siRNA delivery by multifunctional envelope-type nano device (MEND)

Hidetaka Akita, Hiroto Hatakeyama, Hideyoshi Harashima

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Abstract

RNA interference (RNAi), discovered in the latter part of the 20 th century is a promising technology for use in curing intractable genetic diseases by the sequence-specific cleavage of mRNA. Since incorporation of siRNA into the multi-protein RNA-Induced Silencing Complex (RISC) is a key process for siRNA activity, efficient cytoplasmic delivery system is essential for the application of siRNA in clinical use. In the present manuscript, we introduce our recent approach to control an intracellular trafficking of siRNA by means of multifunctional envelope-type nano device (MEND).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)590-597
Number of pages8
JournalDrug Delivery System
Volume25
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010

Keywords

  • Decoating
  • Endosome escape
  • Intracellular trafficking
  • MEND
  • siRNA

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pharmaceutical Science

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