Antiviral Efficacy of a Short PNA Targeting microRNA-122 Using Galactosylated Cationic Liposome as a Carrier for the Delivery of the PNA-DNA Hybrid to Hepatocytes 


Vol. 34,  No. 3, pp. 735-742, Mar.  2013
10.5012/bkcs.2013.34.3.735


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Peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) that bind to complementary nucleic acid sequences with extraordinarily high affinity and sequence specificity can be used as antisense oligonucleotides against microRNAs, namely antagomir PNAs. However, methods for efficient cellular delivery must be developed for effective use of PNAs as therapeutic agents. Here, we demonstrate that antagomir PNAs can be delivered to hepatic cells by complementary DNA oligonucleotide and cationic liposomes containing galactosylated ceramide and a novel cationic lipid, DMKE (O,O'-dimyristyl-N-lysyl glutamate), through glycoprotein-mediated endocytosis. An antagomir PNA was designed to target miR-122, which is required for translation of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genome in hepatocytes, and was hybridized to a DNA oligonucleotide for complexation with cationic liposome. The PNA-DNA hybrid molecules were efficiently internalized into hepatic cells by complexing with the galactosylated cationic liposome in vitro. Galactosylation of liposome significantly enhanced both lipoplex cell binding and PNA delivery to the hepatic cells. After 4-h incubation with galactosylated lipoplexes, PNAs were efficiently delivered into hepatic cells and HCV genome translation was suppressed more than 70% through sequestration of miR-122 in cytoplasm. PNAs were readily released from the PNA-DNA hybrid in the low pH environment of the endosome. The present study indicates that transfection of PNA-DNA hybrid molecules using galactosylated cationic liposomes can be used as an efficient non-viral carrier for antagomir PNAs targeted to hepatocytes.

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[IEEE Style]

H. Kim, K. H. Lee, K. B. Kim, Y. S. Park, K. Kim, D. Kim, "Antiviral Efficacy of a Short PNA Targeting microRNA-122 Using Galactosylated Cationic Liposome as a Carrier for the Delivery of the PNA-DNA Hybrid to Hepatocytes," Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 735-742, 2013. DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2013.34.3.735.

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Hyoseon Kim, Kwang Hyun Lee, Kyung Bo Kim, Yong Serk Park, Keun-Sik Kim, and Dong-Eun Kim. 2013. Antiviral Efficacy of a Short PNA Targeting microRNA-122 Using Galactosylated Cationic Liposome as a Carrier for the Delivery of the PNA-DNA Hybrid to Hepatocytes. Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society, 34, 3, (2013), 735-742. DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2013.34.3.735.

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