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Li S, Yan X, Qu Y, Wang W, Chen B, Ma X, Liu S, Yu X. Hydrogen-Bond Cyclization Programming of Ultrasensitive Esters and Its Application in Gene Delivery. Chemistry 2019; 25:10375-10384. [PMID: 31090112 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201901173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The ester bond as a universal linker has recently been applied in gene delivery systems owing to its efficient gene release by electrostatic repulsion after its cleavage. However, the ester bond is nonlabile and is difficult to cleave in cells. This work reports a method in which a secondary amine was introduced to the β-position of the ester bond to generate a hydrogen-bond cyclization (HBC) structure that can make the ester bond hydrolysis ultrafast. A series of molecules comprising ultrasensitive esters that can be activated by H2 O2 were synthesized, and it was found that those able to form an HBC structure showed complete ester hydrolysis within 5 h in both water and phosphate-buffered saline solution, which was several times faster than other methods reported. Then, a series of amphiphilic poly(amidoamine) dendrimers were constructed, comprising the ultrasensitive ester groups for gene delivery; it was found that they could effectively release genes under quite a low concentration of H2 O2 (<200 μm) and transport them into the nucleus within 2 h in Hela cells with high safety. Their gene transfection efficiencies were higher than that of PEI25k . The results demonstrated that the hydrogen-bond-induced ultrasensitive esters could be powerfully applied to construct gene delivery systems.
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- Shengran Li
- Laboratory of Polymer Composites Engineering, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Laboratory of Polymer Composites Engineering, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Department of Radiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130033, China
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- Laboratory of Polymer Composites Engineering, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Laboratory of Polymer Composites Engineering, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Laboratory of Polymer Composites Engineering, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, China
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- Laboratory of Polymer Composites Engineering, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, China
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- Laboratory of Polymer Composites Engineering, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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Zhang J, Qiao Z, Liu HY, Song J, Yin J. Positively charged helical chain-modified stimuli-responsive nanoassembly capable of targeted drug delivery and photoacoustic imaging-guided chemo-photothermal synergistic therapy. Biomater Sci 2019; 7:2050-2060. [DOI: 10.1039/c9bm00055k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Tumor targeted size-switchable CPT/IR780@H30-PCL-PPI(L−)/PEI(–COOH/FA) nanoassembly with a “pomegranate” construction was designed, which could efficiently expand the penetration depth and accelerate the cell internalization.
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- Jian Zhang
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering and Biomedical and Environmental Interdisciplinary Research Centre
- Hefei 230009
- P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering and Biomedical and Environmental Interdisciplinary Research Centre
- Hefei 230009
- P. R. China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering and Biomedical and Environmental Interdisciplinary Research Centre
- Hefei 230009
- P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology
- College of Chemistry
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou 350108
- China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hefei University of Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering and Biomedical and Environmental Interdisciplinary Research Centre
- Hefei 230009
- P. R. China
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Tsai YL, Tseng YC, Chen YM, Wen TC, Jan JS. Zwitterionic polypeptides bearing carboxybetaine and sulfobetaine: synthesis, self-assembly, and their interactions with proteins. Polym Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py01167a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Zwitterionic polypeptides bearing carboxybetaine and sulfobetaine were synthesized and their self-assembly and protein interactions were evaluated.
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- Yu-Lin Tsai
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- National Cheng Kung University
- Tainan City 70101
- Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- National Cheng Kung University
- Tainan City 70101
- Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry
- Kaohsiung Medical University
- Kaohsiung City 80708
- Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- National Cheng Kung University
- Tainan City 70101
- Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- National Cheng Kung University
- Tainan City 70101
- Taiwan
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Jana S, Biswas Y, Mandal TK. Methionine-based cationic polypeptide/polypeptide block copolymer with triple-stimuli responsiveness: DNA polyplexation and phototriggered release. Polym Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py00178b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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This work describes the synthesis of a multi-stimuli responsive methionine-based cationic polypeptide and its polypeptide block copolymer, followed by subsequent DNA polyplexation and phototriggered release.
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- Somdeb Jana
- Polymer Science Unit
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata 700 032
- India
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- Polymer Science Unit
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata 700 032
- India
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- Polymer Science Unit
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata 700 032
- India
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Zheng N, Song Z, Yang J, Liu Y, Li F, Cheng J, Yin L. Manipulating the membrane penetration mechanism of helical polypeptides via aromatic modification for efficient gene delivery. Acta Biomater 2017; 58:146-157. [PMID: 28476586 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 05/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The delivery performance of non-viral gene vectors is greatly related to their intracellular kinetics. Cationic helical polypeptides with potent membrane penetration properties and gene transfection efficiencies have been recently developed by us. However, they suffer from severe drawbacks in terms of their membrane penetration mechanisms that mainly include endocytosis and pore formation. The endocytosis mechanism leads to endosomal entrapment of gene cargos, while the charge- and helicity-induced pore formation causes appreciable cytotoxicity at high concentrations. With the attempt to overcome such critical challenges, we incorporated aromatic motifs into the design of helical polypeptides to enhance their membrane activities and more importantly, to manipulate their membrane penetration mechanisms. The aromatically modified polypeptides exhibited higher cellular internalization level than the unmodified analogue by up to 2.5 folds. Such improvement is possibly because aromatic domains promoted the polypeptides to penetrate cell membranes via direct transduction, a non-endocytosis and non-pore formation mechanism. As such, gene cargos were more efficiently delivered into cells by bypassing endocytosis and subsequently avoiding endosomal entrapment, and the material toxicity associated with excessive pore formation was also reduced. The top-performing aromatic polypeptide containing naphthyl side chains at the incorporated content of 20mol% revealed notably higher transfection efficiencies than commercial reagents in melanoma cells in vitro (by 11.7 folds) and in vivo (by 9.1 folds), and thus found potential utilities toward topical gene delivery for cancer therapy. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Cationic helical polypeptides, as efficient gene delivery materials, suffer from severe drawbacks in terms of their membrane penetration mechanisms. The main cell penetration mechanisms involved are endocytosis and pore formation. However, the endocytosis mechanism has the limitation of endosomal entrapment of gene cargos, while the charge- and helicity-induced pore formation causes cytotoxicity at high concentrations. To address such critical issues toward the maximization of gene delivery efficiency, we incorporated aromatic domains into helical polypeptides to promote the cell membrane penetrations via direct transduction, which is a non-endocytosis and non-pore formation mechanism. The manipulation of their membrane penetration mechanisms allows gene cargos to be more efficiently delivered by bypassing endocytosis and subsequently avoiding endosomal entrapment.
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- Nan Zheng
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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Bacteria‐Assisted Activation of Antimicrobial Polypeptides by a Random‐Coil to Helix Transition. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201706071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Xiong M, Han Z, Song Z, Yu J, Ying H, Yin L, Cheng J. Bacteria‐Assisted Activation of Antimicrobial Polypeptides by a Random‐Coil to Helix Transition. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:10826-10829. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201706071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Menghua Xiong
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1304 W. Green Street Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1304 W. Green Street Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1304 W. Green Street Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1304 W. Green Street Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1304 W. Green Street Urbana IL 61801 USA
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1304 W. Green Street Urbana IL 61801 USA
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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Ramasamy T, Ruttala HB, Gupta B, Poudel BK, Choi HG, Yong CS, Kim JO. Smart chemistry-based nanosized drug delivery systems for systemic applications: A comprehensive review. J Control Release 2017; 258:226-253. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2017.04.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 246] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2016] [Revised: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 04/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Huesmann D, Klinker K, Barz M. Orthogonally reactive amino acids and end groups in NCA polymerization. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6py01817c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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We summarize recent strategies for the synthesis of orthogonally reactive polypeptides and polypeptoids by direct and post-polymerization approaches.
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- David Huesmann
- Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
- Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- 55128 Mainz
- Germany
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Hörner S, Knauer S, Uth C, Jöst M, Schmidts V, Frauendorf H, Thiele CM, Avrutina O, Kolmar H. Nanoskalige, biologisch abbaubare organisch-anorganische Hybride für effiziente Zellaufnahme und Wirkstofftransport. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201606065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Sebastian Hörner
- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Straße 4 64287 Darmstadt Deutschland
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Straße 4 64287 Darmstadt Deutschland
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Straße 4 64287 Darmstadt Deutschland
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Straße 4 64287 Darmstadt Deutschland
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Straße 16 64287 Darmstadt Deutschland
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie; Georg-August Universität Göttingen; Tammannstraße 2 37077 Göttingen Deutschland
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Straße 16 64287 Darmstadt Deutschland
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Straße 4 64287 Darmstadt Deutschland
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss-Straße 4 64287 Darmstadt Deutschland
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Hörner S, Knauer S, Uth C, Jöst M, Schmidts V, Frauendorf H, Thiele CM, Avrutina O, Kolmar H. Nanoscale Biodegradable Organic–Inorganic Hybrids for Efficient Cell Penetration and Drug Delivery. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:14842-14846. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201606065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Revised: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Sebastian Hörner
- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie Technische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie Technische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie Technische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie Technische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie Technische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 16 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie Georg-August Universität Göttingen Tammannstrasse 2 37077 Göttingen Germany
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie Technische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 16 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie Technische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Clemens-Schöpf-Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie Technische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 4 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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Lu X, Jia F, Tan X, Wang D, Cao X, Zheng J, Zhang K. Effective Antisense Gene Regulation via Noncationic, Polyethylene Glycol Brushes. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:9097-100. [PMID: 27420413 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b05787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Negatively charged nucleic acids are often complexed with polycationic transfection agents before delivery. Herein, we demonstrate that a noncationic, biocompatible polymer, polyethylene glycol, can be used as a transfection vector by forming a brush polymer-DNA conjugate. The brush architecture provides embedded DNA strands with enhanced nuclease stability and improved cell uptake. Because of the biologically benign nature of the polymer component, no cytotoxicity was observed. This approach has the potential to address several long-lasting challenges in oligonucleotide therapeutics.
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- Xueguang Lu
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University , Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University , Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University , Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University , Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University , Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University , Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University , Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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Liu Y, Du J, Choi JS, Chen KJ, Hou S, Yan M, Lin WY, Chen KS, Ro T, Lipshutz GS, Wu L, Shi L, Lu Y, Tseng HR, Wang H. A High-Throughput Platform for Formulating and Screening Multifunctional Nanoparticles Capable of Simultaneous Delivery of Genes and Transcription Factors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:169-73. [PMID: 26768819 PMCID: PMC5577986 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201507546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Revised: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Simultaneous delivery of multiple genes and proteins (e.g., transcription factors; TFs) is an emerging issue surrounding therapeutic research due to their ability to regulate cellular circuitry. Current gene and protein delivery strategies, however, are based on slow batch synthesis, which is ineffective, poorly controlled, and incapable of simultaneous delivery of both genes and proteins with synergistic functions. Consequently, advances in this field have been limited to in vitro studies. Here, by integrating microfluidic technologies with a supramolecular synthetic strategy, we present a high-throughput approach for formulating and screening multifunctional supramolecular nanoparticles (MFSNPs) self-assembled from a collection of functional modules to achieve simultaneous delivery of one gene and TF with unprecedented efficiency both in vitro and in vivo. We envision that this new approach could open a new avenue for immunotherapy, stem cell reprogramming, and other therapeutic applications.
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- Yang Liu
- Laboratory of Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 11 Beiyitiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing (China)
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin (China)
- California NanoSystems Institute, Department of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering, UCLA (USA)
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- California NanoSystems Institute, Department of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering, UCLA (USA)
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- Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, California NanoSystems Institute, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (USA)
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- Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, California NanoSystems Institute, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (USA)
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- Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, California NanoSystems Institute, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (USA)
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- California NanoSystems Institute, Department of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering, UCLA (USA)
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80708 (Taiwan)
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- Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, California NanoSystems Institute, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (USA)
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- Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, California NanoSystems Institute, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (USA)
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- Division of Liver and Pancreas Transplantation, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA (USA)
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- Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, California NanoSystems Institute, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (USA)
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin (China)
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- California NanoSystems Institute, Department of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering, UCLA (USA).
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- Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, California NanoSystems Institute, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (USA).
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- Laboratory of Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 11 Beiyitiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing (China).
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Liu Y, Du J, Choi JS, Chen KJ, Hou S, Yan M, Lin WY, Chen KS, Ro T, Lipshutz GS, Wu L, Shi L, Lu Y, Tseng HR, Wang H. A High-Throughput Platform for Formulating and Screening Multifunctional Nanoparticles Capable of Simultaneous Delivery of Genes and Transcription Factors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201507546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Self-Assembly of α-Helical Polypeptides Driven by Complex Coacervation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:11128-32. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201504861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Revised: 07/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Priftis D, Leon L, Song Z, Perry SL, Margossian KO, Tropnikova A, Cheng J, Tirrell M. Self-Assembly of α-Helical Polypeptides Driven by Complex Coacervation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201504861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Kapetanakis A, Heise A. Thermoresponsive glycopolypeptides with temperature controlled selective lectin binding properties. Eur Polym J 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Synthesis and conformational study of novel, stable, helical poly(N-propargylamides) containing dipole azobenzene chromophores in the side chains. Polym Bull (Berl) 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-014-1223-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Yin L, Tang H, Kim KH, Zheng N, Song Z, Gabrielson NP, Lu H, Cheng J. Light-responsive helical polypeptides capable of reducing toxicity and unpacking DNA: toward nonviral gene delivery. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:9182-9186. [PMID: 23832670 PMCID: PMC4232450 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201302820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2013] [Revised: 05/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Lichen Yin
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 (USA)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 (USA)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 (USA)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 (USA)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 (USA)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 (USA)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 (USA)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 (USA)
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Yin L, Tang H, Kim KH, Zheng N, Song Z, Gabrielson NP, Lu H, Cheng J. Light‐Responsive Helical Polypeptides Capable of Reducing Toxicity and Unpacking DNA: Toward Nonviral Gene Delivery. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201302820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Lichen Yin
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign, 1304 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 (USA) http://cheng.matse.illinois.edu/
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign, 1304 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 (USA) http://cheng.matse.illinois.edu/
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign, 1304 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 (USA) http://cheng.matse.illinois.edu/
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign, 1304 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 (USA) http://cheng.matse.illinois.edu/
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign, 1304 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 (USA) http://cheng.matse.illinois.edu/
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign, 1304 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 (USA) http://cheng.matse.illinois.edu/
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign, 1304 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 (USA) http://cheng.matse.illinois.edu/
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign, 1304 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 (USA) http://cheng.matse.illinois.edu/
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Shim MS, Xia Y. A reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive polymer for safe, efficient, and targeted gene delivery in cancer cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:6926-9. [PMID: 23716349 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201209633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 292] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2012] [Revised: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Min Suk Shim
- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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Shim MS, Xia Y. A Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)-Responsive Polymer for Safe, Efficient, and Targeted Gene Delivery in Cancer Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201209633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Yin L, Song Z, Qu Q, Kim KH, Zheng N, Yao C, Chaudhury I, Tang H, Gabrielson NP, Uckun FM, Cheng J. Supramolecular self-assembled nanoparticles mediate oral delivery of therapeutic TNF-α siRNA against systemic inflammation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:5757-61. [PMID: 23610013 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201209991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Lichen Yin
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1304 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Yin L, Song Z, Qu Q, Kim KH, Zheng N, Yao C, Chaudhury I, Tang H, Gabrielson NP, Uckun FM, Cheng J. Supramolecular Self-Assembled Nanoparticles Mediate Oral Delivery of Therapeutic TNF-α siRNA against Systemic Inflammation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201209991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Shim MS, Bhang SH, Yoon K, Choi K, Xia Y. A bioreducible polymer for efficient delivery of Fas-silencing siRNA into stem cell spheroids and enhanced therapeutic angiogenesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012; 51:11899-903. [PMID: 23074025 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201206595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2012] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Min Suk Shim
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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Shim MS, Bhang SH, Yoon K, Choi K, Xia Y. A Bioreducible Polymer for Efficient Delivery of Fas-Silencing siRNA into Stem Cell Spheroids and Enhanced Therapeutic Angiogenesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201206595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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