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Targeted Intracellular Delivery of Proteins with Spatial and Temporal Control
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Targeted Intracellular Delivery of Proteins with Spatial and Temporal Control

Demosthenes P. Morales, Gary B. Braun, Alessia Pallaoro, Renwei Chen, Xiao Huang, Joseph A. Zasadzinski and Norbert O. Reich
Molecular pharmaceutics, v 12(2), pp 600-609
02 Feb 2015
PMID: 25490248
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https://doi.org/10.1021/mp500675pView
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Abstract

Life Sciences & Biomedicine Medicine, Research & Experimental Pharmacology & Pharmacy Research & Experimental Medicine Science & Technology
While a host of methods exist to deliver genetic materials or small molecules to cells, very few are available for protein delivery to the cytosol. We describe a modular, light-activated nanocarrier that transports proteins into cells by receptor-mediated endocytosis and delivers the cargo to the cytosol by light triggered endosomal escape. The platform is based on hollow gold nanoshells (HGN) with polyhistidine tagged proteins attached through an avidity-enhanced, nickel chelation linking layer; here, we used green fluorescent protein (GFP) as a model deliverable cargo. Endosomal uptake of the GFP loaded nanocarrier was mediated by a C-end Rule (CendR) internalizing peptide fused to the GFP. Focused femtosecond pulsed-laser excitation triggered protein release from the nanocarrier and endosome disruption, and the released protein was capable of targeting the nucleoli, a model intracellular organelle. We further demonstrate the generality of the approach by loading and releasing Sox2 and p53. This method for targeting of individual cells, with resolution similar to microinjection, provides spatial and temporal control over protein delivery.

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