Intracellular delivery of full-length antibodies via organ-targeted lipid nanoparticles

A Azmain Alamgir (Robert F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University) M Militsa Yaneva (Robert F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University) M Mor Sela (The Louis Family Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology) P Patricia Mora-Raimundo (The Louis Family Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology) H Haim Kadosh (The Louis Family Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology) S Souvik Ghosal (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University) A Anas Odeh (Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and Research Institute, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology) Y Yuval Richtman (The Louis Family Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology) N Neta Fibeesh (School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel University) Y Yael Leichtmann-Bardoogo (School of Biomedical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Tel Aviv University) O Ofir Sade (School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel University) P Peleg Hasson (Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and Research Institute, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology) R Rory C. Chien (Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University) U Uri Ashery (School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel University) B Ben M. Maoz (School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel University) A Avi Schroeder (The Louis Family Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology) M Matthew P. DeLisa (Robert F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University) C Christopher A. Alabi (Robert F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University)

Abstract

Antibodies are proteins prized for their ability to bind to extracellular antigens with exceptionally high affinities and specificities. These features have motivated researchers to utilize antibody–antigen binding to inhibit intracellular disease targets in the proteome, yet delivery of antibodies into the cytosol of cells has long been a considerable challenge. Here, we outline the development of a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) platform for delivering antibodies into cells to selectively inhibit disease-relevant cytosolic targets. This approach efficiently delivers various therapeutic antibodies into multiple cancer cell lines, inhibiting key transcription factors in inflammatory and cancer signaling pathways. We further demonstrate systemic delivery of therapeutic antibodies in disease models, including α-synuclein-specific antibodies for Parkinson’s disease and RelA-specific Immunoglobulins for acute lung injury using targeted LNP formulations. This work establishes a promising method for using LNPs for the delivery of antibody and antibody-derived therapeutics intracellularly to treat numerous proteome targets.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 123, Issue 26
Published June 30, 2026
ISSN 0027-8424
Publisher National Academy of Sciences

Authors (18)

A

Azmain Alamgir

Robert F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University

M

Militsa Yaneva

Robert F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University

M

Mor Sela

The Louis Family Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology

P

Patricia Mora-Raimundo

The Louis Family Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology

H

Haim Kadosh

The Louis Family Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology

S

Souvik Ghosal

Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University

A

Anas Odeh

Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and Research Institute, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology

Y

Yuval Richtman

The Louis Family Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology

N

Neta Fibeesh

School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel University

Y

Yael Leichtmann-Bardoogo

School of Biomedical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Tel Aviv University

O

Ofir Sade

School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel University

P

Peleg Hasson

Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and Research Institute, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology

R

Rory C. Chien

Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University

U

Uri Ashery

School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel University

B

Ben M. Maoz

School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel University

A

Avi Schroeder

The Louis Family Laboratory for Targeted Drug Delivery and Personalized Medicine Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology

M

Matthew P. DeLisa

Robert F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University

C

Christopher A. Alabi

Robert F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University