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Dhillon AK, Sharma A, Yadav V, Singh R, Ahuja T, Barman S, Siddhanta S. Raman spectroscopy and its plasmon-enhanced counterparts: A toolbox to probe protein dynamics and aggregation. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 16:e1917. [PMID: 37518952 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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Protein unfolding and aggregation are often correlated with numerous diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, and other debilitating neurological disorders. Such adverse events consist of a plethora of competing mechanisms, particularly interactions that control the stability and cooperativity of the process. However, it remains challenging to probe the molecular mechanism of protein dynamics such as aggregation, and monitor them in real-time under physiological conditions. Recently, Raman spectroscopy and its plasmon-enhanced counterparts, such as surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS), have emerged as sensitive analytical tools that have the potential to perform molecular studies of functional groups and are showing significant promise in probing events related to protein aggregation. We summarize the fundamental working principles of Raman, SERS, and TERS as nondestructive, easy-to-perform, and fast tools for probing protein dynamics and aggregation. Finally, we highlight the utility of these techniques for the analysis of vibrational spectra of aggregation of proteins from various sources such as tissues, pathogens, food, biopharmaceuticals, and lastly, biological fouling to retrieve precise chemical information, which can be potentially translated to practical applications and point-of-care (PoC) devices. This article is categorized under: Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Emerging Technologies Diagnostic Tools > Diagnostic Nanodevices Nanotechnology Approaches to Biology > Nanoscale Systems in Biology.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Center for Advanced Materials and Devices (CAMD), BML Munjal University, Haryana, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
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Carvalho RG, Patekoski LF, Puppin-Rontani RM, Nakaie CR, Nascimento FD, Tersariol ILS. Self-assembled peptide P11-4 interacts with the type I collagen C-terminal telopeptide domain and calcium ions. Dent Mater 2023; 39:708. [PMID: 37394390 DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2023.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Evaluate molecularly the role of P11-4 self-assembly peptide in dentin remineralization and its interaction with collagen I. METHODS The calcium-responsive P11-4 peptide was analyzed by intrinsic fluorescence emission spectrum, circular dichroism spectrum (CD), and atomic force microscope (AFM). Differential light scattering was used to monitor the nucleation growth rate of calcium phosphate nanocrystals in the absence or in the presence of P11-4. AFM was used to analyze the radial size (nm) of calcium phosphate nanocrystals formed in the absence or in the presence of P11-4, as well as to verify the spatial structure of P11-4 in the absence or in the presence of Ca2+. RESULTS The interaction of Ca2+ with the P11-4 (KD = 0.58 ± 0.06 mM) promotes the formation of β-sheet antiparallel structure, leads to its precipitation in saturated solutions of Ca/P = 1.67 and induces the formation of parallel large fibrils (0.6 - 1.5 µm). P11-4 organized the HAP nucleation by reducing both the growth rate and size variability of nanocrystals, analyzed by the F test (p < 0.0001, N = 30). P11-4 interacts (KD = 0.75 ± 0.06 μM) with the KGHRGFSGL motif present at the C-terminal collagen telopeptide domain. P11-4 also increased the amount of HAP and collagen in the MDPC-23 cells. SIGNIFICANCE The presented data propose a mechanism that will help future clinical and/or basic research to better understand a molecule able to inhibit structural collagen loss and help the impaired tissue to remineralize.
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- Rafael Guzella Carvalho
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology Division, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology Division, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Health Sciences and Pediatric Dentistry, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology Division, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology Division, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Hardan L, Chedid JCA, Bourgi R, Cuevas-Suárez CE, Lukomska-Szymanska M, Tosco V, Monjarás-Ávila AJ, Jabra M, Salloum-Yared F, Kharouf N, Mancino D, Haikel Y. Peptides in Dentistry: A Scoping Review. Bioengineering (Basel) 2023; 10:bioengineering10020214. [PMID: 36829708 PMCID: PMC9952573 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10020214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Currently, it remains unclear which specific peptides could be appropriate for applications in different fields of dentistry. The aim of this scoping review was to scan the contemporary scientific papers related to the types, uses and applications of peptides in dentistry at the moment. Literature database searches were performed in the following databases: PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and Scielo. A total of 133 articles involving the use of peptides in dentistry-related applications were included. The studies involved experimental designs in animals, microorganisms, or cells; clinical trials were also identified within this review. Most of the applications of peptides included caries management, implant osseointegration, guided tissue regeneration, vital pulp therapy, antimicrobial activity, enamel remineralization, periodontal therapy, the surface modification of tooth implants, and the modification of other restorative materials such as dental adhesives and denture base resins. The in vitro and in vivo studies included in this review suggested that peptides may have beneficial effects for treating early carious lesions, promoting cell adhesion, enhancing the adhesion strength of dental implants, and in tissue engineering as healthy promotors of the periodontium and antimicrobial agents. The lack of clinical trials should be highlighted, leaving a wide space available for the investigation of peptides in dentistry.
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- Louis Hardan
- Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Saint Joseph University, Beirut 1107 2180, Lebanon
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Saint Joseph University, Beirut 1107 2180, Lebanon
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- Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Saint Joseph University, Beirut 1107 2180, Lebanon
- Department of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, INSERM UMR_S 1121, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Dental Materials Laboratory, Academic Area of Dentistry, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, San Agustín Tlaxiaca 42160, Mexico
- Correspondence: (C.E.C.-S.); (N.K.); (Y.H.); Tel.: +52-(771)-72000 (C.E.C.-S.)
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Stomatology (DISCO), Polytechnic University of Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy
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- Dental Materials Laboratory, Academic Area of Dentistry, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, San Agustín Tlaxiaca 42160, Mexico
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- Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus 0100, Syria
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- Department of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, INSERM UMR_S 1121, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Department of Endodontics and Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Correspondence: (C.E.C.-S.); (N.K.); (Y.H.); Tel.: +52-(771)-72000 (C.E.C.-S.)
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- Department of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, INSERM UMR_S 1121, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Department of Endodontics and Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Pôle de Médecine et Chirurgie Bucco-Dentaire, Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux Universitaire de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, INSERM UMR_S 1121, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Department of Endodontics and Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Pôle de Médecine et Chirurgie Bucco-Dentaire, Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux Universitaire de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Correspondence: (C.E.C.-S.); (N.K.); (Y.H.); Tel.: +52-(771)-72000 (C.E.C.-S.)
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Hydrogels with intrinsic antibacterial activity prepared from naphthyl anthranilamide (NaA) capped peptide mimics. Sci Rep 2022; 12:22259. [PMID: 36564414 PMCID: PMC9789043 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26426-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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In this study, we prepared antibacterial hydrogels through the self-assembly of naphthyl anthranilamide (NaA) capped amino acid based cationic peptide mimics. These ultra-short cationic peptide mimics were rationally designed with NaA as a capping group, L-phenylalanine, a short aliphatic linker, and a cationic group. The synthesized peptide mimics efficiently formed hydrogels with minimum gel concentrations between 0.1 and 0.3%w/v. The resulting hydrogels exhibited desirable viscoelastic properties which can be tuned by varying the cationic group, electronegative substituent, or counter anion. Importantly, nanofibers from the NaA-capped cationic hydrogels were found to be the source of hydrogels' potent bacteriacidal actvity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria while remaining non-cytotoxic. These intrinsically antibacterial hydrogels are ideal candidates for further development in applications where bacterial contamination is problematic.
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EF4K bola-amphiphilic peptide nanomembrane: structural, energetic and dynamic properties using molecular dynamics. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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de Mello LR, Carrascosa V, Rebelato E, Juliano MA, Hamley IW, Castelletto V, Vassiliades SV, Alves WA, Nakaie CR, da Silva ER. Nanostructure Formation and Cell Spheroid Morphogenesis of a Peptide Supramolecular Hydrogel. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:3434-3445. [PMID: 35274959 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c03215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Peptide-based hydrogels have attracted much attention due to their extraordinary applications in biomedicine and offer an excellent mimic for the 3D microenvironment of the extracellular matrix. These hydrated matrices comprise fibrous networks held together by a delicate balance of intermolecular forces. Here, we investigate the hydrogelation behavior of a designed decapeptide containing a tetraleucine self-assembling backbone and fibronectin-related tripeptides near both ends of the strand. We have observed that this synthetic peptide can produce hydrogel matrices entrapping >99% wt/vol % water. Ultrastructural analyses combining atomic force microscopy, small-angle neutron scattering, and X-ray diffraction revealed that amyloid-like fibrils form cross-linked networks endowed with remarkable thermal stability, the structure of which is not disrupted up to temperatures >80 °C. We also examined the interaction of peptide hydrogels with either NIH3T3 mouse fibroblasts or HeLa cells and discovered that the matrices sustain cell viability and induce morphogenesis into grape-like cell spheroids. The results presented here show that this decapeptide is a remarkable building block to prepare highly stable scaffolds simultaneously endowed with high water retention capacity and the ability to instruct cell growth into tumor-like spheroids even in noncarcinoma lineages.
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- Lucas R de Mello
- Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04023-062, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04023-062, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04023-062, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04023-062, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Reading, Reading RGD 6AD, U.K
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André 09210-580, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André 09210-580, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04023-062, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biofísica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04023-062, Brazil
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Effectiveness of Self-Assembling Peptide (P11-4) in Dental Hard Tissue Conditions: A Comprehensive Review. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14040792. [PMID: 35215706 PMCID: PMC8879648 DOI: 10.3390/polym14040792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The limitations on the use of fluoride therapy in dental caries prevention has necessitated the development of newer preventive agents. This review focusses on the recent and significant studies on P11-4 peptide with an emphasis on different applications in dental hard tissue conditions. The self-assembling peptide P11-4 diffuses into the subsurface lesion assembles into aggregates throughout the lesion, supporting the nucleation of de novo hydroxyapatite nanocrystals, resulting in increased mineral density. P11-4 treated teeth shows more remarkable changes in the lesion area between the first and second weeks. The biomimetic remineralisation facilitated in conjunction with fluoride application is an effective and non-invasive treatment for early carious lesions. Despite, some studies have reported that the P11-4 group had the least amount of remineralised enamel microhardness and a significantly lower mean calcium/phosphate weight percentage ratio than the others. In addition, when compared to a low-viscosity resin, self-assembling peptides could neither inhibit nor mask the lesions significantly. Moreover, when it is combined with other agents, better results can be achieved, allowing more effective biomimetic remineralisation. Other applications discussed include treatment of dental erosion, tooth whitening and dentinal caries. However, the evidence on its true clinical potential in varied dental diseases still remains under-explored, which calls for future cohort studies on its in vivo efficacy.
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Fortunato A, Mba M. Metal Cation Triggered Peptide Hydrogels and Their Application in Food Freshness Monitoring and Dye Adsorption. Gels 2021; 7:85. [PMID: 34287282 PMCID: PMC8293139 DOI: 10.3390/gels7030085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Metal-ligand interactions have emerged as an important tool to trigger and modulate self-assembly, and to tune the properties of the final supramolecular materials. Herein, we report the metal-cation induced self-assembly of a pyrene-peptide conjugate to form hydrogels. The peptide has been rationally designed to favor the formation of β-sheet 1D assemblies and metal coordination through the Glu side chains. We studied in detail the self-assembly process in the presence of H+, Li+, Na+, K+, Ca2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Cd2+, Co2+, Fe3+, and Cr3+ and found that the morphology and mechanical properties of the hydrogels are ion-dependent. Moreover, thanks to the presence of the metal, new applications could be explored. Cu2+ metallogels could be used for amine sensing and meat freshness monitoring, while Zn2+ metallogels showed good selectivity for cationic dye adsorption and separation.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy;
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Arias S, Amini S, Krüger JM, Bangert LD, Börner HG. Implementing Zn 2+ ion and pH-value control into artificial mussel glue proteins by abstracting a His-rich domain from preCollagen. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:2028-2033. [PMID: 33596288 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm02118k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A His-rich domain of preCollagen-D found in byssal threads is derivatized with Cys and Dopa flanks to allow for mussel-inspired polymerization. Artificial mussel glue proteins are accessed that combine cysteinyldopa for adhesion with sequences for pH or Zn2+ induced β-sheet formation. The artificial constructs show strong adsorption to Al2O3, the resulting coatings tolerate hypersaline conditions and cohesion is improved by activating the β-sheet formation, that enhances E-modulus up to 60%.
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- Sandra Arias
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory for Organic Synthesis of Functional Systems, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, Berlin D-12489, Germany.
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Potsdam 14424, Germany
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory for Organic Synthesis of Functional Systems, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, Berlin D-12489, Germany.
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory for Organic Synthesis of Functional Systems, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, Berlin D-12489, Germany.
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory for Organic Synthesis of Functional Systems, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, Berlin D-12489, Germany.
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Balasco N, Diaferia C, Morelli G, Vitagliano L, Accardo A. Amyloid-Like Aggregation in Diseases and Biomaterials: Osmosis of Structural Information. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:641372. [PMID: 33748087 PMCID: PMC7966729 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.641372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The discovery that the polypeptide chain has a remarkable and intrinsic propensity to form amyloid-like aggregates endowed with an extraordinary stability is one of the most relevant breakthroughs of the last decades in both protein/peptide chemistry and structural biology. This observation has fundamental implications, as the formation of these assemblies is systematically associated with the insurgence of severe neurodegenerative diseases. Although the ability of proteins to form aggregates rich in cross-β structure has been highlighted by recent studies of structural biology, the determination of the underlying atomic models has required immense efforts and inventiveness. Interestingly, the progressive molecular and structural characterization of these assemblies has opened new perspectives in apparently unrelated fields. Indeed, the self-assembling through the cross-β structure has been exploited to generate innovative biomaterials endowed with promising mechanical and spectroscopic properties. Therefore, this structural motif has become the fil rouge connecting these diversified research areas. In the present review, we report a chronological recapitulation, also performing a survey of the structural content of the Protein Data Bank, of the milestones achieved over the years in the characterization of cross-β assemblies involved in the insurgence of neurodegenerative diseases. A particular emphasis is given to the very recent successful elucidation of amyloid-like aggregates characterized by remarkable molecular and structural complexities. We also review the state of the art of the structural characterization of cross-β based biomaterials by highlighting the benefits of the osmosis of information between these two research areas. Finally, we underline the new promising perspectives that recent successful characterizations of disease-related amyloid-like assemblies can open in the biomaterial field.
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- Nicole Balasco
- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging (IBB), CNR, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Research Centre on Bioactive Peptides (CIRPeB), University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Research Centre on Bioactive Peptides (CIRPeB), University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging (IBB), CNR, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Research Centre on Bioactive Peptides (CIRPeB), University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
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Ji W, Yuan C, Chakraborty P, Makam P, Bera S, Rencus-Lazar S, Li J, Yan X, Gazit E. Coassembly-Induced Transformation of Dipeptide Amyloid-Like Structures into Stimuli-Responsive Supramolecular Materials. ACS NANO 2020; 14:7181-7190. [PMID: 32427482 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c02138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Conformational transition of proteins and peptides into highly stable, β-sheet-rich structures is observed in many amyloid-associated neurodegenerative disorders, yet the precise mechanism of amyloid formation at the molecular level remains poorly understood due to the complex molecular structures. Short peptides provide simplified models for studying the molecular basis of the assembly mechanism that governs β-sheet fibrillation processes underlying the formation and inhibition of amyloid-like structures. Herein, we report a supramolecular coassembly strategy for the inhibition and transformation of stable β-sheet-rich amyloid-derived dipeptide self-assemblies into adaptable secondary structural fibrillar assemblies by mixing with bipyridine derivatives. The interplay between the type and mixing ratio of bipyridine derivatives allowed the variable coassembly process with stimuli-responsive functional properties, studied by various experimental characterizations and computational methods. Furthermore, the resulting coassemblies showed functional redox- and photoresponsive properties, making them promising candidates for controllable drug release and fluorescent imprint. This work presents a coassembly strategy not only to explore the mechanism of amyloid-like structure formation and inhibition at the molecular level but also to manipulate amyloid-like structures into responsive supramolecular coassemblies for material science and biotechnology applications.
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- Wei Ji
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing, China
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Lab of Colloid Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences 100190 Beijing, China
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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Wychowaniec JK, Patel R, Leach J, Mathomes R, Chhabria V, Patil-Sen Y, Hidalgo-Bastida A, Forbes RT, Hayes JM, Elsawy MA. Aromatic Stacking Facilitated Self-Assembly of Ultrashort Ionic Complementary Peptide Sequence: β-Sheet Nanofibers with Remarkable Gelation and Interfacial Properties. Biomacromolecules 2020; 21:2670-2680. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jacek K. Wychowaniec
- School of Materials, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
- School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Biosciences, Department of Life Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, M1 5GD, United Kingdom
- Centre for Musculoskeletal Science and Sports Medicine, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, M1 5GD, United Kingdom
- Centre for Advance Materials and Surface Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, M1 5GD, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, United Kingdom
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- School of Materials, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, United Kingdom
- Leicester Institute of Pharmaceutical Innovation, Leicester School of Pharmacy, De Monfort University, The Gateway, Leicester LE1 9BH, United Kingdom
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Doberdoli D, Bommer C, Begzati A, Haliti F, Heinzel-Gutenbrunner M, Juric H. Randomized Clinical Trial investigating Self-Assembling Peptide P 11-4 for Treatment of Early Occlusal Caries. Sci Rep 2020; 10:4195. [PMID: 32144336 PMCID: PMC7060217 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-60815-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Non-invasive caries treatment is a major focus in modern dentistry. The present study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of monomeric self-assembling peptide P11-4 (SAP P11-4) in combination with fluoride varnish or polymeric self-assembling peptide matrix (SAPM) in treatment of non-cavitated occlusal caries. Ninety children and adolescents were included in this randomized, gold-standard-controlled clinical trial. Test Group 1 received SAP P11-4 and twice fluoride varnish at baseline and Day 180, Test Group 2 received SAP P11-4 on baseline and twice weekly SAPM (home-application), and Control Group received fluoride varnish on baseline and Day 180. Caries progression was measured by laser fluorescence, Nyvad Caries Activity, ICDAS-II-codes, and investigator assessments. Laser fluorescence changes demonstrated superior results for Test Group 1 and 2, as values decreased compared to an increase for the Control Group (p < 0.0005). ICDAS-II codes at Day 360 showed partial regression for Test Group 1 (6.7%) and Test Group 2 (20.0%) and partial progression for Control Group (23.3%) (p < 0.01). Nyvad Caries Activity yielded superior caries inactivation for Test Groups, compared to Control Group (p = 0.002). This trial showed that SAP P11-4, applied either in combination with fluoride varnish or twice weekly SAPM, was a superior treatment for early caries compared to fluoride varnish alone.
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- Dafina Doberdoli
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Prevention, University Dentistry Clinical Center of Kosovo, Rrethi I spitalit p.n, Pristina, 10000, Kosovo. .,School of Dental Medicine - Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Prevntion, University of Zagreb, Gundulićeva 5, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia.
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Prevention, University Dentistry Clinical Center of Kosovo, Rrethi I spitalit p.n, Pristina, 10000, Kosovo
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Prevention, University Dentistry Clinical Center of Kosovo, Rrethi I spitalit p.n, Pristina, 10000, Kosovo
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- School of Dental Medicine - Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Prevntion, University of Zagreb, Gundulićeva 5, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
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Maiolo D, Pizzi A, Gori A, Bergamaschi G, Pigliacelli C, Gazzera L, Consonni A, Baggi F, Moda F, Baldelli Bombelli F, Metrangolo P, Resnati G. Enhanced self-assembly of the 7–12 sequence of amyloid-β peptide by tyrosine bromination. Supramol Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2020.1734203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Daniele Maiolo
- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico Di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico Di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Istituto Di Scienze E Tecnologie Chimiche, National Research Council of Italy, Milano, Italy
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- Istituto Di Scienze E Tecnologie Chimiche, National Research Council of Italy, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico Di Milano, Milano, Italy
- Hyber Center of Excellence, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico Di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico “Carlo Besta”, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico “Carlo Besta”, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico Di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico Di Milano, Milano, Italy
- Hyber Center of Excellence, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico Di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Diaferia C, Morelli G, Accardo A. Fmoc-diphenylalanine as a suitable building block for the preparation of hybrid materials and their potential applications. J Mater Chem B 2019; 7:5142-5155. [PMID: 31380554 DOI: 10.1039/c9tb01043b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Due to its capability to self-assemble in self-supporting hydrogels (HG) under physiological conditions, Fmoc-FF is one of the most studied ultra-short peptide. The structural properties of the resulting hydrogel (mechanical rigidity, entanglement of the fibrillary network, and the thickness of the fibers) strictly depend on the experimental conditions used during the preparation. In the past few years, a broad range of applications in different fields, such as biomedical and industrial fields, have been proposed. However, the research on novel materials with enhanced mechanical properties, stability, and biocompatibility has brought about the development of novel Fmoc-FF-based hybrid systems, in which the ultra-short hydrogelator is combined with others entities such as polysaccharides, polymers, peptides, or organic molecules. The structural features and the potential applications of these novel hybrid materials, with particular attention to tissue engineering, drug delivery, and catalysis, are described here. The aim is to give the readers a tool to design new hybrid nanomaterials based on the Fmoc-FF dipeptide hydrogelator, with appropriate properties for specific applications.
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- Carlo Diaferia
- Department of Pharmacy, Research Centre on Bioactive Peptides (CIRPeB), University of Naples "Federico II", Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134-Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Research Centre on Bioactive Peptides (CIRPeB), University of Naples "Federico II", Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134-Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Research Centre on Bioactive Peptides (CIRPeB), University of Naples "Federico II", Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134-Naples, Italy.
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Randomised clinical trial investigating self-assembling peptide P 11-4 in the treatment of early caries. Clin Oral Investig 2019; 24:123-132. [PMID: 31037343 DOI: 10.1007/s00784-019-02901-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This prospective, randomised, split-mouth, clinical trial compared the efficacy of the self-assembling peptide P11-4 to fluoride varnish in the treatment of early buccal carious lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS Subjects presenting at least two clinically affected teeth were treated at D0 (day 0) and D90 with P11-4 (test) or fluoride varnish (control). At D180, fluoride varnish was applied on all study lesions. Standardised photographs were taken at D0, D30, D90, D180 and D360 and blindly morphometrically assessed. Hierarchical linear models (HLM) under allowance of confounders were used to compare the decrease in size between test and control groups. The visual analog scale (VAS) and Global Impression of Change Questionnaire (GICQ) were used as clinical assessments. RESULTS Overall, 37 subjects (13-36 years) with 90 early carious lesions were included. HLM analysis showed a significant difference between test and control groups, indicating a decrease in test lesions and stabilisation of control lesions size (p = 0.001). The test lesion's mean size (SD) relative to baseline decreased to D30 = 0.936(0.127), D90 = 0.874(0.173), D180 = 0.844(0.215) and D360 = 0.862(0.352), whereas control lesions remained stable at D30 = 1.018(0.209), D90 = 1.013(0.207), D180 = 1.029(0.235) and D360 = 1.068(0.401). The effect sizes ranged from 0.47 to 0.82. CONCLUSIONS Within the limits of this study, it was shown that the size of early carious lesions treated with P11-4 was significantly reduced; this result was superior to that of fluoride varnish treatment (DRKS00012941). CLINICAL RELEVANCE The self-assembling peptide P11-4 is the first caries treatment approach aiming to regenerate decayed enamel. P11-4 initiates formation of de novo hydroxyapatite in the depth of early carious lesions, adding a new advanced therapy option for preventive dentistry.
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Amino acid conformations control the morphological and chiral features of the self-assembled peptide nanostructures: Young investigators perspective. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 548:244-254. [PMID: 31004957 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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HYPOTHESIS A variety of nanostructures with different chiral features can be self-assembled from short peptides with highly similar sequences. We hypothesize that these supramolecular nanostructures are ruled by the constituent amino acid residues which adopt their conformations under the influence of intra-/inter-molecular interactions during peptide self-assembly. APPROACH Through reviewing recent advances in the self-assembly of short peptides and focusing on the relationship between amino acid conformations, peptide secondary structures and intra-/inter-molecular interactions within the supramolecular architectures, we aim to rationalize the complex interactive processes involved in the self-assembly of short, designed peptides. RESULTS Given the highly complexing interactive processes, the adoption of amino acid conformations and their control over peptide self-assembly consist of 4 main steps: (1) Each amino acid residue adopts its unique conformation in a specific sequence; (2) The sequence exhibits its own main chain geometry and determines the propensity of the intermolecular alignment within the building block; (3) The structural propensity of the building block and the packing mode between them determine the self-assembled structural features such as twisting, growth and chirality; (4) In addition to intra-/inter-molecular interactions, inter-sheet and inter-building block interactions could also affect the residue conformations and nanostructures, causing structural readjustment.
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Alkilzy M, Santamaria RM, Schmoeckel J, Splieth CH. Treatment of Carious Lesions Using Self-Assembling Peptides. Adv Dent Res 2018; 29:42-47. [PMID: 29355413 DOI: 10.1177/0022034517737025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Modern approaches in caries treatment involve lesion management without tissue removal. Regenerative medicine focuses on replacing damaged tissues with biologically similar tissues. This article discusses the scientific evidence and clinical results for self-assembling peptides in modern caries management. The biomimetic remineralization promoted by self-assembling peptide P11-4 has been proven in vitro as an effective therapy for initial caries. P11-4 was rationally designed to promote formation of hydroxyapatite on its surface. The formulation was optimized to ensure the ability of monomeric P11-4 to penetrate past the subsurface lesions and assembly into a biomatrix within. Furthermore, P11-4 has shown that it assembles into fibers within carious lesions, and promotes the remineralization thereof. In a recent clinical study, the safety and efficacy of P11-4 in treatment of initial caries were evaluated. The additional effect of the application of P11-4 (Curodont Repair) was compared to the application of fluoride varnish (Duraphat) alone in active occlusal initial caries lesions on erupting permanent molars. In the 3- and 6-month recalls, the test group showed, both in the laser fluorescence readings and in the clinical assessment of the caries stage and activity, significantly superior lesion regression compared to the control group. No adverse events, medical complications, or allergic reactions related to the treatments were reported. Clinical applicability of treatment was regarded as satisfactory. Patients were happy to receive noninvasive caries treatments. In conclusion, biomimetic mineralization facilitated by P11-4 in combination with fluoride may present a simple, safe, and effective noninvasive treatment for early carious lesions.
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- M Alkilzy
- 1 Department of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, Centre for Oral Health, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- 1 Department of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, Centre for Oral Health, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- 1 Department of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, Centre for Oral Health, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- 1 Department of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, Centre for Oral Health, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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Nyrkova IA, Semenov AN. The concept of strongly interacting groups in self-assembly of soft matter. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. E, SOFT MATTER 2018; 41:103. [PMID: 30194515 DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2018-11699-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Amphiphilic molecules in solution typically produce structures coming from cooperative interactions of many synergetically acting functional units. If all essential interactions are weak, the structure can be treated theoretically based on a free energy expansion for small interaction parameters. However, most self-assembling soft matter systems involve strong specific interactions of functional units leading to qualitatively new structures of highly soluble micellar or fibrillar aggregates. Here we focus on the systems with the so-called strongly interacting groups (SIGs) incorporated into unimer molecules and discuss the effects of packing frustrations and unimer chirality as well as the origins of spontaneous morphological chirality in the case of achiral unimers. We describe several theoretical approaches (overcoming the limitations of weak interaction models) including the concepts of super-strong segregation, geometrical mismatch and orientational frustration. We also review some recently developed phenomenological theories of surfactant membranes and multiscale hierarchical approaches based on all-atomic modeling of packing structures of amphiphilic molecules with SIGs. In particular, we discuss self-assembling structures in systems possessing simultaneously several distinct types of SIGs: solutions of beta-sheet oligopeptides (showing different fibrillar morphologies), aromatic diamide-ester molecules (forming membranes, helical ribbons and tubules), and triarylamine amide derivatives (producing light-controlled supramolecular nanowires).
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- I A Nyrkova
- Institut Charles Sadron, CNRS - UPR 22, Université de Strasbourg, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034, Strasbourg Cedex 2, France
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- Institut Charles Sadron, CNRS - UPR 22, Université de Strasbourg, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034, Strasbourg Cedex 2, France.
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Aldilla VR, Martin AD, Nizalapur S, Marjo CE, Rich AM, Ho KKK, Ittner LM, Black DS, Thordarson P, Kumar N. Glyoxylamide-based self-assembly hydrogels for sustained ciprofloxacin delivery. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:6089-6098. [DOI: 10.1039/c8tb01290c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Glyoxylamide-based hydrogels have high ciprofloxacin (CIP) loading capacity and demonstrate a sustained release profile of over 15 days.
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- School of Chemistry
- UNSW
- Sydney
- Australia
- The Australian Centre for Nanomedicine and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre
- UNSW
- Sydney
- Australia
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- Dementia Research Unit
- School of Medical Sciences
- UNSW
- Sydney
- Australia
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- School of Chemistry
- UNSW
- Sydney
- Australia
- The Australian Centre for Nanomedicine and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology
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- School of Chemistry
- UNSW
- Sydney
- Australia
- The Australian Centre for Nanomedicine and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology
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Davies RPW, Liu B, Maude S, Carrick LM, Nyrkova I, McLeish TC, Harris SA. Peptide strand length controls the energetics of self-assembly and morphology of β-sheet fibrils. Biopolymers 2017; 110. [PMID: 29127706 DOI: 10.1002/bip.23073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Revised: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Self-assembling peptides can be used as versatile, natural, and multifunctional building blocks to produce a variety of well-defined nanostructures, materials and devices for applications in medicine and nanotechnology. Here, we concentrate on the 1D self-assembly of de novo designed Px-2 peptide β-strands into anti-parallel β-sheet tapes and higher order aggregates. We study six members of the Px-2 family, ranging from 3 amino acids (aa) to 13 aa in length, using a range of complementary experimental techniques, computer simulation and theoretical statistical mechanics. The critical concentration for self-assembly (c*) is found to increase systematically with decreasing peptide length. The shortest peptide found to self-assemble into soluble β-tapes in water is a 5 amino acid residue peptide. These investigations help decipher the role of the peptide length in controlling self-assembly, aggregate morphology, and material properties. By extracting free energies from these data using a statistical mechanical analysis and combining the results with computer simulations at the atomistic level, we can extract the entropy of association for individual β-strands.
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- Robert P W Davies
- Department of Oral Biology, University of Leeds, St James's University Hospital Leeds LS9 7TF
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Oxford. Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT
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- Department of Physics, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT
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Gao J, Tang C, Elsawy MA, Smith AM, Miller AF, Saiani A. Controlling Self-Assembling Peptide Hydrogel Properties through Network Topology. Biomacromolecules 2017; 18:826-834. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.6b01693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jie Gao
- School of Materials, ‡Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, and ∥School of Chemical Engineering and
Analytical Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- School of Materials, ‡Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, and ∥School of Chemical Engineering and
Analytical Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- School of Materials, ‡Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, and ∥School of Chemical Engineering and
Analytical Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- School of Materials, ‡Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, and ∥School of Chemical Engineering and
Analytical Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- School of Materials, ‡Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, and ∥School of Chemical Engineering and
Analytical Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- School of Materials, ‡Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, and ∥School of Chemical Engineering and
Analytical Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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Controlling gelation with sequence: Towards programmable peptide hydrogels. Acta Biomater 2016; 43:30-37. [PMID: 27424085 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Revised: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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UNLABELLED The self-assembling peptide IKHLSVN, inspired by inspection of a protein-protein interface, has previously been reported as one of a new class of bio-inspired peptides. Here the peptide, dubbed littleSven, and modifications designed to probe the resilience of the sequence to self-assembly, is characterised. Although the parent peptide did not form a hydrogel, small modifications to the sequence (one side chain or an N-terminus modification) led to hydrogels with properties (eg. gelation time and rheology) that could be tuned by these small alterations. The results suggest that peptides derived from protein-protein interfaces are resilient to changes in sequence and can be harnessed to form hydrogels with controlled properties. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Natural occurring self-assembly peptides are attractive building blocks for engineered bionanomaterials due to their biocompatibility and biodegradability. The bio-inspired self-assembly peptide, IKHLSVN, was used as a template to design peptides that readily formed hydrogels. The peptide sequence was specifically tuned to create a bionanomaterial with different properties that could be exploited downstream for a broad range of applications: nanowires, drug release, vaccine adjuvant, tissue engineering. We describe how small modifications to the parent peptide alter the amyloid-like characteristics and gel strength for each peptide.
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Baschnagel J, Meyer H, Wittmer J, Kulić I, Mohrbach H, Ziebert F, Nam GM, Lee NK, Johner A. Semiflexible Chains at Surfaces: Worm-Like Chains and beyond. Polymers (Basel) 2016; 8:E286. [PMID: 30974563 PMCID: PMC6432221 DOI: 10.3390/polym8080286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2016] [Revised: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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We give an extended review of recent numerical and analytical studies on semiflexible chains near surfaces undertaken at Institut Charles Sadron (sometimes in collaboration) with a focus on static properties. The statistical physics of thin confined layers, strict two-dimensional (2D) layers and adsorption layers (both at equilibrium with the dilute bath and from irreversible chemisorption) are discussed for the well-known worm-like-chain (WLC) model. There is mounting evidence that biofilaments (except stable d-DNA) are not fully described by the WLC model. A number of augmented models, like the (super) helical WLC model, the polymorphic model of microtubules (MT) and a model with (strongly) nonlinear flexural elasticity are presented, and some aspects of their surface behavior are analyzed. In many cases, we use approaches different from those in our previous work, give additional results and try to adopt a more general point of view with the hope to shed some light on this complex field.
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- Jörg Baschnagel
- Institut Charles Sadron, CNRS-UdS, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Strasbourg cedex 2, France.
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- Institut Charles Sadron, CNRS-UdS, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Strasbourg cedex 2, France.
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- Institut Charles Sadron, CNRS-UdS, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Strasbourg cedex 2, France.
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- Institut Charles Sadron, CNRS-UdS, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Strasbourg cedex 2, France.
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- Institut Charles Sadron, CNRS-UdS, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Strasbourg cedex 2, France.
- Equipe BioPhysStat Université de Lorraine, 1 boulevard Arago, 57070 Metz, France.
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- Institut Charles Sadron, CNRS-UdS, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Strasbourg cedex 2, France.
- Physikalisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Strasse 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
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- Institut Charles Sadron, CNRS-UdS, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Strasbourg cedex 2, France.
- Department of Physics, Sejong University, Neundongro 209, Seoul 05006, Korea.
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- Institut Charles Sadron, CNRS-UdS, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Strasbourg cedex 2, France.
- Department of Physics, Sejong University, Neundongro 209, Seoul 05006, Korea.
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- Institut Charles Sadron, CNRS-UdS, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Strasbourg cedex 2, France.
- Department of Physics, Sejong University, Neundongro 209, Seoul 05006, Korea.
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Lee NR, Bowerman CJ, Nilsson BL. Sequence length determinants for self-assembly of amphipathic β-sheet peptides. Biopolymers 2016; 100:738-50. [PMID: 23553562 DOI: 10.1002/bip.22248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2012] [Revised: 03/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Amphipathic peptides composed of alternating hydrophobic and hydrophilic amino acids are a privileged class of peptide, which have a high propensity to self-assemble into β-sheet fibrils. The Ac-(FKFE)2-NH2 peptide has been extensively studied and forms putative β-sheet bilayer fibrils in which the hydrophobic Phe side chains are organized to a single face of each constituent sheet; upon bilayer formation, these hydrophobic benzyl groups are sequestered in the hydrophobic core of the resulting fibril. In order for the Phe side chains to be uniformly displayed on one face of Ac-(FKFE)2-NH2 β-sheets, an antiparallel packing orientation in which one amino acid residue is unpaired must be adopted. Based on molecular models, we hypothesized that truncated seven amino acid derivatives of Ac-(FKFE)2-NH2 in which either the N-terminal Phe residue (Ac-KFEFKFE-NH2) or the C-terminal Glu residue (Ac-FKFEFKF-NH2) is eliminated should readily self-assemble into β-sheet bilayers in which all hydrogen bond and hydrophobic/charge interactions are satisfied. We found, however, that these minute changes in peptide sequence have unanticipated and dramatic effects on the self-assembly of each peptide. Ac-FKFEFKF-NH2 self-assembled into fibrils with unique morphology relative to the parent peptide, whereas the Ac-KFEFKFE-NH2 peptide had a strongly reduced propensity to self-assemble, even failing to self-assemble altogether under some conditions. These findings provide significant insight into the effect of sequence length and strand registry as well as hydrophobicity and charge on the self-assembly of simple amphipathic peptides to illuminate the possibility of tuning self-assembly processes and the resulting structures with minute changes to peptide sequence.
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- Naomi R Lee
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627-0216
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Isozaki K, Yokoi T, Yoshida R, Ogata K, Hashizume D, Yasuda N, Sadakane K, Takaya H, Nakamura M. Synthesis and Applications of (ONO Pincer)Ruthenium-Complex-Bound Norvalines. Chem Asian J 2016; 11:1076-91. [PMID: 26879368 PMCID: PMC5069454 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201600045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Two (ONO pincer)ruthenium-complex-bound norvalines, Boc-[Ru(pydc)(terpy)]Nva-OMe (1; Boc=tert-butyloxycarbonyl, terpy=terpyridyl, Nva=norvaline) and Boc-[Ru(pydc)(tBu-terpy)]Nva-OMe (5), were successfully synthesized and their molecular structures and absolute configurations were unequivocally determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The robustness of the pincer Ru complexes and norvaline scaffolds against acidic/basic, oxidizing, and high-temperature conditions enabled us to perform selective transformations of the N-Boc and C-OMe termini into various functional groups, such as alkyl amide, alkyl urea, and polyether groups, without the loss of the Ru center or enantiomeric purity. The resulting dialkylated Ru-bound norvaline, n-C11 H23 CO-l-[Ru(pydc)(terpy)]Nva-NH-n-C11 H23 (l-4) was found to have excellent self-assembly properties in organic solvents, thereby affording the corresponding supramolecular gels. Ru-bound norvaline l-1 exhibited a higher catalytic activity for the oxidation of alcohols by H2 O2 than parent complex [Ru(pydc)(terpy)] (11 a).
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- Katsuhiro Isozaki
- International Research Center for Elements Science, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan), Fax: (+81) 774-38-3186.
- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.
- JST CREST, Japan.
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- International Research Center for Elements Science, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan), Fax: (+81) 774-38-3186
- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- International Research Center for Elements Science, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan), Fax: (+81) 774-38-3186
- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- International Research Center for Elements Science, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan), Fax: (+81) 774-38-3186
- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Materials Characterization Support Unit, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Information Faculty of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, 1-3 Tatara Miyakotani, Kyotanabe, Kyoto, 610-0321, Japan
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- International Research Center for Elements Science, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan), Fax: (+81) 774-38-3186.
- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.
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- International Research Center for Elements Science, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan), Fax: (+81) 774-38-3186.
- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.
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Gharaei R, Tronci G, Davies RP, Goswami P, Russell SJ. An investigation into the nano-/micro-architecture of electrospun poly (ε-caprolactone) and self-assembling peptide fibers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1557/adv.2016.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Rad-Malekshahi M, Lempsink L, Amidi M, Hennink WE, Mastrobattista E. Biomedical Applications of Self-Assembling Peptides. Bioconjug Chem 2015; 27:3-18. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.5b00487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Mazda Rad-Malekshahi
- Department of Pharmaceutics,
Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, 3584
CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutics,
Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, 3584
CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutics,
Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, 3584
CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutics,
Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, 3584
CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutics,
Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, 3584
CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Tovar JD. Peptide Nanostructures with π-Ways: Photophysical Consequences of Peptide/π-Electron Molecular Self-Assembly. Isr J Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201400161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Nyrkova I, Moulin E, Armao JJ, Maaloum M, Heinrich B, Rawiso M, Niess F, Cid JJ, Jouault N, Buhler E, Semenov AN, Giuseppone N. Supramolecular self-assembly and radical kinetics in conducting self-replicating nanowires. ACS NANO 2014; 8:10111-10124. [PMID: 25244290 DOI: 10.1021/nn502863b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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By using a combination of experimental and theoretical tools, we elucidate unique physical characteristics of supramolecular triarylamine nanowires (STANWs), their packed structure, as well as the entire kinetics of the associated radical-controlled supramolecular polymerization process. AFM, small-angle X-ray scattering, and all-atomic computer modeling reveal the two-columnar "snowflake" internal structure of the fibers involving the π-stacking of triarylamines with alternating handedness. The polymerization process and the kinetics of triarylammonium radicals formation and decay are studied by UV-vis spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance and electronic paramagnetic resonance. We fully describe these experimental data with theoretical models demonstrating that the supramolecular self-assembly starts by the production of radicals that are required for nucleation of double-columnar fibrils followed by their growth in double-strand filaments. We also elucidate nontrivial kinetics of this self-assembly process revealing sigmoid time dependency and complex self-replicating behavior. The hierarchical approach and other ideas proposed here provide a general tool to study kinetics in a large number of self-assembling fibrillar systems.
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- Irina Nyrkova
- Institut Charles Sadron , CNRS, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2, France
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Wall BD, Zhou Y, Mei S, Ardoña HAM, Ferguson AL, Tovar JD. Variation of formal hydrogen-bonding networks within electronically delocalized π-conjugated oligopeptide nanostructures. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:11375-11385. [PMID: 25181015 DOI: 10.1021/la501999g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This photophysical study characterizes the generality of intermolecular electronic interactions present within nanomaterials derived from self-assembling oligopeptides with embedded π-conjugated oligophenylenevinylene (OPV) subunits stilbene and distyrylbenzene that in principle present two distinct β-sheet motifs. Two different synthetic approaches led to oligopeptides that upon self-assembly are expected to self-assemble into multimeric aggregates stabilized by β-sheet-like secondary structures. The target molecules express either two C-termini linked to the central OPV core (symmetric peptides) or the more common N-termini to C-termini polarity typical of natural oligopeptides (nonsymmetric peptides). Both peptide secondary structures were shown to form extended 1-D peptide aggregates with intimate intermolecular π-electron interactions. Differences in length of the π-conjugated OPV segments resulted in differing extents of intermolecular interactions and the resulting photophysics. The peptides containing the shorter stilbene (OPV2) units showed little ground state interactions and resulted in excimeric emission, while the longer distyrylbenzene (OPV3) peptides had different ground state interactions between adjacent π-conjugated subunits resulting in either perturbed electronic properties arising from exciton coupling or excimer-like excited states. Molecular dynamics simulations of nascent aggregate formation predict peptide dimerization to be a spontaneous process, possessing thermodynamic driving potentials in the range 2-6 kcal/mol for the four molecules considered. Antiparallel stacking of the peptides containing an OPV3 subunit is thermodynamically favored over the parallel orientation, whereas both arrangements are equally favored for the peptides containing an OPV2 subunit. This study validates the generality of peptide-π-peptide self-assembly to provide electronically delocalized supramolecular structures and suggests flexibility in peptide sequence design as a way to tune the material properties of π-conjugated supramolecular polymers.
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- Brian D Wall
- Department of Chemistry, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, ‡Institute of NanoBioTechnology, and §Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University , 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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Ridgley DM, Claunch EC, Lee PW, Barone JR. The Role of Protein Hydrophobicity in Conformation Change and Self-Assembly into Large Amyloid Fibers. Biomacromolecules 2014; 15:1240-7. [DOI: 10.1021/bm401815u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Devin M. Ridgley
- Biological Systems Engineering
Department, Virginia Tech, 301D HABB1, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Biological Systems Engineering
Department, Virginia Tech, 301D HABB1, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Biological Systems Engineering
Department, Virginia Tech, 301D HABB1, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Biological Systems Engineering
Department, Virginia Tech, 301D HABB1, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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Ridgley DM, Claunch EC, Barone JR. Characterization of large amyloid fibers and tapes with Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and Raman spectroscopy. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2013; 67:1417-1426. [PMID: 24359656 DOI: 10.1366/13-07059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Amyloids are self-assembled protein structures implicated in a host of neurodegenerative diseases. Organisms can also produce "functional amyloids" to perpetuate life, and these materials serve as models for robust biomaterials. Amyloids are typically studied using fluorescent dyes, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), or Raman spectroscopy analysis of the protein amide I region, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) because the self-assembled β-sheet secondary structure of the amyloid can be easily identified with these techniques. Here, FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy analyses are described to characterize amyloid structures beyond just identification of the β-sheet structure. It has been shown that peptide mixtures can self-assemble into nanometer-sized amyloid structures that then continue to self-assemble to the micrometer scale. The resulting structures are flat tapes of low rigidity or cylinders of high rigidity depending on the peptides in the mixture. By monitoring the aggregation of peptides in solution using FT-IR spectroscopy, it is possible to identify specific amino acids implicated in β-sheet formation and higher order self-assembly. It is also possible to predict the final tape or cylinder morphology and gain insight into the structure's physical properties based on observed intermolecular interactions during the self-assembly process. Tapes and cylinders are shown to both have a similar core self-assembled β-sheet structure. Soft tapes also have weak hydrophobic interactions between alanine, isoleucine, leucine, and valine that facilitate self-assembly. Rigid cylinders have similar hydrophobic interactions that facilitate self-assembly and also have extensive hydrogen bonding between glutamines. Raman spectroscopy performed on the dried tapes and fibers shows the persistence of these interactions. The spectroscopic analyses described could be generalized to other self-assembling amyloid systems to explain property and morphological differences.
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- Devin M Ridgley
- Biological Systems Engineering Department, Virginia Tech, 303 Seitz Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA
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- Biological Systems Engineering Department, Virginia Tech, 303 Seitz Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA
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- Biological Systems Engineering Department, Virginia Tech, 303 Seitz Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA
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- Sherin Fahainy Nasir
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 133-791, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 133-791, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Nanoscience and Technology, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 133-791, Republic of Korea
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Maude S, Ingham E, Aggeli A. Biomimetic self-assembling peptides as scaffolds for soft tissue engineering. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2013; 8:823-47. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm.13.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Tissue engineered therapies are emerging as solutions to several of the medical challenges facing aging societies. To this end, a fundamental research goal is the development of novel biocompatible materials and scaffolds. Self-assembling peptides are materials that have undergone rapid development in the last two decades and they hold promise in meeting some of these challenges. Using amino acids as building blocks enables a great versatility to be incorporated into the structures that peptides form, their physical properties and their interactions with biological systems. This review discusses several classes of short self-assembling sequences, explaining the principles that drive their self-assembly into structures with nanoscale ordering, and highlighting in vitro and in vivo studies that demonstrate the potential of these materials as novel soft tissue engineering scaffolds.
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- Steven Maude
- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- The Institute of Medical & Biological Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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Ridgley DM, Barone JR. Evolution of the amyloid fiber over multiple length scales. ACS NANO 2013; 7:1006-1015. [PMID: 23268732 DOI: 10.1021/nn303489a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The amyloid is a natural self-assembled peptide material comparable in specific stiffness to spider silk and steel. Throughout the literature there are many studies of the nanometer-sized amyloid fibril; however, peptide mixtures are capable of self-assembling beyond the nanometer scale into micrometer-sized fibers. Here, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) are used to observe the self-assembly of the peptide mixtures in solution for 20 days and the fibers upon drying. Beyond the nanometer scale, self-assembling fibers differentiate into two morphologies, cylindrical or rectangular cross-section, depending on peptide properties. Microscopic observations delineate a four stage self-assembly mechanism: (1) protofibril (2-4 nm high and 15-30 nm wide) formation; (2) protofibril aggregation into fibrils 6-10 nm high and 60-120 nm wide; (3) fibril aggregation into large fibrils and morphological differentiation where large fibrils begin to resemble the final fiber morphology of cylinders (WG peptides) or tapes (Gd:My peptides). WG large fibrils are 50 nm high and 480 nm wide and Gd:My large fibrils are 10 nm high and 150 nm wide; (4) micrometer-sized fiber formation upon drying at 480 h resulting in 18.0 μm diameter cylindrical fibers (WG peptides) and 14.0 μm wide and 6.0 μm thick flat tapes (Gd:My peptides). Evolution of the large fiber morphology can be rationalized on the basis of the peptide properties.
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- Devin M Ridgley
- Biological Systems Engineering Department, Virginia Tech, 303 Seitz Hall, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
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Nisbet DR, Williams RJ. Self-Assembled Peptides: Characterisation and In Vivo Response. Biointerphases 2012; 7:2. [DOI: 10.1007/s13758-011-0002-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2011] [Accepted: 11/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Choi I, Park IS, Ryu JH, Lee M. Control of peptide assembly through directional interactions. Chem Commun (Camb) 2012; 48:8481-3. [PMID: 22543454 DOI: 10.1039/c2cc31872e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We demonstrate the self-assembly of tripeptide amphiphiles into spherical hollow capsules from linear nanoribbons via control of the molecular packing. We achieved a transition of arrangement from anisotropic to isotropic by an elaborate design of the molecular architecture.
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- Inho Choi
- Center for Bio-Responsive-Assembly, Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Korea
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Guy MM, Tremblay M, Voyer N, Gauthier SF, Pouliot Y. Formation and stability of nanofibers from a milk-derived peptide. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:720-726. [PMID: 21182295 DOI: 10.1021/jf103312t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The objective of the present work was to investigate the physicochemical conditions that trigger the self-assembly of peptide β-lg f1-8 and therefore lead to nanofibers and hydrogel formation. Nanostructures formed by self-assembly of peptide β-lg f1-8 in the pH range of 2.0-11.0 were studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Hydrogel formation was studied as a function of pH and resulted in evidence of a link between hydrogel formation and the charge distribution carried by the peptide structure. Finally, circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy was used to characterize the effects of peptide concentration (0.4-2.0 mg/mL), ionic strength (0-1 M NaCl), and temperature (20-80 °C) on the secondary structure of peptide β-lg f1-8. Hydrogels were obtained at peptide concentrations above 2.5 mg/mL. Peptide concentration and pH adjustment were shown to trigger self-assembly of β-lg f1-8, but increasing ionic strength had no effect. Heating to 80 °C induced a stronger CD signal intensity due to an increase in solubility of the peptide, whereas only slight changes in CD pattern were found upon cooling to 20 °C. Overall, results emphasize the role of particular molecular interactions in β-sheet self-assembly of peptide β-lg f1-8 and pH-dependent electrostatic interactions occurring between β-lg f1-8 units, which can explain its propensity to self-assembly.
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- Marie-Michèle Guy
- STELA Dairy Research Center, Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada G1V0A6
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Mba M, Moretto A, Armelao L, Crisma M, Toniolo C, Maggini M. Synthesis and self-assembly of oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) peptide conjugates in water. Chemistry 2011; 17:2044-7. [PMID: 21294174 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201002495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Miriam Mba
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Davies RPW, Aggeli A. Self-assembly of amphiphilic β-sheet peptide tapes based on aliphatic side chains. J Pept Sci 2010; 17:107-14. [DOI: 10.1002/psc.1335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2010] [Revised: 10/28/2010] [Accepted: 11/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Protopapa E, Ringstad L, Aggeli A, Nelson A. Interaction of self-assembling β-sheet peptides with phospholipid monolayers: The effect of serine, threonine, glutamine and asparagine amino acid side chains. Electrochim Acta 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2010.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Non-Traditional Aromatic Topologies and Biomimetic Assembly Motifs as Components of Functional Pi-Conjugated Oligomers. MATERIALS 2010. [PMCID: PMC5513467 DOI: 10.3390/ma3021269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This article will highlight our recent work using conjugated oligomers as precursors to electroactive polymer films and self-assembling nanomaterials. One area of investigation has focused on nonbenzenoid aromaticity in the context of charge delocalization in conjugated polymers. In these studies, polymerizable pi-conjugated units were coupled onto unusual aromatic cores such as methano[10]annulene. This article will also show how biologically-inspired assembly of molecularly well-defined oligopeptides that flank pi-conjugated oligomers has resulted in the aqueous construction of 1-dimensional nanomaterials that encourage electronic delocalization among the pi-electron systems.
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Riley JM, Aggeli A, Koopmans RJ, McPherson MJ. Bioproduction and characterization of a pH responsive self-assembling peptide. Biotechnol Bioeng 2009; 103:241-51. [PMID: 19266471 DOI: 10.1002/bit.22274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Peptide P(11)-4 (QQRFEWEFEQQ) was designed to self-assemble to form beta-sheets and nematic gels in the pH range 5-7 at concentrations > or =12.6 mM in water. This self-assembly is reversibly controlled by adjusting the pH of the solvent. It can also self-assemble into gels in biological media. This together with its biocompatibility and biodegradability make P(11)-4 an attractive building block for the fabrication of nanoscale materials with uses in, for example, tissue engineering. A limitation to large-scale production of such peptides is the high cost of solid phase chemical synthesis. We describe expression of peptide P(11)-4 in the bacterium Escherichia coli from constructs carrying tandem repeats of the peptide coding sequence. The vector pET31b+ was used to express P(11)-4 repeats fused to the ketosteroid isomerase protein which accumulates in easily recoverable inclusion bodies. Importantly, the use of auto-induction growth medium to enhance cell density and protein expression levels resulted in recovery of 2.5 g fusion protein/L culture in both shake flask and batch fermentation. Whole cell detergent lysis allowed recovery of inclusion bodies largely composed of the fusion protein. Cyanogen bromide cleavage followed by reverse phase HPLC allowed purification of the recombinant peptide with a C-terminal homoserine lactone (rP(11)-4(hsl)). This recombinant peptide formed pH dependent hydrogels, displayed beta-structure measured by circular dichroism and fibril formation observed by transmission electron microscopy.
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- Jessica M Riley
- Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Membrane interactions of a self-assembling model peptide that mimics the self-association, structure and toxicity of Abeta(1-40). BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2009; 1788:1714-21. [PMID: 19393615 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2009.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2008] [Revised: 03/20/2009] [Accepted: 04/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Beta-amyloid peptide (Abeta) is a primary protein component of senile plaques in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and plays an important, but not fully understood role in neurotoxicity. Model peptides with the demonstrated ability to mimic the structural and toxicity behavior of Abeta could provide a means to evaluate the contributions to toxicity that are common to self-associating peptides from many disease states. In this work, we have studied the peptide-membrane interactions of a model beta-sheet peptide, P(11-2) (CH(3)CO-Gln-Gln-Arg-Phe-Gln-Trp-Gln-Phe-Glu-Gln-Gln-NH(2)), by fluorescence, infrared spectroscopy, and hydrogen-deuterium exchange. Like Abeta(1-40), the peptide is toxic, and conditions which produce intermediate oligomers show higher toxicity against cells than either monomeric forms or higher aggregates of the peptide. Further, P(11-2) also binds to both zwitterionic (POPC) and negatively charged (POPC:POPG) liposomes, acquires a partial beta-sheet conformation in presence of lipid, and is protected against deuterium exchange in the presence of lipids. The results show that a simple rationally designed model beta-sheet peptide recapitulates many important features of Abeta peptide structure and function, reinforcing the idea that toxicity arises, at least in part, from a common mode of action on membranes that is independent of specific aspects of the amino acid sequence. Further studies of such well-behaved model peptide systems will facilitate the investigation of the general principles that govern the molecular interactions of aggregation-prone disease-associated peptides with cell and/or membrane surfaces.
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Protopapa E, Maude S, Aggeli A, Nelson A. Interaction of self-assembling beta-sheet peptides with phospholipid monolayers: the role of aggregation state, polarity, charge and applied field. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2009; 25:3289-96. [PMID: 19437790 DOI: 10.1021/la803368r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Studies of beta-sheet peptide/phospholipid interactions are important for an understanding of the folding of beta-sheet-rich membrane proteins and the action of antimicrobial and toxic peptides. Further, self-assembling peptides have numerous applications in medicine and therefore an insight is required into the relation between peptide molecular structure and biomembrane activity. We previously developed one of the simplest known model peptide systems which, above a critical concentration (c*) in solution, undergoes nucleated one-dimensional self-assembly from a monomeric random coil into a hierarchy of well defined beta-sheet structures. Here we examine the effects of peptide aggregation, polarity, charge, and applied field on peptide interactions with dioleoyl phosphatidylcholine (DOPC) monolayers using electrochemical techniques. The interactions of six systematically altered 11 residue beta-sheet tape-forming peptides were investigated. The following findings with respect to 11 residue beta-sheet peptide-DOPC interaction arose from the study: (i) The solution monomer peptide species is the monolayer active moeity. (ii) Amphiphilic peptides are more monolayer active than polar peptides in the absence of applied electric field. (iii) Positive charge on amphiphilic peptides facilitates monolayer interaction in the absence of applied electric field. (iv) Negative applied electric field facilitates monolayer interaction with positively charged amphiphilic and polar peptides. (v) Neutral amphiphilic peptides permeabilize DOPC layers to ions to the greatest extent. (vi) The beta-sheet tape forming peptides are shown to be significantly less monolayer disruptive than antimicrobial peptides. These conclusions will greatly contribute to the rational design of new peptide-based biomaterials and biosensors.
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Affiliation(s)
- Elisabeth Protopapa
- Centre for Self-Organising Molecular Systems (SOMS), School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Jayawarna V, Richardson SM, Hirst AR, Hodson NW, Saiani A, Gough JE, Ulijn RV. Introducing chemical functionality in Fmoc-peptide gels for cell culture. Acta Biomater 2009; 5:934-43. [PMID: 19249724 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2009.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2008] [Revised: 12/23/2008] [Accepted: 01/07/2009] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Aromatic short peptide derivatives, i.e. peptides modified with aromatic groups such as 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc), can self-assemble into self-supporting hydrogels. These hydrogels have some similarities to extracellular matrices due to their high hydration, relative stiffness and nanofibrous architecture. We previously demonstrated that Fmoc-diphenylalanine (Fmoc-F(2)) provides a suitable matrix for two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) culture of primary bovine chondrocytes. In this paper we investigate whether the introduction of chemical functionality, such as NH(2), COOH or OH, enhances compatibility with different cell types. A series of hydrogel compositions consisting of combinations of Fmoc-F(2) and n-protected Fmoc amino acids, lysine (K, with side chain R=(CH(2))(4)NH(2)), glutamic acid (D, with side chain R=CH(2)COOH), and serine (S, with side chain R=CH(2)OH) were studied. All compositions produced fibrous scaffolds with fibre diameters in the range of 32-65 nm as assessed by cryo-scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis suggested that peptide segments adopt a predominantly antiparallel beta-sheet conformation. Oscillatory rheology results show that all four hydrogels have mechanical profiles of soft viscoelastic materials with elastic moduli dependent on the chemical composition, ranging from 502 Pa (Fmoc-F(2)/D) to 21.2 KPa (Fmoc-F(2)). All gels supported the viability of bovine chondrocytes as assessed by a live-dead staining assay. Fmoc-F(2)/S and Fmoc-F(2)/D hydrogels in addition supported viability for human dermal fibroblasts (HDF) while Fmoc-F(2)/S hydrogel was the only gel type that supported viability for all three cell types tested. Fmoc-F(2)/S was therefore investigated further by studying cell proliferation, cytoskeletal organization and histological analysis in 2D culture. In addition, the Fmoc-F(2)/S gel was shown to support retention of cell morphology in 3D culture of bovine chondrocytes. These results demonstrate that introduction of chemical functionality into Fmoc-peptide scaffolds may provide gels with tunable chemical and mechanical properties for in vitro cell culture.
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