Redirecting Vesicular Transport to Improve Nonviral Delivery of Molecular Cargo.

TitleRedirecting Vesicular Transport to Improve Nonviral Delivery of Molecular Cargo.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2020
AuthorsM Mao, C-C Chang, A Pickar-Oliver, LD Cervia, L Wang, J Ji, PB Liton, CA Gersbach, and F Yuan
JournalAdv Biosyst
Volume4
Issue8
Start Pagee2000059
Date Published08/2020
Abstract

Cell engineering relies heavily on viral vectors for the delivery of molecular cargo into cells due to their superior efficiency compared to nonviral ones. However, viruses are immunogenic and expensive to manufacture, and have limited delivery capacity. Nonviral delivery approaches avoid these limitations but are currently inefficient for clinical applications. This work demonstrates that the efficiency of nonviral delivery of plasmid DNA, mRNA, Sleeping Beauty transposon, and ribonucleoprotein can be significantly enhanced through pretreatment of cells with the nondegradable sugars (NDS), such as sucrose, trehalose, and raffinose. The enhancement is mediated by the incorporation of the NDS into cell membranes, causing enlargement of lysosomes and formation of large (>500 nm) amphisome-like bodies (ALBs). The changes in subcellular structures redirect transport of cargo to ALBs rather than to lysosomes, reducing cargo degradation in cells. The data indicate that pretreatment of cells with NDS is a promising approach to improve nonviral cargo delivery in biomedical applications.

DOI10.1002/adbi.202000059
Short TitleAdv Biosyst