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Delivery of bioactive molecules to the mitochondrial genome using a membrane-fusing, liposome-based carrier, DF-MITO-Porter.

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Title: Delivery of bioactive molecules to the mitochondrial genome using a membrane-fusing, liposome-based carrier, DF-MITO-Porter.
Authors: Yamada, Yuma Browse this author
Harashima, Hideyoshi Browse this author
Keywords: Mitochondria
Mitochondrial drug delivery
Mitochondrial gene therapy
MITO-Porter
Membrane fusion
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
Issue Date: Feb-2012
Publisher: Elsevier
Journal Title: Biomaterials
Volume: 33
Issue: 5
Start Page: 1589
End Page: 1595
Publisher DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.10.082
PMID: 22105068
Abstract: Mitochondrial dysfunction has been implicated in a variety of human diseases. It is now well accepted that mutations and defects in the mitochondrial genome form the basis of these diseases. Therefore, mitochondrial gene therapy and diagnosis would be expected to have great medical benefits. To achieve such a strategy, it will be necessary to deliver therapeutic agents into mitochondria in living cells. We report here on an approach to accomplish this via the use of a Dual Function (DF)-MITO-Porter, aimed at the mitochondrial genome, so-called mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The DF-MITO-Porter, a nano carrier for mitochondrial delivery, has the ability to penetrate the endosomal and mitochondrial membranes via step-wise membrane fusion. We first constructed a DF-MITO-Porter encapsulating DNase I protein as a bioactive cargo. It was expected that mtDNA would be digested, when the DNase I was delivered to the mitochondria. We observed the intracellular trafficking of the carriers, and then measured mitochondrial activity and mtDNA-levels after the delivery of DNase I by the DF-MITO-Porter. The findings confirm that the DF-MITO-Porter effectively delivered the DNase I into the mitochondria, and provides a demonstration of its potential use in therapies that are selective for the mitochondrial genome.
Type: article (author version)
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/48156
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