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Ionizable lipids / C14-4
C14-4 chemical structure
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C14-4

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Product overview

Description & Application

C14-4 is an ionizable lipid studied for ex vivo mRNA delivery to primary human T cells and transient CD19 CAR-T engineering.

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Literature evidence · DC59010

Formulation & Performance

The 2020 study progressed from a 24-lipid Jurkat reporter screen to primary human T-cell delivery and functional leukemia-cell coculture experiments.

C14-4 in Billingsley et al., Nano Letters (2020). Crude and purified materials and luciferase versus CAR cargos are kept separate.

Formulation components and molecular-weight conversion

ComponentDC Chemicals productMolecular weightMolar ratioMass at 1 µmol total lipid (mg)
C14-4DC590101365.335Not calculable from disclosed data
DOPE (as abbreviated in the source)Not uniquely mappedNot established16Not calculable from disclosed data
CholesterolDCD-041386.6546.5Not calculable from disclosed data
C14-PEG (exact anchor unverified)Not uniquely mappedNot established2.5Not calculable from disclosed data

Reported molar composition 35:16:46.5:2.5. The source expands DOPE inconsistently: dioleoyl in Results and distearoyl in Methods. The exact PEG anchor is not verified. N/P and lipid:RNA mass ratio were not verified; do not assume 10:1 or substitute DMG-PEG2000.

Component mass calculator

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ComponentMWMolar ratioMass (mg)Mass %
C14-4——
DOPE (as abbreviated in the source)——
Cholesterol——
C14-PEG (exact anchor unverified)——

Cargo-specific particle properties

Luciferase LNPDiameter (nm)PDIEncapsulation (%)Apparent pKamRNA (ng/µL)
Crude C14-470.17 ± 0.410.176 ± 0.00692.536.14335.6 ± 2.12
Purified C14-465.19 ± 0.830.189 ± 0.01486.36.50529.8 ± 2.31

SI Table S3. Diameter, PDI and mRNA concentration are reported mean ± SD. DLS measurements were performed in triplicate. These are luciferase formulations; the EE/pKa values must not be relabelled as CAR formulation measurements.

CAR-mRNA particle properties

CAR mRNA formulationDiameter (nm)PDImRNA (ng/µL)
Crude C14-470.17 ± 0.410.176 ± 0.00635.38 ± 1.94
Purified C14-465.19 ± 0.830.189 ± 0.01429.28 ± 1.14

Main Figure 5C, visually reviewed. Values are reported mean ± SD. Encapsulation efficiency and apparent pKa are not provided in this CAR-specific table.

Primary human T-cell reporter response

ExperimentObservationSource
Crude C14-4 luciferase mRNA; 75–450 ng per 60,000 activated T cells; 24 h; n=3 biological replicatesDose-dependent reporter expression; normalized to the 75 ng group. Viability declines at higher exposures.Figure 4A
Crude versus purified C14-4; 300 and 450 ng per 60,000 activated T cells; n=3 biological replicatesPurified C14-4 increased reporter expression at both tested doses (paired t-test, p<0.05), without a significant additional loss of viability.Figure 4C
Jurkat luciferase kinetics monitored through 96 hMain text reports a 23% decline after 48 h, supporting transient rather than stable expression.Figure 3D and main text

Doses read directly from Figure 4 axes; response bar heights have not been digitized into new numerical fold-change claims. These reporter doses do not resolve the separately printed CAR-dose denominator.

Cell delivery and CAR-T activity

Model / cargoContextFindingSource
Jurkat cells / luciferase mRNA30 ng per 60,000 cells; 48 h; n=4 biological replicatesC14-4 led the 24-lipid screen; reporter expression exceeded MessengerMAX under the matched assay.Fig.3
Primary human T cells / CD19 CAR mRNAActivated CD4:CD8 cells, 1:1; ex vivo deliveryPurified C14-4 produced CAR expression comparable to electroporation; approximate normalized MFI increases 9.4-fold and 10-fold, respectively. Crude C14-4 gave 4.5-fold.Fig.5A–B and main text
Primary human T-cell viabilityCD19 CAR delivery; n=3 biological replicatesPurified C14-4 76%; crude C14-4 78%; electroporation 31%.Fig.5D and text
CAR-T / Nalm-6 coculture48 h; E:T 0.5, 0.25, 0.125, 0.0625 and 0; n=3 wellsPurified C14-4 and electroporation generated comparable cancer-cell killing in this coculture model.Fig.5E

Representative flow-plot MFIs are not replicate means. The paper’s CAR dose is printed as 450 ng/µL with an unclear denominator; no converted per-cell dose is provided.

Interpretation and tolerability

EvidenceInterpretation
Human cells ex vivoThe main strength is retained CAR-mediated killing with less loss of cell viability than the electroporation comparator.
Animal evidenceNo animal biodistribution, tumor-control or tolerability results were established in this 2020 study.

References and source locations

  1. Billingsley MM et al. Nano Letters 20, 1578–1589 (2020). DOI 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b04246.
  2. Supporting Information, Table S3 and Figures S1–S3.
CAS No.2639634-80-1
Chemical NameC14-4
SynonymsC14 494, C14 4
SMILESC(CCCCCCCCCCC)C(CN(CCOCCN(CC(CCCCCCCCCCCC)O)CC(CCCCCCCCCCCC)O)CCN1CCN(CCOCCN(CC(CCCCCCCCCCCC)O)CC(O)CCCCCCCCCCCC)CC1)O
FormulaC84H173N5O7
M.Wt1,365.30
Purity>95% by ELSD-HPLC
StoragePure form: −20 °C, 1 year; In solvent: −80 °C, 6 months; −20 °C, 1 month. Sealed and protected from light.
Shipping conditionShips from Shanghai. Pure lipid is stable during ice-pack transport.
Publication
  1. Billingsley MM et al. Nano Letters 20, 1578–1589 (2020). DOI 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b04246.
  2. Supporting Information, Table S3 and Figures S1–S3.
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Laboratory planning

Solution Calculators

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Preparing stock solutions

Quick preparation table

Solvent volumes update from the molecular weight above.

Mass1 mM5 mM10 mM
10 mg7.3244 mL1.4649 mL732.44 μL
25 mg18.3110 mL3.6622 mL1.8311 mL
50 mg36.6220 mL7.3244 mL3.6622 mL
100 mg73.2440 mL14.6488 mL7.3244 mL
250 mg183.1099 mL36.6220 mL18.3110 mL

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Handling guidance

Shipping, storage and sampling

How is the lipid shipped, and how should I store it?
We generally ship the neat (undissolved) lipid compound rather than an ethanol solution. The neat lipid is stable during transport with ice packs, and shipments originate from Shanghai. Pure form: store at −20 °C for up to 1 year. In solvent: store at −80 °C for up to 6 months or at −20 °C for up to 1 month. Keep sealed and protected from light. Avoid repeated thaw cycles for best results.
Pure lipid or solution — which should I choose?
Pure lipid is generally more stable during shipping and storage, so we usually recommend the pure form. A solution in ethanol or chloroform can be supplied when required by your workflow. Tell us the intended application, solvent and target concentration so the most suitable format can be confirmed.
How should I measure a small amount of oily or viscous lipid?
Ionizable lipids are often oily liquids or viscous semisolids, so material can be lost during repeated weighing or transfer. For a small pack, dissolve the entire quantity and aliquot it volumetrically. For example, add 1 mL ethanol to 25 mg lipid to prepare a 25 mg/mL stock, then use a pipette to withdraw the required amount. For quantities above 100 mg, direct weighing with an analytical balance may be more practical. Always confirm solvent compatibility and solubility first.
Can you support formulation optimization and scale-up?
Yes. Share the RNA cargo, target tissue, administration route, formulation method and assay plan. Our team can discuss starting molar ratios, N/P ratio and scale-up requirements for research workflows.