start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=19 cd-vols= no-issue=13 article-no= start-page=3410 end-page=3413 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2009 dt-pub=20090701 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Carrier PNA for shRNA delivery into cells en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=A peptide nucleic acid (PNA)-cell-penetrating peptide (CPP) conjugate (carrier PNA) was used as 'bridgebuilder' to connect a CPP with an shRNA. The carrier PNA successfully formed a hybrid with an shRNA bearing complementary dangling bases and the shRNA was introduced into cells by the carrier PNA, and RNAi was induced by the shRNA. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=KitamatsuMizuki en-aut-sei=Kitamatsu en-aut-mei=Mizuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KuboTakanori en-aut-sei=Kubo en-aut-mei=Takanori kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsuzakiRino en-aut-sei=Matsuzaki en-aut-mei=Rino kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=EndohTamaki en-aut-sei=Endoh en-aut-mei=Tamaki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=OhtsukiTakashi en-aut-sei=Ohtsuki en-aut-mei=Takashi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=SisidoMasahiko en-aut-sei=Sisido en-aut-mei=Masahiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Faculty of Pharmacy, Yasuda Womenfs University affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University affil-num=5 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University affil-num=6 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University en-keyword=Peptide nucleic acid kn-keyword=Peptide nucleic acid en-keyword=Cell-penetrating peptide kn-keyword=Cell-penetrating peptide en-keyword=RNA interference kn-keyword=RNA interference END