Location of a single histidine within peptide carriers increases mRNA delivery.
Jiaxi HeSonghui XuQixin LengA James MixsonPublished in: The journal of gene medicine (2020)
H3K(+H)4b was a more effective carrier of mRNA than H3K4b. Mechanistic studies suggest that H3K(+H)4b polyplexes were more stable than H3K4b polyplexes. Lipopolyplexes formed with H3K(+H)4b markedly increased mRNA transfection.
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