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. 2008 May 1;16(9):5216-31.
doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.03.017. Epub 2008 Mar 7.

Trivalent, Gal/GalNAc-containing ligands designed for the asialoglycoprotein receptor

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Trivalent, Gal/GalNAc-containing ligands designed for the asialoglycoprotein receptor

Oleg Khorev et al. Bioorg Med Chem. .

Abstract

A series of novel, fluorescent ligands designed to bind with high affinity and specificity to the asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGP-R) has been synthesized and tested on human liver cells. The compounds bear three non-reducing, beta-linked Gal or GalNAc moieties linked to flexible spacers for an optimal spatial interaction with the binding site of the ASGP-R. The final constructs were selectively endocytosed by HepG2 cells derived from parenchymal liver cells-the major human liver cell type-in a process that was visualized with the aid of fluorescence microscopy. Furthermore, the internalization was analyzed with flow cytometry, which showed the process to be receptor-mediated and selective. The compounds described in this work could serve as valuable tools for studying hepatic endocytosis, and are suited as carriers for site-specific drug delivery to the liver.

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