کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
6078 457 2014 14 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
TAT conjugated cationic noble metal nanoparticles for gene delivery to epidermal stem cells
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی شیمی بیو مهندسی (مهندسی زیستی)
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TAT conjugated cationic noble metal nanoparticles for gene delivery to epidermal stem cells
چکیده انگلیسی

Most nonviral gene delivery systems are not efficient enough to manipulate the difficult-to-transfect cell types, including non-dividing, primary, neuronal or stem cells, due to a lack of an intrinsic capacity to enter the membrane and nucleus, release its DNA payload, and activate transcription. Noble metal nanoclusters have emerged as a fascinating area of widespread interest in nanomaterials. Herein, we report the synthesis of the TAT peptide conjugated cationic noble metal nanoparticles (metal NPs@PEI-TAT) as highly efficient carriers for gene delivery to stem cells. The metal NPs@PEI-TAT integrate the advantages of metal NPs and peptides: the presence of metal NPs can effectively decrease the cytotoxicity of cationic molecules, making it possible to apply them in biological systems, while the cell penetrating peptides are essential for enhanced cellular and nucleus entry to achieve high transfection efficiency. Our studies provide strong evidence that the metal NPs@PEI-TAT can be engineered as gene delivery agents for stem cells and subsequently enhance their directed differentiation for biomedical application.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Biomaterials - Volume 35, Issue 21, July 2014, Pages 5605–5618
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