期刊
JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE
卷 156, 期 1, 页码 70-75出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2011.07.007
关键词
Organic nanotube; Functionalization; Arginine; Co-assembly; Gene delivery
Tubular nanomaterials are expected to represent a novel nonviral gene transfer vectors due to the unique morphology and potential biological functionalities. Here we rationally constructed functionalized organic nanotubes (ONTs) for gene delivery through the co-assembly of bipolar glycolipid, arginine-lipid and PEG-lipid. The arginine- and PEG-functionalized ONTs efficiently formed complexes with plasmid DNA without aggregation, and protect DNA from enzymatic degradation; while the arginine-functionalized ONTs aggregated with DNA as large bundles. Long ONTs exceeding 1 mu m in length was rarely taken up into the cells, while those with a length of 400-800 nm could effectively deliver plasmid DNA into cells and induce high transgene expression of green fluorescense protein. This study demonstrated the usefulness of functionalized ONT in gene delivery, and the functionalized ONT represents a novel type of tubular nonviral gene transfer vector. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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