Wednesday, January 22, 2014

PNAS

Large Effect of Membrane Tension on the Fluid–solid Phase Transitions of Two-Component Phosphatidylcholine Vesicles.
Chen, Dong, and Maria M. Santore.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111 (1): 179–84.

A Fully Defined and Scalable 3D Culture System for Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Expansion and Differentiation.
Lei, Yuguo, and David V. Schaffer.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110 (52): E5039–E5048.

A Unique Squalenoylated and Nonpegylated Doxorubicin Nanomedicine with Systemic Long-Circulating Properties and Anticancer Activity.
Maksimenko, Andrei, Franco Dosio, Julie Mougin, Annalisa Ferrero, Severine Wack, L. Harivardhan Reddy, Andrée-Anne Weyn, et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111 (2): E217–E226. doi:10.1073/pnas.1313459110.

Nature

Inconsistency in Large Pharmacogenomic Studies.
Haibe-Kains, Benjamin, Nehme El-Hachem, Nicolai Juul Birkbak, Andrew C. Jin, Andrew H. Beck, Hugo J. W. L. Aerts, and John Quackenbush. 2013. 
Nature 504 (7480): 389–93.

Antibacterial Membrane Attack by a Pore-Forming Intestinal C-Type Lectin.
Mukherjee, Sohini, Hui Zheng, Mehabaw G. Derebe, Keith M. Callenberg, Carrie L. Partch, Darcy Rollins, Daniel C. Propheter, et al. 2014.
Nature 505 (7481): 103–7.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Chemistry of Materials, Volume 26, Issue 1

Nanoscale Ionic MaterialsNikhil J. Fernandes, Thomas J. Wallin, Richard A. Vaia, Hilmar Koerner, and Emmanuel P. Giannelis, pp 84–96

Utilization of Alkoxysilyl Groups for the Creation of Structurally Controlled Siloxane-Based NanomaterialsKazuyuki Kuroda, Atsushi Shimojima, Kazufumi Kawahara, Ryutaro Wakabayashi, Yasuhiro Tamura, Yusuke Asakura, and Masaki Kitahara, pp 211–220

Hierarchically Porous Materials from Block CopolymersRachel Mika Dorin, Hiroaki Sai, and Ulrich Wiesner, pp 339–347

Surface-Initiated Polymerization as an Enabling Tool for Multifunctional (Nano-) Engineered Hybrid MaterialsChin Ming Hui, Joanna Pietrasik, Michael Schmitt, Clare Mahoney, Jihoon Choi, Michael R. Bockstaller, and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, pp 745–762

Mobile Interfaces: Liquids as a Perfect Structural Material for Multifunctional, Antifouling SurfacesAlison Grinthal and Joanna Aizenberg, pp 698–708

The Thiol-Michael Addition Click Reaction: A Powerful and Widely Used Tool in Materials ChemistryDevatha P. Nair, Maciej Podgórski, Shunsuke Chatani, Tao Gong, Weixian Xi, Christopher R. Fenoli, and Christopher N. Bowman, pp 724–744

Clickable Synthetic Polypeptides—Routes to New Highly Adaptive BiomaterialsMohiuddin A. Quadir, Mackenzie Martin, and Paula T. Hammond, pp 461–476


Nature Chemistry NO NEW ISSUES,

so you'll have to wait til next month  :(

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Firefly Luciferase Inhibitor-Conjugated Peptide Quenches Bioluminescence: A Versatile Tool for Real Time Monitoring Cellular Uptake of Biomolecules
Pekka K. Poutiainen, Teemu Rönkkö, Ari E. Hinkkanen, Jorma J. Palvimo, Ale Närvänen, Petri Turhanen, Reino Laatikainen, Janne Weisell, and Juha T. Pulkkinen
DOI: 10.1021/bc4003713

Tackling Lipophilicity of Peptide Drugs: Replacement of the Backbone N-Methyl Group of Cilengitide by N-Oligoethylene Glycol (N-OEG) Chains
Ana I. Fernández-Llamazares, Jaume Adan, Francesc Mitjans, Jan Spengler, and Fernando Albericio
DOI: 10.1021/bc4003844

Codendrimer from Polyamidoamine (PAMAM) and Oligoethylene Dendron as a Thermosensitive Drug Carrier
Yifei Guo, Yanna Zhao, Jing Zhao, Meihua Han, Afang Zhang, and Xiangtao Wang
DOI: 10.1021/bc300560p

Self-Assembling Doxorubicin–Tocopherol Succinate Prodrug as a New Drug Delivery System: Synthesis, Characterization, and in Vitro and in VivoAnticancer Activity
Nicolas Duhem, Fabienne Danhier, Vincent Pourcelle, Jean-Marc Schumers, Olivier Bertrand, Cécile S. LeDuff, Stephanie Hoeppener, Ulrich S. Schubert, Jean-François Gohy, Jacqueline Marchand-Brynaert, and Véronique Préat
DOI: 10.1021/bc400326y

Advanced Drug Reviews

Carbon Nanotubes in Biology and Medicine

Carbon nanotubes as vaccine scaffolds
Review Article
Pages 2016-2022
David A. Scheinberg, Michael R. McDevitt, Tao Dao, J. Justin Mulvey, Evan Feinberg, Simone Alidori

Carbon nanotubes as vectors for gene therapy: Past achievements, present challenges and future goals
Review Article
Pages 2023-2033
Katie Bates, Kostas Kostarelos

Carbon nanotubes in neuroregeneration and repair
Review Article
Pages 2034-2044
Alessandra Fabbro, Maurizio Prato, Laura Ballerini

When carbon nanotubes encounter the immune system: Desirable and undesirable effects
Review Article
Pages 2120-2126
Hélène Dumortier

BBA - Biomembranes


Interaction of cationic carbosilane dendrimers and their complexes with siRNA with erythrocytes and red blood cell ghosts
Review Article
Pages 882-889
Dominika Wrobel, Katarzyna Kolanowska, Arkadiusz Gajek, Rafael Gomez-Ramirez, Javier de la Mata, Elżbieta Pedziwiatr-Werbicka, Barbara Klajnert, Iveta Waczulikova, Maria Bryszewska

Temperature dependence of diffusion in model and live cell membranes characterized by imaging fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
Original Research Article
Pages 802-813
Nirmalya Bag, Darilyn Hui Xin Yap, Thorsten Wohland

Molecular dynamics simulations of lipid membranes with lateral force: Rupture and dynamic properties
Original Research Article
Pages 994-1002
Jun Yu Xie, Guang Hong Ding, Mikko Karttunen



Molecular Therapy, Volume 22, Issue 1

Targeting Intestinal Inflammation With CD98 siRNA/PEI–loaded Nanoparticles FREE
Hamed Laroui, Duke Geem, Bo Xiao, Emilie Viennois, Poonam Rakhya, Timothy Denning and Didier Merlin
Mol Ther 22: 69-80; advance online publication, November 26, 2013; doi:10.1038/mt.2013.214
In Vitro and In Vivo Efficacy of SYL040012, a Novel siRNA Compound for Treatment of Glaucoma FREE
Tamara Martínez, Maria Victoria González, Ingo Roehl, Natalia Wright, Covadonga Pañeda and Ana Isabel Jiménez

Adoptive T-cell Transfer and Chemotherapy in the First-line Treatment of Metastatic and/or Locally Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma MTOpen
Whay-Kuang Chia, Marissa Teo, Who-Whong Wang, Bernett Lee, Soo-Fan Ang, Wai-Meng Tai, Chit-Lai Chee, Joanna Ng, Rebecca Kan, Wan-Teck Lim, Sze-Huey Tan, Whee-Sze Ong, Yin-Bun Cheung, Eng-Huat Tan, John E Connolly, Stephen Gottschalk and Han-Chong Toh
Mol Ther 22: 132-139; advance online publication, December 3, 2013; doi:10.1038/mt.2013.242

Phase I Clinical Trial of SYL040012, a Small Interfering RNA Targeting β-Adrenergic Receptor 2, for Lowering Intraocular Pressure FREE
Javier Moreno-Montañés, Belén Sádaba, Verónica Ruz, Almudena Gómez-Guiu, Javier Zarranz, María Victoria González, Covadonga Pañeda and Ana Isabel Jimenez
Mol Ther 22: 226-232; advance online publication, October 15, 2013; doi:10.1038/mt.2013.217

Monday, January 20, 2014

Angewandte Chemie, Volume 52, Issue 52, Pages 13825–14251

The Egg and the Nucleus: A Battle for Supremacy (Nobel Lecture) (pages 13890–13899)Prof. John B. Gurdon
Article first published online: 5 DEC 2013 | DOI: 10.1002/anie.201306722

Liquid Crystal Chemical Sensors That Cells Can Wear (pages 14011–14015)Uttam Manna, Yashira M. Zayas-Gonzalez, Rebecca J. Carlton, Prof. Frank Caruso, Prof. Nicholas L. Abbott and Prof. David M. Lynn

Journal of the American Chemical Society, Volume 136, Issue 1, Pages 1-526

Lipoprotein Activators Stimulate Escherichia coli Penicillin-Binding Proteins by Different Mechanisms

ChemBioChem, Volume 15, Issue 2 Pages 173–331

Hybrid Photopatterned Enzymatic Reaction (HyPER) for in Situ Cell Manipulation(pages 233–242)
Dr. Donald R. Griffin, Jacob Borrajo, Dr. Allyson Soon, Giovanny F. Acosta-Vélez, Victor Oshita, Nicole Darling, Dr. Julia Mack, Prof. Thomas Barker, Prof. M. Luisa Iruela-Arispe and Prof. Tatiana Segura
Roberto Cighetti, Carlotta Ciaramelli, Stefania Enza Sestito, Dr. Ivan Zanoni, Łukasz Kubik, Dr. Ana Ardá-Freire, Dr. Valentina Calabrese, Francesca Granucci, Prof. Roman Jerala, Prof. Sonsoles Martín-Santamaría, Prof. Jesus Jiménez-Barbero and Prof. Francesco Per
Amy C. Flor, Jimmy H. Williams, Kelly M. Blaine, Ryan C. Duggan, Dr. Anne I. Sperling, Dr. David A. Schwartz and Dr. Stephen J. Kron
Lenka Monincová, Dr. Milos Buděšínský, Sabina Čujová, Dr. Václav Čeřovský and Dr. Václav Veverka



Journal of Controlled Release, Volume 174, Pages 1-220 (28 January 2014)


A novel cationic niosome formulation for gene delivery to the retina


G. Puras, M. Mashal, J. Zárate, M. Agirre, E. Ojeda, S. Grijalvo, R. Eritja, A. Diaz-Tahoces, G. Martínez Navarrete, M. Avilés-Trigueros, E. Fernández, J.L. Pedraz; Pages 27-36

pH-responsive zwitterionic copolypeptides as charge conversional shielding system for gene carriers


Huayu Tian, Zhaopei Guo, Lin Lin, Zixue Jiao, Jie Chen, Shiqian Gao, Xiaojuan Zhu, Xuesi Chen; Pages 117-125

Polymeric nanoparticle system to target activated microglia/macrophages in spinal cord injury


Simonetta Papa, Raffaele Ferrari, Massimiliano De Paola, Filippo Rossi, Alessandro Mariani, Ilaria Caron, Eliana Sammali, Marco Peviani, Valentina Dell'Oro, Claudio Colombo, Massimo Morbidelli, Gianluigi Forloni, Giuseppe Perale, Davide Moscatelli, Pietro Veglianese; Pages 15-26

Two step mechanisms of tumor selective delivery of N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide copolymer conjugated with pirarubicin via an acid-cleavable linkage


Hideaki Nakamura, Tomas Etrych, Petr Chytil, Manami Ohkubo, Jun Fang, Karel Ulbrich, Hiroshi Maeda; Pages 81-87

Novel thermo-sensitive hydrogel system with paclitaxel nanocrystals: High drug-loading, sustained drug release and extended local retention guaranteeing better efficacy and lower toxicity

 
Zhiqiang Lin, Wei Gao, Hongxiang Hu, Kun Ma, Bing He, Wenbing Dai, Xueqing Wang, Jiancheng Wang, Xuan Zhang, Qiang Zhang; Pages 161-170

Journal of Controlled Release, Volume 173, Pages 1-166 (10 January 2014)


A liposomal fluorescence assay to study permeation kinetics of drug-like weak bases across the lipid bilayer


Klaus Eyer, Franziska Paech, Friedrich Schuler, Phillip Kuhn, Reinhard Kissner, Sara Belli, Petra S. Dittrich, Stefanie D. Kräme; Pages 102-109

Polymer-filled microcontainers for oral delivery loaded using supercritical impregnation


Paolo Marizza, Stephan S. Keller, Anette Müllertz, Anja Boisen; Pages 1-9

Photosensitive Pt(IV)–azide prodrug-loaded nanoparticles exhibit controlled drug release and enhanced efficacy in vivo


Haihua Xiao, Gavin T. Noble, Jared F. Stefanick, Ruogu Qi, Tanyel Kiziltepe, Xiabin Jing, Basar Bilgicer; Pages 11-17

The systemic administration of an anti-miRNA oligonucleotide encapsulated pH-sensitive liposome results in reduced level of hepatic microRNA-122 in mice

 
Hiroto Hatakeyama, Manami Murata, Yusuke Sato, Mayumi Takahashi, Noriaki Minakawa, Akira Matsuda, Hideyoshi Harashima; Pages 43-50

pH-responsive release of proteins from biocompatible and biodegradable reverse polymer micelles


Yuichi Koyamatsu, Taisuke Hirano, Yoshinori Kakizawa, Fumiyoshi Okano, Tohru Takarada, Mizuo Maeda; Pages 89-95

RNAi-mediated gene knockdown and anti-angiogenic therapy of RCCs using a cyclic RGD-modified liposomal-siRNA system


Yu Sakurai, Hiroto Hatakeyama, Yusuke Sato, Mamoru Hyodo, Hidetaka Akita, Noritaka Ohga, Kyoko Hida, Hideyoshi Harashima; Pages 110-118

Molecular structural transformation regulated dynamic disordering of supramolecular vesicles as pH-responsive drug release systems

 
Ya Liu, Fu-Ping Gao, Di Zhang, Yun-Shan Fan, Xi-Guang Chen, Hao Wang; Pages 140-147

Biomacromolecules, Volume 15, Issue 1

Effect of Pendant Group on pDNA Delivery by Cationic-β-Cyclodextrin:Alkyl-PVA-PEG Pendant Polymer Complexes

Aditya Kulkarni, Vivek Badwaik, Kyle DeFrees, Ryan A. Schuldt, Dinara S. Gunasekera, Cory Powers, Alexander Vlahu, Ross VerHeul, and David H. Thompson; pp 12–19
 

Self-Assembled Stimuli-Responsive Polyrotaxane Core–Shell Particles

Blaise L. Tardy, Henk H. Dam, Marloes M. J. Kamphuis, Joseph J. Richardson, and Frank Caruso; pp 53–59
 

Cellularized Cylindrical Fiber/Hydrogel Composites for Ligament Tissue Engineering

Patrick S. Thayer, Anna F. Dimling, Daniel S. Plessl, Mariah R. Hahn, Scott A. Guelcher, Linda A. Dahlgren, and Aaron S. Goldstein; pp 75–83
 

General In Vitro Method to Analyze the Interactions of Synthetic Polymers with Human Antibody Repertoires

Anandakumar Soshee, Stefan Zürcher, Nicholas D. Spencer, Avraham Halperin, and Clément Nizak; pp 113–121
 

Synthesis, Physicochemical Characterization, and Cytocompatibility of Bioresorbable, Dual-Gelling Injectable Hydrogels

Tiffany N. Vo, Adam K. Ekenseair, F. Kurtis Kasper, and Antonios G. Mikos; pp 132–142
 

Cell-Membrane-Permeable and Cytocompatible Phospholipid Polymer Nanoprobes Conjugated with Molecular Beacons

Xiaojie Lin, Tomohiro Konno, and Kazuhiko Ishihara; pp 150–157
 

Antimicrobial Surfaces Using Covalently Bound Polyallylamine

Dmitri D. Iarikov, Mehdi Kargar, Ali Sahari, Lauren Russel, Katelyn T. Gause, Bahareh Behkam, and William A. Ducker; pp 169–176
 

Olefin Cross-Metathesis as a Source of Polysaccharide Derivatives: Cellulose ω-Carboxyalkanoates

Xiangtao Meng, John B. Matson, and Kevin J. Edgar; pp 177–187
 

Gelation Chemistries for the Encapsulation of Nanoparticles in Composite Gel Microparticles for Lung Imaging and Drug Delivery

Nathalie M. Pinkerton, Stacey W. Zhang, Richard L. Youngblood, Dayuan Gao, Shike Li, Bryan R. Benson, John Anthony, Howard A. Stone, Patrick J. Sinko, and Robert K. Prud’homme; pp 252–261
 

Dextran-Based Doxorubicin Nanocarriers with Improved Tumor Penetration

Sharon M. Sagnella, Hien Duong, Alex MacMillan, Cyrille Boyer, Renee Whan, Joshua A. McCarroll, Thomas P. Davis, and Maria Kavallaris; pp 262–275
 

Lignin Nanotubes As Vehicles for Gene Delivery into Human Cells

Elena Ten, Chen Ling, Yuan Wang, Arun Srivastava, Luisa Amelia Dempere, and Wilfred Vermerris; pp 327–338
 

Different Insight into Amphiphilic PEG-PLA Copolymers: Influence of Macromolecular Architecture on the Micelle Formation and Cellular Uptake

Cinzia Garofalo, Giovanna Capuano, Rosa Sottile, Rossana Tallerico, Renata Adami, Ernesto Reverchon, Ennio Carbone, Lorella Izzo, and Daniela Pappalardo; pp 403–415