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Jana B, Jin S, Go EM, Cho Y, Kim D, Kim S, Kwak SK, Ryu JH. Intra-Lysosomal Peptide Assembly for the High Selectivity Index against Cancer. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:18414-18431. [PMID: 37525328 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c04467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
Abstract
Lysosomes remain powerful organelles and important targets for cancer therapy because cancer cell proliferation is greatly dependent on effective lysosomal function. Recent studies have shown that lysosomal membrane permeabilization induces cell death and is an effective way to treat cancer by bypassing the classical caspase-dependent apoptotic pathway. However, most lysosome-targeted anticancer drugs have very low selectivity for cancer cells. Here, we show intra-lysosomal self-assembly of a peptide amphiphile as a powerful technique to overcome this problem. We designed a peptide amphiphile that localizes in the cancer lysosome and undergoes cathepsin B enzyme-instructed supramolecular assembly. This localized assembly induces lysosomal swelling, membrane permeabilization, and damage to the lysosome, which eventually causes caspase-independent apoptotic death of cancer cells without conventional chemotherapeutic drugs. It has specific anticancer effects and is effective against drug-resistant cancers. Moreover, this peptide amphiphile exhibits high tumor targeting when attached to a tumor-targeting ligand and causes significant inhibition of tumor growth both in cancer and drug-resistant cancer xenograft models.
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- Batakrishna Jana
- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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Kim BJ. Enzyme-Instructed Self-Assembly of Peptides: From Concept to Representative Applications. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202200094. [PMID: 35213091 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Enzyme-instructed self-assembly, integrating enzymatic reaction and molecular self-assembly, has drawn noticeable attention over the last decade with the intension of being used in valuable applications. Recent advances in the field allow it possible to spatiotemporally control peptide self-assembly in cellular milieu, broadening the potential applications of peptide assemblies to cancer therapy and subcellular delivery. In this minireview, the concept of enzyme-instructed self-assembly of peptide, containing enzymatic trigger and spatiotemporal control, is described. Representative applications in cells are also discussed, followed by outlook on the field of enzyme-instructed self-assembly.
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- Beom Jin Kim
- University of Ulsan, Chemistry, 12, Techno Industrial Complex-ro, 55 beon-gil, 4776, Ulsan, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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Hu L, Li Y, Lin X, Huo Y, Zhang H, Wang H. Structure‐Based Programming of Supramolecular Assemblies in Living Cells for Selective Cancer Cell Inhibition. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202103507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Liangbo Hu
- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province School of Science Westlake University Institute of Natural Sciences Westlake Institute for Advanced Study 18 Shilongshan Road Hangzhou 310024 Zhejiang Province China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province School of Science Westlake University Institute of Natural Sciences Westlake Institute for Advanced Study 18 Shilongshan Road Hangzhou 310024 Zhejiang Province China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province School of Science Westlake University Institute of Natural Sciences Westlake Institute for Advanced Study 18 Shilongshan Road Hangzhou 310024 Zhejiang Province China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province School of Science Westlake University Institute of Natural Sciences Westlake Institute for Advanced Study 18 Shilongshan Road Hangzhou 310024 Zhejiang Province China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province School of Science Westlake University Institute of Natural Sciences Westlake Institute for Advanced Study 18 Shilongshan Road Hangzhou 310024 Zhejiang Province China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province School of Science Westlake University Institute of Natural Sciences Westlake Institute for Advanced Study 18 Shilongshan Road Hangzhou 310024 Zhejiang Province China
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Hu L, Li Y, Lin X, Huo Y, Zhang H, Wang H. Structure-Based Programming of Supramolecular Assemblies in Living Cells for Selective Cancer Cell Inhibition. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:21807-21816. [PMID: 34189812 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202103507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Here we report on the design, synthesis, and assembly of an enzymatic programmable peptide system inspired by endocytic processes to induce molecular assemblies formation spatiotemporally in living cancer cells, resulting in glioblastoma cell death mainly in necroptosis. Our results indicate the stability and glycosylation of molecules play an essential role in determining the final bioactivity. Detailed mechanistic studies by CLSM, Flow cytometry, western blot, and Bio-EM suggest the site-specific formation of assemblies, which could induce the LMP and activate the downstream cell death pathway. Moreover, we also demonstrate that our strategy can boost the activity of commercial chemotherapy drug by escaping lysosome sequestration. We expected this work would be expanded towards artificial intelligent biomaterials for cancer therapy and imaging precisely.
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- Liangbo Hu
- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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Hong H, Zou Q, Liu Y, Wang S, Shen G, Yan X. Supramolecular Nanodrugs Based on Covalent Assembly of Therapeutic Peptides toward In Vitro Synergistic Anticancer Therapy. ChemMedChem 2021; 16:2381-2385. [PMID: 33908190 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202100236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Therapeutic peptides have attracted significant attention in clinical applications due to their advantages in biological origination and good biocompatibility. However, the therapeutic performance of peptides is usually hindered by their short half-lives in blood and inferior activity. Herein, supramolecular nanodrugs of therapeutic peptides are constructed by covalent assembly of chemotherapeutic peptides through genipin cross-linking. The resulting nanodrugs have intense absorbance in the near-infrared region and high photothermal conversion efficiencies, leading to the possibility of photothermal therapy. The combination of photothermal therapy and chemotherapy using the nanodrugs shows synergistic therapeutic effects on cancer cells. Hence, covalent assembly not only maintains the chemotherapeutic activities of the peptides but also triggers supramolecular photothermal effects, demonstrating that the covalent assembly of therapeutic peptides through genipin cross-linking is an efficient approach in constructing supramolecular nanodrugs toward synergistic anticancer therapy.
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- Huadong Hong
- Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center for Polysaccharide Drugs Institute of Synthesis and Application of Medical Materials Department of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College Jinghu, Wuhu, 241001, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,Center of Advanced Pharmaceuticals and Medical Materials School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center for Polysaccharide Drugs Institute of Synthesis and Application of Medical Materials Department of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College Jinghu, Wuhu, 241001, Anhui, China
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- Nanjing IPE Institute of Green Manufacturing Industry, Nanjing, 211135, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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Zhong Y, Zhan J, Xu G, Chen Y, Qin Q, Liao X, Ma S, Yang Z, Cai Y. Enzyme‐Instructed Self‐Assembly Enabled Monomer–Excimer Transition to Construct Higher Ordered Luminescent Supramolecular Assembly for Activity‐based Bioimaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:8121-8129. [PMID: 33410570 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202014278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Revised: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Yuanzhi Zhong
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 China
- Guangdong Provincial Biomedical Engineering Technology Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Department of Cardiology and Laboratory of Heart Center Zhujiang Hospital Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510280 China
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- Shunde Hospital (The First People's Hospital of Shunde, Foshan) Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 China
- Guangdong Provincial Biomedical Engineering Technology Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Department of Cardiology and Laboratory of Heart Center Zhujiang Hospital Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510280 China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials Ministry of Education State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology College of Life Sciences Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 China
- Guangdong Provincial Biomedical Engineering Technology Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Department of Cardiology and Laboratory of Heart Center Zhujiang Hospital Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510280 China
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- Guangdong Provincial Biomedical Engineering Technology Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Department of Cardiology and Laboratory of Heart Center Zhujiang Hospital Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510280 China
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- Guangdong Provincial Biomedical Engineering Technology Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Department of Cardiology and Laboratory of Heart Center Zhujiang Hospital Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510280 China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 China
- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials Ministry of Education State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology College of Life Sciences Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Guangdong Provincial Biomedical Engineering Technology Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Department of Cardiology and Laboratory of Heart Center Zhujiang Hospital Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510280 China
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Zhong Y, Zhan J, Xu G, Chen Y, Qin Q, Liao X, Ma S, Yang Z, Cai Y. Enzyme‐Instructed Self‐Assembly Enabled Monomer–Excimer Transition to Construct Higher Ordered Luminescent Supramolecular Assembly for Activity‐based Bioimaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202014278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Yuanzhi Zhong
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 China
- Guangdong Provincial Biomedical Engineering Technology Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Department of Cardiology and Laboratory of Heart Center Zhujiang Hospital Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510280 China
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- Shunde Hospital (The First People's Hospital of Shunde, Foshan) Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Construction and Detection in Tissue Engineering Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 China
- Guangdong Provincial Biomedical Engineering Technology Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Department of Cardiology and Laboratory of Heart Center Zhujiang Hospital Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510280 China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials Ministry of Education State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology College of Life Sciences Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 China
- Guangdong Provincial Biomedical Engineering Technology Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Department of Cardiology and Laboratory of Heart Center Zhujiang Hospital Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510280 China
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- Guangdong Provincial Biomedical Engineering Technology Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Department of Cardiology and Laboratory of Heart Center Zhujiang Hospital Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510280 China
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- Guangdong Provincial Biomedical Engineering Technology Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Department of Cardiology and Laboratory of Heart Center Zhujiang Hospital Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510280 China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510515 China
- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials Ministry of Education State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology College of Life Sciences Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Guangdong Provincial Biomedical Engineering Technology Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases Department of Cardiology and Laboratory of Heart Center Zhujiang Hospital Southern Medical University Guangzhou 510280 China
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