Cargo-Dependent Targeted Cellular Uptake Using Quaternized Starch as a Carrier
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Starch Quaternization
2.2. Quaternized Starch Labeling
2.3. Quaternized Starch Chemical Analysis
2.4. Q-Starch/Cargo Complex Preparation
2.5. Q-Starch/Cargo Complex Characterization
2.6. Cell Culture Handling
2.7. Determination of Intracellular Paths of Complexes
2.8. Biological Activity Evaluation
2.8.1. pDNA: pGFP Transfection
2.8.2. siRNA: GLI2 Gene Silencing
2.8.3. PIP3: PI3K Protein Activation by Q-Starch/PIP3 Complexes Assessed by Western Blot
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Q-Starch Synthesis and Chemical Characterization
3.2. Q-Starch/Cargo Complex Characterization
3.2.1. Size
3.2.2. Zeta Potential
3.2.3. Morphology
3.3. Q-Starch/Cargo Complexes’ Cellular Localization
3.4. Biological Activity
3.4.1. pDNA—Transfection GFP Assay
3.4.2. siRNA—Gene Silencing
3.4.3. PIP3: Western Blot
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Q-StarchDTAF/pDNA | Q-Starch/siRNA NC5Cy5 | Q-StarchDTAF/PIP3 | |
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N/P ratio | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Cargo concentration | 4 mg/mL (1 nM) | 100 nM | 500 nM |
Incubation time | 4 h | 4 h | 4 h |
Labeling | Q-starchDTAF/pDNA: green | Cell’s nucleus: blue; NucBlue Cell’s cytoplasm: green; Viafluor488 Q-starch/siRNA NC5Cy5: red | Cell’s nucleus: blue; NucBlue Cell’s cytoplasm: red; CellBrite Q-starchDTAF/PIP3: green |
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Blitsman, Y.; Benafsha, C.; Yarza, N.; Zorea, J.; Goldbart, R.; Traitel, T.; Elkabets, M.; Kost, J. Cargo-Dependent Targeted Cellular Uptake Using Quaternized Starch as a Carrier. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 1988. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13131988
Blitsman Y, Benafsha C, Yarza N, Zorea J, Goldbart R, Traitel T, Elkabets M, Kost J. Cargo-Dependent Targeted Cellular Uptake Using Quaternized Starch as a Carrier. Nanomaterials. 2023; 13(13):1988. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13131988
Chicago/Turabian StyleBlitsman, Yossi, Chen Benafsha, Nir Yarza, Jonathan Zorea, Riki Goldbart, Tamar Traitel, Moshe Elkabets, and Joseph Kost. 2023. "Cargo-Dependent Targeted Cellular Uptake Using Quaternized Starch as a Carrier" Nanomaterials 13, no. 13: 1988. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13131988