Abstract
A surface-engineered cell-derived nanocarrier was developed for efficient cytosolic delivery of encapsulated biologically active molecules inside living cells. Thus, a combination of aromatic-labeled and cationic lipids, instrumental in providing fusogenic properties, was intercalated into the biomimetic shell of self-assembled nanocarriers formed from cell membrane extracts. The nanocarriers were loaded, as a proof of concept, with either bisbenzimide molecules, a fluorescently labeled dextran polymer, the bicyclic heptapeptide phalloidin, fluorescently labeled polystyrene nanoparticles or a ribonucleoprotein complex (Cas9/sgRNA). The demonstrated nanocarrieŕs fusogenic behavior relies on the fusogen-like properties imparted by the intercalated exogenous lipids, which allows for circumventing lysosomal storage, thereby leading to efficient delivery into the cytosolic milieu where cargo regains function.
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