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Design and Synthesis of Piperazine-Based Compounds Conjugated to Humanized Ferritin as Delivery System of siRNA in Cancer Cells

Authors :
Pediconi, Natalia
Ghirga, Francesca
Del Plato, Cristina
Peruzzi, Giovanna
Athanassopoulos, Constantinos M.
Mori, Mattia
Crestoni, Maria Elisa
Corinti, Davide
Ugozzoli, Franco
Massera, Chiara
Arcovito, Alessandro
Botta, Bruno
Boffi, Alberto
Quaglio, Deborah
Baiocco, Paola
Source :
Bioconjugate Chemistry; June 2021, Vol. 32 Issue: 6 p1105-1116, 12p
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Gene expression regulation by small interfering RNA (siRNA) holds promise in treating a wide range of diseases through selective gene silencing. However, successful clinical application of nucleic acid-based therapy requires novel delivery options. Herein, to achieve efficient delivery of negatively charged siRNA duplexes, the internal cavity of “humanized” chimeric Archaeal ferritin (HumAfFt) was specifically decorated with novel cationic piperazine-based compounds (PAs). By coupling these rigid-rod-like amines with thiol-reactive reagents, chemoselective conjugation was efficiently afforded on topologically selected cysteine residues properly located inside HumAfFt. The capability of PAs-HumAfFt to host and deliver siRNA molecules through human transferrin receptor (TfR1), overexpressed in many cancer cells, was explored. These systems allowed siRNA delivery into HeLa, HepG2, and MCF-7 cancer cells with improved silencing effect on glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) gene expression with respect to traditional transfection methodologies and provided a promising TfR1-targeting system for multifunctional siRNA delivery to therapeutic applications.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10431802 and 15204812
Volume :
32
Issue :
6
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Bioconjugate Chemistry
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs56242369
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.1c00137