Membrane trafficking: Retrofusion as an escape route out of the endosome
Intraluminal vesicles accumulate within the endosomal lumen before lysosomal delivery or extracellular release. A new study reports the development of an elegant assay showing that these vesicles can escape from the endosomal lumen by 'back-fusion' or 'retrofusion' with the endosomal limiting membrane.
Eden, ER, Futter, CE
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Acid-labile chemical bonds-based nanoparticles for endosome escape and intracellular delivery
In the last years there has been a booming in the development of biological pharmaceuticals, and various nanoparticle delivery systems have been developed to overcome biological barriers to maximize the therapeutic potentials. Especially, when these drug-
Ruoyu Cheng +2 more
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Elucidating the Impact of Payload Conjugation on the Cell-Penetrating Efficiency of the Endosomal Escape Peptide dfTAT: Implications for Future Designs for CPP-Based Delivery Systems. [PDF]
Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are promising tools for intracellular delivery of various biological payloads. However, the impact of payload conjugation on the cell-penetrating activity of CPPs remains poorly understood.
Diaz J +5 more
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Acid-Labile Traceless Click Linker for Protein Transduction [PDF]
Intracellular delivery of active proteins presents an interesting approach in research and therapy. We created a protein transduction shuttle based on a new traceless click linker that combines the advantages of click reactions with implementation of ...
Bachelder E. M. +21 more
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Exploring the HYDRAtion method for loading siRNA on liposomes : the interplay between stability and biological activity in human undiluted ascites fluid [PDF]
Delivery of small interfering RNA (siRNA) is recently gaining tremendous attention for the treatment of ovarian cancer. The present study investigated the potential of different liposomal formulations composed of (2,3-dioleoyloxy-propyl)trimethylammonium
Braeckmans, Kevin +4 more
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Selective targeting of chemically modified miR-34a to prostate cancer using a small molecule ligand and an endosomal escape agent. [PDF]
Use of tumor-suppressive microRNAs (miRNAs) as anti-cancer agents is hindered by the lack of effective delivery vehicles, entrapment of the miRNA within endocytic compartments, and rapid degradation of miRNA by nucleases.
Abdelaal AM +8 more
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A display of pH-sensitive fusogenic GALA peptide facilitates endosomal escape from a Bio-nanocapsule via an endocytic uptake pathway [PDF]
BACKGROUND: An affibody-displaying bio-nanocapsule (Z(HER2)-BNC) with a hepatocyte specificity derived from hepatitis B virus (HBV) was converted into an affibody, Z(HER2), that recognizes HER2 receptors.
Akihiko Kondo +5 more
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Engineering lipid nanoparticles with improved endosomal escape for cytoplasmic delivery of RNA drugs [PDF]
RNA therapy, with its capabilities in regulating physiological processes directly by affecting the central dogma, holds great potential in the prevention and treatment of various diseases.
Ziqing Yan +2 more
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Nanocarrier lipid composition modulates the impact of pulmonary surfactant protein B (SP-B) on cellular delivery of siRNA [PDF]
Two decades since the discovery of the RNA interference (RNAi) pathway, we are now witnessing the approval of the first RNAi-based treatments with small interfering RNA (siRNA) drugs. Nevertheless, the widespread use of siRNA is limited by various extra-
De Backer, Lynn +7 more
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Solid-phase-assisted synthesis of targeting peptide-PEG-oligo(ethane amino)amides for receptor-mediated gene delivery. [PDF]
In the forthcoming era of cancer gene therapy, efforts will be devoted to the development of new efficient and non-toxic gene delivery vectors. In this regard, the use of Fmoc/Boc-protected oligo(ethane amino)acids as building blocks for solid-phase ...
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