Figure 3. Flow cytometry analysis of uptake of anti-HIV-1 PNAPBS-MTD peptide conjugates.
CEM cells (0.5 × 106) were incubated with increasing concentrations of PNAPBS-Tat and PNAPBS-Penetratin for 1 min at 4°C and 37°C. After washing thoroughly with phosphate buffered saline solution, the cells were resuspended in RPMI media with 2% FCS. (A) Flow cytometry data at 37°C in the presence of propidium iodide (B) The percent of FITC-uptake per 104 cells as a function of the concentration of PNAPBS-MTD peptide conjugates; (C) The flow cytometry data after trypsin treatment for 10 min; (D) The percent uptake per 104 cells after trypsin treatment.