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Wadeesirisak K, Castano S, Vaysse L, Bonfils F, Peruch F, Rattanaporn K, Liengprayoon S, Lecomte S, Bottier C. Interactions of REF1 and SRPP1 rubber particle proteins from Hevea brasiliensis with synthetic phospholipids: Effect of charge and size of lipid headgroup. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 679:205-214. [PMID: 37708579 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.08.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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According to the fatty acid and headgroup compositions of the phospholipids (PL) from Hevea brasiliensis latex, three synthetic PL were selected (i.e. POPA: 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphate POPC: 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine and POPG: 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoglycerol) to investigate the effect of PL headgroup on the interactions with two major proteins of Hevea latex, i.e. Rubber Elongation Factor (REF1) and Small Rubber Particle Protein (SRPP1). Protein/lipid interactions were screened using two models (lipid vesicles in solution or lipid monolayers at air/liquid interface). Calcein leakage, surface pressure, ellipsometry, microscopy and spectroscopy revealed that both REF1 and SRPP1 displayed stronger interactions with anionic POPA and POPG, as compared to zwitterionic POPC. A particular behavior of REF1 was observed when interacting with POPA monolayers (i.e. aggregation + modification of secondary structure from α-helices to β-sheets, characteristic of its amyloid aggregated form), which might be involved in the irreversible coagulation mechanism of Hevea rubber particles.
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- Kanthida Wadeesirisak
- Institute of Food Research and Product Development, Kasetsart University, 10900, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR5248, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- CIRAD, UPR BioWooEB, F-34398, Montpellier, France; BioWooEB, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UPR BioWooEB, F-34398, Montpellier, France; BioWooEB, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629, F-33600, Pessac, France
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart University, 10900, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Kasetsart Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Product Improvement Institute, Kasetsart University, 10900, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, CBMN, UMR5248, F-33600, Pessac, France.
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- CIRAD, UPR BioWooEB, F-34398, Montpellier, France; BioWooEB, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France.
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Sofińska K, Lupa D, Chachaj-Brekiesz A, Czaja M, Kobierski J, Seweryn S, Skirlińska-Nosek K, Szymonski M, Wilkosz N, Wnętrzak A, Lipiec E. Revealing local molecular distribution, orientation, phase separation, and formation of domains in artificial lipid layers: Towards comprehensive characterization of biological membranes. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 301:102614. [PMID: 35190313 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2022.102614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Lipids, together with molecules such as DNA and proteins, are one of the most relevant systems responsible for the existence of life. Selected lipids are able to assembly into various organized structures, such as lipid membranes. The unique properties of lipid membranes determine their complex functions, not only to separate biological environments, but also to participate in regulatory functions, absorption of nutrients, cell-cell communication, endocytosis, cell signaling, and many others. Despite numerous scientific efforts, still little is known about the reason underlying the variability within lipid membranes, and its biochemical significance. In this review, we discuss the structural complexity of lipid membranes, as well as the importance to simplify studied systems in order to understand phenomena occurring in natural, complex membranes. Such systems require a model interface to be analyzed. Therefore, here we focused on analytical studies of artificial systems at various interfaces. The molecular structure of lipid membranes, specifically the nanometric thickens of molecular bilayer, limits in a major extent the choice of highly sensitive methods suitable to study such structures. Therefore, we focused on methods that combine high sensitivity, and/or chemical selectivity, and/or nanometric spatial resolution, such as atomic force microscopy, nanospectroscopy (tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, infrared nanospectroscopy), phase modulation infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy, sum-frequency generation spectroscopy. We summarized experimental and theoretical approaches providing information about molecular structure and composition, lipid spatial distribution (phase separation), organization (domain shape, molecular orientation) of lipid membranes, and real-time visualization of the influence of various molecules (proteins, drugs) on their integrity. An integral part of this review discusses the latest achievements in the field of lipid layer-based biosensors.
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Gaurav I, Wang X, Thakur A, Iyaswamy A, Thakur S, Chen X, Kumar G, Li M, Yang Z. Peptide-Conjugated Nano Delivery Systems for Therapy and Diagnosis of Cancer. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:1433. [PMID: 34575511 PMCID: PMC8471603 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13091433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Peptides are strings of approximately 2-50 amino acids, which have gained huge attention for theranostic applications in cancer research due to their various advantages including better biosafety, customizability, convenient process of synthesis, targeting ability via recognizing biological receptors on cancer cells, and better ability to penetrate cell membranes. The conjugation of peptides to the various nano delivery systems (NDS) has been found to provide an added benefit toward targeted delivery for cancer therapy. Moreover, the simultaneous delivery of peptide-conjugated NDS and nano probes has shown potential for the diagnosis of the malignant progression of cancer. In this review, various barriers hindering the targeting capacity of NDS are addressed, and various approaches for conjugating peptides and NDS have been discussed. Moreover, major peptide-based functionalized NDS targeting cancer-specific receptors have been considered, including the conjugation of peptides with extracellular vesicles, which are biological nanovesicles with promising ability for therapy and the diagnosis of cancer.
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- Isha Gaurav
- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China; (I.G.); (X.W.); (A.I.); (X.C.); (M.L.)
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China; (I.G.); (X.W.); (A.I.); (X.C.); (M.L.)
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- Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Health, Hong Kong Institute of Science and Innovation-CAS Limited, Hong Kong, China;
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China; (I.G.); (X.W.); (A.I.); (X.C.); (M.L.)
- Mr. & Mrs. Ko Chi-Ming Centre for Parkinson’s Disease Research, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities (Divyangjan), Kolkata 700090, India;
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China; (I.G.); (X.W.); (A.I.); (X.C.); (M.L.)
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- School of Basic and Applied Science, Galgotias University, Greater Noida 203201, India;
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China; (I.G.); (X.W.); (A.I.); (X.C.); (M.L.)
- Mr. & Mrs. Ko Chi-Ming Centre for Parkinson’s Disease Research, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China; (I.G.); (X.W.); (A.I.); (X.C.); (M.L.)
- Changshu Research Institute, Hong Kong Baptist University, Changshu Economic and Technological Development (CETD) Zone, Changshu 215500, China
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Navarro-Becerra JA, Franco-Urquijo CA, Ríos A, Escalante B. Localized Delivery of Caveolin-1 Peptide Assisted by Ultrasound-Mediated Microbubble Destruction Potentiates the Inhibition of Nitric Oxide-Dependent Vasodilation Response. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2021; 47:1559-1572. [PMID: 33736878 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2021.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In the endothelium, nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) is the enzyme that generates nitric oxide, a key molecule involved in a variety of biological functions and cancer-related events. Therefore, selective inhibition of eNOS represents an attractive therapeutic approach for NO-related diseases and anticancer therapy. Ultrasound-mediated microbubble destruction (UMMD) conjugated with cell-permeable peptides has been investigated as a drug delivery system for effective delivery of anticancer molecules. We investigated the feasibility of loading antennapedia-caveolin-1 peptide (AP-Cav), a specific eNOS inhibitor, onto microbubbles to be delivered by UMMD in rat aortic endothelium. AP-Cav-loaded microbubbles (AP-Cav-MBs) and US parameters were characterized. Aortas were treated with UMMD for 30 s with 1.3 × 108 MBs/mL AP-Cav (8 μM)-MBs at 100-Hz pulse repetition frequency, 0.5-MPa acoustic pressure, 0.5 mechanical index and 10% duty cycle. NO-dependent vascular responses were assessed using an isolated organ system, 21 h post-treatment. Maximal relaxation response was inhibited 61.8% ± 1.6% in aortas treated with UMMD-AP-Cav-MBs, while in aortas treated with previously disrupted AP-Cav-MBs and then US, the inhibition was 31.6% ± 1.6%. The vascular contractile response was not affected. The impact of UMMD was evaluated in aortas treated with free AP-Cav; 30 μM of free AP-Cav was necessary to reach an inhibition response similar to that obtained with UMMD-AP-Cav-MBs. In conclusion, UMMD enhances the delivery and potentiates the effect of AP-Cav in the endothelial layer of rat aorta segments.
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- J Angel Navarro-Becerra
- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad-Monterrey, Apodaca NL, México
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad-Monterrey, Apodaca NL, México
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad-Monterrey, Apodaca NL, México.
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad-Monterrey, Apodaca NL, México; Universidad de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza García, NL, México
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The prion fragment PrP106-127 adopts a secondary structure typical of aggregated fibrils in langmuir monolayers of brain lipid extract. Chem Phys Lipids 2020; 230:104930. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2020.104930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cell penetrating peptides: A concise review with emphasis on biomedical applications. Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 108:1090-1096. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.09.097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Revised: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Membrane affinity and fluorescent labelling: comparative study of monolayer interaction, cellular uptake and cytotoxicity profile of carboxyfluorescein-conjugated cationic peptides. Amino Acids 2018; 50:1557-1571. [PMID: 30099595 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-018-2630-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Fluorescent labelling is a common approach to reveal the molecular details of cellular uptake, internalisation, transport, distribution processes in biological systems. The conjugation with a fluorescent moiety might affect relevant physico-chemical and in vitro transport properties of the bioactive component. A representative set of seven cationic peptides-including cell-penetrating peptides as well as antimicrobial peptides and synthetic derivatives-was selected for our comparative study. Membrane affinity of the peptides and their 5(6)-carboxyfluorescein (Cf) derivatives was determined quantitatively and compared applying Langmuir monolayer of zwitterionic (DPPC) and negatively charged (DPPC + DPPG) lipids as cell membrane models. The interaction with neutral lipid layer is mainly governed by the overall hydrophobicity of the molecule which is remarkably increased by Cf-conjugation for the most hydrophobic Magainin, Melittin and Transportan. A significantly enhanced membrane affinity was detected in negatively charged lipid model monolayer for all of the peptides since the combination of electrostatic and hydrophobic interaction is active in that case. The Cf-conjugation improved the penetration ability of Penetratin and Dhvar4 suggesting that both the highly charged character (Z/n) and the increased hydrophobicity by Cf-conjugation present important contribution to membrane interaction. This effect might also responsible for the observed high in vitro internalisation rate of Penetratin and Dhvar4, while according to in vitro studies they did not cause damage of cell membrane. From the experiments with the given seven cationic peptides, it can be concluded that the Cf-conjugation alters the degree of membrane interaction of such peptides which are moderately hydrophobic and highly charged.
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Guo C, Sarkar S, Refaely-Abramson S, Egger DA, Bendikov T, Yonezawa K, Suda Y, Yamaguchi T, Pecht I, Kera S, Ueno N, Sheves M, Kronik L, Cahen D. Electronic structure of dipeptides in the gas-phase and as an adsorbed monolayer. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:6860-6867. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp08043c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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UPS and DFT reveal how frontier energy levels and molecular orbitals of peptides are modified upon peptide binding to a gold substrate.
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Liu W, Li S, Wang Z, Yan ECY, Leblanc RM. Characterization of Surface-Active Biofilm Protein BslA in Self-Assembling Langmuir Monolayer at the Air-Water Interface. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:7548-7555. [PMID: 28701036 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Biofilm is an extracellular matrix of bacteria and serves as a protective shield of bacterial communities. It is crucial for microbial growth and one of the leading causes of human chronic infections as well. However, the structures and molecular mechanism of biofilm formation remain largely unknown. Here, we examined a protein, BslA, expressed in the biofilms of Bacillus subtilis. We characterized the Langmuir monolayers of BslA at the air/water interface. Using techniques in surface chemistry and spectroscopy, we found that BslA forms a stable and robust Langmuir monolayer at the air/water interface. Our results show that the BslA Langmuir monolayer underwent two-stage elasticity in the solid state phase upon mechanical compression: one is possibly due to the intermolecular interaction and the other is likely due to both the intermolecular compulsion and the intramolecular distortion. The Langmuir monolayer of BslA shows abrupt changes in rigidities and elasticities at ∼25 mN/m. This surface pressure is close to the one at which BlsA saturates the air/water interface as a self-assembled film without mechanical compression, corresponding to a mean molecular area of ∼700 Å2 per molecule. Based on the results of surface UV-visible spectroscopy and infrared reflective-absorption spectroscopy, we propose that the BslA Langmuir monolayer carries intermolecular elasticity before ∼25 mN/m and both intermolecular and intramolecular elasticity after ∼25 mN/m. These results provide valuable insights into the understanding of biofilm-associated protein under high mechanical force, shedding light on further investigation of biofilm structure and functionalities.
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- Wei Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University , 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami , 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, Florida 33146, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University , 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University , 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami , 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, Florida 33146, United States
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Boisselier É, Demers É, Cantin L, Salesse C. How to gather useful and valuable information from protein binding measurements using Langmuir lipid monolayers. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 243:60-76. [PMID: 28372794 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2017.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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This review presents data on the influence of various experimental parameters on the binding of proteins onto Langmuir lipid monolayers. The users of the Langmuir methodology are often unaware of the importance of choosing appropriate experimental conditions to validate the data acquired with this method. The protein Retinitis pigmentosa 2 (RP2) has been used throughout this review to illustrate the influence of these experimental parameters on the data gathered with Langmuir monolayers. The methods detailed in this review include the determination of protein binding parameters from the measurement of adsorption isotherms, infrared spectra of the protein in solution and in monolayers, ellipsometric isotherms and fluorescence micrographs.
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- Élodie Boisselier
- CUO-Recherche, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec and Département d'ophtalmologie, Faculté de médecine, and Regroupement stratégique PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada.
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- CUO-Recherche, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec and Département d'ophtalmologie, Faculté de médecine, and Regroupement stratégique PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- CUO-Recherche, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec and Département d'ophtalmologie, Faculté de médecine, and Regroupement stratégique PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- CUO-Recherche, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec and Département d'ophtalmologie, Faculté de médecine, and Regroupement stratégique PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada.
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Membrane re-arrangements and rippled phase stabilisation by the cell penetrating peptide penetratin. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2016; 1858:2584-2591. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Revised: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The importance of cyclic structure for Labaditin on its antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2016; 148:453-459. [PMID: 27665378 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Revised: 09/04/2016] [Accepted: 09/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Antimicrobial resistance has reached alarming levels in many countries, thus leading to a search for new classes of antibiotics, such as antimicrobial peptides whose activity is exerted by interacting specifically with the microorganism membrane. In this study, we investigate the molecular-level mechanism of action for Labaditin (Lo), a 10-amino acid residue cyclic peptide from Jatropha multifida with known bactericidal activity against Streptococcus mutans. We show that Lo is also effective against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) but this does not apply to its linear analogue (L1). Using polarization-modulated infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS), we observed with that the secondary structure of Lo was preserved upon interacting with Langmuir monolayers from a phospholipid mixture mimicking S. aureus membrane, in contrast to L1. This structure preservation for the rigid, cyclic Lo is key for the self-assembly of peptide nanotubes that induce pore formation in large unilamellar vesicles (LUVs), according to permeability assays and dynamic light scattering measurements. In summary, the comparison between Labaditin (Lo) and its linear analogue L1 allowed us to infer that the bactericidal activity of Lo is more related to its interaction with the membrane. It does not require specific metabolic targets, which makes cyclic peptides promising for antibiotics without bacteria resistance.
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Bolean M, Simão AMS, Kiffer-Moreira T, Hoylaerts MF, Millán JL, Itri R, Ciancaglini P. Proteoliposomes with the ability to transport Ca(2+) into the vesicles and hydrolyze phosphosubstrates on their surface. Arch Biochem Biophys 2015; 584:79-89. [PMID: 26325078 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2015.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Revised: 08/26/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We describe the production of stable DPPC and DPPC:DPPS-proteoliposomes harboring annexin V (AnxA5) and tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) and their use to investigate whether the presence of AnxA5 impacts the kinetic parameters for hydrolysis of TNAP substrates at physiological pH. The best catalytic efficiency was achieved in DPPS 10%-proteoliposomes (molar ratio), conditions that also increased the specificity of TNAP hydrolysis of PPi. Melting behavior of liposomes and proteoliposomes was analyzed via differential scanning calorimetry. The presence of 10% DPPS in DPPC-liposomes causes a broadening of the transition peaks, with AnxA5 and TNAP promoting a decrease in ΔH values. AnxA5 was able to mediate Ca(2+)-influx into the DPPC and DPPC:DPPS 10%-vesicles at physiological Ca(2+) concentrations (∼2 mM). This process was not affected by the presence of TNAP in the proteoliposomes. However, AnxA5 significantly affects the hydrolysis of TNAP substrates. Studies with GUVs confirmed the functional reconstitution of AnxA5 in the mimetic systems. These proteoliposomes are useful as mimetics of mineralizing cell-derived matrix vesicles, known to be responsible for the initiation of endochondral ossification, as they successfully transport Ca(2+) and possess the ability to hydrolyze phosphosubstrates in the lipid-water interface.
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- Maytê Bolean
- Depto. Química, FFCLRP-USP, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Depto. Química, FFCLRP-USP, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Depto. Física Aplicada, Instituto de Física, IF-USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Depto. Química, FFCLRP-USP, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Cell-penetrating peptides are short, often hydrophilic peptides that get access to the intracellular milieu. They have aroused great interest both in academic and applied research. First, cellular internalization of CPPs often involves the crossing of a biological membrane (plasma or vesicular), thus challenging the view of the non-permeability of these structures to large hydrophilic molecules. Secondly, CPPs can drive the internalization of hydrophilic cargoes into cells, a rate-limiting step in the development of many therapeutic substances. Interestingly, the two most used CPPs, TAT and penetratin peptides, are derived from natural proteins, HIV Tat and Antennapedia homeoprotein, respectively. The identification of the penetratin peptide, summarized in this review, is intimately linked to the study of its parental natural protein.
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- Edmond Dupont
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology (CIRB), Labex Memolife, PSL Research University, College de France, Paris, France
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Goel M, Marsh ENG, Chen Z, Abbott NL. Comparison of the influence of humidity and D-mannitol on the organization of tetraethylene glycol-terminated self-assembled monolayers and immobilized antimicrobial peptides. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:7143-7151. [PMID: 24854220 DOI: 10.1021/la500926c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We report the use of polarization-modulation infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) to characterize the effects of relative humidity (RH) and d-mannitol on the conformations of tetraethylene glycol (EG4)-terminated self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) and immobilized antimicrobial peptides (Cecropin P1 and a hybrid of Cecropin A (1-8) and Melittin (1-18)). These results are used to assess the extent to which d-mannitol can substitute for water in promoting conformational states of the SAMs and oligopeptides similar to those induced by hydration. Our measurements reveal a red shift of the COC asymmetric stretching vibration of the EG4-terminated SAMs with increasing humidity, consistent with a transition from a mixed all-trans/helical (7/2 helix) conformation at 0% RH to a predominantly helical conformation at 90% RH. Significantly, under dry conditions, a thin (2 nm in thickness) overlayer of d-mannitol generated the COC spectroscopic signature of the EG4-terminated SAM measured at high humidity. Comparisons of the effects of humidity and d-mannitol on the secondary structure of the two oligopeptides also revealed both to cause the amide I peak positions, which were measured in dry air (and without d-mannitol) to correspond to α-helical conformations, to undergo red-shifts. The magnitudes of the red-shifts, however, were more pronounced for dry d-mannitol than for high RH, with Cecropin P1 and the hybrid peptide exhibiting amide I peak positions under d-mannitol consistent with bulk aqueous solution secondary structures (random and β-sheet, respectively). These results are discussed in the context of prior reports of the tendency of d-mannitol to form glassy states in the absence of water. Overall, the results presented in this paper support the hypothesis that d-mannitol can substitute, in at least some ways, for the influence of water on the conformational states of biologically relevant molecules at interfaces. The results provide guidance for the design of interfaces for water-free biologics.
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- Mohit Goel
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Lhor M, Bernier SC, Horchani H, Bussières S, Cantin L, Desbat B, Salesse C. Comparison between the behavior of different hydrophobic peptides allowing membrane anchoring of proteins. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2014; 207:223-39. [PMID: 24560216 PMCID: PMC4028306 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2014.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Revised: 01/11/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Membrane binding of proteins such as short chain dehydrogenase reductases or tail-anchored proteins relies on their N- and/or C-terminal hydrophobic transmembrane segment. In this review, we propose guidelines to characterize such hydrophobic peptide segments using spectroscopic and biophysical measurements. The secondary structure content of the C-terminal peptides of retinol dehydrogenase 8, RGS9-1 anchor protein, lecithin retinol acyl transferase, and of the N-terminal peptide of retinol dehydrogenase 11 has been deduced by prediction tools from their primary sequence as well as by using infrared or circular dichroism analyses. Depending on the solvent and the solubilization method, significant structural differences were observed, often involving α-helices. The helical structure of these peptides was found to be consistent with their presumed membrane binding. Langmuir monolayers have been used as membrane models to study lipid-peptide interactions. The values of maximum insertion pressure obtained for all peptides using a monolayer of 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-ethanolamine (DOPE) are larger than the estimated lateral pressure of membranes, thus suggesting that they bind membranes. Polarization modulation infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy has been used to determine the structure and orientation of these peptides in the absence and in the presence of a DOPE monolayer. This lipid induced an increase or a decrease in the organization of the peptide secondary structure. Further measurements are necessary using other lipids to better understand the membrane interactions of these peptides.
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- Mustapha Lhor
- CUO-Recherche, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, Département d'ophtalmologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada; Regroupement stratégique PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- CUO-Recherche, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, Département d'ophtalmologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada; Regroupement stratégique PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- CUO-Recherche, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, Département d'ophtalmologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada; Regroupement stratégique PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- CUO-Recherche, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, Département d'ophtalmologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada; Regroupement stratégique PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- CUO-Recherche, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, Département d'ophtalmologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada; Regroupement stratégique PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- CBMN-UMR 5248 CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, IPB, Allée Geoffroy Saint Hilaire, 33600 Pessac, France
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- CUO-Recherche, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, Département d'ophtalmologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada; Regroupement stratégique PROTEO, Université Laval, Québec, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada.
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Investigation of homeodomain membrane translocation properties: insights from the structure determination of engrailed-2 homeodomain in aqueous and membrane-mimetic environments. Biophys J 2014; 105:667-78. [PMID: 23931315 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2013] [Revised: 06/02/2013] [Accepted: 06/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In addition to their well-known DNA-binding properties, homeodomains have the ability to efficiently translocate across biological membranes through still poorly-characterized mechanisms. To date, most biophysical studies addressing the mechanisms of internalization have focused on small synthetic peptides rather than full-length globular homeodomains. In this work, we characterized the conformational properties of chicken Engrailed 2 homeodomain (En2HD) in aqueous solution and in membrane mimetic environments using circular dichroism, Trp fluorescence, and NMR spectroscopy. En2HD adopts a well-defined three-helical bundle fold in aqueous solution. The Trp-48 residue, which is critical for internalization, is fully buried in the hydrophobic core. Circular dichroism and fluorescence reveal that a conformational transition occurs in anionic lipid vesicles and in micelles. En2HD loses its native three-dimensional structure in micellar environments but, remarkably, near-native helical secondary structures are maintained. Long-range interactions could be detected using site-directed spin labels, indicating that the three helices do not adopt extended orientations. Noncovalent paramagnetic probes yielded information about helix positioning and unveiled the burial of critical aromatic and basic residues within the micelles. Our results suggest that electrostatic interactions with membranes may be determinant in inducing a conformational change enabling Trp-48 to insert into membranes.
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Garro AD, Olivella MS, Bombasaro JA, Lima B, Tapia A, Feresin G, Perczel A, Somlai C, Penke B, López Cascales J, Rodríguez AM, Enriz RD. Penetratin and Derivatives Acting as Antibacterial Agents. Chem Biol Drug Des 2013; 82:167-77. [DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.12143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2012] [Revised: 03/13/2013] [Accepted: 04/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Departamento de Química; Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia; Universidad Nacional de San Luis; Chacabuco 917; 5700; San Luis; Argentina
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- Departamento de Química; Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia; Universidad Nacional de San Luis; Chacabuco 917; 5700; San Luis; Argentina
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- Instituto de Biotecnología; Facultad de Ingeniería; Universidad Nacional de San Juan; Av. Libertador General San Martín 1109 (O); CP 5400; San Juan; Argentina
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- Instituto de Biotecnología; Facultad de Ingeniería; Universidad Nacional de San Juan; Av. Libertador General San Martín 1109 (O); CP 5400; San Juan; Argentina
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- Instituto de Biotecnología; Facultad de Ingeniería; Universidad Nacional de San Juan; Av. Libertador General San Martín 1109 (O); CP 5400; San Juan; Argentina
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- Protein Modeling Group HAS-ELTE; Institute of Chemistry; Eötvös Loránd University; Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A; H-1117; Budapest; Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry; University of Szeged; H-6720, Dóm tér 8; Szeged; Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry; University of Szeged; H-6720, Dóm tér 8; Szeged; Hungary
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- Grupo de Bioinformática y Macromoléculas (BioMac) Aulario II; Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena; Campus de Alfonso XIII; 30203; Cartagena; Murcia; Spain
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Noninvasive insulin delivery: the great potential of cell-penetrating peptides. Ther Deliv 2013; 4:315-26. [PMID: 23442079 DOI: 10.4155/tde.12.164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Insulin, a potent therapeutic peptide used in the treatment of diabetes, is administered to patients via subcutaneous injections because of the poor pharmacokinetics associated with alternative routes of administration such as oral, nasal and pulmonary delivery. Noninvasive nasal and oral formulations are appealing to patients who need consecutive daily treatments of insulin. However, to achieve mucosal absorption of insulin via oral or nasal administration, two barriers must be overcome: the impermeability of insulin through the epithelial membranes and local digestion and enzymatic degradation. Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), which efficiently bring exogenous proteins and nucleic acids into cells, have great potential to facilitate insulin permeation from the intestinal lumen or nasal cavity into systemic circulation via efficient uptake by epithelial cells. In fact, the coadministration of insulin with the peptide penetratin, a typical CPP, increased intestinal and nasal insulin bioavailability to 35 and 50%, respectively. In this review, the authors describe recent findings using this novel CPP-based formulation for noninvasive delivery of insulin.
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Kamei N, Kikuchi S, Takeda-Morishita M, Terasawa Y, Yasuda A, Yamamoto S, Ida N, Nishio R, Takayama K. Determination of the Optimal Cell-Penetrating Peptide Sequence for Intestinal Insulin Delivery Based on Molecular Orbital Analysis with Self-Organizing Maps. J Pharm Sci 2013; 102:469-79. [DOI: 10.1002/jps.23364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Revised: 10/09/2012] [Accepted: 10/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Berges R, Balzeau J, Takahashi M, Prevost C, Eyer J. Structure-function analysis of the glioma targeting NFL-TBS.40-63 peptide corresponding to the tubulin-binding site on the light neurofilament subunit. PLoS One 2012; 7:e49436. [PMID: 23152907 PMCID: PMC3494675 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2012] [Accepted: 10/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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We previously reported that a 24 amino acid peptide (NFL-TBS.40-63) corresponding to the tubulin-binding site located on the light neurofilament subunit, selectively enters in glioblastoma cells where it disrupts their microtubule network and inhibits their proliferation. Here, we analyzed the structure-function relationships using an alanine-scanning strategy, in order to identify residues essential for these biological activities. We showed that the majority of modified peptides present a decreased or total loss to penetrate in these cells, or to alter microtubules. Correspondingly, circular dichroism measurements showed that this peptide forms either β-sheet or α-helix structures according to the solvent and that alanine substitution modified or destabilized the structure, in relation with changes in the biological activities. Moreover, substitution of serine residues by phosphoserine or aspartic acid concomitantly decreased the cell penetrating activity and the structure stability. These results indicate the importance of structure for the activities, including selectivity to glioblastoma cells of this peptide, and its regulation by phosphorylation.
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- Laboratoire de Neurobiologie & Transgenèse, UPRES EA 3143, INSERM, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France
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Kycia AH, Koczkur K, Leitch JJ, Lipkowski J, Zamlynny V, Petryk MWP. Application of PM-IRRAS to study thin films on industrial and environmental samples. Anal Bioanal Chem 2012; 405:1537-46. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-012-6469-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Revised: 09/15/2012] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Bechara C, Pallerla M, Zaltsman Y, Burlina F, Alves ID, Lequin O, Sagan S. Tryptophan within basic peptide sequences triggers glycosaminoglycan‐dependent endocytosis. FASEB J 2012; 27:738-49. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.12-216176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Chérine Bechara
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Université Paris 6Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules (LBM)ParisFrance
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)UMR 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules (LBM)ParisFrance
- Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS)UMR 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules (LBM)ParisFrance
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- Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Université Paris 6Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules (LBM)ParisFrance
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)UMR 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules (LBM)ParisFrance
- Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS)UMR 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules (LBM)ParisFrance
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- Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Université Paris 6Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules (LBM)ParisFrance
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)UMR 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules (LBM)ParisFrance
- Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS)UMR 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules (LBM)ParisFrance
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- Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Université Paris 6Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules (LBM)ParisFrance
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)UMR 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules (LBM)ParisFrance
- Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS)UMR 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules (LBM)ParisFrance
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- Chimie et Biologie Des Membranes et Des Nanoobjets (CBMN)UMR 5248, CNRSPessacFrance
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- Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Université Paris 6Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules (LBM)ParisFrance
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)UMR 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules (LBM)ParisFrance
- Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS)UMR 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules (LBM)ParisFrance
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- Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Université Paris 6Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules (LBM)ParisFrance
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)UMR 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules (LBM)ParisFrance
- Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS)UMR 7203, Laboratoire des BioMolécules (LBM)ParisFrance
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Pernot M, Vanderesse R, Frochot C, Guillemin F, Barberi-Heyob M. Stability of peptides and therapeutic success in cancer. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2011; 7:793-802. [PMID: 21457110 DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2011.574126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Although naturally occurring peptides have been widely used as drugs, their rapid in vivo degradation by proteolysis and their interactions at multiple receptors are part of the reason for the limitation of their clinical applications. AREAS COVERED This paper reviews peptide-metabolizing enzymes in the brain and intestinal brush-border membranes, and discusses potential strategies to improve biological activity, specificity and stability of peptides. The reader will gain, via some examples, an appreciation of the challenges involved in identifying peptides stability to improve their biological properties such as selectivity. EXPERT OPINION Due to the metabolic process, it is crucial to follow the biodistribution of a peptide drug and/or a peptidic moiety in order to improve its biological properties such as selectivity. To these purposes, pseudopeptides and peptidomimetics preserving the biological properties of native peptides have been developed to increase their resistance to degradation and elimination, bioavailability and selectivity to become good drug candidates.
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- Marlène Pernot
- Centre de Recherche en Automatique de Nancy, Centre Alexis Vautrin, Nancy-University, Avenue de Bourgogne, Brabois, F 54511 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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Cell-penetrating peptides are short, often hydrophilic peptides that get access to the intracellular milieu. They have aroused great interest both in academic and applied research. First, cellular internalization of CPPs often involves the crossing of a biological membrane (plasma or vesicular), thus challenging the view of the nonpermeability of these structures to large hydrophilic molecules. Secondly, CPPs can drive the internalization of hydrophilic cargoes into cells, a rate-limiting step in the development of many therapeutic substances. Interestingly, the two mostly used CPPs, TAT and Penetratin peptides, are derived from natural proteins, HIV Tat and Antennapedia homeoprotein, respectively. The identification of the Penetratin peptide, summarized in this review, is intimately linked to the study of its parental natural protein.
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- Edmond Dupont
- Homeoprotein Cell Biology, Ecole normale supérieure and Collège de France, Paris, France
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Garibotto FM, Garro AD, Rodríguez AM, Raimondi M, Zacchino SA, Perczel A, Somlai C, Penke B, Enriz RD. Penetratin analogues acting as antifungal agents. Eur J Med Chem 2011; 46:370-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2010.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2010] [Revised: 10/21/2010] [Accepted: 10/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Distinct behaviour of the homeodomain derived cell penetrating peptide penetratin in interaction with different phospholipids. PLoS One 2010; 5:e15819. [PMID: 21209890 PMCID: PMC3012702 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2010] [Accepted: 11/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Penetratin is a protein transduction domain derived from the homeoprotein Antennapedia. Thereby it is currently used as a cell penetrating peptide to introduce diverse molecules into eukaryotic cells, and it could also be involved in the cellular export of transcription factors. Moreover, it has been shown that it is able to act as an antimicrobial agent. The mechanisms involved in all these processes are quite controversial. Methodology/Principal Findings In this article, we report spectroscopic, calorimetric and biochemical data on the penetratin interaction with three different phospholipids: phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) to mimic respectively the outer and the inner leaflets of the eukaryotic plasma membrane and phosphatidylglycerol (PG) to mimic the bacterial membrane. We demonstrate that with PC, penetratin is able to form vesicle aggregates with no major change in membrane fluidity and presents no well defined secondary structure organization. With PE, penetratin aggregates vesicles, increases membrane rigidity and acquires an α-helical structure. With PG membranes, penetratin does not aggregate vesicles but decreases membrane fluidity and acquires a structure with both α-helical and β–sheet contributions. Conclusions/Significance These data from membrane models suggest that the different penetratin actions in eukaryotic cells (membrane translocation during export and import) and on prokaryotes may result from different peptide and lipid structural arrangements. The data suggest that, for eukaryotic cell penetration, penetratin does not acquire classical secondary structure but requires a different conformation compared to that in solution.
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Vié V, Legardinier S, Chieze L, Le Bihan O, Qin Y, Sarkis J, Hubert JF, Renault A, Desbat B, Le Rumeur E. Specific anchoring modes of two distinct dystrophin rod sub-domains interacting in phospholipid Langmuir films studied by atomic force microscopy and PM-IRRAS. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2010; 1798:1503-11. [PMID: 20399196 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2010.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2009] [Revised: 04/02/2010] [Accepted: 04/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dystrophin rod repeats 1-3 sub-domain binds to acidic phosphatidylserine in a small vesicle binding assay, while the repeats 20-24 sub-domain does not. In the present work, we studied the adsorption behaviour of both sub-domains at the air/liquid interface and at the air/lipid interface in a Langmuir trough in order to highlight differences in interfacial properties. The adsorption behaviour of the two proteins at the air/liquid interface shows that they display surface activity while maintaining their alpha-helical secondary structure as shown by PM-IRRAS. Strikingly, R20-24 needs to be highly hydrated even at the interface, while this is not the case for R1-3, indicating that the surface activity is dramatically higher for R1-3 than R20-24. Surface-pressure measurements, atomic force microscopy and PM-IRRAS are used in a Langmuir experiment with DOPC-DOPS monolayers at two different surface pressures, 20 mN/m and 30 mN/m. At the lower surface pressure, the proteins are adsorbed at the lipid film interface while maintaining its alpha-helical structure. After an increase of the surface pressure, R1-3 subsequently produces a stable film, while R20-24 induces a reorganization of the lipid film with a subsequent decrease of the surface pressure close to the initial value. AFM and PM-IRRAS show that R1-3 is present in high amounts at the interface, being arranged in clusters representing 3.3% of the surface at low pressure. By contrast, R20-24 is present at the interface in small amounts bound only by a few electrostatic residues to the lipid film while the major part of the molecule remains floating in the sub-phase. Then for R1-3, the electrostatic interaction between the proteins and the film is enhanced by hydrophobic interactions. At higher surface pressure, the number of protein clusters increases and becomes closer in both cases implying the electrostatic character of the binding. These results indicate that even if the repeats exhibit large structural similarities, their interfacial properties are highly contrasted by their differential anchor mode in the membrane. Our work provides strong support for distinct physiological roles for the spectrin-like repeats and may partly explain the effects of therapeutic replacement of dystrophin deficiency by minidystrophins.
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- V Vié
- Université de Rennes 1, Institut de Physique UMR CNRS 6251, Rennes, France.
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Simão AMS, Yadav MC, Narisawa S, Bolean M, Pizauro JM, Hoylaerts MF, Ciancaglini P, Millán JL. Proteoliposomes harboring alkaline phosphatase and nucleotide pyrophosphatase as matrix vesicle biomimetics. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:7598-609. [PMID: 20048161 PMCID: PMC2844207 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.079830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2009] [Revised: 12/15/2009] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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We have established a proteoliposome system as an osteoblast-derived matrix vesicle (MV) biomimetic to facilitate the study of the interplay of tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) and NPP1 (nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase-1) during catalysis of biomineralization substrates. First, we studied the incorporation of TNAP into liposomes of various lipid compositions (i.e. in pure dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC), DPPC/dipalmitoyl phosphatidylserine (9:1 and 8:2), and DPPC/dioctadecyl-dimethylammonium bromide (9:1 and 8:2) mixtures. TNAP reconstitution proved virtually complete in DPPC liposomes. Next, proteoliposomes containing either recombinant TNAP, recombinant NPP1, or both together were reconstituted in DPPC, and the hydrolysis of ATP, ADP, AMP, pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (PLP), p-nitrophenyl phosphate, p-nitrophenylthymidine 5'-monophosphate, and PP(i) by these proteoliposomes was studied at physiological pH. p-Nitrophenylthymidine 5'-monophosphate and PLP were exclusively hydrolyzed by NPP1-containing and TNAP-containing proteoliposomes, respectively. In contrast, ATP, ADP, AMP, PLP, p-nitrophenyl phosphate, and PP(i) were hydrolyzed by TNAP-, NPP1-, and TNAP plus NPP1-containing proteoliposomes. NPP1 plus TNAP additively hydrolyzed ATP, but TNAP appeared more active in AMP formation than NPP1. Hydrolysis of PP(i) by TNAP-, and TNAP plus NPP1-containing proteoliposomes occurred with catalytic efficiencies and mild cooperativity, effects comparable with those manifested by murine osteoblast-derived MVs. The reconstitution of TNAP and NPP1 into proteoliposome membranes generates a phospholipid microenvironment that allows the kinetic study of phosphosubstrate catabolism in a manner that recapitulates the native MV microenvironment.
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- Ana Maria S. Simão
- From the Department of Chemistry, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto SP 14040-901, Brazil
- the Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, California 92037
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- the Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, California 92037
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- the Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, California 92037
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- From the Department of Chemistry, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto SP 14040-901, Brazil
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- the Department of Technology, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias de Jaboticabal, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal SP 14884-900, Brazil, and
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- the Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, California 92037
- the Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- From the Department of Chemistry, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto SP 14040-901, Brazil
- the Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, California 92037
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- the Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, California 92037
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Nasir MN, Thawani A, Kouzayha A, Besson F. Interactions of the natural antimicrobial mycosubtilin with phospholipid membrane models. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2010; 78:17-23. [PMID: 20207113 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2010.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2009] [Revised: 01/28/2010] [Accepted: 01/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Among the secondary metabolite lipopeptides produced by Bacillus subtilis, mycosubtilin is characterized by its strong antifungal activities. Even though its structure and its cellular target, the cytoplasmic membrane, have been determined, the molecular mechanisms of the biological activity of mycosubtilin have not been completely elucidated. In this work, the interactions between mycosubtilin and cytoplasmic membranes were modelled by using biomimetic systems such as Langmuir monolayers at the air-water interface and lipid multilamellar vesicles. The interactions of mycosubtilin with these biomimetic systems were examined, for the first time, by using specific techniques such as polarization modulation infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy, Brewster angle microscopy and high-resolution magic angle spinning NMR. Our findings indicate that mycosubtilin alone, at the air-water interface, forms a monolayer film and keeps its turn conformation. In the presence of DMPC, mycosubtilin binds to phospholipid monolayers, in a surface pressure-dependent manner. This binding results in the appearance of condensed domains which can be due to the formation of mycosubtilin clusters and/or to the lipopeptide aggregation with some phospholipid molecules and/or the formation of liquid-condensed domains of DMPC. Furthermore, in multilamellar vesicles, the mycosubtilin-DMPC interactions take place at the level of the aliphatic chains of the phospholipid because the phase transition temperature of DMPC decreased in the presence of mycosubtilin.
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Khafagy ES, Morishita M, Ida N, Nishio R, Isowa K, Takayama K. Structural requirements of penetratin absorption enhancement efficiency for insulin delivery. J Control Release 2010; 143:302-10. [PMID: 20096319 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2009] [Revised: 01/04/2010] [Accepted: 01/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Penetratin, a 16-residue peptide, is used widely as a highly efficient delivery carrier for a wide range of poorly permeable therapeutic cargoes. The crucial structural features of penetratin remain unclear, as demonstrated by the difficulties encountered in designing new molecules. The efficiency in enhancing nasal insulin absorption was compared between l-penetratin and 20 of its analogues in rats. We also measured lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage as an indicator of cytotoxicity and scored the histopathological irritation. Substitution of a cationic residue (Arg or Lys) with Leu or addition of tetra-arginine to the C- or N-terminus of penetratin caused considerable reduction in the enhancing efficiency properties of the modified analogues. Mutual exchanging of Arg and Lys in corresponding analogues produced nearly inactive analogues, although changing Arg to Lys in the same analogue produced similar penetratin activity. In addition, activity was impaired markedly upon modification of penetratin within amphiphilic (Trp) or hydrophobic (Ile and Phe) residues. Chain size-modified analogues lacked the ability to induce nasal insulin absorption. In contrast, rearrangement of the modified analogues by C,N-half-exchange and reverse analogues produced activity similar to that of the original penetratin. The enhancing activity was inhibited almost completely upon sequence arrangement of the resulting analogues. Surprisingly, a shuffle (Arg, Lys fix) 2 analogue increased insulin absorption significantly, reaching a relative bioavailability value 1.85-times that of original penetratin. This analogue caused negligible release of LDH in nasal lavage fluid and maintained the integrity of the nasal respiratory epithelium. In conclusion, modulation of amino acid sequences by fixing the cationic residue positions can augment penetratin-enhanced nasal absorption and may lead to improvements in nasal insulin absorption.
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- El-Sayed Khafagy
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Hoshi University, Ebara 2-4-41, Shinagawa, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan
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Yesylevskyy S, Marrink SJ, Mark AE. Alternative mechanisms for the interaction of the cell-penetrating peptides penetratin and the TAT peptide with lipid bilayers. Biophys J 2009; 97:40-9. [PMID: 19580742 PMCID: PMC2711361 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.03.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2008] [Revised: 03/25/2009] [Accepted: 03/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) have recently attracted much interest due to their apparent ability to penetrate cell membranes in an energy-independent manner. Here molecular-dynamics simulation techniques were used to study the interaction of two CPPs: penetratin and the TAT peptide with 1,2-Dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) and 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC) phospolipid bilayers shed light on alternative mechanisms by which these peptides might cross biological membranes. In contrast to previous simulation studies of charged peptides interacting with lipid bilayers, no spontaneous formation of transmembrane pores was observed. Instead, the simulations suggest that the peptides may enter the cell by micropinocytosis, whereby the peptides induce curvature in the membrane, ultimately leading to the formation of small vesicles within the cell that encapsulate the peptides. Specifically, multiple peptides were observed to induce large deformations in the lipid bilayer that persisted throughout the timescale of the simulations (hundreds of nanoseconds). Pore formation could be induced in simulations in which an external potential was used to pull a single penetratin or TAT peptide into the membrane. With the use of umbrella-sampling techniques, the free energy of inserting a single penetratin peptide into a DPPC bilayer was estimated to be approximately 75 kJmol(-1), which suggests that the spontaneous penetration of single peptides would require a timescale of at least seconds to minutes. This work also illustrates the extent to which the results of such simulations can depend on the initial conditions, the extent of equilibration, the size of the system, and the conditions under which the simulations are performed. The implications of this with respect to the current systems and to simulations of membrane-peptide interactions in general are discussed.
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- Semen Yesylevskyy
- Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Department of Biophysical Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Physics of Biological Systems, Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Department of Biophysical Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Department of Biophysical Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Polyansky AA, Volynsky PE, Arseniev AS, Efremov RG. Adaptation of a Membrane-active Peptide to Heterogeneous Environment. I. Structural Plasticity of the Peptide. J Phys Chem B 2009; 113:1107-19. [DOI: 10.1021/jp803640e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Anton A. Polyansky
- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997, Russia
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- M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997, Russia
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Eeman M, Pegado L, Dufrêne YF, Paquot M, Deleu M. Influence of environmental conditions on the interfacial organisation of fengycin, a bioactive lipopeptide produced by Bacillus subtilis. J Colloid Interface Sci 2008; 329:253-64. [PMID: 18947831 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2008.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2008] [Revised: 10/04/2008] [Accepted: 10/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The effect of the environmental conditions both on the behaviour of fengycin at the air-aqueous interface and on its interaction with DPPC was studied using surface pressure-area isotherms and AFM. The ionisation state of fengycin is at the origin of its monolayer interfacial properties. The most organised interfacial arrangement is obtained when fengycin behaves as if having zero net charge (pH 2). In a fully ionised state (pH 7.4), the organisation and the stability of fengycin monolayers depend on the ionic strength in the subphase. This can modulate the surface potential of fengycin and consequently the electrostatic repulsions inside the interfacial monolayer, as well as the lipopeptide interaction with the layer of water molecules forming the air-water interface. Intermolecular interactions of fengycin with DPPC are also strongly affected by the ionisation state of lipopeptide and the surface pressure (Pi) of the monolayer. A better miscibility between both interfacial components is observed at pH 2, while negatively charged lipopeptide molecules are segregated from the DPPC phase. A progressive desorption of fengycin from the interface is observed at pH 7.4 when Pi increases while at pH 2, fengycin desorption brutally occurs when Pi rises above Pi value of the intermediate plateau.
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- Marc Eeman
- Unité de Chimie Biologique Industrielle, Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques de Gembloux, Passage des Déportés, 2, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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Deshayes S, Decaffmeyer M, Brasseur R, Thomas A. Structural polymorphism of two CPP: An important parameter of activity. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2008; 1778:1197-205. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2008.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2007] [Revised: 12/27/2007] [Accepted: 01/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Lamazière A, Wolf C, Lambert O, Chassaing G, Trugnan G, Ayala-Sanmartin J. The homeodomain derived peptide Penetratin induces curvature of fluid membrane domains. PLoS One 2008; 3:e1938. [PMID: 18398464 PMCID: PMC2276244 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2007] [Accepted: 02/27/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Protein membrane transduction domains that are able to cross the plasma membrane are present in several transcription factors, such as the homeodomain proteins and the viral proteins such as Tat of HIV-1. Their discovery resulted in both new concepts on the cell communication during development, and the conception of cell penetrating peptide vectors for internalisation of active molecules into cells. A promising cell penetrating peptide is Penetratin, which crosses the cell membranes by a receptor and metabolic energy-independent mechanism. Recent works have claimed that Penetratin and similar peptides are internalized by endocytosis, but other endocytosis-independent mechanisms have been proposed. Endosomes or plasma membranes crossing mechanisms are not well understood. Previously, we have shown that basic peptides induce membrane invaginations suggesting a new mechanism for uptake, “physical endocytosis”. Methodology/Principal Findings Herein, we investigate the role of membrane lipid phases on Penetratin induced membrane deformations (liquid ordered such as in “raft” microdomains versus disordered fluid “non-raft” domains) in membrane models. Experimental data show that zwitterionic lipid headgroups take part in the interaction with Penetratin suggesting that the external leaflet lipids of cells plasma membrane are competent for peptide interaction in the absence of net negative charges. NMR and X-ray diffraction data show that the membrane perturbations (tubulation and vesiculation) are associated with an increase in membrane negative curvature. These effects on curvature were observed in the liquid disordered but not in the liquid ordered (raft-like) membrane domains. Conclusions/Significance The better understanding of the internalisation mechanisms of protein transduction domains will help both the understanding of the mechanisms of cell communication and the development of potential therapeutic molecular vectors. Here we showed that the membrane targets for these molecules are preferentially the fluid membrane domains and that the mechanism involves the induction of membrane negative curvature. Consequences on cellular uptake are discussed.
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- Antonin Lamazière
- INSERM, UMR538, CHU Saint Antoine, Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie, CHU Saint Antoine, Paris, France
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- INSERM, UMR538, CHU Saint Antoine, Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie, CHU Saint Antoine, Paris, France
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- UMR 5248 CBMN, CNRS, Université Bordeaux 1, ENITAB, IECB, Pessac, France
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- INSERM, UMR538, CHU Saint Antoine, Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie, CHU Saint Antoine, Paris, France
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- INSERM, UMR538, CHU Saint Antoine, Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie, CHU Saint Antoine, Paris, France
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Desmeules P, Penney SE, Desbat B, Salesse C. Determination of the contribution of the myristoyl group and hydrophobic amino acids of recoverin on its dynamics of binding to lipid monolayers. Biophys J 2007; 93:2069-82. [PMID: 17526567 PMCID: PMC1959526 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.103481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2006] [Accepted: 05/17/2007] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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It has been postulated that myristoylation of peripheral proteins would facilitate their binding to membranes. However, the exact involvement of this lipid modification in membrane binding is still a matter of debate. Proteins containing a Ca(2+)-myristoyl switch where the extrusion of their myristoyl group is dependent on calcium binding is best illustrated by the Ca(2+)-binding recoverin, which is present in retinal rod cells. The parameters responsible for the modulation of the membrane binding of recoverin are still largely unknown. This study was thus performed to determine the involvement of different parameters on recoverin membrane binding. We have used surface pressure measurements and PM-IRRAS spectroscopy to monitor the adsorption of myristoylated and nonmyristoylated recoverin onto phospholipid monolayers in the presence and absence of calcium. The adsorption curves have shown that the myristoyl group and hydrophobic residues of myristoylated recoverin strongly accelerate membrane binding in the presence of calcium. In the case of nonmyristoylated recoverin in the presence of calcium, hydrophobic residues alone are responsible for its much faster monolayer binding than myristoylated and nonmyristoylated recoverin in the absence of calcium. The infrared spectra revealed that myristoylated and nonmyristoylated recoverin behave very different upon adsorption onto phospholipid monolayers. Indeed, PM-IRRAS spectra indicated that the myristoyl group allows a proper orientation and organization as well as faster and stronger binding of myristoylated recoverin to lipid monolayers compared to nonmyristoylated recoverin. Simulations of the spectra have allowed us to postulate that nonmyristoylated recoverin changes conformation and becomes hydrated at large extents of adsorption as well as to estimate the orientation of myristoylated recoverin with respect to the monolayer plane. In addition, adsorption measurements and electrophoresis of trypsin-treated myristoylated recoverin in the presence of zinc or calcium demonstrated that recoverin has a different conformation but a similar extent of monolayer binding in the presence of such ions.
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- Philippe Desmeules
- Unité de Recherche en Opthalmologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Pavillon CHUL, and Département d'Opthalmologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Fan Y, Shi L, Gu Y, Zhao Y, Xie J, Qiao J, Yang GY, Wang Y, Lu CZ. Pretreatment with PTD-calbindin D 28k alleviates rat brain injury induced by ischemia and reperfusion. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2007; 27:719-28. [PMID: 16868556 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9600373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Calcium toxicity remains the central focus of ischemic brain injury. Calcium channel antagonists have been reported to be neuroprotective in ischemic animal models but have failed in clinical trials. Rather than block the calcium channels, calbindin proteins can buffer excessive intracellular Ca2+, and as a result, maintain the calcium homeostasis. In the present study, we investigated the effect of calbindin D 28k (CaBD) in ischemic brain using the novel technique protein transduction domain (PTD)-mediated protein transduction. We generated PTD-CaBD in Escherichia coli, tested its biologic activity in N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)- and oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD)-induced hippocampal injury models, and examined the protection of the fusion protein using a rat brain focal ischemia model. Infarct volume was determined using 2,3,5-triphenyl-tetrazolium chloride staining; neuronal injury was examined using terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated 2'-deoxyuridine 5'-triphosphate-biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL) staining and cleaved caspase-3 assay. The results showed that the PTD-CaBD was efficiently delivered into Cos7 cells, hippocampal slice cells, and brain tissue. Pretreatment with PTD-CaBD decreased intracellular free calcium concentration and reduced cell death in NMDA- or OGD-exposed hippocampal slices (P<0.05). Intraperitoneal administration of PTD-CaBD before transient middle cerebral artery occlusion decreased brain infarct volume (280+/-47 versus 166+/-70 mm3, P<0.05), and improved neurologic outcomes compared with the control. Further studies showed that, compared with the control animals, PTD-CaBD decreased TUNEL (58%+/-7% versus 29%+/-3%, P<0.05)- and cleaved caspase-3 (62+/-4/field versus 31+/-6/field, P<0.05)-positive cells in the ischemic boundary zone. These results indicate that systemic administration of PTD-CaBD could attenuate ischemic brain injury, suggesting that PTD-mediated protein transduction might provide a promising and effective approach for the therapies of brain diseases, including cerebral ischemia.
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- Yongfeng Fan
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurology, Hua-Shan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China.
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Lamazière A, Burlina F, Wolf C, Chassaing G, Trugnan G, Ayala-Sanmartin J. Non-metabolic membrane tubulation and permeability induced by bioactive peptides. PLoS One 2007; 2:e201. [PMID: 17299584 PMCID: PMC1790702 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2006] [Accepted: 01/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Basic cell-penetrating peptides are potential vectors for therapeutic molecules and display antimicrobial activity. The peptide-membrane contact is the first step of the sequential processes leading to peptide internalization and cell activity. However, the molecular mechanisms involved in peptide-membrane interaction are not well understood and are frequently controversial. Herein, we compared the membrane activities of six basic peptides with different size, charge density and amphipaticity: Two cell-penetrating peptides (penetratin and R9), three amphipathic peptides and the neuromodulator substance P. Methodology/Principal Findings Experiments of X ray diffraction, video-microscopy of giant vesicles, fluorescence spectroscopy, turbidimetry and calcein leakage from large vesicles are reported. Permeability and toxicity experiments were performed on cultured cells. The peptides showed differences in bilayer thickness perturbations, vesicles aggregation and local bending properties which form lipidic tubular structures. These structures invade the vesicle lumen in the absence of exogenous energy. Conclusions/Significance We showed that the degree of membrane permeabilization with amphipathic peptides is dependent on both peptide size and hydrophobic nature of the residues. We propose a model for peptide-induced membrane perturbations that explains the differences in peptide membrane activities and suggests the existence of a facilitated “physical endocytosis,” which represents a new pathway for peptide cellular internalization.
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- Antonin Lamazière
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UMR 538, CHU Saint Antoine, Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie, CHU Saint Antoine, Paris, France
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- UMR Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 7613, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UMR 538, CHU Saint Antoine, Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie, CHU Saint Antoine, Paris, France
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- UMR Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 7613, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UMR 538, CHU Saint Antoine, Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie, CHU Saint Antoine, Paris, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UMR 538, CHU Saint Antoine, Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie, CHU Saint Antoine, Paris, France
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Clayton AHA, Atcliffe BW, Howlett GJ, Sawyer WH. Conformation and orientation of penetratin in phospholipid membranes. J Pept Sci 2006; 12:233-8. [PMID: 16161022 DOI: 10.1002/psc.715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The binding, conformation and orientation of a hydrophilic vector peptide penetratin in lipid membranes and its state of self-association in solution were examined using circular dichroism (CD), analytical ultracentrifugation and fluorescence spectroscopy. In aqueous solution, penetratin exhibited a low helicity and sedimented as a monomer in the concentration range approximately 50-500 microM. The partitioning of penetratin into phospholipid vesicles was determined using tryptophan fluorescence anisotropy titrations. The apparent penetratin affinity for 20% phosphatidylserine/80% egg phosphatidylcholine vesicles was inversely related to the total peptide concentration implying repulsive peptide-peptide interactions on the lipid surface. The circular dichroism spectra of the peptide when bound to unaligned 20% phosphatidylserine/80% egg phosphatidylcholine vesicles and aligned hydrated phospholipid multilayers were attributed to the presence of both alpha-helical and beta-turn structures. The orientation of the secondary structural elements was determined using oriented circular dichroism spectroscopy. From the known circular dichroism tensor components of the alpha-helix, it can be concluded that the orientation of the helical structures is predominantly perpendicular to the membrane surface, while that of the beta-type carbonyls is parallel to the membrane surface. On the basis of our observations, we propose a novel model for penetratin translocation.
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- A H A Clayton
- Russell Grimwade School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Melbourne, 3010, Victoria, Australia.
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Hudecz F, Bánóczi Z, Csík G. Medium-sized peptides as built in carriers for biologically active compounds. Med Res Rev 2006; 25:679-736. [PMID: 15952174 DOI: 10.1002/med.20034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A growing number of oligopeptides of natural and/or synthetic origin have been described and considered as targeting structures for delivery bioactive compounds into various cell types. This review will outline the discovery of peptide sequences and the corresponding mid-sized oligopeptides with membrane translocating properties and also summarize de novo designed structures possessing similar features. Conjugates and chimera constructs derived from these sequences with covalently attached bioactive peptide, epitope, oligonucleotide, PNA, drug, reporter molecule will be reviewed. A brief note will refer to the present understanding on the uptake mechanism at the end of each section.
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- Ferenc Hudecz
- Research Group of Peptide Chemistry, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest 112, POB 32, Hungary H-1518. hudecz@szerves,chem.elte.hu
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Liu S, Shibata A, Ueno S, Huang Y, Wang Y, Li Y. Translocation of positively charged copoly(Lys/Tyr) across phospholipid membranes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 339:761-8. [PMID: 16316626 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.11.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2005] [Accepted: 11/14/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Much attention has recently been paid to the study of positively charged polypeptides as a possible carrier for therapeutic protein or DNA delivery to cells. In this study, we have investigated the translocation of positively charged copoly(Lys/Tyr) (MW=72000, DP=385) across lipid membranes constituted from egg-phosphatidylcholine (EPC), dioleoyl-phosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE), as well as soybean phospholipids (SBPL) using zeta potential method, circular dichroism spectroscopy (CD), electrophysiology technique, fluorescence spectroscopy, and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Results of zeta potentials show that copoly(Lys/Tyr) associate with lipid membranes and become gradually saturated on the membranes either hydrophobically or electrostatically or both. CD studies demonstrate that the copoly(Lys/Tyr) takes and remains beta-sheet conformation during its interaction with liposome membranes, indicating that the translocation process should be carpet-mode like. Data from the electrophysiology technique reveal that positively charged copoly(Lys/Tyr) can cause transmembrane currents under an applied voltage, confirming its transfer across lipid membranes. Fluorescence spectroscopy results display a three-step mechanism of translocation across membrane: adsorption, transportation, and desorption, which has been verified by results from confocal laser scanning microscopy. We provided the first direct observation that the positively charged polypeptides, copoly(Lys/Tyr), can translocate through SBPL and EPC/DOPE lipid bilayer membranes. In addition, we found that the translocation efficiency of copoly(Lys/Tyr) was higher on the EPC/DOPE lipid membrane than on the SBPL lipid membrane.
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- Shaoqian Liu
- College of Chemistry and chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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Fischer R, Fotin-Mleczek M, Hufnagel H, Brock R. Break on through to the Other Side-Biophysics and Cell Biology Shed Light on Cell-Penetrating Peptides. Chembiochem 2005; 6:2126-42. [PMID: 16254940 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200500044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) have become widely used vectors for the cellular import of molecules in basic and applied biomedical research. Despite the broad acceptance of these molecules as molecular carriers, the details of the mode of cellular internalization and membrane permeation remain elusive. Within the last two years endocytosis has been demonstrated to be a route of uptake shared by several CPPs. These findings had a significant impact on CPP research. State-of-the-art cell biology is now required to advance the understanding of the intracellular fate of the CPP and cargo molecules. Owing to their presumed ability to cross lipid bilayers, CPPs also represent highly interesting objects of biophysical research. Numerous studies have investigated structure-activity relationships of CPPs with respect to their ability to bind to a lipid bilayer or to cross this barrier. Endocytosis route only relocates the membrane permeation from the cell surface to endocytic compartments. Therefore, biophysical experiments are key to a mechanistic molecular understanding of the cellular uptake of CPPs. However, biophysical investigations have to consider the molecular environment encountered by a peptide inside and outside a cell. In this contribution we will review biophysical and cell-biology data obtained for several prominent CPPs. Furthermore, we will summarize recent findings on the cell-penetrating characteristics of antimicrobial peptides and the antimicrobial properties of CPPs. Peptides of both groups have overlapping characteristics. Therefore, both fields may greatly benefit from each other. The review will conclude with a perspective of how biophysics and cell biology may synergize even more efficiently in the future.
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- Rainer Fischer
- Institute for Cell Biology, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076 Tübingen,, Germany
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Pasc-Banu A, Sugisaki C, Gharsa T, Marty JD, Gascon I, Krämer M, Pozzi G, Desbat B, Quici S, Rico-Lattes I, Mingotaud C. Monolayers of Salen Derivatives as Catalytic Planes for Alkene Oxidation in Water. Chemistry 2005; 11:6032-9. [PMID: 16052660 DOI: 10.1002/chem.200500527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Monolayers at the gas/water interface have been used as an adjustable catalytic system in which the molecular density may be modified. Mn(III)-salen complexes bearing perfluoroalkyl substituents have been organized as a Langmuir film on an aqueous subphase containing a urea/hydrogen peroxide adduct (UHP, the oxidant) and cinnamyl alcohol (the substrate). The catalytic activity of the monolayer for the epoxidation of the alkene dissolved in water has been demonstrated and the reaction kinetic investigated. For a constant area per molecule of catalyst, the reaction rate exhibits first-order dependence on oxidant concentration and zero-order dependence on alkene concentration, in agreement with the reaction orders reported for Mn(III)-salen-catalyzed epoxidation reactions carried out in solution. Furthermore, kinetic experiments suggest an enhanced activity of the catalysts assembled in a Langmuir film relative to that observed in bulk reaction. Finally, varying the molecular density of the catalyst at the gas/water interface highlights an important dependence of the catalytic activity of the layer with the mean molecular area. A strong increase of the catalytic properties of the monolayer was observed for a mean molecular area of 140-145 A2, an increase which was supposedly related to a modification of the Mn(III)-salen complex orientation at the interface upon compression. This hypothesis was supported by PM-IRRAS (polarization modulation infrared reflection adsorption spectroscopy) experiments performed in situ on the monolayer. Such results demonstrate that a soft and adjustable molecular system like a Langmuir film can be used to better understand the reactivity in various heterogeneous and/or pseudohomogeneous (such as those based on dendrimers) catalytic systems.
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- Andrea Pasc-Banu
- Laboratoire des Interactions Moléculaires et Réactivité Chimique et Photochimique, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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Bárány-Wallje E, Keller S, Serowy S, Geibel S, Pohl P, Bienert M, Dathe M. A critical reassessment of penetratin translocation across lipid membranes. Biophys J 2005; 89:2513-21. [PMID: 16040762 PMCID: PMC1366750 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.067694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2005] [Accepted: 07/13/2005] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Penetratin is a short, basic cell-penetrating peptide able to induce cellular uptake of a vast variety of large, hydrophilic cargos. We have reassessed the highly controversial issue of direct permeation of the strongly cationic peptide across negatively charged lipid membranes. Confocal laser scanning microscopy on rhodamine-labeled giant vesicles incubated with carboxyfluorescein-labeled penetratin yielded no evidence of transbilayer movement, in contradiction to previously reported results. Confocal fluorescence spectroscopy on black lipid membranes confirmed this finding, which was also not affected by application of a transmembrane electric potential difference. A novel dialysis assay based on tryptophan absorbance and fluorescence spectroscopy demonstrated that the permeability of small and large unilamellar vesicles to penetratin is <10(-13) m/s. Taken together, the results show that penetratin is not capable of overcoming model membrane systems irrespective of the bilayer curvature or the presence of a transmembrane voltage. Thus, direct translocation across the hydrophobic core of the plasma membrane cannot account for the efficient uptake of penetratin into live cells, which is in accord with recent in vitro studies underlining the importance of endocytosis in the internalization process of cationic cell-penetrating peptides.
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- Elsa Bárány-Wallje
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Arrhenius Laboratories, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Lochmann D, Jauk E, Zimmer A. Drug delivery of oligonucleotides by peptides. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2005; 58:237-51. [PMID: 15296952 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2004.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2004] [Accepted: 03/11/2004] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Oligonucleotides are promising tools for in vitro studies where specific downregulation of proteins is required. In addition, antisense oligonucleotides have been studied in vivo and have entered clinical trials as new chemical entities with various therapeutic targets such as antiviral drugs or for tumour treatments. The formulation of these substances were widely studied in the past. With this review we will focus on peptides used as drug delivery vehicles for oligonucleotides. Different strategies are summarised. Cationically charged peptides from different origins were used e.g. as cellular penetration enhancers or nuclear localisation tool. Examples are given for Poly-L-lysine alone or in combination with receptor specific targeting ligands such as asialoglycoprotein, galactose, growth factors or transferrin. Another large group of peptides are those with membrane translocating properties. Fusogenic peptides rich in lysine or arginine are reviewed. They have been used for DNA complexation and condensation to form transport vehicles. Some of them, additionally, have so called nuclear localisation properties. Here, DNA sequences, which facilitate intracellular trafficking of macromolecules to the nucleus were explored. Summarizing the present literature, peptides are interesting pharmaceutical excipients and it seems to be feasible to combine the specific properties of peptides to improve drug delivery devices for oligonucleotides in the future.
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- Dirk Lochmann
- Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurtam Main, Germany
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Thorén PEG, Persson D, Lincoln P, Nordén B. Membrane destabilizing properties of cell-penetrating peptides. Biophys Chem 2005; 114:169-79. [PMID: 15829350 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2004.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2004] [Revised: 11/25/2004] [Accepted: 11/26/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Although cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), also denoted protein transduction domains (PTDs), have been widely used for intracellular delivery of large and hydrophilic molecules, the mechanism of uptake is still poorly understood. In a recent live cell study of the uptake of penetratin and tryptophan-containing analogues of Tat(48-60) and oligoarginine, denoted TatP59W, TatLysP59W and R(7)W, respectively, it was found that both endocytotic and non-endocytotic uptake pathways are involved [Thoren et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 307 (2003) 100-107]. Non-endocytotic uptake was only observed for the arginine-rich peptides TatP59W and R(7)W. In this paper, the interactions of penetratin, R(7)W, TatP59W and TatLysP59W with phospholipid vesicles are compared in the search for an understanding of the mechanisms for cellular uptake. While R(7)W, TatP59W and TatLysP59W are found to promote vesicle fusion, indicated by mixing of membrane components, penetratin merely induces vesicle aggregation. Studies of the leakage from dye-loaded vesicles indicate that none of the peptides forms membrane pores and that vesicle fusion is not accompanied by leakage of the aqueous contents of the vesicles. These observations are important for a proper interpretation of future experiments on the interactions of these peptides with model membranes. We suggest that the discovered variations in propensity to destabilize phospholipid bilayers between the peptides investigated, in some cases sufficient to induce fusion, may be related to their different cellular uptake properties.
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- Per E G Thorén
- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Binder H, Lindblom G. A molecular view on the interaction of the trojan peptide penetratin with the polar interface of lipid bilayers. Biophys J 2005; 87:332-43. [PMID: 15240468 PMCID: PMC1304354 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.103.034025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Penetratin belongs to the family of Trojan peptides that effectively enter cells and therefore can be used as cargoes for agents that are unable to penetrate the cell membrane. We applied polarized infrared spectroscopy in combination with the attenuated total reflection technique to extract information before penetratin binding to lipid membranes with molecular resolution. The amide I band of penetratin in the presence of zwitterionic dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine and of anionic lipid membranes composed of dioleoylphosphatidylcholine and dioleoylphosphatidylglycerol shows the characteristics of an antiparallel beta-sheet with a small fraction of turns. Both signatures have been interpreted in terms of a hairpin conformation. The infrared linear dichroism of the amide I band indicates that the peptide chain orients in an oblique fashion whereas the plane of the sheet aligns virtually parallel with respect to the membrane surface. The weak effect of the peptide on dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine gives indication of its superficial binding where the charged lysine and arginine side chains form H-bonds to the phosphate oxygens of the surrounding lipids. The determinants for internalization of penetratin appear to be a peptide sequence with a distribution of positively charged residues along a beta-sheet conformation, which enables the anchoring of the peptide in the polar part of the membranes and the effective compensation of anionic lipid charges.
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- Hans Binder
- Department of Biophysical Chemistry, Umeå University, Umea, Sweden.
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Dietz GPH, Bähr M. Delivery of bioactive molecules into the cell: the Trojan horse approach. Mol Cell Neurosci 2005; 27:85-131. [PMID: 15485768 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2004.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 358] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2003] [Revised: 02/17/2004] [Accepted: 03/16/2004] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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In recent years, vast amounts of data on the mechanisms of neural de- and regeneration have accumulated. However, only in disproportionally few cases has this led to efficient therapies for human patients. Part of the problem is to deliver cell death-averting genes or gene products across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and cellular membranes. The discovery of Antennapedia (Antp)-mediated transduction of heterologous proteins into cells in 1992 and other "Trojan horse peptides" raised hopes that often-frustrating attempts to deliver proteins would now be history. The demonstration that proteins fused to the Tat protein transduction domain (PTD) are capable of crossing the BBB may revolutionize molecular research and neurobiological therapy. However, it was only recently that PTD-mediated delivery of proteins with therapeutic potential has been achieved in models of neural degeneration in nerve trauma and ischemia. Several groups have published the first positive results using protein transduction domains for the delivery of therapeutic proteins in relevant animal models of human neurological disorders. Here, we give an extensive review of peptide-mediated protein transduction from its early beginnings to new advances, discuss their application, with particular focus on a critical evaluation of the limitations of the method, as well as alternative approaches. Besides applications in neurobiology, a large number of reports using PTD in other systems are included as well. Because each protein requires an individual purification scheme that yields sufficient quantities of soluble, transducible material, the neurobiologist will benefit from the experiences of other researchers in the growing field of protein transduction.
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