Volume 52, Issue 24 pp. 6218-6221
Communication

Acidic pH-Responsive siRNA Conjugate for Reversible Carrier Stability and Accelerated Endosomal Escape with Reduced IFNα-Associated Immune Response

Hiroyasu Takemoto

Hiroyasu Takemoto

Department of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656 (Japan) http://www.bmw.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

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Dr. Kanjiro Miyata

Corresponding Author

Dr. Kanjiro Miyata

Division of Clinical Biotechnology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 (Japan)

Kanjiro Miyata, Division of Clinical Biotechnology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 (Japan)

Kazunori Kataoka, Department of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656 (Japan) http://www.bmw.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

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Shota Hattori

Shota Hattori

Department of Bioengineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656 (Japan)

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Dr. Takehiko Ishii

Dr. Takehiko Ishii

Department of Bioengineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656 (Japan)

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Tomoya Suma

Tomoya Suma

Department of Bioengineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656 (Japan)

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Satoshi Uchida

Satoshi Uchida

Division of Clinical Biotechnology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 (Japan)

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Dr. Nobuhiro Nishiyama

Dr. Nobuhiro Nishiyama

Polymer Chemistry Division, Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, R1-11, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503 (Japan)

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Dr. Kazunori Kataoka

Corresponding Author

Dr. Kazunori Kataoka

Department of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656 (Japan) http://www.bmw.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

Kanjiro Miyata, Division of Clinical Biotechnology, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 (Japan)

Kazunori Kataoka, Department of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656 (Japan) http://www.bmw.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

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First published: 29 April 2013
Citations: 104

This research is supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) through the “Funding Program for World-Leading Innovative R&D on Science and Technology (FIRST Program),” and Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants Research on Medical Device Development, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. H.T. thanks the Research Fellowships of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for Young Scientists (JSPS).

Graphical Abstract

An siRNA conjugate is based on an acid-labile maleic acid amide linkage for programmed transfer of siRNA from the endosome to the cytosol and siRNA release in the cell interior. The procedure relies on reversible stability in response to endosomal acidic pH value. The complexed polyionic conjugate achieved gene silencing in cultured cancerous cells with negligible side effects.

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