Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea.
Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea.
J Control Release. 2017 Jan 28;246:142-154. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.04.040. Epub 2016 May 8.
Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) have been widely used to deliver nucleic acid molecules. Generally, CPPs consisting of short amino acid sequences have a linear structure, resulting in a weak complexation and low transfection efficacy. To overcome these drawbacks, a novel type of CPP is required to enhance the delivery efficacy while maintaining its safe use at the same time. Herein, we report that a bioreducible branched poly-CPP structure capable of responding to reducing conditions attained both outstanding delivery effectiveness and selective gene release in carcinoma cells. Branched structures provide unusually strong electrostatic attraction between DNA and siRNA molecules, thereby improving the transfection capability through a tightly condensed form. We designed a modified type of nona-arginine (mR9) and synthesized a branched-mR9 (B-mR9) using disulfide bonds. A novel B-mR9/pDNA polyplex exhibited redox-cleavability and high transfection efficacy compared to conventional CPPs, with higher cell viability as well. B-mR9/VEGF siRNA polyplex exhibited significant serum stability and high gene-silencing effects in vitro. Furthermore, the B-mR9 polyplex showed outstanding tumor accumulation and inhibition ability in vivo. The results suggest that the bioreducible branched poly CPP has great potential as a gene delivery platform.
细胞穿透肽 (CPPs) 已被广泛用于递送核酸分子。通常,由短氨基酸序列组成的 CPP 具有线性结构,导致复合物形成较弱和转染效率低。为了克服这些缺点,需要一种新型 CPP 来提高递送效率,同时保持其安全使用。在此,我们报告了一种具有还原响应能力的新型支化聚 CPP 结构,能够在癌细胞中实现出色的递药效果和选择性基因释放。支化结构在 DNA 和 siRNA 分子之间提供异常强的静电吸引力,从而通过紧密凝聚形式提高转染能力。我们设计了一种改良型九聚精氨酸 (mR9),并使用二硫键合成了支化-mR9 (B-mR9)。与传统 CPP 相比,新型 B-mR9/pDNA 超分子复合物具有氧化还原可裂解性和高转染效率,同时具有更高的细胞活力。B-mR9/VEGF siRNA 超分子复合物在体外表现出显著的血清稳定性和高基因沉默效果。此外,B-mR9 超分子复合物在体内显示出出色的肿瘤积累和抑制能力。结果表明,生物还原支化聚 CPP 具有作为基因传递平台的巨大潜力。
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