Proapoptotic Peptide Brush Polymer Nanoparticles via Photoinitiated Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
; 59(43): 19136-19142, 2020 10 19.
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| ID: mdl-32659039
Herein, we report the photoinitiated polymerization-induced self-assembly (photo-PISA) of spherical micelles consisting of proapoptotic peptide-polymer amphiphiles. The one-pot synthetic approach yielded micellar nanoparticles at high concentrations and at scale (150â
mg mL-1 ) with tunable peptide loadings up to 48â
wt. %. The size of the micellar nanoparticles was tuned by varying the lengths of hydrophobic and hydrophilic building blocks. Critically, the peptide-functionalized nanoparticles imbued the proapoptotic "KLA" peptides (amino acid sequence: KLAKLAKKLAKLAK) with two key properties otherwise not inherent to the sequence: 1)â
proteolytic resistance compared to the oligopeptide alone; 2)â
significantly enhanced cell uptake by multivalent display of KLA peptide brushes. The result was demonstrated improved apoptosis efficiency in HeLa cells. These results highlight the potential of photo-PISA in the large-scale synthesis of functional, proteolytically resistant peptide-polymer conjugates for intracellular delivery.
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Asunto principal:
Péptidos
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Polímeros
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Apoptosis
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Nanopartículas
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Luz
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Alemania