Elson-Schwab L, Garner OB, Schuksz M, Esko JD, Tor Y (2007) Guanidinylated-Neomycin delivers large, bioactive cargo into cells through a heparan sulfate dependent pathway. J Biol Chem 282(18):13585-13591. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M700463200
Summary: The uptake of high molecular weight drugs into cells is a stumbling block for some potential therapeutics. Using a neomycin derivative in which guanidinium groups have replaced the ammonium groups, the authors show heparan sulfate-dependent uptake of large molecules. The guanidine-neomycin was biotinylated, and incubated with streptavidin-ZAP (Cat #IT-27). This complex was effective in killing CHO cells in vitro, but was no more effective than streptavidin-ZAP alone on cells lacking heparan sulfate expression, demonstrating specificity.
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