A Noncationic Biocatalytic Nanobiohybrid Platform for Cytosolic Protein Delivery Through Controlled Perturbation of Intracellular Redox Homeostasis.
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2024
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Lu, W.
Wang, W.
Gong, Y.
Li, J.
Zhou, Y.
Yang, Y.
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Small, 2024; 20(49):2407676-1-2407676-12
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Wanyue Lu, Weidong Wang, Yimin Gong, Jianing Li, Yaming Zhou, and Yannan Yang
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Intracellular delivery of proteins has largely been relying on cationic nanoparticles to induce efficient endosome escape, which, however, poses serious concerns on the inflammatory and cytotoxic effects. Herein, a versatile noncationic nano biohybrid platform is introduced for efficient cytosolic protein delivery by utilizing a nano-confined biocatalytic reaction. This platform is constructed by co-immobilizing glucose oxidase (GOx) and the target protein into nanoscale hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs). The biocatalytic reaction of nano-confined GOx is leveraged to induce controlled perturbation of intracellular redox homeostasis by sustained hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production and diminishing the flux of the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP). This in turn induces the endosome escape of nanobiohybrids. Concomitantly, GOx-mediated hypoxia leads to overexpression of azo reductase that initiated the materials’ self-destruction for releasing target proteins. These biological effects collectively induce highly efficient cytosolic protein delivery. The versatility of this delivery platform is further demonstrated for various types of proteins, different protein loading approaches (in situ immobilization or post-adsorption), and in multiple cell lines. Finally, the protein delivery efficiency and biosafety are demonstrated in a tumor-bearing mouse model. This nanohybrid system opens up new avenues for intracellular protein delivery and is expected to be extensively applicable for a broad range of biomolecuels.
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© 2024 The Author(s). Small published by Wiley-VCH GmbH. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.