Modified branched peptides with a histidine-rich tail enhance in vitro gene transfection.
Modified branched peptides with a histidine-rich tail enhance in vitro gene transfection.
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DOI:
10.1093/nar/gni040
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发表时间:
2005-02-24
影响因子:
14.9
通讯作者:
Mixson AJ
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作者:
Leng Q;Mixson AJ
Successful gene therapy depends on the development of efficient, non-toxic gene delivery systems. To accomplish this objective, our laboratory has focused on solid-phase synthesized peptide carriers, in which the amino acid sequence can be varied precisely to augment intracellular DNA transport. We previously determined that linear and branched co-polymers of histidine and lysine in combination with liposomes enhanced the efficiency of gene transfection. In this study, we have modified two branched histidine-lysine (HK) peptides by adding a histidine-rich tail. In a variety of cell lines, this histidine-rich tail markedly improved transfection efficiency, presumably by increasing the buffering capacity of the polymer. One polymer with a histidine-rich tail, H2K4bT, compared favorably with the commonly used transfection agents. Together with modification of our transfection protocol, these improved HK peptides alone, without liposomes, are the effective carriers of plasmids into a variety of cells. We anticipate that branched HK peptides will continue to be developed as carriers of nucleic acids for in vitro and in vivo applications.
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