Nature Communications (Jun 2018)

Modular cell-internalizing aptamer nanostructure enables targeted delivery of large functional RNAs in cancer cell lines

  • David Porciani,
  • Leah N. Cardwell,
  • Kwaku D. Tawiah,
  • Khalid K. Alam,
  • Margaret J. Lange,
  • Mark A. Daniels,
  • Donald H. Burke

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04691-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Large RNAs and ribonucleoprotein complexes have shown potential as novel therapeutic agents, but their targeted delivery to cells is still challenging. Here the authors present a modular aptamer nanostructure for intracellular delivery of RNAs up to 250 nucleotides to cancer cells.