Messenger RNA carries genetic information from DNA in the highly protected nucleus out to the rest of the cell, where structures called ribosomes can build proteins according to the DNA blueprint.
To make a protein, ribosomes don’t receive instructions directly from the unwieldy DNA, but from more succinct messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules that carry instructions about single genes.
To create A1 lipid nanoparticles for delivering mRNA to target cells, scientists at the University of Pennsylvania used A3 coupling. A3 refers to the amine–aldehyde–alkyne coupling reaction ...