Comparison of cationic and amphipathic cell penetrating peptides for siRNA delivery and efficacy

Molecular Pharmaceutics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 299-309

  Mo, Robert H ^a   Zaro, Jennica L ^a   Shen, Wei Chiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

and membrane transduction peptides; Cell penetrating peptides; model amphipathic peptide; oligoarginine; polyplex; siRNA; siRNA delivery

Indexed keywords

ARGININE DERIVATIVE; CATION; CELL PENETRATING PEPTIDE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HEXAARGININE; LIPOFECTAMINE; LYSINE DERIVATIVE; MODEL AMPHIPATHIC PEPTIDE; OLIGOLYSINE; POLYPLEX; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DILUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; INTERNALIZATION; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL-PENETRATING PEPTIDES; DRUG CARRIERS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; LIPIDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; POLYLYSINE; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SUCCINIMIDES; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84856917252     PISSN: 15438384     EISSN: 15438392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/mp200481g     Document Type: Article

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