Abstract:
:Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) have been highly anticipated as an efficient delivery system due to their ability to cross biological membranes and transport various cargoes into cells. In the present study, we have identified adenovirus-derived CPPs using various capsid-mutant adenovirus (Ad) vectors. First, we examined the endocytosis-inducing ability of these vectors. A fiber-shaft substituted Ad vector, Ad type 5 vector with the fiber shaft domain replaced by that derived from Ad type 35, induced the highest fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-dextran uptake into a human liver cell line, HepG2 cells. In contrast, the FITC-dextran uptake in HepG2 cells was not significantly different between coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor (CAR)-binding-ablated Ad vector, integrin-binding-ablated Ad vector or conventional Ad vector. Next, we produced a recombinant Ad type 35 shaft protein using the Escherichia coli recombinant system. The recombinant Ad type 35 shaft protein retained the ability for FITC-dextran uptake and efficient gene delivery by plasmid transfection reagent. Furthermore, we identified 26 C-terminal amino acids in the Ad type 35 shaft protein as the cell membrane binding domain. The 26 amino-acid peptides also have the potential to be internalized into cultured cells. The internalization ability of the peptide was dependent on degree and was inhibited by an actin polymerization inhibitor (Latrunculin B) and by a lipid raft formation inhibitor (methyl-β-cyclodextrin). The results of the present study indicate that Ad type 35-derived peptides induce endocytosis in cultured cells and have the ability to cross biological membranes. This report is the first paper to identify Ad-derived CPPs.
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Biol Pharm Bulljournal_title
Biological & pharmaceutical bulletinauthors
Hirai T,Yamagishi Y,Koizumi N,Nonaka M,Mochida R,Shida K,Nomura T,Fujii M,Sakurai F,Mizuguchi H,Watanabe Y,Utoguchi Ndoi
10.1248/bpb.b16-00733subject
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2017-01-01 00:00:00pages
195-204issue
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0918-6158issn
1347-5215journal_volume
40pub_type
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