Short intrinsically disordered polypeptide-oligonucleotide conjugates for programmed self-assembly of nanospheres with temperature-dependent size controllability.

Wang, Bin; Pan, Rizhao; Zhu, Weiping; Xu, Yufang; Tian, Ye; Endo, Masayuki; Sugiyama, Hiroshi; Yang, Yangyang et al. · Soft Matter · 2021

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A series of short intrinsically disordered polypeptide conjugated oligonucleotides (IDPOCs) were rationally developed and assembled into well-defined nanospheres. The nanospheres exhibited excellent reversible thermoresponsive regulation of their contraction and expansion. Furthermore, the nanospheres showed biocompatibility, drug encapsulation and effective cellular uptake.

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