Issue 96, 2015

Structure–activity relationship study of dendritic polyglycerolamines for efficient siRNA transfection

Abstract

Structure–activity relationship studies are pivotal in the development of existing small interfering RNA (siRNA) nanocarriers and in designing new delivery systems. In this paper, we investigated the ability of four dendritic polyglycerolamines (dPG-NH2) with increasing amine degree of functionalization (DF) on dendritic polyglycerol (dPG) to complex DNA by a coupled in silico/in vitro approach. In parallel, we examined our dPG-NH2 analogues for siRNA complexation, cytotoxicity, and transfection efficiency in vitro and in vivo. Our simulation data indicate the most effective nucleic acid affinities for dPG-NH2 analogues with DF ≥ 50%. Concomitantly, the results of in vitro and in vivo transfection studies also demonstrate efficient siRNA transfection only for those dPG-NH2 analogues with DF ≥ 50%. Thus, both MD simulation and siRNA knockdown studies show that a minimum DF per dPG unit (namely 50% on a 10 kDa dPG) is needed to achieve efficient siRNA interaction and successful transfection.

Graphical abstract: Structure–activity relationship study of dendritic polyglycerolamines for efficient siRNA transfection

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Jun 2015
Accepted
08 Sep 2015
First published
08 Sep 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 78760-78770

Author version available

Structure–activity relationship study of dendritic polyglycerolamines for efficient siRNA transfection

F. S. Mehrabadi, O. Hirsch, R. Zeisig, P. Posocco, E. Laurini, S. Pricl, R. Haag, W. Kemmner and M. Calderón, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 78760 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA10944B

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