2009
Ligand-modified gene carriers increased uptake in target cells but reduced DNA release and transfection efficiency
Cu Y, LeMoëllic C, Caplan MJ, Saltzman WM. Ligand-modified gene carriers increased uptake in target cells but reduced DNA release and transfection efficiency. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology And Medicine 2009, 6: 334-343. PMID: 19800989, PMCID: PMC2847641, DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2009.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfection efficiencyDNA deliveryDNA release rateParticle carriersUnmodified particlesCLINICAL EDITORDrug carriersGene carriersPayload releaseBovine serum albuminCell uptakeParticle surfaceDNA releasePolymer drug carriersPLGASpecific cellsBiodegradable polymersCarriersSerum albuminRelease rateBSAParticlesHigh densityHigh uptakeDelivery
2008
Polycystin-1 C-terminal tail associates with β-catenin and inhibits canonical Wnt signaling
Lal M, Song X, Pluznick JL, Di Giovanni V, Merrick DM, Rosenblum ND, Chauvet V, Gottardi CJ, Pei Y, Caplan MJ. Polycystin-1 C-terminal tail associates with β-catenin and inhibits canonical Wnt signaling. Human Molecular Genetics 2008, 17: 3105-3117. PMID: 18632682, PMCID: PMC2722884, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddn208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninBinding SitesCell LineCell NucleusCHO CellsCricetinaeCricetulusGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHumansLigandsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPeptide FragmentsPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionSystems BiologyTCF Transcription FactorsTransfectionTRPP Cation ChannelsWnt ProteinsConceptsC-terminal tailCanonical WntPolycystin-1Wnt-dependent signalingDNA microarray analysisDependent gene transcriptionN-terminal portionInhibits canonical WntTCF proteinsT-cell factorAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) casesMotif presentGene transcriptionDevelopmental processesMicroarray analysisWntPKD1 geneΒ-cateninNovel mechanism