title: Facilitation of gene transfection with well-defined degradable comb-shaped poly(glycidyl methacrylate) derivative vectors.
abstract: Recently, we reported that ethanolamine (EA)-functionalized poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) vectors (PGEAs) can produce good transfection efficiency, while exhibiting very low toxicity. Further improvement in degradability and transfection efficiency of the PGEA vectors will facilitate their application in gene therapy. Comb-shaped cationic copolymers have been of interest and importance as nonviral gene carriers. Herein, the degradable high-molecular-weight comb-shaped PGEA vectors (c-PGEAs) composed of the low-molecular-weight PGEA backbone and side chains were prepared by a combination of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and ring-opening reactions. The PGEA side chains were linked with the PGEA backbones via hydrolyzable ester bonds. Such comb-shaped c-PGEA vectors possessed the degradability, good pDNA condensation ability, low cytotoxicity, and good buffering capacity. More importantly, the comb-shaped c-PGEA vectors could enhance the gene expression levels. Moreover, the PGEA side chains of c-PGEA could also be copolymerized with some poly(poly(ethylene glycol)ethyl ether methacrylate) species to further improve the gene delivery system.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers, Ministry of Education College of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: X C
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry*; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D008689:Methacrylates; C524499:polyethylene glycol methacrylate; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols