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Prion-like nanofibrils of small molecules (PriSM): A new frontier at the
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Formed by non-covalent interactions and not defined at genetic level, the
assemblies of small molecules in biology are complicated and less explored. A
common morphology of the supramolecular assemblies of small molecules is
nanofibrils, which coincidentally resembles the nanofibrils formed by proteins
such as prions. So these supramolecular assemblies are termed as prion-like
nanofibrils of small molecules (PriSM). Emerging evidence from several unrelated
fields over the past decade implies the significance of PriSM in biology and
medicine. This perspective aims to highlight some recent advances of the research
on PriSM. This paper starts with description of the intriguing similarities
between PriSM and prions, discusses the paradoxical features of PriSM, introduces
the methods for elucidating the biological functions of PriSM, illustrates
several examples of beneficial aspects of PriSM, and finishes with the promises
and current challenges in the research of PriSM. We anticipate that the research
of PriSM will contribute to the fundamental understanding at the intersection of
supramolecular chemistry and cell biology and ultimately lead to a new paradigm
of molecular (or supramolecular) therapeutics for biomedicine.