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ArticleBioconjugate chemistry2010

Discovery of metabolically stabilized electronegative polyacridine-PEG peptide DNA open polyplexes.

Christian A Fernandez, Nicholas J Baumhover, Kevin Anderson, Kevin G Rice

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Article in Bioconjugate chemistry, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christian A FernandezDivisions of Pharmaceutics and Medicinal & Natural Products Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
Nicholas J Baumhover
Kevin Anderson
Kevin G Rice
University of Iowa · US

Funding

Predoctoral Training in the Pharmacological SciencesT32GM067795 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI STRACK, STEFAN · 2004 to 2021
$3.4M
RAMP Mediated Gene DeliveryR01GM087653 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI RICE, KEVIN G · 2009 to 2012
$1.2M
Proteosome Inhibitor Enhanced Non-Viral Gene DeliveryR01DK066212 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI RICE, KEVIN G · 2005 to 2008
$1.0M
NIDDK NIH HHS DK066212NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK066212NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM087653NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM067795
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cationic condensing peptides and polymers bind electrostatically to DNA to form cationic polyplexes. While many cationic polyplexes are able to achieve in vitro transfection mediated through electrostatic interactions, few have been able to mediate gene transfer in vivo. The present study describes the development and testing of polyacridine PEG-peptides that bind to plasmid DNA by intercalation resulting in electronegative open polyplex DNA. Polyacridine PEG-peptides were prepared by chemically conjugating 6-(9-acridinylamino) hexanoic acid onto side chains of Lys in PEG-Cys-Trp-(Lys)(3, 4, or 5). The resulting PEG-Cys-Trp-(Lys-(Acr))(3, 4, or 5) peptides bound tightly to DNA by polyintercalation, rather than electrostatic binding. Unlike polycationic polyplexes, polyacridine PEG-peptide polyplexes were anionic and open coiled, as revealed by zeta potential and atomic force microscopy. PEG-Cys-Trp-(Lys-(Acr))(5) showed the highest DNA binding affinity and the greatest ability to protect DNA from metabolism by DNase. Polyacridine PEG-peptide DNA open polyplexes were dosed intramuscularly and electroporated in mice to demonstrate their functional activity in gene transfer. These results establish polyacridine PEG-peptide DNA open polyplexes as a novel gene delivery method for in vivo use.

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AcridinesCationsDNAPeptide FragmentsPlasmidsPolyethylene GlycolsStatic ElectricityAcridinesCationsDNAPeptide FragmentsPolyethylene Glycols

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PMID20218669
PMCPMC2860281
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