New approach uses 'cloaked' proteins to deliver cancer-killing therapeutics into cells

Date 28th, May 2024
Source Phys.org - Scientific News Websites

DESCRIPTION

An interdisciplinary collaboration has designed a way to "cloak" proteins so that they can be captured by lipid nanoparticles, which are akin to tiny bubbles of fat. These bubbles are small enough to sneak their hidden cargo into living cells, where the proteins uncloak and exert their therapeutic effect.