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Li H, Liu X, Zhang L, Zhang L. Plunge-Freezing Cryopreservation of Tendons. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:14007-14015. [PMID: 38916446 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c01215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
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Allograft transplantation is an important method for tendon reconstruction after injury, and its clinical success highly relies on the storage and transportation of the grafts. Cryopreservation is a promising strategy for tendon storage. In this study, we report a novel cryopreservation agent (CPA) formulation with a high biocompatibility for tendon cryopreservation. Mainly composed of natural zwitterionic betaine and the biocompatible polymer poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP), it exhibited ideal abilities to depress the freezing point and inhibit ice growth and recrystallization. Notably, after cryopreservation via plunge-freezing for 1 month, Young's modulus (144 MPa, 98% of fresh tendons) and ultimate stress (46.7 MPa, 99% of fresh tendons) remained stable, and the cross-linking of collagen microfibers, protein structures, and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) contents changed slightly. These results indicate that the formulation (5 wt % betaine and 5 wt % PVP in phosphate-buffered saline, PBS solution) effectively maintains the biomechanical properties and tissue structure. This work offers a novel cryopreservation method for tendons and may also provide insights into the long-term preservation of various other tissues.
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- Haoyue Li
- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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Zhang Z, Gao L, Boes A, Bajer B, Stotz J, Apitius L, Jakob F, Schneider ES, Sperling E, Held M, Emmler T, Schwaneberg U, Abetz V. An enzymatic continuous-flow reactor based on a pore-size matching nano- and isoporous block copolymer membrane. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3308. [PMID: 38632275 PMCID: PMC11024217 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47007-y] [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: 10/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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Continuous-flow biocatalysis utilizing immobilized enzymes emerged as a sustainable route for chemical synthesis. However, inadequate biocatalytic efficiency from current flow reactors, caused by non-productive enzyme immobilization or enzyme-carrier mismatches in size, hampers its widespread application. Here, we demonstrate a general-applicable and robust approach for the fabrication of a high-performance enzymatic continuous-flow reactor via integrating well-designed scalable isoporous block copolymer (BCP) membranes as carriers with an oriented and productive immobilization employing material binding peptides (MBP). Densely packed uniform enzyme-matched nanochannels of well-designed BCP membranes endow the desired nanoconfined environments towards a productive immobilized phytase. Tuning nanochannel properties can further regulate the complex reaction process and fortify the catalytic performance. The synergistic design of enzyme-matched carriers and efficient enzyme immobilization empowers an excellent catalytic performance with >1 month operational stability, superior productivity, and a high space-time yield (1.05 × 105 g L-1 d-1) via a single-pass continuous-flow process. The obtained performance makes the designed nano- and isoporous block copolymer membrane reactor highly attractive for industrial applications.
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- Zhenzhen Zhang
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Membrane Research, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Biotechnology, Worringerweg 3, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52056, Aachen, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Membrane Research, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Biotechnology, Worringerweg 3, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52056, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI-Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52056, Aachen, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Membrane Research, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Membrane Research, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Membrane Research, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Membrane Research, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Biotechnology, Worringerweg 3, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
- DWI-Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52056, Aachen, Germany.
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Membrane Research, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany.
- Universität Hamburg, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146, Hamburg, Germany.
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Asar M, Newton-Northup J, Soendergaard M. Improving Pharmacokinetics of Peptides Using Phage Display. Viruses 2024; 16:570. [PMID: 38675913 PMCID: PMC11055145 DOI: 10.3390/v16040570] [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: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Phage display is a versatile method often used in the discovery of peptides that targets disease-related biomarkers. A major advantage of this technology is the ease and cost efficiency of affinity selection, also known as biopanning, to identify novel peptides. While it is relatively straightforward to identify peptides with optimal binding affinity, the pharmacokinetics of the selected peptides often prove to be suboptimal. Therefore, careful consideration of the experimental conditions, including the choice of using in vitro, in situ, or in vivo affinity selections, is essential in generating peptides with high affinity and specificity that also demonstrate desirable pharmacokinetics. Specifically, in vivo biopanning, or the combination of in vitro, in situ, and in vivo affinity selections, has been proven to influence the biodistribution and clearance of peptides and peptide-conjugated nanoparticles. Additionally, the marked difference in properties between peptides and nanoparticles must be considered. While peptide biodistribution depends primarily on physiochemical properties and can be modified by amino acid modifications, the size and shape of nanoparticles also affect both absorption and distribution. Thus, optimization of the desired pharmacokinetic properties should be an important consideration in biopanning strategies to enable the selection of peptides and peptide-conjugated nanoparticles that effectively target biomarkers in vivo.
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- Mallika Asar
- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City University, Kansas City, MO 64106, USA;
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- Cell Origins LLC, 1601 South Providence Road Columbia, Columbia, MO 65203, USA;
- Department of Chemistry, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL 61455, USA
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Min J, Rong X, Zhang J, Su R, Wang Y, Qi W. Computational Design of Peptide Assemblies. J Chem Theory Comput 2024; 20:532-550. [PMID: 38206800 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c01054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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With the ongoing development of peptide self-assembling materials, there is growing interest in exploring novel functional peptide sequences. From short peptides to long polypeptides, as the functionality increases, the sequence space is also expanding exponentially. Consequently, attempting to explore all functional sequences comprehensively through experience and experiments alone has become impractical. By utilizing computational methods, especially artificial intelligence enhanced molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and de novo peptide design, there has been a significant expansion in the exploration of sequence space. Through these methods, a variety of supramolecular functional materials, including fibers, two-dimensional arrays, nanocages, etc., have been designed by meticulously controlling the inter- and intramolecular interactions. In this review, we first provide a brief overview of the current main computational methods and then focus on the computational design methods for various self-assembled peptide materials. Additionally, we introduce some representative protein self-assemblies to offer guidance for the design of self-assembling peptides.
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- Jiwei Min
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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Stevens CA. Generating Ice-Binding Protein-Polymer Bioconjugates. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2730:211-218. [PMID: 37943461 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3503-2_15] [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] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Protein-polymer conjugates combine the stability of polymers with the diversity, specificity, and functionality of proteins. The resulting hybrid materials can display properties not found in the individual components and can be particularly relevant for engineering new functionalities. Ice-binding proteins have many potential biotechnical and biomedical applications. However, their widespread use has been limited due to cost of production, limited activity, and relative instability. Polymer attachment has led to higher thermal hysteresis activities with less protein and superior stabilities. Thus, IBP-polymer conjugates have the ability to overcome a number of these challenges and lead to materials to tackle biomedical applications.
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- Corey A Stevens
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Park JK, Park SJ, Jeong B. Poly(l-alanine- co-l-threonine succinate) as a Biomimetic Cryoprotectant. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:58092-58102. [PMID: 38060278 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c11260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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We synthesized a series of [(l-Ala)x-co-(l-Thr succinate)y] (PATs), which are analogous to natural antifreezing glycoprotein with the structure of [l-Ala-l-Ala-l-Thr disaccharide]n, by varying the composition and degree of succinylation while fixing their molecular weight (Mn) and Ala/Thr ratio at approximately 10-12 kDa and 2:1, respectively. We investigated their ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI), ice nucleation inhibition (INI), dynamic ice shaping (DIS), thermal hysteresis (TH), and protein cryopreservation activities. Both IRI and INI activities were greater for PATs with higher l-Ala content (PATs-3 and PATs-4) than those with lower l-Ala content (PATs-1 and PATs-2). DIS activity with faceted crystal growth was clearly observed in PATs-2 and PATs-4 with a high degree of succinylation. TH was small with <0.1 °C for all PATs and slightly greater for PATs with a high l-Ala content. Except for PATs-1, the protein (lactate dehydrogenase, LDH) stabilization activity was excellent for all PATs studied, maintaining LDH activity as high as that of fresh LDH even after 15 freeze-thaw cycles. To conclude, the cryo-active biomimetic PATs were synthesized by controlling the l-Ala content and degree of succinylation. Our results showed that PATs with an l-Ala content of 65-70% and degree of succinylation of 12-19% exhibited the cryo-activities of IRI, INI, and DIS, and particularly promising properties for the cryoprotection of LDH protein.
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- Jin Kyung Park
- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Korea
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Sun X, Guo R, Zhan T, Kou Y, Ma X, Song H, Song L, Li X, Zhang H, Xie F, Song Z, Yuan C, Wu Y. Self-assembly of tamarind seed polysaccharide via enzymatic depolymerization and degalactosylation enhanced ice recrystallization inhibition activity. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 252:126352. [PMID: 37598826 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126352] [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: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Polysaccharides are becoming potential candidates for developing food-grade cryoprotectants due to their extensive accessibility and health-promoting effects. However, unremarkable ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI) activity and high viscosity limit their practical applications in some systems. Our previous study found a galactoxyloglucan polysaccharide from tamarind seed (TSP) showing moderate IRI activity. Herein, the enhancement of the IRI performance of TSP via enzymatic depolymerization and degalactosylation-induced self-assembly was reported. TSP was depolymerized and subsequently removed ∼40 % Gal, which induced the formation of supramolecular rod-like fiber self-assembles and exhibited a severalfold enhancement of IRI. Ice shaping assay did not show obvious faceting of ice crystals, indicating that both depolymerized and self-assembled TSP showed very weak binding to ice. Molecular dynamics simulation confirmed the absence of molecular complementarity with ice. Further, it highlighted that degalactosylation did not cause significant changes in local hydration properties of TSP from the view of a single oligomer. The inconsistency between molecular simulation and macroscopic IRI effect proposed that the formation of unique supramolecular self-assemblies may be a key requirement for enhancing IRI activity. The findings of this study provided a new opportunity to enhance the applied potential of natural polysaccharides in food cryoprotection.
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- Xianbao Sun
- Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; Institute for Agro-food Standards and Testing Technology, Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (Shanghai), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China
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- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Yunnan Maoduoli Group Food Co., Ltd., Yuxi 653100, China
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- Yunnan Maoduoli Group Food Co., Ltd., Yuxi 653100, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Judge N, Georgiou PG, Bissoyi A, Ahmad A, Heise A, Gibson MI. High Molecular Weight Polyproline as a Potential Biosourced Ice Growth Inhibitor: Synthesis, Ice Recrystallization Inhibition, and Specific Ice Face Binding. Biomacromolecules 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c01487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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- Nicola Judge
- Department of Chemistry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL Coventry, U.K
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL Coventry, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin 2, Ireland
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CURAM), RCSI, Dublin 2, Ireland
- AMBER, The SFI Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre, RCSI, Dublin D02, Ireland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL Coventry, U.K
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL Coventry, U.K
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Sharma K, Sharma KK, Sharma A, Jain R. Peptide-based drug discovery: Current status and recent advances. Drug Discov Today 2023; 28:103464. [PMID: 36481586 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2022.103464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
The progressive development of peptides from reaction vessels to life-saving drugs via rigorous preclinical and clinical assessments is fascinating. Peptide therapeutics have gained momentum with the evolution of techniques in peptide chemistry, such as microwave irradiation in solid- and solution-phase synthesis, ligation chemistry, recombinant synthesis, and amalgamation with synthetic tools, including metal catalysis. Diverse emerging technologies, such as DNA-encoded libraries (DELs) and display techniques, are changing the status quo in the discovery of peptide therapeutics. In this review, we analyzed US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved peptide drugs and those in clinical trials, highlighting recent advances in peptide-based drug discovery.
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- Komal Sharma
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab 160 062, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab 160 062, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab 160 062, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Sector 67, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab 160 062, India.
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Chen Y, Sui X, Zhang T, Yang J, Zhang L, Han Y. Ice recrystallization inhibition mechanism of zwitterionic poly(carboxybetaine methacrylate). Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:2752-2757. [PMID: 36633178 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp04445e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
Understanding the ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI) mechanism is of fundamental importance for the rational design of novel antifreeze protein mimetics and reducing IR-related damage. In this communication, using quantitive experimental methods and molecular dynamics simulations we demonstrate that zwitterionic poly(carboxybetaine methacrylate) (PCBMA) can serve as a novel IRI-active substance. This work unravels the atomic-level details of the IRI mechanism of zwitterionic antifreeze protein mimetics and provides insight into the development of next-generation antifreeze protein mimetics.
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- Yanfang Chen
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China.
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- School of Life Science, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China. .,Department of Biochemical Engineering, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China. .,Department of Biochemical Engineering, Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (MOE), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China. .,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, P. R. China
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Jeon N, Jeong IH, Cho E, Choi I, Lee J, Han EH, Lee HJ, Lee PC, Lee E. Microcurvature Controllable Metal-Organic Framework Nanoagents Capable of Ice-Lattice Matching for Cellular Cryopreservation. JACS AU 2023; 3:154-164. [PMID: 36711099 PMCID: PMC9875254 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.2c00562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Ice-binding proteins (IBPs) produced by psychrophilic organisms to adapt for the survival of psychrophiles in subzero conditions have received illustrious interest as a cryopreservation agent required for cells and tissues to completely recover after freezing/thawing. Depressing water-freezing point and avoiding ice-crystal growth affect their activities which are closely related to the presence of ice crystal well-matched binding moiety. The interaction of IBPs with ice and water is critical in enhancing their freeze avoidance against cell or tissue damage. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with a controllable lattice at the molecular level and a size at the nanometer scale can offer periodically ordered ice-binding sites by modifying organic linkers and controlling microcurvature at the ice surface. Herein, zirconium (Zr)-based MOF-801 nanoparticles (NPs) with good biocompatibility were used as a cryoprotectant that is well dispersed and colloidal-stable in an aqueous solution. The MOF NP size was precisely controlled, and 10, 35, 100, and 250 nm NPs were prepared. The specific IBPs-mimicking pendants (valine and threonine) were simply introduced into the MOF NP-surface through the acrylate-based functionalization to endow with hydrophilic and hydrophobic dualities. When small-sized MOF-801 NPs were attached to ice, they confined ice growth in high curvature between the adsorption sites because of the decreased radius of the convex area of the growth region, leading to highly enhanced ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI). Surface-functionalized MOF NPs could increase the number of anchored clathrate water molecules with hydrophilic/hydrophobic balance of the ice-binding moiety, effectively inhibiting ice growth. The MOF-801 NPs were biocompatible with various cell lines regardless of concentration or NP surface-functionalization, whereas the smaller-sized surface-functionalized NPs showed a good cell recovery rate after freezing/thawing by induction of IRI. This study provides a strategy for the fabrication of low-cost, high-volume antifreeze nanoagents that can extend useful applications to organ transplantation, cord blood storage, and vaccines/drugs.
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- Nayeong Jeon
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju
Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju61005, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Biomedical Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul05505, Republic
of Korea
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- Composites
Research Division, Korea Institute of Materials
Science (KIMS), Changwon51508, Republic of Korea
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju
Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju61005, Republic of Korea
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju
Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju61005, Republic of Korea
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- Research
Center for Bioconvergence Analysis, Korea
Basic Science Institute (KBSI), Cheongju28119, Republic of Korea
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- Composites
Research Division, Korea Institute of Materials
Science (KIMS), Changwon51508, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Biomedical Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul05505, Republic
of Korea
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju
Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju61005, Republic of Korea
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Li X, Craven TW, Levine PM. Cyclic Peptide Screening Methods for Preclinical Drug Discovery. J Med Chem 2022; 65:11913-11926. [PMID: 36074956 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cyclic peptides are among the most diverse architectures for current drug discovery efforts. Their size, stability, and ease of synthesis provide attractive scaffolds to engage and modulate some of the most challenging targets, including protein-protein interactions and those considered to be "undruggable". With a variety of sophisticated screening technologies to produce libraries of cyclic peptides, including phage display, mRNA display, split intein circular ligation of peptides, and in silico screening, a new era of cyclic peptide drug discovery is at the forefront of modern medicine. In this perspective, we begin by discussing cyclic peptides approved for clinical use in the past two decades. Particular focus is placed around synthetic chemistries to generate de novo libraries of cyclic peptides and novel methods to screen them. The perspective culminates with future prospects for generating cyclic peptides as viable therapeutic options and discusses the advantages and disadvantages currently being faced with bringing them to market.
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- Xinting Li
- Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Institute for Protein Design, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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Pesenti T, Zhu C, Gonzalez-Martinez N, Tomás RMF, Gibson MI, Nicolas J. Degradable Polyampholytes from Radical Ring-Opening Copolymerization Enhance Cellular Cryopreservation. ACS Macro Lett 2022; 11:889-894. [PMID: 35766585 PMCID: PMC9301905 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.2c00298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Macromolecular cryoprotectants based on polyampholytes are showing promise as supplemental cryoprotectants alongside conventional DMSO-based freezing. Here we exploit radical ring-opening (ter)polymerization to access ester-containing cryoprotective polyampholytes, which were shown to be degradable. Using a challenging cell monolayer cryopreservation model, the degradable polyampholytes were found to enhance post-thaw recovery when supplemented into DMSO. This demonstrates that degradable macromolecular cryoprotectants can be developed for application in biotechnology and biomedicine.
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- Théo Pesenti
- Université
Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut
Galien Paris-Saclay, 92296 Châtenay-Malabry, France
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- Université
Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut
Galien Paris-Saclay, 92296 Châtenay-Malabry, France
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, U.K.
- Division
of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, U.K.
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- Division
of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, U.K.
- Division
of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL, Coventry, U.K.
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- Université
Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut
Galien Paris-Saclay, 92296 Châtenay-Malabry, France
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Abstract
Cryopreservation of cells and biologics underpins all biomedical research from routine sample storage to emerging cell-based therapies, as well as ensuring cell banks provide authenticated, stable and consistent cell products. This field began with the discovery and wide adoption of glycerol and dimethyl sulfoxide as cryoprotectants over 60 years ago, but these tools do not work for all cells and are not ideal for all workflows. In this Review, we highlight and critically review the approaches to discover, and apply, new chemical tools for cryopreservation. We summarize the key (and complex) damage pathways during cellular cryopreservation and how each can be addressed. Bio-inspired approaches, such as those based on extremophiles, are also discussed. We describe both small-molecule-based and macromolecular-based strategies, including ice binders, ice nucleators, ice nucleation inhibitors and emerging materials whose exact mechanism has yet to be understood. Finally, looking towards the future of the field, the application of bottom-up molecular modelling, library-based discovery approaches and materials science tools, which are set to transform cryopreservation strategies, are also included.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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Warren MT, Galpin I, Hasan M, Hindmarsh SA, Padrnos JD, Edwards-Gayle C, Mathers RT, Adams DJ, Sosso GC, Gibson MI. Minimalistic ice recrystallisation inhibitors based on phenylalanine. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:7658-7661. [PMID: 35723608 PMCID: PMC9260883 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc02531k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Ice recrystallisation inhibition (IRI) is typically associated with ice binding proteins, but polymers and other mimetics are emerging. Here we identify phenylalanine as a minimalistic, yet potent, small-molecule IRI capable of inhibiting ice growth at just 1 mg mL-1. Facial amphiphilicity is shown to be a crucial structural feature, with para-substituents enhancing (hydrophobic) or decreasing (hydrophilic) IRI activity. Both amino and acid groups were found to be essential. Solution-phase self-assembly of Phenylalanine was not observed, but the role of self-assembly at the ice/water interface could not be ruled out as a contributing factor.
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- Matthew T Warren
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, CV5 6NP, UK. .,Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, CV5 6NP, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, CV5 6NP, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, CV5 6NP, UK. .,Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, CV5 6NP, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Penn State University, New Kensington, PA, 15068, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Penn State University, New Kensington, PA, 15068, USA
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- School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, CV5 6NP, UK. .,Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, CV5 6NP, UK
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Warren M, Galpin I, Bachtiger F, Gibson MI, Sosso GC. Ice Recrystallization Inhibition by Amino Acids: The Curious Case of Alpha- and Beta-Alanine. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:2237-2244. [PMID: 35238571 PMCID: PMC9007522 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c04080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Extremophiles produce macromolecules which inhibit ice recrystallization, but there is increasing interest in discovering and developing small molecules that can modulate ice growth. Realizing their potential requires an understanding of how these molecules function at the atomistic level. Here, we report the discovery that the amino acid l-α-alanine demonstrates ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI) activity, functioning at 100 mM (∼10 mg/mL). We combined experimental assays with molecular simulations to investigate this IRI agent, drawing comparison to β-alanine, an isomer of l-α-alanine which displays no IRI activity. We found that the difference in the IRI activity of these molecules does not originate from their ice binding affinity, but from their capacity to (not) become overgrown, dictated by the degree of structural (in)compatibility within the growing ice lattice. These findings shed new light on the microscopic mechanisms of small molecule cryoprotectants, particularly in terms of their molecular structure and overgrowth by ice.
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- Matthew
T. Warren
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
- Warwick
Medical School, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
- Warwick
Medical School, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Vanjari R, Panda D, Mandal S, Vamisetti GB, Brik A. Gold(I)-Mediated Rapid Cyclization of Propargylated Peptides via Imine Formation. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:4966-4976. [PMID: 35258952 PMCID: PMC8949771 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c12906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In fundamental research and drug discovery, there is still a need for effective and straightforward chemical approaches for generating cyclic peptides. The divergent synthesis of cyclic peptides remains a challenge, in particular when cyclization is carried out in the presence of unprotected side chains and a nonpeptidic component within the cycle is needed. Herein, we describe a novel and efficient strategy based on Au(I)-mediated cyclization of unprotected peptides through rapid (30-60 min) amine addition on a propargyl group to generate an imine linkage. Mechanistic insights reveal that the reaction proceeds via regioselective Markovnikov's addition of the amine on the Au(I)-activated propargyl. This strategy was successfully applied to prepare efficiently (56-94%) over 35 diverse cyclic peptides having different sequences and lengths. We have also achieved stereoselective reduction of cyclic imines employing chiral ligands. The practicality of our method was extended for the synthesis of cyclic peptides that bind Lys48-linked di-ubiquitin chains with high affinity, leading to apoptosis of cancer cells.
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- Rajeshwer Vanjari
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200008, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200008, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200008, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200008, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200008, Israel
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Surís-Valls R, Hogervorst TP, Schoenmakers SMC, Hendrix MMRM, Milroy L, Voets IK. Inhibition of Ice Recrystallization by Nanotube-Forming Cyclic Peptides. Biomacromolecules 2022; 23:520-529. [PMID: 35045706 PMCID: PMC8848283 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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While most native ice-binding proteins are rigid, artificial (macro)molecular ice-binders are usually flexible. Realizing a regular array with precisely positioned ice-binding motifs on synthetic proteins, (macro)molecular ice-binders are thus challenging. Here, we exploit the predictable assembly of cyclic peptides into nanotubes as a starting point to prepare large, rigid ice-binders bearing an ice-binding site that is found in hyperactive ice-binding proteins in insects. First, we designed, synthesized, and purified cyclic octapeptide Lys2CP8 bearing a TaT motif to promote ice binding and investigated their solution assembly and activity using circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, light scattering (LS), cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM), and ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI) assays. The cyclic peptide Lys2CP8 was synthesized in good yield using Fmoc chemistry and purified by reversed-phase HPLC. Upon dissolution in aqueous solutions, Lys2CP8 was observed to assemble in a pH- and concentration-dependent manner into objects with nanoscopic dimensions. LS revealed the presence of small and large aggregates at pH 3 and 11, held together through a network of intermolecular antiparallel β-sheets as determined by FTIR and CD spectroscopy. Cryo-TEM revealed the presence of one-dimensional objects at pH 3 and 11. These are mostly well-dispersed at pH 3 but appear to bundle at pH 11. Interestingly, the pH-dependent self-assembly behavior translates into a marked pH dependence of IRI activity. Lys2CP8 is IRI-active at pH 3 while inactive at pH 11 hypothetically because the ice-binding sites are inaccessible at pH 11 due to bundling.
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- Romà Surís-Valls
- Laboratory of Self-Organizing Soft Matter, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Self-Organizing Soft Matter, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Self-Organizing Soft Matter, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Self-Organizing Soft Matter, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Kontopoulou I, Congdon TR, Bassett S, Mair B, Gibson MI. Synthesis of poly(vinyl alcohol) by blue light bismuth oxide photocatalysed RAFT. Evaluation of the impact of freeze/thaw cycling on ice recrystallisation inhibition. Polym Chem 2022; 13:4692-4700. [PMID: 36092983 PMCID: PMC9379775 DOI: 10.1039/d2py00852a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Poly(vinyl alcohol), PVA, is the most potent polymeric ice recrystallisation inhibitor (IRI), mimicking a complex function of ice binding proteins. The IRI activity of PVA scales with its molecular weight and hence broad molecular weight distributions in free radical-derived PVAs lead to activity measurements dominated by small amounts of heavier fractions. Well-defined PVA can be prepared by thermally initiated RAFT/MADIX polymerization using xanthates by the polymerization of the less activated monomer vinyl acetate. The low conversions and molecular weights obtained during this approach, often requires feeding of additional initiator and bulk polymerization. Here we employ bismuth oxide photo-RAFT in solution, using blue light (450 nm), rather than previously reported white light, to obtain a library of PVA's. The use of blue light enabled quantitative conversion and acceptable dispersities. Purple light (380 nm) was also used, but asymmetric molecular weight distributions were obtained in some cases. High concentrations of high molecular weight PVA is known to form cryogels during freeze/thaw which has led to speculation this might limit the use of PVA in environments where the temperature cycles e.g. the construction industry. After 4 freeze/thaw cycles there was only small changes in observable IRI for all synthesised PVAs and two commercial standards. In an extended test, activity was retained after 100 freeze/thaw cycles, mitigating concerns that PVA could not be used in situations where freeze/thaw cycles occur. This work presents a convenient method to obtain well-defined PVAs for cryoscience studies compared to conventional thermal-RAFT and indicates that cryogelation concerns may not prevent their use. Poly(vinyl alcohol) is synthesised using blue light bismuth oxide photo-RAFT, to high conversion. The ice recrystallisation inhibition activity of these polymers was shown to be retained over 100 freeze/thaw cycles.![]()
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
- Cryologyx Ltd, 71-75 Shelton Street, London, WC2H 9JQ, UK
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- Synthomer (UK) Ltd, Central Road, Templefields, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2BH, UK
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- Synthomer (UK) Ltd, Central Road, Templefields, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2BH, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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Pina AS, Morgado L, Duncan KL, Carvalho S, Carvalho HF, Barbosa AJM, de P. Mariz B, Moreira IP, Kalafatovic D, Morais Faustino BM, Narang V, Wang T, Pappas CG, Ferreira I, Roque ACA, Ulijn RV. Discovery of phosphotyrosine-binding oligopeptides with supramolecular target selectivity. Chem Sci 2022; 13:210-217. [PMID: 35059169 PMCID: PMC8694286 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc04420f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Phage-display screening on self-assembled tyrosine-phosphate ligands enables the identification of oligopeptides selective to dynamic supramolecular targets, with the lead peptide showing a preferred hairpin-like conformation and catalytic activity.
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- Ana S. Pina
- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), NY 10031, USA
- Associate Laboratory i4HB – Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
- UCIBIO – Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Associate Laboratory i4HB – Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
- UCIBIO – Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), NY 10031, USA
- Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, UK
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- Associate Laboratory i4HB – Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
- UCIBIO – Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Associate Laboratory i4HB – Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
- UCIBIO – Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Associate Laboratory i4HB – Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
- UCIBIO – Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Associate Laboratory i4HB – Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
- UCIBIO – Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Associate Laboratory i4HB – Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
- UCIBIO – Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), NY 10031, USA
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- CENIMAT/I3N, Department of Materials Science, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), NY 10031, USA
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), NY 10031, USA
- Imaging Facility of CUNY ASRC, 85 St Nicholas Terrace, New York 10031, USA
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), NY 10031, USA
- Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, UK
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- CENIMAT/I3N, Department of Materials Science, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Associate Laboratory i4HB – Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
- UCIBIO – Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), NY 10031, USA
- Hunter College of CUNY, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 695 Park Avenue, New York 10065, USA
- PhD Programs in Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Graduate Center of CUNY, New York 10016, USA
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Yang XQ, Bai LW, Chen Y, Lin YX, Xiang H, Xiang TT, Zhu SX, Zhou L, Li K, Lei X. Peptide probes with high affinity to target protein selection by phage display and characterization using biophysical approaches. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj00621a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Herein, phage display was utilized to screen the affinity of peptides against dihydrofolate reductase and a positive peptide was obtained, and the verification of the affinity was tested by multiple in vitro biophysical methods.
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- Xiao-Qin Yang
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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