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  1. W. Yang, T. Miyazaki, P. Chen, T. Hong, M. Naito, Y. Miyahara, A. Matsumoto, K. Kataoka, K. Miyata, H. Cabral, Block catiomer with flexible cationic segment enhances complexation with siRNA and the delivery performance in vitro. Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater. in press
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  4. Y. Tasaki, M. Suzuki, K. Katsushima, K. Shinjo, K. Iijima, Y. Murofushi, A. Naiki-Ito, K. Hayashi, C. Qiu, A. Takahashi, Y. Tanaka, T. Kawaguchi, M. Sugawara, T. Kataoka, M. Naito, K. Miyata, K. Kataoka, T. Noda, W. Gao, H. Kataoka, S. Takahashi, K. Kimura, Y. Kondo, Cancer-specific targeting of taurine upregulated gene 1 enhances the effects of chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer. Cancer Res. 81 1654-1666 (2021) (DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-20-3021)
  5. M. Naito, H. Chaya, K. Toh, B. S. Kim, K. Hayashi, S. Fukushima, T. Nagata, T. Yokota, K. Kataoka, K. Miyata, Structural tuning of oligonucleotides for enhanced blood circulation properties of unit polyion complexes prepared from two-branched poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(L-lysine). J. Control. Release 330 812-820 (2021) (DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.01.001)
  6. B. S. Kim, M. Naito, H. Chaya, M. Hori, K. Hayashi, H. S. Min, Y. Yi, H. J. Kim, T. Nagata, Y. Anraku, A. Kishimura, K. Kataoka, K. Miyata, Noncovalent stabilization of vesicular polyion complexes with chemically modified/single-stranded oligonucleotides and PEG-b-guanidinylated polypeptides for intracavity encapsulation of effector enzymes aimed at cooperative gene knockdown. Biomacromolecules 21 (10) 4365-4376 (2020) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c01192)
  7. B. S. Kim, M. Naito, R. Kamegawa, H. J. Kim, R. Iizuka, T. Funatsu, S. Ueno, T. Ichiki, A. Kishimura, K. Miyata, Photo-reactive oligonucleotide-embedded nanovesicles (PROsomes) with switchable stability for efficient cellular uptake and gene knockdown. Chem. Commun. 56 Issue 66 9477-9480 (2020) (DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01750G)
  8. Y. Mitobe, K. Ikeda, W. Sato, Y. Kodama, M. Naito, N. Gotoh, K. Miyata, K. Kataoka, H. Sasaki, K. Horie-Inoue, S. Inoue, Proliferation‐associated long noncoding RNA, TMPO‐AS1 , is a potential therapeutic target for triple‐negative breast cancer. Cancer Sci. 111 Issue 7 2440-2450 (2020) (DOI: 10.1111/cas.14498)
  9. B. S. Kim, S. Osawa, J. Yum, M. Naito, K. Miyata, Installation of thermoswitchable hydrophobic domain into unimer polyion complex for enhanced cellular uptake of siRNA. Bioconjugate Chem. 31 (5) 1320-1326 (2020) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.0c00238)
  10. H. S. Min, H. J. Kim, M. Naito, S. Ogura, K. Toh, K. Hayashi, B. S. Kim, S. Fukushima, Y. Anraku, K. Miyata, K. Kataoka, Systemic brain delivery of antisense oligonucleotides across the blood‐brain barrier with a glucose‐installed polymeric nanocarrier. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59 Issue 21 8173-8180 (2020) (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201914751)
  11. B. S. Kim, S. Osawa, M. Naito, S. Ogura, R. Kamegawa, H. Ishida, H. J. Kim, S. Uchida, K. Miyata, A 50 nm-sized micellar assembly of thermoresponsive polymer-antisense oligonucleotide conjugates for enhanced gene knockdown in lung cancer by intratracheal administration. Adv. Therap. 3 1900123 (2020) (DOI: 10.1002/adtp.201900123)
  12. H. J. Kim, S. Ogura, T. Otabe, R. Kamegawa, M. Sato, K. Kataoka, K. Miyata, Fine-tuning of hydrophobicity in amphiphilic polyaspartamide derivatives for rapid and transient expression of messenger RNA directed toward genome engineering in brain. ACS Cent. Sci. 5 Issue11 1866-1875 (2019) (DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b00843)
  13. B. S. Kim, H. J. Kim, S. Osawa, K. Hayashi, K. Toh, M. Naito, H. S. Min, Y. Yi, I. C. Kwon, K. Kataoka, K. Miyata, Dually stabilized triblock copolymer micelles with hydrophilic shell and hydrophobic interlayer for systemic antisense oligonucleotide delivery to solid tumor. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 5 Issue11 5770-5780 (2019) (DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00384)
  14. S. Watanabe, K. Hayashi, K. Toh, H. J. Kim, X. Liu, H. Chaya, S. Fukushima, K. Katsushima, Y. Kondo, S. Uchida, S. Ogura, T. Nomoto, H. Takemoto, H. Cabral, H. Kinoh, H. Tanaka, M. R. Kano, Y. Matsumoto, H. Fukuhara, S. Uchida, M. Nangaku, K. Osada, N. Nishiyama, K. Miyata, K. Kataoka, In vivo rendezvous of small nucleic acid drugs with charge-matched block catiomers to target cancer. Nat. Commun. 10 1894 (2019) (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09856-w)
  15. T. Takai, T. Tsujino, Y. Yoshikawa, T. Inamoto, N. Sugito, Y. Kuranaga, T. Soga, K. Hayashi, K. Miyata, K. Kataoka, H. Azuma, Y. Akao, Synthetic miR-143 exhibited an anti-cancer effect via downregulation of K-RAS networks of renal cell cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Mol. Ther. 27 (5) 1-11 (2019) (DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2019.03.004)
  16. Y. Yoshikawa, K. Taniguchi, T. Tsujino, K. Heishima, T. Inamoto, T. Takai, K. Minami, H. Azuma, K. Miyata, K. Hayashi, K. Kataoka, Y. Akao, Anti-cancer effects of a chemically modified miR-143 on bladder cancer by either systemic or intravesical treatment. Mol. Ther. Methods Clin. Dev. 13 290-302 (2019) (DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2019.02.005)
  17. B. S. Kim, S. Chuanoi, T. Suma, Y. Anraku, K. Hayashi, M. Naito, H. J. Kim, I. C. Kwon, K. Miyata, A. Kishimura, K. Kataoka, Self-assembly of siRNA/PEG-b-catiomer at integer molar ratio into 100 nm-sized vesicular polyion complexes (siRNAsomes) for RNAi and codelivery of cargo macromolecules. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 141 (8) 3699-3709 (2019) (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b13641)
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  19. Y. Yi, H. J. Kim, M. Zheng, P. Mi, M. Naito, B. S. Kim, H. S. Min, K. Hayashi, F. Perche, K. Toh, X. Liu, Y. Mochida, H. Kinoh, H. Cabral, K. Miyata, K. Kataoka, Glucose-linked sub-50-nm unimer polyion complex-assembled gold nanoparticles for targeted siRNA delivery to glucose transporter 1-overexpressing breast cancer stem-like cells. J. Control. Release 295 268-277 (2019) (DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.01.006)
  20. H. S. Min, H. J. Kim, J. Y. Ahn, M. Naito, K. Hayashi, K. Toh, B. S. Kim, Y. Matsumura, I. C. Kwon, K. Miyata, K. Kataoka, Tuned density of anti-tissue factor antibody fragment onto siRNA-loaded polyion complex micelle for optimizing targetability into pancreatic cancer cells. Biomacromolecules 19 (6) 2320-2329 (2018) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00507)
  21. M. Naito, N. Yoshinaga, T. Ishii, A. Matsumoto, Y. Miyahara, K. Miyata, K. Kataoka, Enhanced intracellular delivery of siRNA by controlling ATP-responsivity of phenylboronic acid-functionalized polyion complex micelles. Macromol. Biosci. 18 (1) 1700357 (2018) (DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201700357)
  22. Y. Zou, M. Zheng, W. Yang, F. Meng, K. Miyata, H. J. Kim, K. Kataoka, Z. Zhong, Virus-mimicking chimaeric polymersomes boost targeted cancer siRNA therapy in vivo. Adv. Mater. 29 Issue42 1703285 (2017) (DOI: 10.1002/adma.201703285)
  23. Y. Anraku, H. Kuwahara, Y. Fukusato, A. Mizoguchi, T. Ishii, K. Nitta, Y. Matsumoto, K. Toh, K. Miyata, S. Uchida, K. Nishina, K. Osada, K. Itaka, N. Nishiyama, H. Mizusawa, T. Yamasoba, T. Yokota, K. Kataoka, Glycaemic control boosts glucosylated nanocarrier crossing the BBB into the brain. Nat. Commun. 8 1001 (2017) (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00952-3)
  24. K. Klinker, O. Schäfer, D. Huesmann, T. Bauer, L. Capelôa, L. Braun, N. Stergiou, M. Schinnerer, A. Dirisala, K. Miyata, K. Osada, H. Cabral, K. Kataoka, M. Barz, Secondary structure-driven self-assembly of reactive polypept(o)ides: Controlling size, shape and function of core cross-linked nanostructures. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 56 (32) 9608-9613 (2017) (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201702624)
  25. M. Naito, R. Azuma, H. Takemoto, M. Hori, N. Yoshinaga, S. Osawa, R. Kamegawa, H. J. Kim, T. Ishii, N. Nishiyama, K. Miyata, K. Kataoka, Multilayered polyion complexes with dissolvable silica layer covered by controlling densities of cRGD-conjugated PEG chains for cancer-targeted siRNA delivery. J. Biomater. Sci. Polym. Ed. 28 Issue10-12 1109-1123 (2017) (DOI: 10.1080/09205063.2017.1301775)
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  27. Y. Yi, H. J. Kim, P. Mi, M. Zheng, H. Takemoto, K. Toh, B. S. Kim, K. Hayashi, M. Naito, Y. Matsumoto, K. Miyata, K. Kataoka, Targeted systemic delivery of siRNA to cervical cancer model using cyclic RGD-installed unimer polyion complex-assembled gold nanoparticles. J. Control. Release 244 PartB 247-256 (2016) (DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.08.041)
    The 14th edition of the European Symposium on Controlled Drug Delivery, Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands on April 13-15, 2016
  28. K. Katsushima, A. Natsume, F. Ohta, K. Shinjo, A. Hatanaka, N. Ichimura, S. Sato, S. Takahashi, H. Kimura, Y. Totoki, T. Shibata, M. Naito, H. J. Kim, K. Miyata, K. Kataoka, Y. Kondo, Targeting the notch-regulated non-coding RNA TUG1 for glioma treatment. Nat. Commun. 7 13616 (2016) (DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13616)
  29. H. Nishida, Y. Matsumoto, K. Kawana, R. J. Christie, M. Naito, B. S. Kim, K. Toh, H. S. Min, Y. Yi, Y. Matsumoto, H. J. Kim, K. Miyata, A. Taguchi, K. Tomio, A. Yamashita, T. Inoue, H. Nakamura, A. Fujimoto, M. Sato, M. Yoshida, K. Adachi, T. Arimoto, O. Wada-Hiraike, K. Oda, T. Nagamatsu, N. Nishiyama, K. Kataoka, Y. Osuga, T. Fujii, Systemic delivery of siRNA by actively targeted polyion complex micelles for silencing the E6 and E7 human papillomavirus oncogenes. J. Control. Release 231 29-37 (2016) (DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.03.016)
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  34. M. Tangsangasaksri, H. Takemoto, M. Naito, Y. Maeda, D. Sueyoshi, H. J. Kim, Y. Miura, J. Y. Ahn, R. Azuma, N. Nishiyama, K. Miyata, K. Kataoka, siRNA-loaded polyion complex micelle decorated with charge-conversional polymer tuned to undergo stepwise response to intra-tumoral and intra-endosomal pHs for exerting enhanced RNAi efficacy. Biomacromolecules 17 (1) 246-255 (2016) (DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5b01334)
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  65. A. Iriyama, T. Usui Y. Yanagi, S. Amano M. Oba, K. Miyata, N. Nishiyama, K. Kataoka, Gene transfer using micellar nanovectors inhibits corneal neovascularization in vivo. Cornea 30 (12) 1423-1427 (2011) (DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318206c893)
  66. S. Uchida, K. Itaka, Q. Chen, K. Osada, K. Miyata, T. Ishii, M. Harada-Shiba, K. Kataoka, Combination of chondroitin sulfate and polyplex micelles from poly(ethylene glycol)-poly{N’-[N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl]aspartamide} block copolymer for prolonged in vivo gene transfection with reduced toxicity. J. Control. Release 155 (2) 296-302 (2011) (DOI: 10.1016/ j.jconrel.2011.04.026)
  67. H. Uchida, K. Miyata, M. Oba, T. Ishii, T. Suma, K. Itaka, N. Nishiyama, K. Kataoka, Odd-even effect of repeating aminoethylene units in the side chain of N-substituted polyaspartamides on gene transfection profiles. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133 (39) 15524-15532 (2011) (DOI: 10.1021/ja204466y)
  68. R. J. Christie, K. Miyata, Y. Matsumoto, T. Nomoto, D. Menasco, T. -C. Lai, M. Pennisi, K. Osada, S. Fukushima, N. Nishiyama, Y. Yamasaki, K. Kataoka, Effect of polymer structure on micelles formed between siRNA and cationic block copolymer comprising thiols and amidines. Biomacromolecules 12 (9) 3174-3185 (2011) (DOI: 10.1021/bm2006714)
  69. Y. Uno, W. Piao, K. Miyata, K. Nishina, H. Mizusawa, T. Yokota, HDL facilitates in vivo delivery of a-tocopherol-conjugated siRNA to the brain. Hum. Gene Ther. 22 (6) 711-719 (2011) (DOI: 10.1089/hum.2010.083.)
  70. T. Nomoto, Y. Matsumoto, K. Miyata, M. Oba, S. Fukushima, N. Nishiyama, T. Yamasoba, K. Kataoka, In situ quantitative monitoring of polyplexes and polyplex micelles in the blood circulation using intravital real-time confocal laser scanning microscopy. J. Control. Release 151 (2) 104-109 (2011) (DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2011.02.011)
  71. F. Pittella, M. Zhang, Y. Lee, H. J. Kim, T. Tockary, K. Osada, T. Ishii, K. Miyata, N. Nishiyama, K. Kataoka, Enhanced endosomal escape of siRNA-incorporating hybrid nanoparticles from calcium phosphate and PEG-block charge-conversional polymer for efficient gene knockdown with negligible cytotoxicity. Biomaterials 32 (11) 3106-3114 (2011) (DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.12.057)
  72. M. Oba, K. Miyata, K. Osada, R. J. Christie, M. Sanjoh, W. Li, S. Fukushima, T. Ishii, M. R. Kano, N. Nishiyama, H. Koyama, K. Kataoka, Polyplex micelles prepared from ω-cholesteryl PEG-polycation block copolymers for systemic gene delivery. Biomaterials 32 (2) 652-663 (2011) (DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.09.022)
  73. Y. Vachutinsky, M. Oba, K. Miyata, S. Hiki, M. R. Kano, N. Nishiyama, H. Koyama, K. Miyazono, K. Kataoka, Antiangiogenic gene therapy of experimental pancreatic tumor by sFlt-1 plasmid DNA carried by RGD-modified crosslinked polyplex micelles. J. Control. Release 149 (1) 51-57 (2011) (DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.02.002)
  74. H. Takemoto, A. Ishii, K. Miyata, M. Nakanishi, M. Oba, T. Ishii, Y. Yamasaki, N. Nishiyama, K. Kataoka, Polyion complex stability and gene silencing efficiency with a siRNA-grafted polymer delivery system. Biomaterials 31 (31) 8097-8105 (2010) (DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials. 2010.07.015)
  75. Y. Matsumoto, T. Nomoto, H. Cabral, Y. Matsumoto, S. Watanabe, R. J. Christie, K. Miyata, M. Oba, T. Ogura, Y. Yamasaki, N. Nishiyama, T. Yamasoba, K. Kataoka, Direct and instantaneous observation of intravenously injected substances using intravital confocal micro-videography. Biomed. Opt. Express 1 (4) 1209-1216 (2010) (DOI: 10.1364/BOE. 1.001209)
  76. H. J. Kim, A. Ishii, K. Miyata, Y. Lee, S. Wu, M. Oba, N. Nishiyama, K. Kataoka, Introduction of stearoyl moieties into a biocompatible cationic polyaspartamide derivative, PAsp(DET), with endosomal escaping function for enhanced siRNA-mediated gene knockdown. J. Control. Release 145 (2) 141-148 (2010) (DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.03.019)
  77. M. Sanjoh, S. Hiki, Y. Lee, M. Oba, K. Miyata, T. Ishii, K. Kataoka, pDNA/poly(L-lysine) polyplexes functionalized with a pH-Sensitive charge-conversional poly(aspartamide) derivative for controlled gene delivery to human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 31 (13) 1181-1186 (2010) (DOI: 10.1002/marc.201000056)
  78. K. Miyata, N. Gouda, H. Takemoto, M. Oba, Y. Lee, H. Koyama, Y. Yamasaki, K. Itaka, N. Nishiyama, K. Kataoka, Enhanced transfection with silica-coated polyplexes loading plasmid DNA. Biomaterials 31 (17) 4764-4770 (2010) (DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.02.033)
  79. M. Oba, Y. Vachutinsky, K. Miyata, M. R. Kano, S. Ikeda, N. Nishiyama, K. Itaka, K. Miyazono, H. Koyama, K. Kataoka, Antiangiogenic gene therapy of solid tumor by systemic injection of polyplex micelles loading plasmid DNA encoding soluble Flt-1. Mol. Pharmaceut. 7 (2) 501-509 (2010) (DOI: 10.1021/mp9002317)
  80. H. Shimizu, Y. Hori, S. Kaname, K. Yamada, N. Nishiyama, S. Matsumoto, K. Miyata, M. Oba, A. Yamada, K. Kataoka, T. Fujita, siRNA-based therapy ameliorates glomerulonephritis. J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 21 (4) 622-633 (2010) (DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2009030295)
  81. M. Harada-Shiba, I. Takamisawa, K. Miyata, T. Ishii, N. Nishiyama, K. Itaka, K. Kangawa, F. Yoshihara, Y. Asada, K. Hatakeyama, N. Nagaya, K. Kataoka, Intratracheal gene transfer of adrenomedullin using polyplex nanomicelles attenuates monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats. Mol. Ther. 17 (7) 1180-1186 (2009) (DOI: 10.1038/mt.2009.63)
  82. S. Matsumoto, R. J. Christie, N. Nishiyama, K. Miyata, A. Ishii, M. Oba, H. Koyama, Y. Yamasaki, K. Kataoka, Environment-responsive block copolymer micelles with a disulfide cross-linked core for enhanced siRNA delivery. Biomacromolecules 10 (1) 119-127 (2009) (DOI: 10.1021/bm800985e)
  83. K. Miyata, M. Oba, M. Nakanishi, S. Fukushima, Y. Yamasaki, H. Koyama, N. Nishiyama, K. Kataoka, Polyplexes from poly(aspartamide) bearing 1,2-diaminoethane side chains induce pH-selective, endosomal membrane destabilization with amplified transfection and negligible cytotoxicity. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130 (48) 16287-16294 (2008) (DOI: 10.1021/ja804561g)
  84. K. Miyata, M. Oba, M. R. Kano, S. Fukushima, Y. Vachutinsky, M. Han, H. Koyama, K. Miyazono, N. Nishiyama, K. Kataoka, Polyplex micelles from triblock copolymers composed of tandemly aligned segments with biocompatible, endosomal escaping, and DNA-condensing functions for systemic gene delivery to pancreatic tumor. Pharm. Res. 25 (12) 2924-2936 (2008) (DOI: 10.1007/s11095-008-9720-2)
  85. M. Oba, K. Aoyagi, K. Miyata, Y. Matsumoto, K. Itaka, N. Nishiyama, Y. Yamasaki, H. Koyama, K. Kataoka, Polyplex micelles with cyclic RGD peptide ligands and disulfide cross-links directing to the enhanced transfection via controlled intracellular trafficking. Mol. Pharmaceut. 5 (6) 1080-1092 (2008) (DOI: 10.1021/mp800070s)
  86. Y. Lee, K. Miyata, M. Oba, T. Ishii, S. Fukushima, M. Han, H. Koyama, N. Nishiyama, K. Kataoka, Charge-conversion ternary polyplex with endosome disruption moiety: A technique for efficient and safe gene delivery. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 47 (28) 5163-5166 (2008) (DOI: 10.1002/anie.200800963)
  87. S. Takae, K. Miyata, M. Oba, T. Ishii, N. Nishiyama, K. Itaka, Y. Yamasaki, H. Koyama, K. Kataoka, PEG-detachable polyplex micelles based on disulfide-linked block catiomers as bioresponsive nonviral gene vectors. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130 (18) 6001-6009 (2008) (DOI: 10.1021/ja800336v)
  88. K. Miyata, S. Fukushima, N. Nishiyama, Y. Yamasaki, K. Kataoka, PEG-based block catiomers possessing DNA anchoring and endosomal escaping functions to form polyplex micelles with improved stability and high transfection efficacy. J. Control. Release 122 (3) 252-260 (2007) (DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2007.06.020)
  89. K. Itaka, S. Ohba, K. Miyata, H. Kawaguchi, K. Nakamura, T. Takato, U. -I. Chung, K. Kataoka, Bone regeneration by regulated in vivo gene transfer using biocompatible polyplex nanomicelles. Mol. Ther. 15 (9) 1655-1662 (2007) (DOI: 10.1038/sj.mt.6300218)
  90. M. Han, Y. Bae, N. Nishiyama, K. Miyata, M. Oba, K. Kataoka, Transfection study using multicellular tumor spheroids for screening non-viral polymeric gene vectors with low cytotoxicity and high transfection efficiencies. J. Control. Release 121 (1-2) 38-48 (2007) (DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2007.05.012)
  91. N. Nishiyama, Arnida, W. -D. Jang, K. Date, K. Miyata, K. Kataoka, Photochemical enhancement of transgene expression by polymeric micelles incorporating plasmid DNA and dendrimer-based photosensitizer. J. Drug Target. 14 (6) 413-424 (2006) (DOI: 10.1080/10611860600834508)
  92. N. Kanayama, S. Fukushima, N. Nishiyama, K. Itaka, W. -D. Jang, K. Miyata, Y. Yamasaki, U. -I. Chung, K. Kataoka, A PEG-based biocompatible block catiomer with high buffering capacity for the construction of polyplex micelles showing efficient gene transfer toward primary cells. ChemMedChem. 1 (4) 439-444 (2006) (DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.200600008)
  93. K. Miyata, Y. Kakizawa, N. Nishiyama, Y. Yamasaki, T. Watanabe, M. Kohara, K. Kataoka, Freeze-dried formulations for in vivo gene delivery of PEGylated polyplex micelles with disulfide crosslinked cores to the liver. J. Control. Release 109 (1-3) 15-23 (2005) (DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2005.09.043)
  94. N. Nishiyama, A. Iriyama, W. -D. Jang, K. Miyata, K. Itaka, Y. Inoue, H. Takahashi, Y. Yanagi, Y. Tamaki, H. Koyama, K. Kataoka, Light-induced gene transfer from packaged DNA enveloped in a dendrimeric photosensitizer. Nat. Mater. 4 (12) 934-941 (2005) (DOI: 10.1038/nmat1524)
  95. S. Fukushima, K. Miyata, N. Nishiyama, N. Kanayama, Y. Yamasaki, K. Kataoka, PEGylated polyplex micelles from triblock catiomers with spatially ordered layering of condensed pDNA and buffering units for enhanced intracellular gene delivery. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127 (9) 2810-2811 (2005) (DOI: 10.1021/ja0440506)
  96. D. Wakebayashi, N. Nishiyama, K. Itaka, K. Miyata, Y. Yamasaki, A. Harada, H. Koyama, Y. Nagasaki, K. Kataoka, Polyion complex micelles of pDNA with acetal-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) block copolymer as the gene carrier system: physicochemical properties of micelles relevant to gene transfection efficacy. Biomacromolecules 5 (6) 2128-2136 (2004) (DOI: 10.1021/bm040009j)
  97. Y. Kakizawa, K. Miyata, S. Furukawa, K. Kataoka, Size-controlled formation of a calcium phosphate-based organic-inorganic hybrid vector for gene delivery using poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(aspartic acid). Adv. Mater. 16 (8) 699-702 (2004) (DOI: 10.1002/adma.200305782)
  98. K. Miyata, Y. Kakizawa, N. Nishiyama, A. Harada, Y. Yamasaki, H. Koyama, K. Kataoka, Block catiomer polyplexes with regulated densities of charge and disulfide cross-linking directed to enhance gene expression. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126 (8) 2355-2361 (2004) (DOI: 10.1021/ja0379666)
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