Guojun Chen, Ben Ma1, Yuyuan Wang, Shaoqin Gong. 1. Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital , Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an , Shaanxi Province 710032 , China.
Abstract
The long-sought promise of gene therapy for the treatment of human diseases remains unfulfilled, largely hindered by the lack of an efficient and safe delivery vehicle. In this study, we have developed a universal glutathione-responsive nanoplatform for the efficient delivery of negatively charged genetic biomacromolecules. The cationic block copolymer, poly(aspartic acid-(2-aminoethyl disulfide)-(4-imidazolecarboxylic acid))-poly(ethylene glycol), bearing imidazole residues and disulfide bonds, can form polyplexes with negatively charged DNA, mRNA, and Cas9/sgRNA ribonucleoprotein (RNP) through electrostatic interactions, which enable efficient cellular uptake, endosomal escape, and cytosol unpacking of the payloads. To facilitate the nuclear transport of DNA and RNP, the nuclear localization signal peptide was integrated into the DNA or RNP polyplexes. All three polyplex systems were fully characterized and optimized in vitro. Their relatively high transfection efficiency and low cytotoxicity, as well as convenient surface functionalization merit further investigation.
The long-sought promise of gene therapy for the treatment of n class="Species">human diseases remains unfulfilled, largely hindered by the lack of an efficienpan>t and safe delivery vehicle. In this study, we have developed a universal n class="Chemical">glutathione-responsive nanoplatform for the efficient delivery of negatively charged genetic biomacromolecules. The cationic block copolymer, poly(aspartic acid-(2-aminoethyl disulfide)-(4-imidazolecarboxylic acid))-poly(ethylene glycol), bearing imidazole residues and disulfide bonds, can form polyplexes with negatively charged DNA, mRNA, and Cas9/sgRNA ribonucleoprotein (RNP) through electrostatic interactions, which enable efficient cellular uptake, endosomal escape, and cytosol unpacking of the payloads. To facilitate the nuclear transport of DNA and RNP, the nuclear localization signal peptide was integrated into the DNA or RNPpolyplexes. All three polyplex systems were fully characterized and optimized in vitro. Their relatively high transfection efficiency and low cytotoxicity, as well as convenient surface functionalization merit further investigation.
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