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SUBMITTER: Kim S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5909330 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Sangpil S Palanikumar L L Choi Huyeon H Jeena M T MT Kim Chaekyu C Ryu Ja-Hyoung JH
Chemical science 20180125 9
The use of biomineralization that regulates cellular functions has emerged as a potential therapeutic tool. However, the lack of selectivity still limits its therapeutic efficacy. Here, we report a subcellular-targeting biomineralization system featuring a triphenylphosphonium cation (TPP) (the mitochondria-targeting moiety) and trialkoxysilane (the biomineralization moiety <i>via</i> silicification). The TPP-containing trialkoxysilane exhibited approximately seven times greater cellular uptake ...[more]