Engineered Proteinticles for Targeted Delivery of siRNA to Cancer Cells (2015)
Proteinticle(ECP+CAP+CPP+VRP) + scrambled siRNA
Sequence: ECP:GRRGKGG | CAP:MARYRCCRSQSRSRYYRQRQRSRRRRRRSCQTRRRAMRCCRPRYRPRCRRH | CPP(TAT):GRKKRRQRRRPPQ | CTP:VNTANST
| Experiment Id | EXP001874 |
|---|---|
| Paper | Engineered Proteinticles for Targeted Delivery of siRNA to Cancer Cells |
| Peptide | Proteinticle(ECP+CAP+CPP+VRP) + scrambled siRNA |
| Delivery Success Class | no |
| In Vivo Flag | no |
| Uptake Confirmed | yes |
| Label Confidence | high |
| In Vitro Functional Effect | no |
| Endosomal Escape Evidence | yes |
| Peptide Concentration | Proteinticle carrier; complexes prepared at poly-siRNA:proteinticle 24:1. Assays typically used 100 nM siRNA-equivalent. |
| Rna Concentration | 100 nM siRNA-equivalent (scrambled poly-siRNA-proteinticle complex) |
| Mixing Ratio | Poly-siRNA:proteinticle molar ratio 24:1 (complex formation in PBS pH 7.4, 1 h RT) |
| Formulation Format | Engineered ferritin proteinticle / poly-siRNA complex |
| Formulation Components | Human ferritin heavy chain (hFTH) 24-mer proteinticle engineered to display peptide composite NH2–ECP–CAP–CPP–CTP–COOH (or variants lacking CPP/CTP). Poly-siRNA (disulfide-polymerized 5′-thiolated siRNA) electrostatically complexed to CAP on engineered proteinticles. |
| Size Nm | 53.00 |
| Zeta Mv | |
| Model Scope | in_vitro |
| Model Type | in vitro |
| Cell Lines Or Primary Cells | RFP-expressing B16F10 murine melanoma (RFP-B16F10) |
| Animal Model | |
| Administration Route | |
| Output Type | In vitro functional effect: negative control |
| Output Value | No reduction in RFP fluorescence/mRNA vs untreated |
| Output Units | |
| Output Notes | Used to demonstrate sequence-specific silencing. |
| Toxicity Notes | Low cytotoxicity by CCK-8 and LDH in B16F10 up to ~1.2 µM complex (reported). |
| Curation Notes |