Gene delivery by peptide-assisted transport

The diverse amino acid chemistries and secondary structures in peptides provide 'minimalist' mimics of motifs in proteins and offer many ideal properties for targeted delivery approaches. Several non-viral vectors (polymers and lipids) have been studied for their potential applications in gene delivery. However, non-specific uptake, lack of targeting, inability to escape endosomes, and inefficient nuclear delivery limit their application. Peptide-assisted trafficking of non-viral vectors can potentially overcome these biological barriers to improve gene delivery through targeted uptake using key cell-surface receptors (e.g., integrins, growth factor receptors, and G-protein coupled receptors); membrane disruption for endosomal escape; and nuclear importation. Furthermore, the capacity of peptides to regulate spatio-temporal control over gene delivery opens multi-faceted avenues for effective gene delivery in a variety of complex applications. Rigorous on-going in vitro and in vivo studies utilizing peptides for targeted and microenvironment-sensitive gene delivery could promote their widespread clinical usage.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

Current opinion in biomedical engineering - 7(2018) vom: 13. Sept., Seite 71-82

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Thapa, Raj Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Sullivan, Millicent O [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cell penetrating peptide
DNA
Gene delivery
Journal Article
Non-viral vectors
Peptide

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Date Revised 06.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cobme.2018.10.002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM295294000