title: Acid-labile liposome/pDNA complexes.
abstract: One of the bottlenecks to achieve gene or drug delivery to cells is the spatio-temporal release of the cargo to effect the correct task wherever and whenever it is supposed to. The aim of this chapter is to describe the synthesis and properties of lipids, which can form liposome complexes with DNA and to fall apart in slight acidic condition such as those encountered in the late endosome, thus destabilizing the liposome membrane and releasing their content.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Pharmacologie Chimique et Génétique, Inserm, U640, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bessodes
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scherman
mesh_terms: D000143:Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D004247:DNA / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008055:Lipids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008081:Liposomes / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010957:Plasmids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D000143:Acids; D008055:Lipids; D008081:Liposomes; D004247:DNA