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Almohammed S, Kanoun MB, Goumri‐Said S, Alam MW, Fularz A, Alnaim A, Rice JH, Rodriguez BJ. Thermally‐controlled spherical peptide gel architectures prepared using the
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switch method. Pept Sci (Hoboken) 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/pep2.24304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Sawsan Almohammed
- School of Physics University College Dublin Dublin Ireland
- Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research University College Dublin Dublin Ireland
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- Physics Department, College of Science and General Studies Alfaisal University Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, College of Science King Faisal University Al‐Ahsa Saudi Arabia
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- School of Physics University College Dublin Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Physics, College of Science King Faisal University Al‐Ahsa Saudi Arabia
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- School of Physics University College Dublin Dublin Ireland
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- School of Physics University College Dublin Dublin Ireland
- Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research University College Dublin Dublin Ireland
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Bellotto O, D'Andrea P, Marchesan S. Nanotubes and water-channels from self-assembling dipeptides. J Mater Chem B 2023. [PMID: 36790014 DOI: 10.1039/d2tb02643k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Dipeptides are attractive building blocks for biomaterials in light of their inherent biocompatibility, biodegradability, and simplicity of preparation. Since the discovery of diphenylalanine (Phe-Phe) self-assembling ability into nanotubes, research efforts have been devoted towards the identification of other dipeptide sequences capable of forming these interesting nanomorphologies, although design rules towards nanotube formation are still elusive. In this review, we analyze the dipeptide sequences reported thus far for their ability to form nanotubes, which often feature water-filled supramolecular channels as revealed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, as well as their properties, and their potential biological applications, which span from drug delivery and regenerative medicine, to bioelectronics and bioimaging.
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- Ottavia Bellotto
- Chem. Pharm. Sc. Dept., University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
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- Life Sc. Dept., University of Trieste, Via Weiss 2, 34128 Trieste, Italy
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- Chem. Pharm. Sc. Dept., University of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy. .,INSTM, Unit of Trieste, Via Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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Li T, Lu XM, Zhang MR, Hu K, Li Z. Peptide-based nanomaterials: Self-assembly, properties and applications. Bioact Mater 2022; 11:268-282. [PMID: 34977431 PMCID: PMC8668426 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Peptide-based materials that have diverse structures and functionalities are an important type of biomaterials. In former times, peptide-based nanomaterials with excellent stability were constructed through self-assembly. Compared with individual peptides, peptide-based self-assembly nanomaterials that form well-ordered superstructures possess many advantages such as good thermo- and mechanical stability, semiconductivity, piezoelectricity and optical properties. Moreover, due to their excellent biocompatibility and biological activity, peptide-based self-assembly nanomaterials have been vastly used in different fields. In this review, we provide the advances of peptide-based self-assembly nanostructures, focusing on the driving forces that dominate peptide self-assembly and assembly mechanisms of peptides. After that, we outline the synthesis and properties of peptide-based nanomaterials, followed by the applications of functional peptide nanomaterials. Finally, we provide perspectives on the challenges and future of peptide-based nanomaterials. This review summarizes the advances of peptide-based nanomaterials, focusing on the mechanisms, properties, and applications. Outlining the synthesis and properties of peptide nanomaterials is helpful for the relevant research fields. The peptide-based nanomaterials show potential applications in many fields.
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- Tong Li
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Center of Nanoenergy Research, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.,Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Center of Nanoenergy Research, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.,Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400, China.,School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400, China
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- Department of Advanced Nuclear Medicine Sciences, The National Institute of Radiological Sciences, The National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, 263-8555, Japan
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- Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400, China.,Department of Advanced Nuclear Medicine Sciences, The National Institute of Radiological Sciences, The National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, 263-8555, Japan
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Center of Nanoenergy Research, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.,Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400, China.,School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101400, China
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Chaker Z, Chervy P, Boulard Y, Bressanelli S, Retailleau P, Paternostre M, Charpentier T. Systematic Method for the Exploration, Representation, and Classification of the Diphenylalanine Solvatomorphic Space. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:9454-9466. [PMID: 34382396 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c04203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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An understanding of the conditions that govern the self-assembly process of peptides is a fundamental step toward the design of new nanostructures that possess interesting properties. In this work, we first synthesize and explore extensively diphenylalanine (FF) self-assembling crystals formed in different solvents (i.e., solvatomorphs) using polarized optical microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Then, we develop a numerical method that allows an unambiguous classification of the solvatomorphs through a K-means automatic clustering method. In addition, we generate a two-dimensional (2D) representation of the solvatomorphic space together with the clustering results via a principal component analysis (PCA). The classification is based on structural similarities of solvatomorphs as revealed by the analysis of their respective infrared spectra. Among the 20 samples considered, 4 clear clusters are extracted within which the compounds show very similar crystalline structures. The information extracted allows us to assign many of the peaks that appear in the complex IR spectra of the samples considered. The implementation of the overall procedure we propose, i.e., "GAULOIS" and "REFRACT-R", is transferable to other types of spectra and paves the way for a systematic, fast, and accurate classification method applicable to various types of experimental spectroscopic data.
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- Ziyad Chaker
- Université PAris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, NIMBE, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Université PAris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, NIMBE, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, University Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, University Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, UPR 2301, 1 Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, University Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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Singh P, Brar SK, Bajaj M, Narang N, Mithu VS, Katare OP, Wangoo N, Sharma RK. Self-assembly of aromatic α-amino acids into amyloid inspired nano/micro scaled architects. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2017; 72:590-600. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.11.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Revised: 11/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Almohammed S, Oladapo SO, Ryan K, Kholkin AL, Rice JH, Rodriguez BJ. Wettability gradient-induced alignment of peptide nanotubes as templates for biosensing applications. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra05732b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Peptide nanotubes coated with silver nanoparticles and aligned using wettability-patterned substrates provide improved Raman intensity for biosensing applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sawsan Almohammed
- School of Physics
- University College Dublin
- Dublin 4
- Ireland
- Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research
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- School of Physics
- University College Dublin
- Dublin 4
- Ireland
- Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research
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- Department of Physics & CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials
- 3810-193 Aveiro
- Portugal
- Institute of Natural Sciences
- Ural Federal University
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- School of Physics
- University College Dublin
- Dublin 4
- Ireland
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- School of Physics
- University College Dublin
- Dublin 4
- Ireland
- Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research
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Shimanovich U, Efimov I, Mason TO, Flagmeier P, Buell AK, Gedanken A, Linse S, Åkerfeldt KS, Dobson CM, Weitz DA, Knowles TPJ. Protein microgels from amyloid fibril networks. ACS NANO 2015; 9:43-51. [PMID: 25469621 DOI: 10.1021/nn504869d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Nanofibrillar forms of proteins were initially recognized in the context of pathology, but more recently have been discovered in a range of functional roles in nature, including as active catalytic scaffolds and bacterial coatings. Here we show that protein nanofibrils can be used to form the basis of monodisperse microgels and gel shells composed of naturally occurring proteins. We explore the potential of these protein microgels to act as drug carrier agents, and demonstrate the controlled release of four different encapsulated drug-like small molecules, as well as the component proteins themselves. Furthermore, we show that protein nanofibril self-assembly can continue after the initial formation of the microgel particles, and that this process results in active materials with network densities that can be modulated in situ. We demonstrate that these materials are nontoxic to human cells and that they can be used to enhance the efficacy of antibiotics relative to delivery in homogeneous solution. Because of the biocompatibility and biodegradability of natural proteins used in the fabrication of the microgels, as well as their ability to control the release of small molecules and biopolymers, protein nanofibril microgels represent a promising class of functional artificial multiscale materials generated from natural building blocks.
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- Ulyana Shimanovich
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge , Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K
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Short self-assembling peptides as building blocks for modern nanodevices. Trends Biotechnol 2012; 30:155-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2011.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2011] [Revised: 11/01/2011] [Accepted: 11/01/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Wang M, Xiong S, Wu X, Chu PK. Effects of water molecules on photoluminescence from hierarchical peptide nanotubes and water probing capability. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2011; 7:2801-2807. [PMID: 22049551 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201100353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Photoluminescence (PL) spectra reveal that deficiency of water molecules in the channel cores of bioinspired hierarchical diphenylalanine ( L -Phe- L -Phe, FF) peptide nanotubes (PNTs) not only modifies the bandgap of the subnanometer crystalline structure formed by the self-assembly process, but also induces a characteristic ultraviolet PL peak the position of which is linearly proportional to the number of water molecules in the PNTs. Addition or loss of water molecules gives rise to the UV PL redshift or blueshift. Density functional theory calculation also confirms that addition of water molecules to the PNTs causes splitting of the valence-band peak, which corresponds to the shift and splitting of the observed UV PL peak. Water molecules play an important role in the biological properties of FF PNTs and the results demonstrate that the PL spectra can be used to probe the number of water molecules bonded to the FF molecules.
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- Minjie Wang
- Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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Adler-Abramovich L, Aronov D, Beker P, Yevnin M, Stempler S, Buzhansky L, Rosenman G, Gazit E. Self-assembled arrays of peptide nanotubes by vapour deposition. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2009; 4:849-854. [PMID: 19893524 DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2009.298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 216] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2009] [Accepted: 09/07/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The use of bionanostructures in real-world applications will require precise control over biomolecular self-assembly and the ability to scale up production of these materials. A significant challenge is to control the formation of large, homogeneous arrays of bionanostructures on macroscopic surfaces. Previously, bionanostructure formation has been based on the spontaneous growth of heterogenic populations in bulk solution. Here, we demonstrate the self-assembly of large arrays of aromatic peptide nanotubes using vapour deposition methods. This approach allows the length and density of the nanotubes to be fine-tuned by carefully controlling the supply of the building blocks from the gas phase. Furthermore, we show that the nanotube arrays can be used to develop high-surface-area electrodes for energy storage applications, highly hydrophobic self-cleaning surfaces and microfluidic chips.
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- Lihi Adler-Abramovich
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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