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EXP000547

Paper

Comparison of Cationic and Amphipathic Cell Penetrating Peptides for siRNA Delivery and Efficacy (2012)

Peptide

Ac-R4

Sequence: Ac-RRRR

RNA

siRNA

All experiment fields

Experiment Id EXP000547
Paper Comparison of Cationic and Amphipathic Cell Penetrating Peptides for siRNA Delivery and Efficacy
Peptide Ac-R4
Delivery Success Class no
In Vivo Flag no
Uptake Confirmed no
Label Confidence high
In Vitro Functional Effect no
Endosomal Escape Evidence
Peptide Concentration ~60 µM (carrier CPP); 12.5 µM K21-PDP stock
Rna Concentration 50–100 nM
Mixing Ratio 2:1 N/P (K21-PDP:siRNA); 1:1 CPP:PDP for MAP or R6
Formulation Format CPP-conjugated oligolysine polyplex
Formulation Components K21-PDP neutralized siRNA polyplex conjugated with CPP via reducible disulfide bond
Size Nm
Zeta Mv
Model Scope in_vitro
Model Type in vitro
Cell Lines Or Primary Cells Huh7.5; HeLa
Animal Model
Administration Route
Output Type Cellular uptake (fluorescence); gene silencing (GFP, PTEN)
Output Value MAP-polyplex showed high uptake and silencing; R6-polyplex minimal; controls inactive
Output Units
Output Notes Ac-R4, Ac-R6, Ac-R8 tested for displacement only; functional delivery demonstrated only for MAP-polyplex
Toxicity Notes Minimal toxicity for all CPP-polyplexes at 50 nM siRNA
Curation Notes