Oligopeptide-terminated poly(β-amino ester)s for highly efficient gene delivery and intracellular localization
Oligopeptide-terminated poly(β-amino ester)s for highly efficient gene delivery and intracellular localization
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DOI:
10.1016/j.actbio.2013.12.054
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发表时间:
2014-05-01
影响因子:
9.7
通讯作者:
Borros, Salvador
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作者:
Segovia, Nathaly;Dosta, Pere;Borros, Salvador
The main limitation of gene therapy towards clinics is the lack of robust, safe and efficient gene delivery vectors. This paper describes new polycations for gene delivery based on poly(beta-amino ester)s (pBAE) containing terminal oligopeptides. The authors developed oligopeptide-modified pBAE-pDNA nanopartides that achieve better cellular viability and higher transfection efficacy than other end-modified pBAE and commercial transfection agents. Gene expression in highly permissive cell lines was remarkably high, but transfection efficiency in less-permissive cell lines was highly dependent on oligopeptide composition and nanoparticle formulation. Moreover, the use of selected oligopeptides in the pBAE formulation led to preferential intracellular localization of the particles. Particle analysis of highly efficient pBAE formulations revealed different particle sizes and charge features, which indicates chemical pseudotyping of the particle surface, related to the oligopeptide chemical nature. In conclusion, chemical modification at the termini of pBAE with amine-rich oligopeptides is a powerful strategy for developing delivery systems for future gene therapy applications. (C) 2014 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.