Genetically Encoded DNA Origami for Gene Therapy In Vivo

作者：Xiaohui Wu, Changping Yang, Hong Wang, Xuehe Lu, Yingxu Shang, Qing Liu, Jing Fan, Jianbing Liu, Baoquan Ding · 发表于：Journal of the American Chemical Society · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1021/jacs.3c02756 · 被引用次数：75 · 研究领域：Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques、RNA Interference and Gene Delivery、Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research

DNA origami has played an important role in various biomedical applications, including biosensing, bioimaging, and drug delivery. However, the function of the long DNA scaffold involved in DNA origami has yet to be fully exploited. Herein, we report a general strategy for the construction of a genetically encoded DNA origami by employing two complementary DNA strands of a functional gene as the DNA scaffold for gene therapy. In our design, the complementary sense and antisense strands can be directly folded into two DNA origami monomers by their corresponding staple strands. After hybridization, the assembled genetically encoded DNA origami with precisely organized lipids on the surface can function as the template for lipid growth. The lipid-coated and genetically encoded DNA origami can efficiently penetrate the cell membrane for successful gene expression. After decoration with the tumor-targeting group, the antitumor gene (p53) encoded DNA origami can elicit a pronounced upregulation of the p53 protein in tumor cells to achieve efficient tumor therapy. The targeting group-modified, lipid-coated, and genetically encoded DNA origami has mimicked the functions of cell surface ligands, cell membrane, and nucleus for communication, protection, and gene expression, respectively. This rationally developed combination of folding and coating strategies for genetically encoded DNA origami presents a new avenue for the development of gene therapy.