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Current understanding of biological identity at the nanoscale and future prospects
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Date Issued
2021-03
Date Available
2021-05-18T15:36:46Z
Abstract
Nanoscale objects are processed by living organisms using highly evolved and sophisticated endogenous cellular networks, specifically designed to manage objects of this size. While these processes potentially allow nanostructures unique access to and control over key biological machineries, they are also highly protected by cell or host defence mechanisms at all levels. A thorough understanding of bionanoscale recognition events, including the molecules involved in the cell recognition machinery, the nature of information transferred during recognition processes and the coupled downstream cellular processing, would allow us to achieve a qualitatively novel form of biological control and advanced therapeutics. Here we discuss evolving fundamental microscopic and mechanistic understanding of biological nanoscale recognition. We consider the interface between a nanostructure and a target cell membrane, outlining the categories of nanostructure properties that are recognized, and the associated nanoscale signal transduction and cellular programming mechanisms that constitute biological recognition.
Sponsorship
Science Foundation Ireland
Other Sponsorship
Guangdong Provincial Education Department Key Laboratory of Nano-Immunoregulation Tumor Microenvironment
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
Springer Nature
Journal
Nature Nanotechnology
Volume
16
Issue
3
Start Page
229
End Page
242
Copyright (Published Version)
2021 Springer Nature
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1748-3387
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NNANO-20071994B Dawson_Accepted version.docx
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