| Literature DB >> 19206385 |
Partha S Ghosh1, Chae-Kyu Kim, Gang Han, Neil S Forbes, Vincent M Rotello.
Abstract
Gold colloids functionalized with amino acids provide a scaffold for effective DNA binding with subsequent condensation. Particles with lysine and lysine dendron functionality formed particularly compact complexes and provided highly efficient gene delivery without any observed cytotoxicity. Nanoparticles functionalized with first generation lysine dendrons (NP-LysG1) were approximately 28-fold superior to polylysine in reporter gene expression. These amino acid-based nanoparticles were responsive to intracellular glutathione levels, providing a tool for controlled release and concomitant expression of DNA.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19206385 PMCID: PMC2643365 DOI: 10.1021/nn800507t
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ACS Nano ISSN: 1936-0851 Impact factor: 15.881