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Advances in the Development of Virus-Like Particles as Tools in Medicine and Nanoscience
Authors: Paola Sanchez-Rodriguez, Sandra; Munch-Anguiano, Lucia; Bustos-Jaimes, Ismael
Source: Current Chemical Biology, Volume 4, Number 3, September 2010 , pp. 231-243(13)
Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
Abstract:
Virus-like particles (VLPs) are viral coats formed by the self-assembly of the components of viruses excluding their genetic material. These particles may be used as vectors to transport molecules chemically attached on the VLP surface, or as vessels for the systemic delivery of pharmacologically important molecules as drugs, siRNAs, genes, mRNAs, magnetic nanoparticles, quantum dots and other medical-imaging aids. Herein we review the recent advances in heterologous production and purification of VLPs, the current trends in chemical modification of VLPs, and the advances on the application of VLPs as vectors, tools for medical imaging and materials for nanotechnology.Keywords: Virus-like particles; nanomaterials; nanomedicine; drug delivery; gene delivery; imaging
Document Type: Research article
Publication date: 2010-09-01
- Current Chemical Biology aims to publish full-length and mini reviews on exciting new developments at the chemistry-biology interface, covering topics relating to Chemical Synthesis, Science at Chemistry-Biology Interface and Chemical Mechanisms of Biological Systems.
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Science at Chemistry-Biology Interface (Chemical informatics; Macromolecular catalysts and receptors; Enzymatic synthesis; Biosynthetic engineering; Combinatorial biosynthesis; Plant cell based chemistry; Bacterial and viral cell based chemistry; Chemistry of cellular processes in plants/animals; Receptor chemistry; Cell signaling chemistry; Drug design through understanding of disease processes; Synthetic biology; New high throughput screening techniques; Small molecular array fabrication; Chemical genomics; Chemical and biological approaches to carbohydrates proteins and nucleic acids design; Chemical and biological regulation of biosynthetic pathways; and Unnatural biomolecular analogs).
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