Branched‐Tail Lipid Nanoparticles Potently Deliver mRNA In Vivo due to Enhanced Ionization at Endosomal pH
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The potential of mRNA therapeutics will be realized only once safe and effective delivery systems are established. Unfortunately, delivery vehicle development is stymied by an inadequate understanding of how the molecular properties of a vehicle confer efficacy. Here, a small library of lipidoid materials is used to elucidate structure–function relationships and identify a previously unappreciated parameter—lipid nanoparticle surface ionization—that correlates with mRNA delivery efficacy. The two most potent materials of the library, 306O 10 and 306O i10 , induce substantial luciferase expression in mice following a single 0.75 mg kg −1 mRNA dose. These lipidoids, which have ten‐carbon tails and identical molecular weights, vary only in that the 306O 10 tail is straight and the 306O i10 tail has a one‐carbon branch. Remarkably, this small difference in structure conferred a tenfold improvement in 306O i10 efficacy. The enhanced potency of this branched‐tail lipidoid is attributed to its strong surface ionization at the late endosomal pH of 5.0. A secondary lipidoid library confirms that O i10 materials ionize more strongly and deliver mRNA more potently than lipidoids containing linear tails. Together, these data highlight the exquisite control that lipid chemistry exerts on the mRNA delivery process and show that branched‐tail lipids facilitate protein expression in animals.
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The delivery efficacy of mRNA could be improved by rational design of lipids through modulation of head groups and hydrophobic tails to increase cellular uptake and endosomal escape of lipid nanoparticle-mRNA formulations.
“Moreover, the delivery efficacy of mRNA could be improved, for example, by rational design of lipids through modulation of head groups and hydrophobic tails to increase cellular uptake and endosomal escape of lipid nanoparticle–mRNA formulations64,66,76–78,88,97,100,114,140,141.”
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- Authors
- Hajj, K. A., Ball, R. L., Deluty, S. B., Singh, S. R., Strelkova, D., Knapp, C. M., & Whitehead, K. A.
- Affiliations
- Carnegie Mellon University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Whitehead, Kathryn A.
- Venue
- Small
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2019-01-13
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- e1805097-e1805097
- ISSN
- 1613-6810 (ISSN-L)
- 1613-6829
- OpenAlex
- W2908627286
- Cited by
- 312
- References
- 32
- Citations by year
- 2026: 37 · 2025: 62 · 2024: 61 · 2023: 47 · 2022: 45 · 2021: 30 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 8
- FWCI
- 8.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Small (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (D16AP00143)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
- Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmaceutical Science › Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery
- Keywords
- mRNA delivery, surface ionization, endosomal pH, mRNA therapeutics, structure-function relationship, luciferase expression
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Female, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Ions, Lipids, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Endosomes, RNA, Messenger, Tissue Distribution, Gene Transfer Techniques, Nanoparticles
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