The integration of strong near-infrared(NIR)emission,rapid lysosome escape,fast cellular excretion,and efficient total body clearance is highly desired for nanoparticles(NPs)to achieve synergistic functions in both mo...The integration of strong near-infrared(NIR)emission,rapid lysosome escape,fast cellular excretion,and efficient total body clearance is highly desired for nanoparticles(NPs)to achieve synergistic functions in both molecular imaging and delivery.Herein,using a well-designed cyclopeptide(CP)that can spontaneously assem ble into controllable nanofibers a s template,a facile strategy is reported for in situ self-assembly of NIR-emitting gold NPs(AuNPs)into ordered and well-controlled one-dimensional(1D)nanostructures(AuNPs@CP)with greatly enhanced NIR emission(〜6 fold).Comparing with the unassem bled AuNPs,the AuNPs@CP are observed to enter living cells through endocytosis,escap e from lysosome rapidly,and excrete the cell fast,which shows high gene transfection efficiencies in construction of cell line with-7.5-fold overexpression of p53 protein.Furthermore,the AuNPs@CP exhibit high in vivo diffusibility and total body clearance efficiency with minimized healthy organ retention,which are also demonstrated to be good nanovectors for plasmid complementary deoxyribonucleic acid 3.1(pcDNA3.1)(+)-internal ribosome entry site(IRES)-green fluorescent protein(GFP)-p53 plasmid with efficient p53 gene over-expression in tumor site.This facile in situ strategy in fabricating highly luminescent 1D nanostructures provides a promising approach toward future translatable multifunctional nanostructures for delivering,tracking,and therapy.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21573078,22022403)Guangdong Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholars(No.2016A030306024)+1 种基金Guangzhou Science and Technology Project(No.201904010055)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
文摘The integration of strong near-infrared(NIR)emission,rapid lysosome escape,fast cellular excretion,and efficient total body clearance is highly desired for nanoparticles(NPs)to achieve synergistic functions in both molecular imaging and delivery.Herein,using a well-designed cyclopeptide(CP)that can spontaneously assem ble into controllable nanofibers a s template,a facile strategy is reported for in situ self-assembly of NIR-emitting gold NPs(AuNPs)into ordered and well-controlled one-dimensional(1D)nanostructures(AuNPs@CP)with greatly enhanced NIR emission(〜6 fold).Comparing with the unassem bled AuNPs,the AuNPs@CP are observed to enter living cells through endocytosis,escap e from lysosome rapidly,and excrete the cell fast,which shows high gene transfection efficiencies in construction of cell line with-7.5-fold overexpression of p53 protein.Furthermore,the AuNPs@CP exhibit high in vivo diffusibility and total body clearance efficiency with minimized healthy organ retention,which are also demonstrated to be good nanovectors for plasmid complementary deoxyribonucleic acid 3.1(pcDNA3.1)(+)-internal ribosome entry site(IRES)-green fluorescent protein(GFP)-p53 plasmid with efficient p53 gene over-expression in tumor site.This facile in situ strategy in fabricating highly luminescent 1D nanostructures provides a promising approach toward future translatable multifunctional nanostructures for delivering,tracking,and therapy.
