UMMS Affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Publication Date
2021-05-06
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Cancer Biology | Cell Biology
Abstract
Herein, a set of optogenetic tools (designated LiPOP) that enable photoswitchable necroptosis and pyroptosis in live cells with varying kinetics, is introduced. The LiPOP tools allow reconstruction of the key molecular steps involved in these two non-apoptotic cell death pathways by harnessing the power of light. Further, the use of LiPOPs coupled with upconversion nanoparticles or bioluminescence is demonstrated to achieve wireless optogenetic or chemo-optogenetic killing of cancer cells in multiple mouse tumor models. LiPOPs can trigger necroptotic and pyroptotic cell death in cultured prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells and in living animals, and set the stage for studying the role of non-apoptotic cell death pathways during microbial infection and anti-tumor immunity.
Keywords
bioluminescence, necroptosis, optogenetics, pyroptosis, upconversion nanoparticles
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DOI of Published Version
10.1002/advs.202100424
Source
He L, Huang Z, Huang K, Chen R, Nguyen NT, Wang R, Cai X, Huang Z, Siwko S, Walker JR, Han G, Zhou Y, Jing J. Optogenetic Control of Non-Apoptotic Cell Death. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2021 May 6;8(13):2100424. doi: 10.1002/advs.202100424. PMID: 34540558; PMCID: PMC8438606. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
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PubMed ID
34540558
Repository Citation
He L, Huang Z, Huang K, Chen R, Nguyen NT, Wang R, Cai X, Huang Z, Siwko S, Walker JR, Han G, Zhou Y, Jing J. (2021). Optogenetic Control of Non-Apoptotic Cell Death. Open Access Publications by UMass Chan Authors. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202100424. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/oapubs/4821
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