PMID: 11342154May 9, 2001Paper

Kinetic analysis of the initial steps involved in lipoplex--cell interactions: effect of various factors that influence transfection activity

Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta
M Teresa Girão da CruzM C Pedroso de Lima

Abstract

We investigated the mode of interaction of lipoplexes (DOTAP:DOPE/DNA) with HeLa cells, focusing on the analysis of the initial steps involved in the process of gene delivery. We evaluated the effect of different factors, namely the stoichiometry of cationic lipids and DNA, the presence of serum in the cell culture medium, and the incorporation of the ligand transferrin into the lipoplexes, on the extent of binding, association and fusion (lipid mixing) of the lipoplexes with the cells. Parallel experiments were performed upon cell treatment with inhibitors of endocytosis. Our results indicate that a decrease of the net charge of the complexes (upon addition of DNA) generally leads to a decrease in the extent of binding, cell association and fusion, except for the neutral complexes. Association of transferrin to the lipoplexes resulted in a significant enhancement of the interaction processes referred to above, which correlates well with the promotion of transfection observed under the same conditions. Besides triggering internalization of the complexes, transferrin was also shown to mediate fusion with the endosomal membrane. The extent of fusion of this type of complexes was reduced upon their incubation with cells in the pre...Continue Reading

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