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Transition of cationic dipeptide nanotubes into vesicles and oligonucleotide delivery

  • Xuehai Yan*
  • , Qiang He
  • , Kewei Wang
  • , Li Duan
  • , Yue Cui
  • , Junbai Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • CAS - Institute of Chemistry
  • Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces

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Abstract

(Figure Presented) Password? - Vesicle! A cationic dipeptide can self-assemble into nanotubes at physiological pH values. Such self-assembled cationic dipeptide nanotubes (CDPNTs) are able to convert into vesicles spontaneously upon dispersion dilution and thus carry single-stranded DNA into HeLa cells across the biomembrane (see picture).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2431-2434
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume46
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cells
  • Oligonucleotides
  • Peptide nanotubes
  • Self-assembly
  • Vesicles

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