Journal
ACS NANO
Volume 5, Issue 2, Pages 1385-1394Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nn1031005
Keywords
protein delivery; nanocapsule intracellular; polymer; endoprotease
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- David and Lucile Packard Foundation
- Broad Stem Cell Research Center
- NSF
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Proteins possess distinct intracellular roles allowing them to have vast therapeutic applications. However, due to poor cellular permeability and fragility of most proteins, intracellular delivery of native, active proteins is challenging. We describe a biomimetic protein delivery vehicle which is degradable upon the digestion by furin, a ubiquitous Intracellular protease, to release encapsulated cargos. Proteins were encapsulated In a nanosized matrix prepared with monomers and a bisacrylated peptide cross-linker which can be specifically recognized and cleaved by furin. Release of encapsulated protein was confirmed in a cell-free system upon proteolytic degradation of nanocapsules. In vitro cell culture studies demonstrated successful intracellular delivery of both nuclear and cytosolic proteins and confirmed the importance of furin-degradable construction for native protein release. This endoprotease-mediated Intracellular delivery system may be extended to effectively deliver various biological therapeutics.
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