Biology is dominated by polyanions (cell membranes, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides just to name a few), and achieving selective recognition between biological polyanions and synthetic systems currently constitutes a major challenge in many biomedical applications, nanovectors-assisted gene delivery being a prime example. This review work summarizes some of our recent efforts in this field; in particular, by using a combined experimental/computation approach, we investigated in detail some critical aspects in self-assembled nanomicelles and two major polyanions-DNA and heparin.
Titolo: | Perceptions and Misconceptions in Molecular Recognition: Key Factors in Self-Assembling Multivalent (SAMul) Ligands/Polyanions Selectivity |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2020 |
Stato di pubblicazione: | Pubblicato |
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Abstract: | Biology is dominated by polyanions (cell membranes, nucleic acids, and polysaccharides just to name a few), and achieving selective recognition between biological polyanions and synthetic systems currently constitutes a major challenge in many biomedical applications, nanovectors-assisted gene delivery being a prime example. This review work summarizes some of our recent efforts in this field; in particular, by using a combined experimental/computation approach, we investigated in detail some critical aspects in self-assembled nanomicelles and two major polyanions-DNA and heparin. |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11368/2959475 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules25041003 |
URL: | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/4/1003 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in Rivista |
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