@article{MoradianGossenLendlein2022,
  author    = {Moradian, Hanieh and Gossen, Manfred and Lendlein, Andreas},
  title     = {Co-delivery of genes can be confounded by bicistronic vector design},
  series = {MRS Communications},
  volume    = {12},
  journal   = {MRS Communications},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Heidelberg},
  issn      = {2159-6859},
  doi       = {10.1557/s43579-021-00128-7},
  pages     = {145 -- 153},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Maximizing the efficiency of nanocarrier-mediated co-delivery of genes for co-expression in the same cell is critical for many applications. Strategies to maximize co-delivery of nucleic acids (NA) focused largely on carrier systems, with little attention towards payload composition itself. Here, we investigated the effects of different payload designs: co-delivery of two individual "monocistronic" NAs versus a single bicistronic NA comprising two genes separated by a 2A self-cleavage site. Unexpectedly, co-delivery via the monocistronic design resulted in a higher percentage of co-expressing cells, while predictive co-expression via the bicistronic design remained elusive. Our results will aid the application-dependent selection of the optimal methodology for co-delivery of genes.},
  language  = {en}
}