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2015 ; 43
(9
): 4650-60
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Live cell imaging of duplex siRNA intracellular trafficking
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Hirsch M
; Helm M
Nucleic Acids Res
2015[May]; 43
(9
): 4650-60
PMID25870407
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Intracellular distribution of siRNA after in vitro transfection typically depends
on lipopolyplexes, which must release the siRNA into the cytosol. Here, the fate
of siRNAs was monitored by FRET-based live cell imaging. Subsequent to in situ
observation of uptake and release processes, this approach allowed the
observation of a number of hitherto uncharacterized intracellular distribution
and degradation processes, commencing with a burst of endosomal releases,
followed, in some cases, by fast siRNA influx into the nucleus. The continued
observation of intact siRNA against a background of free fluorophores resulting
from advanced degradation was possible by a specifically developed imaging
algorithm, which identified populations of intact siRNA in pixels based on FRET.
This proved to be essential in the end point definition of siRNA distribution,
which typically featured partially degraded siRNA pools in perinuclear
structures. Our results depict the initial 4 h as a critical time window,
characterized by fast initial burst release into the cytosol, which lay the
foundations for subsequent intracellular distribution of siRNA. Combination with
a subsequent slower, but sustained release from endosomal reservoirs may
contribute to the efficiency and duration of RNAi, and explain the success of
lipopolyplexes in RNAi experiments in cell culture.