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Stability of peptide-condensed plasmid DNA formulations. 1998

R C Adami, and W T Collard, and S A Gupta, and K Y Kwok, and J Bonadio, and K G Rice
Divisions of Pharmaceutics and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy and Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1065, USA.

Low molecular weight homogeneous peptides were used to form peptide/DNA condensates. A peptide possessing 18 lysines was found to protect plasmid DNA from serum endonuclease and sonicative-induced degradation whereas a shorter peptide possessing 8 lysines dissociated in 0.1 M sodium chloride and failed to protect DNA from enzymatic degradation. Peptide-condensed DNA showed no change in the ratio of supercoiled to circular DNA following 100 W sonication for up to 60 s and was able to transfect HepG2 cells with equivalent efficiency as untreated condensed plasmid DNA. Alternatively, uncondensed plasmid DNA was rapidly fragmented by sonication and serum endonucleases and resulted in negligible gene expression following condensation with peptide. Cationic lipid/DNA complexes were only partially effective at stabilizing DNA in serum compared to the complete stabilization afforded by peptide/DNA condensation. These results indicate that the stabilization afforded by condensation with a peptide protects DNA during formulation and preserves its structure in serum. These functions are important to achieve optimal gene expression from a nonviral gene delivery system.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010455 Peptides Members of the class of compounds composed of AMINO ACIDS joined together by peptide bonds between adjacent amino acids into linear, branched or cyclical structures. OLIGOPEPTIDES are composed of approximately 2-12 amino acids. Polypeptides are composed of approximately 13 or more amino acids. PROTEINS are considered to be larger versions of peptides that can form into complex structures such as ENZYMES and RECEPTORS. Peptide,Polypeptide,Polypeptides
D010957 Plasmids Extrachromosomal, usually CIRCULAR DNA molecules that are self-replicating and transferable from one organism to another. They are found in a variety of bacterial, archaeal, fungal, algal, and plant species. They are used in GENETIC ENGINEERING as CLONING VECTORS. Episomes,Episome,Plasmid
D004247 DNA A deoxyribonucleotide polymer that is the primary genetic material of all cells. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms normally contain DNA in a double-stranded state, yet several important biological processes transiently involve single-stranded regions. DNA, which consists of a polysugar-phosphate backbone possessing projections of purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (thymine and cytosine), forms a double helix that is held together by hydrogen bonds between these purines and pyrimidines (adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine). DNA, Double-Stranded,Deoxyribonucleic Acid,ds-DNA,DNA, Double Stranded,Double-Stranded DNA,ds DNA
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D051379 Mice The common name for the genus Mus. Mice, House,Mus,Mus musculus,Mice, Laboratory,Mouse,Mouse, House,Mouse, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus,Mus musculus domesticus,Swiss Mice,House Mice,House Mouse,Laboratory Mice,Laboratory Mouse,Mice, Swiss,Swiss Mouse,domesticus, Mus musculus
D018014 Gene Transfer Techniques The introduction of functional (usually cloned) GENES into cells. A variety of techniques and naturally occurring processes are used for the gene transfer such as cell hybridization, LIPOSOMES or microcell-mediated gene transfer, ELECTROPORATION, chromosome-mediated gene transfer, TRANSFECTION, and GENETIC TRANSDUCTION. Gene transfer may result in genetically transformed cells and individual organisms. Gene Delivery Systems,Gene Transfer Technique,Transgenesis,Delivery System, Gene,Delivery Systems, Gene,Gene Delivery System,Technique, Gene Transfer,Techniques, Gene Transfer,Transfer Technique, Gene,Transfer Techniques, Gene

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