Synthetic peptide-induced internalization of biomolecules into various plant and algal cells via micropinocytosis

Autor: Keiji Numata, Takanori Kigawa, Yoko Motoda, Yutaka Kodama, Kousuke Tsuchiya, Jo-Ann Chuah, Masaki Odahara, Takaaki Miyamoto
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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DOI: 10.1101/630301
Popis: SummaryEfficient intracellular delivery of biomolecules is important for many different biological and biotechnological applications in living organisms, and is a prerequisite for certain types of fundamental and applied research. One major challenge is the delivery of unmodified, functional cargoes in a simple, time-efficient, and high-throughput manner. Herein, we present an efficient strategy that uses fusion peptides containing cell penetrating peptide, endosomal escape domain, and a sarcosine linker to introduce biomolecules, namely fluorescent protein and dextran, via macropinocytosis into the cells of various land plants and microalgae. Our peptide-mediated delivery system allows for high-throughput delivery of functional biomolecules within a few minutes to a few hours as well as open new possibilities for biology and biotechnology using difficult-to-transfect cell types.
Databáze: OpenAIRE