Efficient Gene Transfection by Histidine-Modified Chitosan through Enhancement of Endosomal Escape
摘要:
Chitosan has the potential to be a biocompatible gene carrier. However, the transfection efficiency of chitosan is low because of the slow endosomal escape rate. The buffering capacity of histidine in the endosomal range would help the escape of plasmid DNA (pDNA) from endosomes. In this study, histidine was introduced into chitosan to improve the transfection efficiency. Chitosan and histidine were linked by disulfide bonds provided by 2-iminothiolane and cysteine. The complexes were prepared by mixing chitosan or histidine-modified chitosan with plasmid DNA. A broader buffering range of histidine-modified chitosan was observed, and the cellular uptake of histidine-modified chitosan/pDNA complexes was higher than that of chitosan/pDNA complexes. Although chitosan/tetramethylrhodamine (TMR)-pDNA complexes were trapped in the vesicles in cytosol, TMR-pDNA carried by histidine-modified chitosan was more widely distributed in the cytosol. This result suggests that histidine can help pDNA escape from endosomes with the help of the high buffering capacity. The gene expression of histidine-modified chitosan/pDNA complexes was higher than that of chitosan/pDNA complexes. These results suggest that histidine modification improves the transfection efficiency of chitosan.
Process for the manufacture of peptides containing cystine
申请人:Ciba-Geigy Corporation
公开号:US03994871A1
公开(公告)日:1976-11-30
Process for the manufacture of peptides which contain more than one disulphide bond characterized in that in one or two aminoacid sequences containing cysteine, in which disulphide bonds are to be produced, two cysteine radicals which are to be linked are protected by a mercapto-protective group R.sub.1 of the aralkyl type, two further cysteine radicals are protected by an acylaminomethyl group R.sub.2, the protective groups R.sub.1 are removed by treatment with iodine in the presence of a polyhalogenated lower aliphatic hydroxy compound or oxo compound, or a corresponding lower alkanoic acid lower alkyl ester, at the same time forming the disulphide bond between these cysteine radicals, which are protected by R.sub.1, and at any desired point after removal of the polyhalogenated compound the second disulphide bridge is formed in the usual manner.
Cystinpeptide aus (S-Acetamidomethyl-cystein)-peptiden durch Oxydation mit Jod: Die synthese voncyclo-L-cystin
作者:B. Kamber
DOI:10.1002/hlca.19710540319
日期:1971.4.20
AbstractThe conversion of S‐acetamidomethyl cysteine peptides to by a reaction with iodine is described. The method is applied in the synthesis of the hitherto unknown cyclo‐L‐cystine. The structure of this compound was confirmed by molecular weight determination, NMR. and mass spectroscopy.
Alternative and Chemoselective Deprotection of the ?-Amino and Carboxy Functions ofN-Fmoc-Amino Acid andN-Fmoc-Dipeptide Methyl Esters by Modulation of the Molar Ratio in the AlCl3/N,N-Dimethylaniline Reagent System
作者:Maria�Luisa Di Gioia、Antonella Leggio、Adolfo Le Pera、Angelo Liguori、Francesca Perri、Carlo Siciliano
Chitosan has the potential to be a biocompatible gene carrier. However, the transfection efficiency of chitosan is low because of the slow endosomal escape rate. The buffering capacity of histidine in the endosomal range would help the escape of plasmid DNA (pDNA) from endosomes. In this study, histidine was introduced into chitosan to improve the transfection efficiency. Chitosan and histidine were linked by disulfide bonds provided by 2-iminothiolane and cysteine. The complexes were prepared by mixing chitosan or histidine-modified chitosan with plasmid DNA. A broader buffering range of histidine-modified chitosan was observed, and the cellular uptake of histidine-modified chitosan/pDNA complexes was higher than that of chitosan/pDNA complexes. Although chitosan/tetramethylrhodamine (TMR)-pDNA complexes were trapped in the vesicles in cytosol, TMR-pDNA carried by histidine-modified chitosan was more widely distributed in the cytosol. This result suggests that histidine can help pDNA escape from endosomes with the help of the high buffering capacity. The gene expression of histidine-modified chitosan/pDNA complexes was higher than that of chitosan/pDNA complexes. These results suggest that histidine modification improves the transfection efficiency of chitosan.