Double quick, double click reversible peptide “stapling”

CM Grison, GM Burslem, JA Miles, LKA Pilsl… - Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of constrained peptides for inhibition of protein–protein interactions is an
emerging strategy in chemical biology and drug discovery. This manuscript introduces a …

Conformational restriction of peptides using dithiol bis-alkylation

L Peraro, TR Siegert, JA Kritzer - Methods in enzymology, 2016 - Elsevier
Macrocyclic peptides are highly promising as inhibitors of protein–protein interactions. While
many bond-forming reactions can be used to make cyclic peptides, most have limitations …

Stapled helical peptides bearing different anchoring residues

X Li, S Chen, WD Zhang, HG Hu - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
A large proportion of protein–protein interactions (PPIs) occur between a short peptide and a
globular protein domain; the peptides involved in surface interactions play important roles …

Hydrocarbon constrained peptides–understanding preorganisation and binding affinity

JA Miles, DJ Yeo, P Rowell, S Rodriguez-Marin… - Chemical …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of constrained peptides represents an emerging strategy to generate
peptide based probes and hits for drug-discovery that address challenging protein–protein …

Small and simple, yet sturdy: conformationally constrained peptides with remarkable properties

K Bozovičar, T Bratkovič - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The sheer size and vast chemical space (ie, diverse repertoire and spatial distribution of
functional groups) underlie peptides' ability to engage in specific interactions with targets of …

Polar hinges as functionalized conformational constraints in (bi) cyclic peptides

H Van De Langemheen, V Korotkovs, J Bijl… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Two polar hinges for cyclization of peptides have been developed, leading to bicyclic
peptides and cyclized peptides with improved solubility and biological activity. Increasingly …

Stabilized helical peptides: overview of the technologies and its impact on drug discovery

M Klein - Expert opinion on drug discovery, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Protein-protein interactions are predominant in the workings of all cells. Until
now, there have been a few successes in targeting protein-protein interactions with small …

Stapled peptide design: principles and roles of computation

YS Tan, DP Lane, CS Verma - Drug Discovery Today, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•One of the most widely adopted strategies for α-helix stabilisation is peptide
stapling.•Stapled peptides are highly promising therapeutic agents.•General design …

Recent structural advances in constrained helical peptides

KJ Skowron, TE Speltz… - Medicinal research reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Given the ubiquity of the⍺‐helix in the proteome, there has been much research in
developing mimics of⍺‐helices, and most of this study has been toward developing protein …

Non-symmetric stapling of native peptides

FJ Chen, W Lin, FE Chen - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
Stapling has emerged as a powerful technique in peptide chemistry. It enables precise
control over peptide conformation leading to enhanced properties such as improved stability …