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Halaszynski NI, Saven JG, Pochan DJ, Kloxin CJ. Thermoresponsive Coiled-Coil Peptide-Polymer Grafts. Bioconjug Chem 2023; 34:2001-2006. [PMID: 37874177 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.3c00367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Alkyl halide side groups are selectively incorporated into monodispersed, computationally designed coiled-coil-forming peptide nanoparticles. Poly[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate] (PDMAEMA) is polymerized from the coiled-coil periphery using photoinitiated atom transfer radical polymerization (photoATRP) to synthesize well-defined, thermoresponsive star copolymer architectures. This facile synthetic route is readily extended to other monomers for a range of new complex star-polymer macromolecules.
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- Nicole I Halaszynski
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, 201 P.S. duPont Hall, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 S. 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, 201 P.S. duPont Hall, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, 201 P.S. duPont Hall, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, 150 Academy Street, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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Biomolecular engineering of drugs loading in Riboflavin-targeted polymeric devices: simulation and experimental. Sci Rep 2022; 12:5119. [PMID: 35332259 PMCID: PMC8948184 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09164-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The synthesis of polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) with efficient drug loading content and targeting moieties is an attractive field and remains a challenge in drug delivery systems. Atomistic investigations can provide an in-depth understanding of delivery devices and reduce the number of expensive experiments. In this paper, we studied the self-assembly of poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)-b-poly (ethylene glycol) with different molecular weights and surface compositions. The innovation of this molecular study is the loading of an antitumor drug (docetaxel) on a targeting ligand (riboflavin). According to this work, a novel, biocompatible and targeted system for cancer treatment has been developed. The obtained results revealed a correlation between polymer molecular weight and the stability of particles. In this line, samples including 20 and 10 w/w% moiety NPs formed from polymers with 3 and 4.5 kDa backbone sizes, respectively, are the stable models with the highest drug loading and entrapment efficiencies. Next, we evaluated NP morphology and found that NPs have a core/shell structure consisting of a hydrophobic core with a shell of poly (ethylene glycol) and riboflavin. Interestingly, morphology assessments confirmed that the targeting moiety located on the surface can improve drug delivery to receptors and cancerous cells. The developed models provided significant insight into the structure and morphology of NPs before the synthesis and further analysis of NPs in biological environments. However, in the best cases of this system, Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) tests were also taken and the results were consistent with the results obtained from All Atom and Coarse Grained simulations.
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Vaidya A, Jain S, Jain A, Jain A. Simvastatin-Loaded PEGylated Solid Lipid Nanoparticles: Lipid Functionalization to Improve Blood Circulation. BIONANOSCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12668-020-00770-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Rezvantalab S, Keshavarz Moraveji M, Khedri M, Maleki R. An insight into the role of riboflavin ligand in the self-assembly of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-based nanoparticles - a molecular simulation and experimental approach. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:5250-5260. [PMID: 32458880 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm00203h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Nanoparticles (NPs) used for targeted delivery purposes are rapidly gaining importance in diagnostic and therapeutic fields. These agents have been studied extensively so far to reveal their optimal physicochemical properties including the effects of ligands and their density on the surface of NPs. This article was conducted through a computational approach (all-atom molecular dynamics simulations) to predict the stability of NPs based on a poly-lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) hydrophobic core with a poly-ethylene glycol (PEG) hydrophilic shell and varying numbers of riboflavin (RF) molecules as ligands. Depending on the molecular weight of the polymers, the most stable composition of NPs was achieved at 20 wt% and 10 wt% PLGA-PEG-RF for PLGA3kDa-PEG2kDa and PLGA4.5kDa-PEG2kDa polymers, respectively. According to the simulations, riboflavin molecules were located on the surface of the NPs, which would indicate that riboflavin-bound PLGA-PEG NPs could be efficiently utilized for active targeting purposes. To scrutinize the simulation results, NPs with riboflavin ligands were synthesized and put into in vitro experiments. Outstandingly, the empirical outcomes revealed that the hydrodynamic sizes of NPs also met minimum points at 20 and 10 wt% for PLGA3kDa-PEG2kDa and PLGA4.5kDa-PEG2kDa, respectively. Moreover, similar trends in the gyration radius as a function of riboflavin content were observed in the simulation analysis and the experimental results, which would indicate that the method of molecular dynamics (MD) simulation is a reliable mathematical technique and could be applied for predicting the physicochemical properties of NPs.
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- Sima Rezvantalab
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), 424 Hafez Avenue, Tehran, 1591634311, Iran.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), 424 Hafez Avenue, Tehran, 1591634311, Iran.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), 424 Hafez Avenue, Tehran, 1591634311, Iran.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71345, Iran
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Ramezanghorbani F, Lin P, Colina CM. Optimizing Protein–Polymer Interactions in a Poly(ethylene glycol) Coarse-Grained Model. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:7997-8005. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b05359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Ma D, Keten S. Stable micelles based on a mixture of coiled-coils: the role of different oligomeric states. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:7589-7596. [PMID: 29637959 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr09695j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Homomeric micelles with tunable size, shape and stability have been extensively studied for biomedical applications such as drug carriers. However, designing the local valency and self-assembled morphology of nanophase-separated multicomponent micelles with varied ligand binding possibilities remains challenging. Here, we present micelles self-assembled from amphiphilic peptide-PEG-lipid hybrid conjugates, where the peptides can be either a 3-helix or 4-helix coiled-coil. We demonstrate that the micelle size and sphericity can be controlled based on the coiled-coil oligomeric state. Using theory and coarse-grained dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulations in an explicit solvent simulation, we studied the distribution of 3-helix and 4-helix conjugates within the mixed micelles and observed self-organization into nanodomains within the mixed micelle. We discovered that the phase separation behavior is dictated by the geometry mismatch in the alkyl chain length from different coiled-coil oligomeric states. Our analyses of the self-assembly tendency and drug delivery potency of mixed micelles with controlled multivalency provide important insights into the assembly and formation of nanophase-separated micelles.
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- Dan Ma
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA.
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Yu Z, Lau D. Flexibility of backbone fibrils in α-chitin crystals with different degree of acetylation. Carbohydr Polym 2017; 174:941-947. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.06.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2017] [Revised: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Zhao YZ, Yu WL, Zheng H, Guo X, Guo N, Hu T, Zhong JY. PEGylation with the thiosuccinimido butylamine linker significantly increases the stability of haloalkane dehalogenase DhaA. J Biotechnol 2017; 254:25-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2017.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Revised: 05/28/2017] [Accepted: 05/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ma D, DeBenedictis EP, Lund R, Keten S. Design of polymer conjugated 3-helix micelles as nanocarriers with tunable shapes. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:19334-19342. [PMID: 27841426 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr07125b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Amphiphilic peptide-polymer conjugates have the ability to form stable nanoscale micelles, which show great promise for drug delivery and other applications. A recent design has utilized the end-conjugation of alkyl chains to 3-helix coiled coils to achieve amphiphilicity, combined with the side-chain conjugation of polyethylene glycol (PEG) to tune micelle size through entropic confinement forces. Here we investigate this phenomenon in depth, using coarse-grained dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulations in an explicit solvent and micelle theory. We analyze the conformations of PEG chains conjugated to three different positions on 3-helix bundle peptides to ascertain the degree of confinement upon assembly, as well as the ordering of the subunits making up the micelle. We discover that the micelle size and stability is dictated by a competition between the entropy of PEG chain conformations in the assembled state, as well as intermolecular cross-interactions among PEG chains that promote cohesion between neighboring conjugates. Our analyses build on the role of PEG molecular weight and conjugation site and lead to computational phase diagrams that can be used to design 3-helix micelles. This work opens pathways for the design of multifunctional micelles with tunable size, shape and stability.
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- Dan Ma
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1033, Blindern, N-0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA. and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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Ang J, Ma D, Lund R, Keten S, Xu T. Internal Structure of 15 nm 3-Helix Micelle Revealed by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering and Coarse-Grained MD Simulation. Biomacromolecules 2016; 17:3262-3267. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.6b00986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
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- Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Department of Mechanical
Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1033, Blindern, N-0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Department of Mechanical
Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Material
Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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DeBenedictis EP, Hamed E, Keten S. Mechanical Reinforcement of Proteins with Polymer Conjugation. ACS NANO 2016; 10:2259-2267. [PMID: 26687555 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b06917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Conjugating poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) to peptides, also known as PEGylation, is proven to increase the thermodynamical stability of peptides, and has been successfully applied to prolong the lifetime of peptide-based vaccines and therapeutic agents. While it is known that protein structure and function can be altered by mechanical stress, whether PEGylation can reinforce proteins against mechanical unfolding remains to be ascertained. Here, we illustrate that PEGylation prolongs the lifetime of α-helices subject to constant stress. PEGylation is found to increase the unfolding time through two mechanisms. We see that (1) the unfolding rate of a helical segment is decreased through prolonged plateau regimes where the peptide helical content remains constant, and (2) the proportion of refolding to unfolding is increased, primarily by shielding water molecules from replacing forcibly exposed backbone hydrogen bonds near the conjugation site. Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of improving peptide mechanical stability with polymer conjugation. This provides a basis for future studies on optimizing conjugation location and chemistry to build custom biomolecules with unforeseen mechanical functions and stability.
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- Elizabeth P DeBenedictis
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University , Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Hamed E, Ma D, Keten S. Multiple PEG Chains Attached onto the Surface of a Helix Bundle: Conformations and Implications. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/ab500088b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Elham Hamed
- Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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