Journal
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Volume 59, Issue 14, Pages 5712-5720Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201913708
Keywords
amphiphiles; dendrimers; gene technology; proteins; viruses
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- Volkswagen Foundation [88396]
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) [213555243-SFB 1066]
- DFG [GSC 266]
- IMB Microscopy Core Facility
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Amphiphilic surface groups play an important role in many biological processes. The synthesis of amphiphilic polyphenylene dendrimer branches (dendrons), providing alternating hydrophilic and lipophilic surface groups and one reactive ethynyl group at the core is reported. The amphiphilic surface groups serve as biorecognition units that bind to the surface of adenovirus 5 (Ad5), which is a common vector in gene therapy. The Ad5/dendron complexes showed high gene transduction efficiencies in coxsackie-adenovirus receptor (CAR)-negative cells. Moreover, the dendrons offer incorporation of new functions at the dendron core by in situ post-modifications, even when bound to the Ad5 surface. Surfaces coated with these dendrons were analyzed for their blood-protein binding capacity, which is essential to predict their performance in the blood stream. A new platform for introducing bioactive groups to the Ad5 surface without chemically modifying the virus particles is provided.
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