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Date publication
octobre 2011
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr WAGNER Alain
Tous les auteurs :
Morin E, Nothisen M, Wagner A, Remy JS
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Résumé
Cationic surfactants easily interact with plasmid DNA to form small lipoplexes. However, their detergent behavior and associated biological toxicity limit their use as gene delivery vectors. We have incorporated a diacetylene motif in the hydrophobic chain of cationic surfactants. By using UV irradiation, the small cationic micelles (9 nm) obtained with diacetylenic detergents were photopolymerized into 40 nm spheres. Electrostatic interactions with plasmid DNA led to the formation of 45 nm lipoplexes at N/P = 5 ratio. In vitro transfection of the pCMV-Luciferase plasmid resulted in gene expression (>10(10) RLU/mg protein) at the same ratio, comparable with the commercially available JetSi-ENDO gene delivery system. This new and versatile class of molecules could lead to a new generation of in vivo gene delivery vectors.
Référence
Bioconjug Chem. 2011 Oct 19;22(10):1916-23
