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ArticleNano-micro letters2020

Intracellular Delivery of mRNA in Adherent and Suspension Cells by Vapor Nanobubble Photoporation.

Laurens Raes, Stephan Stremersch, Juan C Fraire, Toon Brans, Glenn Goetgeluk, Stijn De Munter, Lien Van Hoecke, Rein Verbeke, Jelter Van Hoeck, Ranhua Xiong and 5 more

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Article in Nano-micro letters, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Laurens RaesLaboratory of General Biochemistry & Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7461-7789
Stephan StremerschLaboratory of General Biochemistry & Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6528-8266
Juan C FraireLaboratory of General Biochemistry & Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4887-2161
Toon BransLaboratory of General Biochemistry & Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Glenn GoetgelukCancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Stijn De MunterCancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), 9000, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3821-0620
Lien Van HoeckeCancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), 9000, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8602-4211
Rein VerbekeLaboratory of General Biochemistry & Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1849-5411
Jelter Van HoeckLaboratory of General Biochemistry & Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Ranhua XiongLaboratory of General Biochemistry & Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9917-8949
Xavier SaelensVIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, 9052, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3861-6965
Bart VandekerckhoveCancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), 9000, Ghent, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3828-4195
Stefaan De SmedtLaboratory of General Biochemistry & Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Koen RaemdonckLaboratory of General Biochemistry & Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
Kevin BraeckmansLaboratory of General Biochemistry & Physical Pharmacy, Ghent University, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. Kevin.Braeckmans@UGent.be.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7993-6295
Ghent University · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Efficient and safe cell engineering by transfection of nucleic acids remains one of the long-standing hurdles for fundamental biomedical research and many new therapeutic applications, such as CAR T cell-based therapies. mRNA has recently gained increasing attention as a more safe and versatile alternative tool over viral- or DNA transposon-based approaches for the generation of adoptive T cells. However, limitations associated with existing nonviral mRNA delivery approaches hamper progress on genetic engineering of these hard-to-transfect immune cells. In this study, we demonstrate that gold nanoparticle-mediated vapor nanobubble (VNB) photoporation is a promising upcoming physical transfection method capable of delivering mRNA in both adherent and suspension cells. Initial transfection experiments on HeLa cells showed the importance of transfection buffer and cargo concentration, while the technology was furthermore shown to be effective for mRNA delivery in Jurkat T cells with transfection efficiencies up to 45%. Importantly, compared to electroporation, which is the reference technology for nonviral transfection of T cells, a fivefold increase in the number of transfected viable Jurkat T cells was observed. Altogether, our results point toward the use of VNB photoporation as a more gentle and efficient technology for intracellular mRNA delivery in adherent and suspension cells, with promising potential for the future engineering of cells in therapeutic and fundamental research applications.

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Gold nanoparticlesmRNAOptoporationPhotoporationTransfectionVapor nanobubbles

Identifiers

PMID34138203
PMCPMC7770675
OpenAlexW3088725425

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