Lipitoids - novel cationic lipids for cellular delivery of plasmid DNA in vitro
Lipitoids - novel cationic lipids for cellular delivery of plasmid DNA in vitro
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DOI:
10.1016/s1074-5521(98)90173-9
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发表时间:
1998-06-01
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通讯作者:
Zuckermann, RN
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作者:
Huang, CY;Uno, T;Zuckermann, RN
Background: Although synthetic nonviral vectors hold promise for the delivery of plasmid DNA, their gene-transfer efficiencies are far from matching those of viruses. To systematically investigate the structure-activity relationship of cationic lipids, a small library of cationic lipid-peptoid conjugates (lipitoids) was synthesized. The compounds were evaluated for their ability to form complexes with plasmid DNA and to mediate DNA transfer in vitro.Results: Lipid-peptoid conjugates were conveniently prepared in high yield using solid-phase synthesis. Several lipitoids condensed plasmid DNA int 100 nm spherical particles and protected the DNA from DNase digestion, A subset of lipitoids with a repeated (aminoethyl, neutral, neutral) sidechain trimer motif conjugated with dimyristoyl phosphatidyl-ethanolamine (DMPE) mediate DNA transfer with high efficiency.Conclusions: Automated solid-phase synthesis of cationic lipids allowed the rapid synthesis of a diverse set of transfection reagents. The most active compound DMPE-(Nae-Nmpe-Nmpe)(3) (Nae, N-aminoethyl glycine; Nmpe, N-p-methoxyphenethyl-glycine) is more efficient than lipofectin or DMRIE-C (two commercial cationic lipid transfection reagents) and is active in the presence and absence of serum. The activity in the presence of serum suggests potent at for applications in vivo.