Importance of net hydrophobicity in the cellular uptake of all-hydrocarbon stapled peptides

K Sakagami, T Masuda, K Kawano… - Molecular …, 2018 - ACS Publications
All-hydrocarbon stapled peptides make up a promising class of protein–protein interaction
regulators; their potential therapeutic benefit arises because they have a high binding affinity …

Towards understanding cell penetration by stapled peptides

Q Chu, RE Moellering, GJ Hilinski, YW Kim… - …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrocarbon-stapled α-helical peptides are a new class of targeting molecules capable of
penetrating cells and engaging intracellular targets formerly considered intractable. This …

Biophysical determinants for cellular uptake of hydrocarbon-stapled peptide helices

GH Bird, E Mazzola, K Opoku-Nsiah… - Nature chemical …, 2016 - nature.com
Hydrocarbon-stapled peptides are a class of bioactive alpha-helical ligands developed to
dissect and target protein interactions. While there is consensus that stapled peptides can …

Stereochemical effects of all-hydrocarbon tethers in i, i+ 4 stapled peptides

YW Kim, GL Verdine - Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 2009 - Elsevier
The stereochemical effects of the hydrocarbon crosslink on the conformation and cellular
uptake of i, i+ 4 stapled peptides were studied. Compared to its S, S-configurated …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing specific disruption of intracellular protein complexes by hydrocarbon stapled peptides using lipid based delivery

D Thean, JS Ebo, T Luxton, XEC Lee, TY Yuen… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Linear peptides can mimic and disrupt protein-protein interactions involved in critical cell
signaling pathways. Such peptides however are usually protease sensitive and unable to …

[HTML][HTML] Incorporation of putative helix-breaking amino acids in the design of novel stapled peptides: Exploring biophysical and cellular permeability properties

AW Partridge, HYK Kaan, YC Juang, A Sadruddin… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Stapled α-helical peptides represent an emerging superclass of macrocyclic molecules with
drug-like properties, including high-affinity target binding, protease resistance, and …

The effect of β-turn structure on the passive diffusion of peptides across Caco-2 cell monolayers

GT Knipp, DG Vander Velde, TJ Siahaan… - Pharmaceutical …, 1997 - Springer
Purpose. To investigate the relationships between the β-turn structure of a peptide and its
passive diffusion across Caco-2 cell monolayers, an in vitro model of the intestinal mucosa …

Lactam-stapled cell-penetrating peptides: cell uptake and membrane binding properties

MJ Klein, S Schmidt, P Wadhwani… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Stapling of side chains to stabilize an α-helical structure has been generally associated with
an increased uptake of CPPs. Here, we compare four amphiphilic stapled peptides with their …

Contiguous hydrophobic and charged surface patches in short helix-constrained peptides drive cell permeability

SR Perry, TA Hill, AD de Araujo, HN Hoang… - Organic & biomolecular …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Most protein–protein interactions occur inside cells. Peptides can inhibit protein–protein
interactions but tend not to enter cells. We systematically compare cell permeability for 8–12 …

Effect of stapling architecture on physiochemical properties and cell permeability of stapled α‐helical peptides: a comparative study

Y Tian, Y Jiang, J Li, D Wang, H Zhao, Z Li - ChemBioChem, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Stapled peptides have emerged as a new class of targeting molecules with high binding
affinity and specificity for intracellular undruggable targets. Their ability to penetrate cell …