Virus-Mimicking Cell Membrane-Coated Nanoparticles for Cytosolic Delivery of mRNA.

ABSTRACT: Effective endosomal escape after cellular uptake represents a major challenge in the field of nanodelivery, as the majority of drug payloads must localize to subcellular compartments other than the endosomes in order to exert activity. In nature, viruses can readily deliver their genetic material to the cytosol of host cells by triggering membrane fusion after endocytosis. For the influenza A virus, the hemagglutinin (HA) protein found on its surface fuses the viral envelope with the surrounding membrane at endosomal pH values. Biomimetic nanoparticles capable of endosomal escape were fabricated using a membrane coating derived from cells engineered to express HA on their surface. When evaluated in vitro, these virus-mimicking nanoparticles were able to deliver an mRNA payload to the cytos

SUBMITTER: Park JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8727555 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature