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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-11-18
pubmed:abstractText
Our previous work showed that a natural beta-(1-->3)-d-glucan schizophyllan (SPG) can form a stable complex with single-stranded oligonucleotides (ssODNs). When protein transduction peptides were attached to SPG and this modified SPG was complexed with ssODNs, the resultant complex could induce cellular transfection of the bound ODNs, without producing serious cytotoxicity. However, no technique was available to transfect double-stranded DNAs (dsDNA) or plasmid DNA using SPG. This paper presents a new approach to transfect dsDNA, showing preparation and transfection efficiency for a minimal-size gene having a loop-shaped poly(dA)(80) on both ends. This poly(dA) loops of dsDNA can form a complex with SPG. An siRNA-coding dsDNA with the poly(dA) loop was complexed with Tat-attached SPG to silence luciferase expression. When LTR-Luc-HeLa cells that can express luciferase under the control of the LTR promoter were exposed to this complex, the expression of luciferase was suppressed (i.e., RNAi effect was enhanced). Cytotoxicity studies showed that the Tat-SPG complex induced much less cell death compared to polyethylenimine, indicating that the proposed method caused less harm than the conventional method. The Tat-SPG/poly(dA) looped dsDNA complex had a structure similar to the viral genome in that the dsDNA ends were able to induce transfection and protection. The present work identifies the SPG and poly(dA) looped minimum-sized gene combination as a candidate for a non-toxic gene delivery system.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0168-3659
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
108
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
529-39
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16219384-Adenosine, pubmed-meshheading:16219384-Adenoviridae, pubmed-meshheading:16219384-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:16219384-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:16219384-Chromatography, Gel, pubmed-meshheading:16219384-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:16219384-Genes, Reporter, pubmed-meshheading:16219384-Genes, tat, pubmed-meshheading:16219384-Genetic Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:16219384-Genome, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:16219384-HeLa Cells, pubmed-meshheading:16219384-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16219384-Luciferases, pubmed-meshheading:16219384-Molecular Mimicry, pubmed-meshheading:16219384-Polymers, pubmed-meshheading:16219384-Poxviridae, pubmed-meshheading:16219384-RNA, Small Interfering, pubmed-meshheading:16219384-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:16219384-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:16219384-Viral Tail Proteins
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Linear double-stranded DNA that mimics an infective tail of virus genome to enhance transfection.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemical Process & Environments, The University of Kitakyushu, 1-1, Hibikino, Wakamatu-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 808-0135, Japan. anada@mail.tains.tohoku.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't