Alkyl-modified oligonucleotides as intercalating vehicles for doxorubicin uptake via albumin binding

DNA-based drug delivery vehicles have displayed promise for the delivery of intercalating drugs. Here, we demonstrate that oligonucleotides modified with an alkyl chain can bind to human serum albumin, mimicking the natural binding of fatty acids. These alkyl-DNA-albumin complexes display excellent...

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Main Authors: Purdie, Laura, Alexander, Cameron, Spain, Sebastian G., Magnusson, Johannes P.
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Published: American Chemical Society 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49816/
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author Purdie, Laura
Alexander, Cameron
Spain, Sebastian G.
Magnusson, Johannes P.
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Spain, Sebastian G.
Magnusson, Johannes P.
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description DNA-based drug delivery vehicles have displayed promise for the delivery of intercalating drugs. Here, we demonstrate that oligonucleotides modified with an alkyl chain can bind to human serum albumin, mimicking the natural binding of fatty acids. These alkyl-DNA-albumin complexes display excellent serum stability and are capable of strongly binding doxorubicin. Complexes are internalized by cells in vitro, trafficking to the mitochondria, and are capable of delivering doxorubicin with excellent efficiency resulting in cell death. However, the cellular localization of the delivered doxorubicin, and ultimately the complex efficacy, is dependent on the nature of the linker between the alkyl group and the oligonucleotide.
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spelling nottingham-498162020-05-04T19:31:03Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49816/ Alkyl-modified oligonucleotides as intercalating vehicles for doxorubicin uptake via albumin binding Purdie, Laura Alexander, Cameron Spain, Sebastian G. Magnusson, Johannes P. DNA-based drug delivery vehicles have displayed promise for the delivery of intercalating drugs. Here, we demonstrate that oligonucleotides modified with an alkyl chain can bind to human serum albumin, mimicking the natural binding of fatty acids. These alkyl-DNA-albumin complexes display excellent serum stability and are capable of strongly binding doxorubicin. Complexes are internalized by cells in vitro, trafficking to the mitochondria, and are capable of delivering doxorubicin with excellent efficiency resulting in cell death. However, the cellular localization of the delivered doxorubicin, and ultimately the complex efficacy, is dependent on the nature of the linker between the alkyl group and the oligonucleotide. American Chemical Society 2018-02-05 Article PeerReviewed Purdie, Laura, Alexander, Cameron, Spain, Sebastian G. and Magnusson, Johannes P. (2018) Alkyl-modified oligonucleotides as intercalating vehicles for doxorubicin uptake via albumin binding. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 15 (2). pp. 437-446. ISSN 1543-8392 Oligonucleotides Albumin Cytotoxic Prodrug. Mitochondrial targeting https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.7b00805 doi:10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.7b00805 doi:10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.7b00805
spellingShingle Oligonucleotides
Albumin
Cytotoxic
Prodrug. Mitochondrial targeting
Purdie, Laura
Alexander, Cameron
Spain, Sebastian G.
Magnusson, Johannes P.
Alkyl-modified oligonucleotides as intercalating vehicles for doxorubicin uptake via albumin binding
title Alkyl-modified oligonucleotides as intercalating vehicles for doxorubicin uptake via albumin binding
title_full Alkyl-modified oligonucleotides as intercalating vehicles for doxorubicin uptake via albumin binding
title_fullStr Alkyl-modified oligonucleotides as intercalating vehicles for doxorubicin uptake via albumin binding
title_full_unstemmed Alkyl-modified oligonucleotides as intercalating vehicles for doxorubicin uptake via albumin binding
title_short Alkyl-modified oligonucleotides as intercalating vehicles for doxorubicin uptake via albumin binding
title_sort alkyl-modified oligonucleotides as intercalating vehicles for doxorubicin uptake via albumin binding
topic Oligonucleotides
Albumin
Cytotoxic
Prodrug. Mitochondrial targeting
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49816/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49816/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49816/