Lipid nanoparticle protein coronas arise through lipoprotein fusion rather than shell-like adsorption
Shaun Grumelot, Naseeha Mohammed, Ghafar Yerima, Jorge A. Colón-Rosado, Seyed Amirhossein Sadeghi, Fei Fang, Kylie Hilsen, Brooke Shango, Amir Ata Saei, Amanda M. Murray, Michael J. Mitchell, Babak Borhan, Liangliang Sun, Hojatollah Vali, Mohammad R. K. Mofrad, , Morteza Mahmoudi
This study shows lipid nanoparticles form protein coronas through lipoprotein fusion, not surface adsorption, using cryo-EM and simulations.
Nano Letters · Aug 11, 2026Peer-reviewedBioengineering