Chemisorption Mechanism of DNA on Mg/Fe Layered Double Hydroxide Nanoparticles: Insights into Engineering Effective SiRNA Delivery Systems
2016
Lu, Mingsheng | Shan, Zhi | Andrea, Kori | MacDonald, Bruce | Beale, Stefanie | Curry, Dennis E. | Wang, Li | Wang, Shujun | Oakes, Ken D. | Bennett, Craig | Wu, Wenhui | Zhang, Xu
Layered double hydroxide nanoparticles (LDH NPs) have attracted interest as an effective gene delivery vehicle in biomedicine. Recent advances in clinic trials have demonstrated the efficacy of Mg/Fe LDHs for hyperphosphatemia treatment, but their feasibility for gene delivery has not been systematically evaluated. As a starting point, we aimed to study the interaction between oligo-DNA and Mg/Fe LDH NPs. Our investigation revealed the chemisorption mechanism of DNA on Mg/Fe LDH surfaces, wherein the phosphate backbone of the DNA polymer coordinates with the metal cations of the LDH lattice via the ligand-exchange process. This mechanistic insight may facilitate future gene delivery applications using Mg/Fe LDH NPs.
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