - Angewandte Chemie, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
DNA nanostructures have shown potential in cancer therapy. However, their clinical
application is hampered by the difficulty to deliver them into cancer cells and susceptibility to …

Recent advances on G-quadruplex for biosensing, bioimaging and cancer therapy

J Xu, R Jiang, H He, C Ma, Z Tang - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
G-quadruplex is a three-dimensional secondary structure of nucleic acids formed by the
Hoogsteen hydrogen pairing of four guanines. Diverse topologies of G-quadruplex could be …