Nature Communications (Jul 2017)

Instructing cells with programmable peptide DNA hybrids

  • Ronit Freeman,
  • Nicholas Stephanopoulos,
  • Zaida Álvarez,
  • Jacob A Lewis,
  • Shantanu Sur,
  • Chris M Serrano,
  • Job Boekhoven,
  • Sungsoo S. Lee,
  • Samuel I. Stupp

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15982
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The extracellular matrix can affect cell behaviour both physically and biochemically. Here, the authors developed a substrate that is based on peptides and nucleic acids hybrids that can dynamically present signals upon demand which regulate cell adhesion and migration, thereby controlling cell organisation.