DNA delivery to the mitochondria sites using mitochondrial leader peptide conjugated polyethylenimine
- Authors
- Lee, Minhyung; Choi, Joon Sig; Choi, Min Ji; Pak, Youngmi Kim; Rhee, Byoung Doo; Ko, Kyung Soo
- Issue Date
- Feb-2007
- Publisher
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Keywords
- DNA delivery; gene carrier; mitochondria; mitochondrial leader peptide; polyethylenimine
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF DRUG TARGETING, v.15, no.2, pp.115 - 122
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- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF DRUG TARGETING
- Volume
- 15
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 115
- End Page
- 122
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/180472
- DOI
- 10.1080/10611860600953555
- ISSN
- 1061-186X
- Abstract
- Some genetic diseases are associated with the defects of the mitochondrial genome. Direct DNA delivery to the mitochondrial matrix has been suggested as an approach for mitochondrial gene therapy for these diseases. We hypothesized that a mitochondrial leader peptide (LP) conjugated polyethylenimine (PEI) could deliver DNA to the mitochondrial sites. PEI-LP was synthesized by the conjugation of LP to PEI using disulfide bond. The complex formation of PEI-LP with DNA was confirmed by a gel retardation assay. In this study, DNA was completely retarded at a 0.4/1 PEI-LP/DNA weight ratio. In vitro delivery tests into isolated mitochondria or living cells were performed with rhodamin-labeled DNA and PEI-LP. In vitro cell-free delivery assay with isolated mitochondria showed that PEI-LP/DNA complexes were localized at mitochondria sites. Furthermore, the PEL-LP/DNA complexes were localized at the mitochondrial sites in living cells. However, a control carrier, PEI, did not show this effect. In addition, MTT assay showed that PEI-LP showed lower cytotoxicity than PEI. These results suggest that PEI-LP can deliver DNA to the mitochondrial sites and may be useful for the development of mitochondrial gene therapy.
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