Report for: Antibody-powered nucleic acid release using a DNA-based nanomachine

Title	Antibody-powered nucleic acid release using a DNA-based nanomachine
Published in	Nature Communications, May 2017
DOI	10.1038/ncomms15150
Pubmed ID	28480878
Authors	Simona Ranallo, Carl Prévost-Tremblay, Andrea Idili, Alexis Vallée-Bélisle, Francesco Ricci
Abstract	A wide range of molecular devices with nanoscale dimensions have been recently designed to perform a variety of functions in response to specific molecular inputs. Only limited examples, however, utilize antibodies as regulatory inputs. In response to this, here we report the rational design of a modular DNA-based nanomachine that can reversibly load and release a molecular cargo on binding to a specific antibody. We show here that, by using three different antigens (including one relevant to HIV), it is possible to design different DNA nanomachines regulated by their targeting antibody in a rapid, versatile and highly specific manner. The antibody-powered DNA nanomachines we have developed here may thus be useful in applications like controlled drug-release, point-of-care diagnostics and in vivo imaging.

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Country	Count	As %
United States	20	36%
Italy	3	5%
China	2	4%
Spain	2	4%
United Kingdom	2	4%
Germany	2	4%
Croatia	1	2%
Australia	1	2%
Belgium	1	2%
Other	4	7%
Unknown	18	32%

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Type	Count	As %
Members of the public	37	66%
Scientists	10	18%
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals)	5	9%
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors)	4	7%

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Spain	1	1%
Denmark	1	1%
Canada	1	1%
Unknown	66	96%

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Readers by professional status	Count	As %
Student > Ph. D. Student	18	26%
Researcher	13	19%
Student > Master	12	17%
Student > Bachelor	8	12%
Unspecified	4	6%
Other	14	20%

Readers by discipline	Count	As %
Chemistry	17	25%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences	16	23%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	13	19%
Engineering	9	13%
Unspecified	6	9%
Other	8	12%

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Antibody-powered nucleic acid release using a DNA-based nanomachine

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