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Synthesis of biomembrane-mimic polymers with various phospholipid head groups
Kim, Heejin,Choi, Wonmin,Lee, Seonju,Kim, Sooyeol,Ham, Jiyeon,Seo, Ji-Hun,Jang, Sangmok,Lee, Yan
, p. 517 - 524 (2014)
Lipid bilayers in biomembranes consist of diverse phospholipids, including phosphatidic acid (PA), phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), and phosphatidylserine (PS) with various compositions according to the cell and tissue types. We synthesized biomembrane-mimic polymers, poly(2- methacryloyloxyethyl phosphoric acid) (PMPA), poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylethanolamine) (PMPE), and poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylserine) (PMPS), with PA, PE, and PS head groups, respectively. PA monomer was synthesized from 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and dimethyl chlorophosphate (DCP). PE and PS monomers were synthesized from N-tert-butoxycarbonyl (tBoc) protected ethanolamine and serine through the reaction with 2-chloro-2-oxo-1,3,2-dioxaphospholane (COP). Each biomembrane-mimic polymer was successfully synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) from the monomer. The molecular weight distributions of PMPA, PMPE, and PMPS were analyzed by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and in vitro cytotoxicity was also examined by 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5- diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay. The new biomembrane-mimic polymers could be used to prepare a polymeric platform that mimic a cell- or tissue-specific membrane for future applications in biomedical fields such as tissue engineering or bioimplants.
Preparation of pH-sensitive CaP nanoparticles coated with a phosphate-based block copolymer for efficient gene delivery
Jang, Sangmok,Lee, Seonju,Kim, Heejin,Ham, Jiyeon,Seo, Ji-Hun,Mok, Yeongbong,Noh, Minwoo,Lee, Yan
, p. 4678 - 4685 (2012)
We have synthesized a phosphate-based block copolymer, PEG-b-PMOEP (poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphate)), with a narrow molecular weight distribution (PD = 1.06) by atomic transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), and have constructed calcium phosphate nanoparticles (CaPNs) coated with the block copolymer as an efficient and safe intracellular gene delivery carrier. The phosphate-mimic PMOEP block could be incorporated into the calcium phosphate (CaP) core to entrap pDNA, with the PEG block forming a shell to prevent uncontrolled growth of CaP precipitates and aggregates in physiological fluids. The CaPNs showed high colloidal stability at pH 7.4, but released entrapped pDNA at an endosomal pH of 5.0 through a pH-dependent protonation of phosphate moieties for efficient endosomal escape. The PEG-b-PMOEP/CaP/pDNA nanoparticles, which were formed simply by mixing, exhibited great potential as gene delivery carriers for future gene therapy applications due to their high transfection efficiency, low toxicity, and good stability under physiological conditions.
