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Autor(es): | Ana M Cardoso Sara Trabulo Ana L Cardoso Silvia Maia Paula Gomes Amalia S Jurado Maria C P Pedroso de Lima |
Título: | Comparison of the Efficiency of Complexes Based on S4(13)-PV Cell-Penetrating Peptides in Plasmid DNA and siRNA Delivery |
Data de publicação: | 2013 |
Resumo: | The successful application of gene therapy approaches is highly dependent on the efficient delivery of nucleic acids into target cells. In the present study, new peptide-based nonviral systems were developed to enhance plasmid DNA and siRNA delivery, aiming at generating appropriate gene delivery and gene silencing tools for preclinical and clinical application. For this purpose, 0 cell-penetrating peptide derived from the wild-type S4(13)-PV peptide was synthesized through the addition of a five-histidine tail to its N-terminus (H-5-S4(13)-PV), and its ability to mediate gene expression and gene silencing was evaluated and compared to that of the wild-type peptide. The histidine-enriched peptide, H-5-S4(13)-PV, proved to be generally more efficient and less toxic than the wild-type peptide in the delivery of plasmid DNA. In addition, complexes of H-5-S4(13)-PV with siRNAs, but not of S4(13)-PV, were efficiently internalized by cells and presented high knockdown activity (63%). Interestingly, systems containing the S4(13)-PV or the H-5-S4(13)-PV peptide exhibited superior biological activity when compared to those containing the reverse NLS or scrambled peptides, suggesting that both the cell-penetrating; sequence and the NLS of the S4(13)-PV peptide influence the competence Of binary and ternary complexes to accomplish nucleic acid delivery. In order to unravel the cancer therapeutic potential of formulations with the histidine-enriched peptide, their efficiency to mediate silencing of the oncogenic protein survivin was evaluated. As opposed to complexes with the wild-type peptide, H-5-S4(13)-PV complexes showed the ability to promote a high survivin knockdown at the level of both protein (44%) and mRNA (73%), in HT1080 cells. |
Assunto: | Outras ciências médicas Other medical sciences |
Áreas do conhecimento: | Ciências médicas e da saúde::Outras ciências médicas Medical and Health sciences::Other medical sciences |
URI: | https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/82087 |
Tipo de Documento: | Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional |
Condições de Acesso: | openAccess |
Licença: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
Aparece nas coleções: | FCUP - Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional |
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