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Wang C, Wang B, Zhang Q, Zhang S. Tumor microenvironment-responsive cell-penetrating peptides: Design principle and precision delivery. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2024; 242:114100. [PMID: 39024717 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2024.114100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2024] [Revised: 06/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are promising vehicles for intracellular delivery of different cargoes. Although various CPPs are designed for targeted delivery of nanomedicines and anticancer drugs, their clinical approval is hampered by a lack of selectivity. In recent years, new approaches have been explored to address this drawback, and distinct strategies for tumor microenvironment (TME)-responsive activation have been developed. In this review, we first introduce the cellular uptake mechanisms of CPPs. We next extensively discuss the design principles and precision delivery of TME-responsive CPPs. Nine kinds of single stimulus-responsive CPPs, five kinds of multiple stimuli-responsive CPPs, three kinds of TME-responsive targeting CPPs, and two kinds of reversibly activatable CPPs (RACPPs) are systemically summarized. Then, TME-responsive CPPs for nanomedical applications are further discussed. Finally, we describe the translational applications of TME-responsive CPPs for anticancer drug delivery. These commentaries provide an insight into the design of next-generation activatable CPPs (ACPPs) for selective delivery of nanomedicines and anticancer drugs.
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- Chenhui Wang
- Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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Sun Z, Huang J, Fishelson Z, Wang C, Zhang S. Cell-Penetrating Peptide-Based Delivery of Macromolecular Drugs: Development, Strategies, and Progress. Biomedicines 2023; 11:1971. [PMID: 37509610 PMCID: PMC10377493 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11071971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), developed for more than 30 years, are still being extensively studied due to their excellent delivery performance. Compared with other delivery vehicles, CPPs hold promise for delivering different types of drugs. Here, we review the development process of CPPs and summarize the composition and classification of the CPP-based delivery systems, cellular uptake mechanisms, influencing factors, and biological barriers. We also summarize the optimization routes of CPP-based macromolecular drug delivery from stability and targeting perspectives. Strategies for enhanced endosomal escape, which prolong its half-life in blood, improved targeting efficiency and stimuli-responsive design are comprehensively summarized for CPP-based macromolecule delivery. Finally, after concluding the clinical trials of CPP-based drug delivery systems, we extracted the necessary conditions for a successful CPP-based delivery system. This review provides the latest framework for the CPP-based delivery of macromolecular drugs and summarizes the optimized strategies to improve delivery efficiency.
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- Zhe Sun
- School of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Fu W, Shao Z, Sun X, Zhou C, Xu Z, Zhang Y, Cheng J, Li Z, Shao X. Reversible Regulation of Succinate Dehydrogenase by Tools of Photopharmacology. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:4279-4290. [PMID: 35357145 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c08198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) is extremely important in metabolic function and biological processes. Modulation of SDH has been reported to be a promising therapeutic target to SDH mutations. Current measures for the regulation of SDH are scarce, and precise and reversible modulation of SDH still remains challenging. Herein, a powerful tool for reversible optical control of SDH was proposed and evaluated utilizing the technology of photopharmacology. We reported photochromic ligands (PCLs), azobenzene-pyrazole amides (APAs), that exert light-dependent inhibition effects on SDH. Physicochemical property tests and biological assays were conducted to demonstrate the feasibility of modulating SDH. In this paper, common agricultural pathogens were used to develop a procedure by which our PCLs could reversibly and precisely control SDH utilizing green light. This research would help us to understand the target-ligand interactions and provide new insights into modulation of SDH.
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- Wen Fu
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
- Shanghai Frontier Science Research Base of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Volarić J, Szymanski W, Simeth NA, Feringa BL. Molecular photoswitches in aqueous environments. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:12377-12449. [PMID: 34590636 PMCID: PMC8591629 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00547a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Molecular photoswitches enable dynamic control of processes with high spatiotemporal precision, using light as external stimulus, and hence are ideal tools for different research areas spanning from chemical biology to smart materials. Photoswitches are typically organic molecules that feature extended aromatic systems to make them responsive to (visible) light. However, this renders them inherently lipophilic, while water-solubility is of crucial importance to apply photoswitchable organic molecules in biological systems, like in the rapidly emerging field of photopharmacology. Several strategies for solubilizing organic molecules in water are known, but there are not yet clear rules for applying them to photoswitchable molecules. Importantly, rendering photoswitches water-soluble has a serious impact on both their photophysical and biological properties, which must be taken into consideration when designing new systems. Altogether, these aspects pose considerable challenges for successfully applying molecular photoswitches in aqueous systems, and in particular in biologically relevant media. In this review, we focus on fully water-soluble photoswitches, such as those used in biological environments, in both in vitro and in vivo studies. We discuss the design principles and prospects for water-soluble photoswitches to inspire and enable their future applications.
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- Jana Volarić
- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, Faculty for Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, Faculty for Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Department of Radiology, Medical Imaging Center, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, Faculty for Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Institute for Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Göttingen, Tammannstr. 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, Faculty for Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Fudickar W, Roder P, Listek M, Hanack K, Linker T. Pyridinium Alkynylanthracenes as Sensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy. Photochem Photobiol 2021; 98:193-201. [PMID: 34719028 DOI: 10.1111/php.13554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a mild but effective method to treat certain types of cancer upon irradiation with visible light. Here, three isomeric methylpyridinium alkynylanthracenes 1o─p were evaluated as sensitizers for PDT. Upon irradiation with blue or green light, all three compounds show the ability to initiate strand breaks of plasmid DNA. The mayor species responsible for cleavage is singlet oxygen (1 O2 ) as confirmed by scavenging reagents. Only isomers 1m and 1p can be incorporated into HeLa cells, whereas isomer 1o cannot permeate through the membrane. While isomer 1m targets the cell nucleus, isomer 1p assembles in the cellular cytoplasm and impacts the cellular integrity. This is in accordance with a moderate toxicity of 1p in the dark, whereas 1m exhibits no dark toxicity. Both isomers are suitable as PDT reagents, with a CC50 of 3 μm and 75 nm, for 1p and 1m, respectively. Thus, derivative 1m, which can be easily synthesized, becomes an interesting candidate for cancer therapy.
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- Werner Fudickar
- Department of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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Kim GC, Cheon DH, Lee Y. Challenge to overcome current limitations of cell-penetrating peptides. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2021; 1869:140604. [PMID: 33453413 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2021.140604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The penetration of biological membranes is a prime obstacle for the delivery of pharmaceutical drugs. Cell-penetrating peptide (CPP) is an efficient vehicle that can deliver various cargos across the biological membranes. Since the discovery, CPPs have been rigorously studied to unveil the underlying penetrating mechanism as well as to exploit CPPs for various biomedical applications. This review will focus on the various strategies to overcome current limitations regarding stability, selectivity, and efficacy of CPPs.
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- Gyu Chan Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
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Zhang L, Jiang C, Zeng F, Zhou H, Li D, He X, Shen S, Yang X, Wang J. A polymeric nanocarrier with a tumor acidity-activatable arginine-rich (R 9) peptide for enhanced drug delivery. Biomater Sci 2020; 8:2255-2263. [PMID: 32129378 DOI: 10.1039/d0bm00069h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) have been considered as a powerful tool to improve the intracellular and nuclear delivery efficiency of nanocarriers. However, their clinical application is limited because of their nonspecific targeting function, short half-life, and severe system toxicity. Herein, we have developed a polymeric nanocarrier with a tumor acidity-activatable arginine-rich (R9) peptide for targeted drug delivery. The nanocarrier is fabricated with a R9-conjugated amphiphilic diblock polymer of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and poly(hexyl ethylene phosphate) (PHEP), and then further coated with tumor acidity-activatable polyanionic polyphosphoester through electrostatic interaction in order to block the nonspecific targeting function of the R9 peptide. In the slightly acidic tumor extracellular environment (∼pH 6.5), tumor acidity-activatable polyanionic polyphosphoester would be deshielded from the nanoparticles, resulting in the re-exposure of the R9 peptide to enhance tumor cellular uptake. As a result, intracellular concentration of payload in 4T1 tumor cells significantly increased at pH 6.5. And, we further demonstrate that such a delivery system remarkably promoted the anti-tumor efficiency of chemotherapeutic drugs in tumor-bearing mice, offering great potential for drug delivery and cancer therapy.
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- Liting Zhang
- Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China. and Institutes for Life Sciences, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China. and Institutes for Life Sciences, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, P. R. China
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- Institutes for Life Sciences, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, P. R. China and Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China. and Institutes for Life Sciences, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, P. R. China and Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Guangdong Province, and Innovation Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Guangzhou International Campus, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- Institutes for Life Sciences, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China. and School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Guangzhou International Campus, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China and Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou 510005, P.R. China
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de Jong H, Bonger KM, Löwik DWPM. Activatable cell-penetrating peptides: 15 years of research. RSC Chem Biol 2020; 1:192-203. [PMID: 34458758 PMCID: PMC8341016 DOI: 10.1039/d0cb00114g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
An important hurdle for the intracellular delivery of large cargo is the cellular membrane, which protects the cell from exogenous substances. Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) can cross this barrier but their use as drug delivery vehicles is hampered by their lack of cell type specificity. Over the past years, several approaches have been explored to control the activity of CPPs that can be primed for cellular uptake. Since the first report on such activatable CPPs (ACPPs) in 2004, various methods of activation have been developed. Here, we provide an overview of the different ACPPs strategies known to date and summarize the benefits, drawbacks, and future directions.
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- Heleen de Jong
- Department of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen The Netherlands
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Ohgita T, Takechi-Haraya Y, Okada K, Matsui S, Takeuchi M, Saito C, Nishitsuji K, Uchimura K, Kawano R, Hasegawa K, Sakai-Kato K, Akaji K, Izutsu KI, Saito H. Enhancement of direct membrane penetration of arginine-rich peptides by polyproline II helix structure. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2020; 1862:183403. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Komarov IV, Bakanovych IV. Photoregulated macrocyclic cell-penetrating peptides (microreview). Chem Heterocycl Compd (N Y) 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10593-020-02721-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Albert L, Vázquez O. Photoswitchable peptides for spatiotemporal control of biological functions. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:10192-10213. [PMID: 31411602 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc03346g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Light is unsurpassed in its ability to modulate biological interactions. Since their discovery, chemists have been fascinated by photosensitive molecules capable of switching between isomeric forms, known as photoswitches. Photoswitchable peptides have been recognized for many years; however, their functional implementation in biological systems has only recently been achieved. Peptides are now acknowledged as excellent protein-protein interaction modulators and have been important in the emergence of photopharmacology. In this review, we briefly explain the different classes of photoswitches and summarize structural studies when they are incorporated into peptides. Importantly, we provide a detailed overview of the rapidly increasing number of examples, where biological modulation is driven by the structural changes. Furthermore, we discuss some of the remaining challenges faced in this field. These exciting proof-of-principle studies highlight the tremendous potential of photocontrollable peptides as optochemical tools for chemical biology and biomedicine.
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- Lea Albert
- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35043, Marburg, Germany.
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Schober T, Wehl I, Afonin S, Babii O, Iampolska A, Schepers U, Komarov IV, Ulrich AS. Controlling the Uptake of Diarylethene‐Based Cell‐Penetrating Peptides into Cells Using Light. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201900019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Tim Schober
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Institute of Organic Chemistry (IOC) Fritz-Haber-Weg 6 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- KIT, Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG) POB 3640 76021 Karlsruhe Germany
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- KIT, Institute of Biological Interfaces (IBG-2) POB 3640 76021 Karlsruhe Germany
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- KIT, Institute of Biological Interfaces (IBG-2) POB 3640 76021 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Vul. Volodymyrska 60 01601 Kyiv Ukraine
- Enamine Ltd. Vul. Chervonotkatska 78 02094 Kyiv Ukraine
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- KIT, Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG) POB 3640 76021 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Vul. Volodymyrska 60 01601 Kyiv Ukraine
- Lumobiotics GmbH Auerstraße 2 76227 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Institute of Organic Chemistry (IOC) Fritz-Haber-Weg 6 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
- KIT, Institute of Biological Interfaces (IBG-2) POB 3640 76021 Karlsruhe Germany
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Bode SA, Timmermans SBPE, Eising S, van Gemert SPW, Bonger KM, Löwik DWPM. Click to enter: activation of oligo-arginine cell-penetrating peptides by bioorthogonal tetrazine ligations. Chem Sci 2019; 10:701-705. [PMID: 30746105 PMCID: PMC6340402 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc04394a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Cell-penetrating peptides are able to transport a wide variety of cargo across cell membranes. Although promising, they are not often considered for therapeutic purposes as they lack controllable activity and cell selectivity. We have developed an activation strategy based on a split octa-arginine cell-penetrating peptide (CPP) that can be activated by means of bioorthogonal ligation. To this end we prepared two non-penetrating tetra-arginine halves, functionalized either with a tetrazine or with a complementary bicyclo[6.1.0]nonyne (BCN) group. We demonstrate that an active octa-arginine can be reconstituted in situ upon mixing the complementary split peptides. The resulting activated peptide is taken up as efficiently as the well-established cell-penetrating peptide octa-arginine. The activation of the oligo-arginines can also be achieved using trans-cyclooctene (TCO) as a ligation partner, while norbornene appears too kinetically slow for use in situ. We further show that this strategy can be applied successfully to transport a large protein into living cells. Our results validate a promising first step in achieving control over cell penetration and to use CPPs for therapeutic approaches.
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- Saskia A Bode
- Institute for Molecules and Materials , Radboud University , Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen , The Netherlands . ;
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials , Radboud University , Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen , The Netherlands . ;
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials , Radboud University , Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen , The Netherlands . ;
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials , Radboud University , Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen , The Netherlands . ;
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials , Radboud University , Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen , The Netherlands . ;
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials , Radboud University , Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen , The Netherlands . ;
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Lachmann D, Konieczny A, Keller M, König B. Photochromic peptidic NPY Y4 receptor ligands. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:2467-2478. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ob03221a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Photoresponsive NPY Y4R ligands, containing an azobenzene, azopyrazole, diethienylethene or a fulgimide chromophore were prepared to explore structural requirements of Y4R agonists on Y4R binding.
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- D. Lachmann
- University of Regensburg
- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy
- Institute of Organic Chemistry
- 93053 Regensburg
- Germany
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- University of Regensburg
- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy
- Institute of Pharmacy
- 93053 Regensburg
- Germany
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- University of Regensburg
- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy
- Institute of Pharmacy
- 93053 Regensburg
- Germany
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- University of Regensburg
- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy
- Institute of Organic Chemistry
- 93053 Regensburg
- Germany
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Mravec B, Filo J, Csicsai K, Garaj V, Kemka M, Marini A, Mantero M, Bianco A, Cigáň M. Photoswitching hydrazones based on benzoylpyridine. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:24749-24757. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp05049c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The photoswitching behaviour of three readily accesible benzoylpyridine hydrazones, whose photochromic properties depend on the benzoyl substituent and intermolecular interactions, was investigated.
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- Bernard Mravec
- Institute of Chemistry
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Comenius University
- SK-842 15 Bratislava
- Slovakia
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- Institute of Chemistry
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Comenius University
- SK-842 15 Bratislava
- Slovakia
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- Institute of Chemistry
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Comenius University
- SK-842 15 Bratislava
- Slovakia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Comenius University
- SK-832 32 Bratislava
- Slovakia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Comenius University
- SK-832 32 Bratislava
- Slovakia
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- INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
- Merate
- Italy
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- Institute of Chemistry
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Comenius University
- SK-842 15 Bratislava
- Slovakia
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Hansen MJ, Feringa FM, Kobauri P, Szymanski W, Medema RH, Feringa BL. Photoactivation of MDM2 Inhibitors: Controlling Protein-Protein Interaction with Light. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:13136-13141. [PMID: 30284823 PMCID: PMC6194649 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b04870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Selectivity
remains a major challenge in anticancer therapy, which
potentially can be overcome by local activation of a cytotoxic drug.
Such triggered activation can be obtained through modification of
a drug with a photoremovable protecting group (PPG), and subsequent
irradiation in the chosen place and time. Herein, the design, synthesis
and biological evaluation is described of a photoactivatable MDM2
inhibitor, PPG-idasanutlin, which exerts no functional effect on cellular
outgrowth, but allows for the selective, noninvasive activation of
antitumor properties upon irradiation visible light, demonstrating
activation with micrometer, single cell precision. The generality
of this method has been demonstrated by growth inhibition of multiple
cancer cell lines showing p53 stabilization and subsequent growth
inhibition effects upon irradiation. Light activation to regulate
protein–protein interactions between MDM2 and p53 offers exciting
opportunities to control a multitude of biological processes and has
the potential to circumvent common selectivity issues in antitumor
drug development.
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- Mickel J Hansen
- Centre for Systems Chemistry , Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen , Nijenborgh 4 , 9747 AG , Groningen , The Netherlands
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- Oncode Institute, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Division of Cell Biology , Plesmanlaan 121 , 1066 CX , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry , Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen , Nijenborgh 4 , 9747 AG , Groningen , The Netherlands
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry , Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen , Nijenborgh 4 , 9747 AG , Groningen , The Netherlands.,Department of Radiology , University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen , Hanzeplein 1 , 9713 GZ Groningen , The Netherlands
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- Oncode Institute, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Division of Cell Biology , Plesmanlaan 121 , 1066 CX , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
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- Centre for Systems Chemistry , Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen , Nijenborgh 4 , 9747 AG , Groningen , The Netherlands
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The diverse amino acid chemistries and secondary structures in peptides provide 'minimalist' mimics of motifs in proteins and offer many ideal properties for targeted delivery approaches. Several non-viral vectors (polymers and lipids) have been studied for their potential applications in gene delivery. However, non-specific uptake, lack of targeting, inability to escape endosomes, and inefficient nuclear delivery limit their application. Peptide-assisted trafficking of non-viral vectors can potentially overcome these biological barriers to improve gene delivery through targeted uptake using key cell-surface receptors (e.g., integrins, growth factor receptors, and G-protein coupled receptors); membrane disruption for endosomal escape; and nuclear importation. Furthermore, the capacity of peptides to regulate spatio-temporal control over gene delivery opens multi-faceted avenues for effective gene delivery in a variety of complex applications. Rigorous on-going in vitro and in vivo studies utilizing peptides for targeted and microenvironment-sensitive gene delivery could promote their widespread clinical usage.
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- Raj Kumar Thapa
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
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- Katharina Hüll
- Department of Chemistry, New York University, 100 Washington Square East, New York, New York 10003-6699, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, 100 Washington Square East, New York, New York 10003-6699, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, New York University, 100 Washington Square East, New York, New York 10003-6699, United States
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Kim GC, Ahn JH, Oh JH, Nam S, Hyun S, Yu J, Lee Y. Photoswitching of Cell Penetration of Amphipathic Peptides by Control of α-Helical Conformation. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:2863-2869. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The last few years have witnessed significant advances in the use of light as a stimulus to control biomolecular interactions. Great efforts have been devoted to the development of genetically encoded optobiological and small photochromic switches. Newly discovered small molecules now allow researchers to build molecular systems that are sensitive to a wider range of wavelengths of light than ever before with improved switching fidelities and increased lifetimes of the photoactivated states. Because these molecules are relatively small and adopt predictable conformations they are well suited as tools to interrogate cellular function in a spatially and temporally contolled fashion and for applications in photopharmacology.
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- Robert J Mart
- School of Chemistry & Cardiff Catalysis Institute, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
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- School of Chemistry & Cardiff Catalysis Institute, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
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Procházková E, Čechová L, Kind J, Janeba Z, Thiele CM, Dračínský M. Photoswitchable Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds in 5-Phenylazopyrimidines Revealed By In Situ Irradiation NMR Spectroscopy. Chemistry 2017; 24:492-498. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201705146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Eliška Procházková
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry; Czech Academy of Sciences; Flemingovo nám. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry; Czech Academy of Sciences; Flemingovo nám. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Clemens-Schöpf Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss Strasse 16 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry; Czech Academy of Sciences; Flemingovo nám. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Clemens-Schöpf Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie; Technische Universität Darmstadt; Alarich-Weiss Strasse 16 64287 Darmstadt Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry; Czech Academy of Sciences; Flemingovo nám. 2 16610 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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Bode SA, Löwik DWPM. Constrained cell penetrating peptides. DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY. TECHNOLOGIES 2017; 26:33-42. [PMID: 29249241 DOI: 10.1016/j.ddtec.2017.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Revised: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
In this review we provide an overview of recent developments in the field of cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) on research that aims to achieve better control over their transduction properties - one of the big challenges - by means of restraining them. Three different constraining strategies are presented: triggerable activation, backbone rigidification and macrocyclization. Each of these methods have their opportunities in gaining control over CPP activity and selectivity.
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- S A Bode
- Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Bio-organic Chemistry, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Bio-organic Chemistry, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Sun T, Shu L, Shen J, Ruan C, Zhao Z, Jiang C. Photo and redox-responsive vesicles assembled from Bola-type superamphiphiles. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra05808f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Photo and redox-responsive vesicles assembled from “Bola-type” superamphiphiles were developed.
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- Tao Sun
- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Ministry of Education)
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology
- Department of Pharmaceutics
- School of Pharmacy
- Fudan University
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Ministry of Education)
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology
- Department of Pharmaceutics
- School of Pharmacy
- Fudan University
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Weifang University
- Weifang 261061
- PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Ministry of Education)
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology
- Department of Pharmaceutics
- School of Pharmacy
- Fudan University
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Ministry of Education)
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology
- Department of Pharmaceutics
- School of Pharmacy
- Fudan University
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Ministry of Education)
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology
- Department of Pharmaceutics
- School of Pharmacy
- Fudan University
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Bartolami E, Bouillon C, Dumy P, Ulrich S. Bioactive clusters promoting cell penetration and nucleic acid complexation for drug and gene delivery applications: from designed to self-assembled and responsive systems. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:4257-73. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc09715k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Recent developments in the (self-)assembly of cationic clusters promoting nucleic acids complexation and cell penetration open the door to applications in drug and gene delivery.
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- Eline Bartolami
- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM)
- UMR 5247
- CNRS
- Université Montpellier
- ENSCM
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM)
- UMR 5247
- CNRS
- Université Montpellier
- ENSCM
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM)
- UMR 5247
- CNRS
- Université Montpellier
- ENSCM
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM)
- UMR 5247
- CNRS
- Université Montpellier
- ENSCM
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