Chemical Engineering Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Macromol Biosci. 2012 Feb;12(2):225-40. doi: 10.1002/mabi.201100276. Epub 2011 Dec 6.
In this work we report, compare and discuss the results obtained from fully atomistic molecular dynamics simulations of generations 4, 5, and 6 of PAMAM-based dendrimers having NH(3) and triethanolamine as cores, forming complexes with a short interfering RNA (siRNA) at different pH values and at physiological ionic strength. By employing a detailed analysis we demonstrate how features such as molecular size, structural details, and protonation level of this category of dendrimers affect the dendrimer/siRNA complexation. Properties like the conformational flexibility of the dendrimer, the effective charge distribution of the assembly, and the level of intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the two molecular entities are all found to play a significant role in the mutual interactions between the nucleic acid and the hyperbranched molecules. All these features are of key importance in the multifaceted mechanism of dendrimer/gene complexation, and their understanding can provide valuable insight toward the design of more efficient nucleic acid nanocarriers.
在这项工作中,我们报告、比较和讨论了基于全原子分子动力学模拟的第四、五、六代 PAMAM 树状大分子与具有 NH(3)和三乙醇胺作为核的短干扰 RNA(siRNA)在不同 pH 值和生理离子强度下形成复合物的结果。通过详细的分析,我们展示了这类树状大分子的分子大小、结构细节和质子化水平等特征如何影响树状大分子/ siRNA 的复合物形成。树状大分子的构象灵活性、组装的有效电荷分布以及两个分子实体之间的分子内和分子间氢键水平等性质都被发现对核酸和超支化分子之间的相互作用起着重要作用。所有这些特征在树状大分子/基因复合物的多方面机制中都至关重要,对它们的理解可以为设计更有效的核酸纳米载体提供有价值的见解。
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