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April 29, 2026Cell Proliferation0 citationsOpen Access

A Zeolitic Pyrimidine Framework ( ZPF ) Nanoplatform Co‐Delivers a DNAzyme and a Protein Prodrug for Cascade‐Activated Tumour Therapy

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YHYan HuangShanghai Normal UniversityXHXingjie HuJSJinli SunState Key Laboratory of Oncogene and Related Genes

Key Points

  • This research aims to develop a nanoplatform for targeted delivery of a DNAzyme and a protein prodrug for tumour therapy.
  • Engineered a zeolitic pyrimidine framework (ZPF) as a nanocarrier
  • Co-encapsulated a ROS-responsive RNase A prodrug and a GPX-1-targeting DNAzyme
  • Used 4T1 cell membrane to camouflage the nanocomplex for targeted delivery
  • Induced significant apoptosis in 4T1 cells
  • Suppressed tumour growth in vivo
  • Achieved lysosomal degradation of the nanocarrier for drug activation

Abstract

ABSTRACT The therapeutic application of cytotoxic proteins like ribonuclease A (RNase A) is hindered by their systemic toxicity. Here, we engineer a protein‐structure‐directed zeolitic pyrimidine framework (ZPF) as a superior nanocarrier that co‐encapsulates and stabilizes a ROS‐responsive RNase A prodrug (RNBC) and a GPX‐1‐targeting DNAzyme with high efficiency. This DZ‐RNBC@ZPF nanocomplex, camouflaged with a 4T1 cell membrane, ensures tumour‐specific delivery and lysosomal degradation. The acidic environment triggers framework dissolution, releasing Zn 2+ to activate the DNAzyme. The DNAzyme downregulates GPX‐1, amplifying intracellular H 2 O 2 , which in turn cleaves the NBC group to activate the RNase A prodrug precisely within target cells. This coordinated intracellular cascade—from material degradation to enzymatic ROS amplification and prodrug activation—induces significant apoptosis in 4T1 cells and potently suppresses tumour growth in vivo. Our work establishes ZPF as an enabling platform for the co‐delivery of bioactive macromolecules and presents a novel therapeutic strategy based on a synergistic protein prodrug‐DNAzyme circuit.

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Huang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f154e0879cb923c4945273https://doi.org/10.1111/cpr.70225
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