Abstract
SiRNAs may act as selective and potent therapeutics, but poor deliverability in vivo is a limitation. Among the recently proposed vectors, cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), also referred as protein transduction domains (PTDs), allow siRNA stabilization and increased cellular uptake. This chapter aims to guide scientists in the preparation and characterization of CPP-siRNA complexes, particularly the evaluation of novel CPPs variants for siRNA encapsulation and delivery. Herein, we present a collection of methods to determine CPP-siRNA interaction, encapsulation, stability, conformation, transfection, and silencing efficiency.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Titel | Design and Delivery of SiRNA Therapeutics |
Redaktører | Henrik J. Ditzel, Martina Tuttolomondo, Sakari Kauppinen |
Vol/bind | 2282 |
Forlag | Humana Press |
Publikationsdato | 2021 |
Sider | 353-376 |
ISBN (Trykt) | 978-1-0716-1297-2 |
ISBN (Elektronisk) | 978-1-0716-1298-9 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2021 |
Navn | Methods in Molecular Biology |
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Vol/bind | 2282 |
ISSN | 1064-3745 |
Bibliografisk note
Funding Information:We gratefully acknowledge funding support from the European Union PathChooser Marie-Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) (PITN-GA-2013-608373), the Lundbeckfonden Center of Excellence NanoCAN, the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) DAWN-2020 project of the SDU Presidents SDU2020 program, the Danish Cancer Society, A Race Agaisnt Breast Cancer and the A.P. Moeller Foundation. Moreover, we acknowledge the Danish Molecular Biomedical Imaging Center (DaMBIC; University of Southern Denmark) for the use of the bioimaging facilities, and Prof. Jesper Wengel (Biomolecular Nanoscale Engineering Center, University of Southern Denmark) for providing the tdTomato1 siRNA.
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