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Song Y, Wang M, Li S, Jin H, Cai X, Du D, Li H, Chen CL, Lin Y. Efficient Cytosolic Delivery Using Crystalline Nanoflowers Assembled from Fluorinated Peptoids. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1803544. [PMID: 30565848 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201803544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The design and synthesis of biocompatible nanomaterials as cargoes for the intracellular delivery of therapeutic proteins or genes have attracted intense attention because of their potential for use in therapeutics. Despite the advances in this area, very few nanomaterials can be efficiently delivered to the cytosol. To address these challenges, crystalline nanoflower-like particles are designed and synthesized from fluorinated sequence-defined peptoids; the crystallinity and fluorination of these particles enable highly efficient cytosolic delivery with minimal cytotoxicity. A cytosol delivery rate of 80% has been achieved for the fluorinated peptoid nanoflowers. Furthermore, these nanocrystals can carry therapeutic genes, such as mRNA and effectively deliver the payload into the cytosol, demonstrating the universal delivery capability of the nanocrystals. The results indicate that self-assembly of crystalline nanomaterials from fluorinated peptoids paves a new way toward development of nanocargoes with efficient cytosolic gene delivery capability.
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- Yang Song
- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Division of Physical Sciences, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Division of Physical Sciences, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Division of Physical Sciences, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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Li X, Tolbert WD, Hu HG, Gohain N, Zou Y, Niu F, He WX, Yuan W, Su JC, Pazgier M, Lu W. Dithiocarbamate-inspired side chain stapling chemistry for peptide drug design. Chem Sci 2018; 10:1522-1530. [PMID: 30809370 PMCID: PMC6357863 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc03275k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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A novel peptide stapling strategy based on the dithiocarbamate chemistry linking the side chains of residues Lys(i) and Cys(i + 4) of unprotected peptides is developed.
Two major pharmacological hurdles severely limit the widespread use of small peptides as therapeutics: poor proteolytic stability and membrane permeability. Importantly, low aqueous solubility also impedes the development of peptides for clinical use. Various elaborate side chain stapling chemistries have been developed for α-helical peptides to circumvent this problem, with considerable success in spite of inevitable limitations. Here we report a novel peptide stapling strategy based on the dithiocarbamate chemistry linking the side chains of residues Lys(i) and Cys(i + 4) of unprotected peptides and apply it to a series of dodecameric peptide antagonists of the p53-inhibitory oncogenic proteins MDM2 and MDMX. Crystallographic studies of peptide–MDM2/MDMX complexes structurally validated the chemoselectivity of the dithiocarbamate staple bridging Lys and Cys at (i, i + 4) positions. One dithiocarbamate-stapled PMI derivative, DTCPMI, showed a 50-fold stronger binding to MDM2 and MDMX than its linear counterpart. Importantly, in contrast to PMI and its linear derivatives, the DTCPMI peptide actively traversed the cell membrane and killed HCT116 tumor cells in vitro by activating the tumor suppressor protein p53. Compared with other known stapling techniques, our solution-based DTC stapling chemistry is simple, cost-effective, regio-specific and environmentally friendly, promising an important new tool for the development of peptide therapeutics with improved pharmacological properties including aqueous solubility, proteolytic stability and membrane permeability.
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- Xiang Li
- School of Pharmacy , Second Military Medical University , Shanghai 200433 , China.,Institute of Human Virology and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , University of Maryland , School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA . ;
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- Institute of Human Virology and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , University of Maryland , School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA . ;
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- School of Pharmacy , Second Military Medical University , Shanghai 200433 , China
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- Institute of Human Virology and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , University of Maryland , School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA . ;
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- School of Pharmacy , Second Military Medical University , Shanghai 200433 , China
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- Institute of Human Virology and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , University of Maryland , School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA . ;
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- Institute of Human Virology and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , University of Maryland , School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA . ;
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- Institute of Human Virology and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , University of Maryland , School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA . ;
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- Changhai Hospital , Second Military Medical University , Shanghai 200433 , China .
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- Institute of Human Virology and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , University of Maryland , School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA . ;
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- Institute of Human Virology and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , University of Maryland , School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA . ;
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Cyclic Peptides: Promising Scaffolds for Biopharmaceuticals. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:genes9110557. [PMID: 30453533 PMCID: PMC6267108 DOI: 10.3390/genes9110557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Revised: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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To date, small molecules and macromolecules, including antibodies, have been the most pursued substances in drug screening and development efforts. Despite numerous favorable features as a drug, these molecules still have limitations and are not complementary in many regards. Recently, peptide-based chemical structures that lie between these two categories in terms of both structural and functional properties have gained increasing attention as potential alternatives. In particular, peptides in a circular form provide a promising scaffold for the development of a novel drug class owing to their adjustable and expandable ability to bind a wide range of target molecules. In this review, we discuss recent progress in methodologies for peptide cyclization and screening and use of bioactive cyclic peptides in various applications.
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Sharma A, El-Faham A, de la Torre BG, Albericio F. Exploring the Orthogonal Chemoselectivity of 2,4,6-Trichloro-1,3,5-Triazine (TCT) as a Trifunctional Linker With Different Nucleophiles: Rules of the Game. Front Chem 2018; 6:516. [PMID: 30443543 PMCID: PMC6221914 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2018.00516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The study involves exploring the three orthogonal sites for aromatic nucleophilic substitution in cyanuric chloride (TCT). The preferential order of incorporation of different nucleophiles (such as alcohol, thiol, and amine) was addressed both experimentally and theoretically. The preferential order for incorporating nucleophiles in TCT was found to be alcohol > thiol > amine.
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- Anamika Sharma
- KRISP, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER-BBN, Networking Centre on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, Barcelona Science Park, Barcelona, Spain
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Skowron KJ, Speltz TE, Moore TW. Recent structural advances in constrained helical peptides. Med Res Rev 2018; 39:749-770. [PMID: 30307621 DOI: 10.1002/med.21540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2018] [Revised: 09/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Given the ubiquity of the ⍺-helix in the proteome, there has been much research in developing mimics of ⍺-helices, and most of this study has been toward developing protein-protein interaction inhibitors. A common strategy for mimicking ⍺-helices has been through the use of constrained, helical peptides. The addition of a constraint typically provides for conformational and proteolytic stability and, in some cases, cell permeability. Some of the most well-known strategies included are lactam formation and hydrocarbon "stapling." Beyond those strategies, there have been many recent advances in developing constrained peptides. The purpose of this review is to highlight recent advances in the development of new helix-stabilizing technologies, constraint diversification strategies, tether diversification strategies, and combination strategies that create new bicyclic helical peptides.
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- Kornelia J Skowron
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.,Translational Oncology Program, University of Illinois Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois
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Yang D, Qin W, Shi X, Zhu B, Xie M, Zhao H, Teng B, Wu Y, Zhao R, Yin F, Ren P, Liu L, Li Z. Stabilized β-Hairpin Peptide Inhibits Insulin Degrading Enzyme. J Med Chem 2018; 61:8174-8185. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b00418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Dan Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology & Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
- Department of Science & Technology of Shandong Province, Jinan 250101, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology & Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology & Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology & Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology & Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Center for Translational Medicine Research and Development, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
- Shenzhen College of Advanced Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology & Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology & Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology & Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Center for Translational Medicine Research and Development, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
- Shenzhen College of Advanced Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, School of Chemical Biology & Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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Iegre J, Gaynord JS, Robertson NS, Sore HF, Hyvönen M, Spring DR. Two-Component Stapling of Biologically Active and Conformationally Constrained Peptides: Past, Present, and Future. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.201800052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Jessica Iegre
- Department of Chemistry; University of Cambridge; Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Cambridge; Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- Department of Biochemistry; University of Cambridge; Cambridge CB2 1GA UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Cambridge; Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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