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EXP001239

Paper

Delivery and tracking of quantum dot peptide bioconjugates in an intact developing avian brain (2015)

Peptide

JB577 (QD-CL4-JB577 peptide–QD bioconjugate (DHLA-CL4 coat; His6-ZnS coordination))

Sequence: WGDap(Palmitoyl)VKIKKP9GGH6

RNA

All experiment fields

Experiment Id EXP001239
Paper Delivery and tracking of quantum dot peptide bioconjugates in an intact developing avian brain
Peptide JB577 (QD-CL4-JB577 peptide–QD bioconjugate (DHLA-CL4 coat; His6-ZnS coordination))
Delivery Success Class no
In Vivo Flag yes
Uptake Confirmed yes
Label Confidence high
In Vitro Functional Effect
Endosomal Escape Evidence
Peptide Concentration ~1.25–2.5 µM (25 peptides/QD; QD 50–100 nM)
Rna Concentration
Mixing Ratio 25:1 peptide:QD
Formulation Format QD-CL4-JB577 peptide–QD bioconjugate (DHLA-CL4 coat; His6-ZnS coordination)
Formulation Components CdSe/ZnS core-shell QD (625 nm emission) with DHLA-CL4 zwitterionic compact ligand; JB577 palmitoylated lipopeptide attached via His6; prepared in 5% DMSO/PBS then diluted into complete growth medium
Size Nm 6.00
Zeta Mv
Model Scope in_vivo
Model Type in vivo
Cell Lines Or Primary Cells
Animal Model Chicken (Gallus gallus) embryos; microinjection at embryonic day 4 (E4; stage 21)
Administration Route In ovo microinjection into embryonic spinal cord canal (E4)
Output Type uptake / biodistribution
Output Value Uniform dispersion in E6 spinal cord sections and widespread CNS distribution after E4 injection; uptake from ventricles with evidence of long-distance migration along tracks; intracellular localization in labeled cell layers.
Output Units
Output Notes CL4 coating improved distribution vs PEG; QD-CL4-JB577 showed uptake/migratory tracks and intracellular localization in E8 midbrain sections.
Toxicity Notes No difference in mortality vs dye-only controls; no gross physical differences; normal expression patterns of neuronal/glial markers; chicks hatched on schedule with normal behavior.
Curation Notes