Institute of Biophysics

Photodynamic Therapy‐Primed and Enzyme Cascade‐Fueled in Situ Prodrug Self‐Assemblies for Self‐Amplifying Chemotherapy

ABSTRACT Tumor heterogeneity remains a major translational challenge for targeted therapies, particularly those employing multi‐targeted precision strategies. To overcome this barrier and ensure both high tumor‐specificity and robust clinical efficacy, we designed CBT‐NM‐PPa‐cRGD...

Structural basis of the transport mechanism of hBGT1

In the kidney and liver, the betaine/γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transporter 1 (BGT1) transports betaine to maintain the osmotic balance of renal medullary cells and reduce the toxicity of homocysteine accumulation. In the brain, BGT1 reuptakes GABA from the synaptic cleft into gl...

Physics informed machine learning predicts binding free energy changes in protein-RNA complexes upon mutations

Protein-RNA interactions are central to gene regulation, yet predicting mutation-induced changes in binding free energy (ΔΔG) remains difficult due to sparse, heterogeneous measurements and strong imbalance in mutation types. Here we present Pred-MutPRI, a physics-informed machin...

Multiobjective Engineering of Fibrin-Selective Thrombolytic Proteases with Enhanced Biocatalytic Efficiency and Inhibition Resistance

Abstract Thrombolytic enzymes represent an important class of proteolytic biocatalysts for medical applications, yet currently used FDA-approved variants, including alteplase and tenecteplase, remain limited by suboptimal catalytic efficiency, off-target activity, and susceptibil...

Epigenetic training licenses naïve CD8 + T cell metabolic fitness and function

Naïve T cells maintain quiescence yet must respond rapidly to antigens, but how they prime this capacity is unclear. We identify histone variant H2A.Z as a key regulator of an epigenetic training program that licenses quiescent naïve CD8 + T cells for future activation. H2A.Z def...

Convergent use of aminopeptidase N receptor by hedgehog merbecoviruses

Abstract Coronaviruses circulating in wildlife, such as European and Asian hedgehog merbecoviruses (EriCoVs), pose a potential transmission risk. Knowledge of viral receptors can inform risk assessment and development of countermeasures; however, the functional receptor for EriCo...

Optimizing Vanadium Single‐Atom Nanozyme via Cluster‐Mediated Charge Orchestration for Modulating Immune Homeostasis in Intracerebral Hemorrhage

ABSTRACT Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) triggers excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation and persistent neuroinflammation, which synergistically drive progressive neuronal damage and poor neurological functional recovery, severely restricting patient prognosis. Artif...

Nicotinamide Metabolism Constrains Memory CD8 + T Cell Formation Through a Putative HS1BP3‐SIRT1‐FOXO3‐BCL6 Axis

ABSTRACT Memory T cells exhibit long‐term persistence, a defining feature that underpins durable clinical responses to adoptive immunotherapies. The mechanisms that integrate metabolic cues with transcriptional control of memory fate remain undetermined. Here, we identify HS1‐bin...

Antioxidant nanozymes for regenerative medicine: mechanisms, design, and applications in tissue repair

Natural antioxidant enzymes play a central role in regulating oxidative stress within living organisms. During tissue repair following injury, these enzymes act synergistically to scavenge excess reactive oxygen species and maintain cellular redox homeostasis, thereby supporting...

Spatiotemporal-switchable 2D NIR-II single-atom nanozyme for single-cell–level surgical navigation and glioblastoma phototherapy

Single-cell–level resolution tumor therapy represents an advanced strategy against glioblastoma but lacks suitable theranostic agents. Here, we developed a spatiotemporal-switchable, two-dimensional (2D), bismuthene-based second near-infrared window (NIR-II) nanozyme. In this pla...

Ferromagnetic Coupling in Dual‐Atom Nanozymes Enables Spin‐Favorable Catalase‐Like Catalysis for Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy

ABSTRACT Iron dual‐atom (Fe DA) nanozymes, structurally analogous to natural catalase, exhibit promising catalase‐like (CAT‐like) activity, yet further improving their catalytic performance and elucidating the underlying mechanism remain major challenges. Herein, we developed a c...