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ArticlePharmaceutical research2009

A potential targeting gene vector based on biotinylated polyethyleneimine/avidin bioconjugates.

Xuan Zeng, Yun-Xia Sun, Xian-Zheng Zhang, Si-Xue Cheng, Ren-Xi Zhuo

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Article in Pharmaceutical research, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xuan ZengKey Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education & Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, People's Republic of China.
Yun-Xia Sun
Xian-Zheng Zhang
Si-Xue Cheng
Ren-Xi Zhuo
Wuhan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo improve the gene delivery efficiency and safety of non-viral vector in liver cells, avidin, which exhibited good biocompatibility and remarkable accumulation in liver, was bioconjugated with biotinylated polyethylenimine to obtain a novel gene vector. MATERIALS AND

methodsBiotinylated polyethyleneimine/avidin bioconjugate (ABP) was synthesized through grafting biotin to high molecular weight branched polyethylenimine (PEI, 25 kDa) and then bioconjugating with avidin by the biotin-avidin interaction. Physiochemical characteristics of ABP/pDNA complexes were analyzed, and in vitro cytotoxicity and transfection of ABP were also evaluated in HepG2, Hela and 293 T cells by using 25 kDa PEI as the control.

resultsIt was found that ABP was able to condense pDNA efficiently at N/P ratio of 4. The particle sizes of ABP/pDNA complexes were less than 220 nm, and the average surface charges were around 27 mV at the N/P ratio ranging from 2 to 60. Among three different cell lines, ABP and its DNA complexes demonstrated much lower cytotoxicity and higher transfection efficacy in HepG2 cells as compared with 25 kDa PEI.

conclusionABP presented higher transfection efficacy and safety in HepG2 cells due to the biocompatibility of avidin and the specific interactions between avidin and HepG2 cells.

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Gene TargetingGenetic VectorsAvidinBiocompatible MaterialsBiotinCell LineHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningParticle SizePolyethyleneimineAvidinBiocompatible MaterialsBiotinPolyethyleneimine

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