Cell penetrating peptides: A versatile vector for co-delivery of drug and genes in cancer

MM Khan, N Filipczak, VP Torchilin - Journal of Controlled Release, 2021 - Elsevier
Biological barriers hamper the efficient delivery of drugs and genes to targeted sites. Cell
penetrating peptides (CPP) have the ability to rapidly internalize across biological …

[HTML][HTML] Delivery systems for nucleic acids and proteins: Barriers, cell capture pathways and nanocarriers

JD Torres-Vanegas, JC Cruz, LH Reyes - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Gene therapy has been used as a potential approach to address the diagnosis and
treatment of genetic diseases and inherited disorders. In this line, non-viral systems have …

Cellular uptake of large biomolecules enabled by cell-surface-reactive cell-penetrating peptide additives

AFL Schneider, M Kithil, MC Cardoso, M Lehmann… - Nature Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Enabling the cellular delivery and cytosolic bioavailability of functional proteins constitutes a
major challenge for the life sciences. Here we demonstrate that thiol-reactive arginine-rich …

[HTML][HTML] Cell-penetrating peptide sequence and modification dependent uptake and subcellular distribution of green florescent protein in different cell lines

SG Patel, EJ Sayers, L He, R Narayan, TL Williams… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Protein therapy holds great promise for treating a variety of diseases. To act on intracellular
targets, therapeutic proteins must cross the plasma membrane. This has previously been …

Cellular deformations induced by conical silicon nanowire arrays facilitate gene delivery

Y Chen, S Aslanoglou, G Gervinskas, H Abdelmaksoud… - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Engineered cell–nanostructured interfaces generated by vertically aligned silicon nanowire
(SiNW) arrays have become a promising platform for orchestrating cell behavior, function …

1988–2018: Thirty years of drug smuggling at the nano scale. Challenges and opportunities of cell-penetrating peptides in biomedical research

M Gallo, S Defaus, D Andreu - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2019 - Elsevier
In 1988, two unrelated papers reported the discovery of peptide vectors with innate cell
translocation properties, setting the ground for a new area of research that over the years …

Protamine-mediated efficient transcellular and transmucosal delivery of proteins

J Wu, N Jones, NAL Fayez, PH Chao, A Wu… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Proteins and peptides often require frequent needle-based administrations. Here, we report
a non-parenteral delivery method for proteins through physical mixing with protamine, an …

Modulating tumor extracellular matrix by simultaneous inhibition of two cancer cell receptors

W Chen, Y Yuan, C Li, H Mao, B Liu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is involved in fundamental cellular processes and
pathological progression of many diseases. While most research and current knowledge …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of the Lipid Landscape on the Efficacy of Cell-Penetrating Peptides

F Zakany, IM Mándity, Z Varga, G Panyi, P Nagy… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Every cell biological textbook teaches us that the main role of the plasma membrane is to
separate cells from their neighborhood to allow for a controlled composition of the …

Bowl-shaped mesoporous polydopamine nanoparticles for size-dependent endocytosis into HeLa cells

S Acter, MLP Vidallon, S Crawford… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A comprehensive study of cellular internalization mechanisms of nanoparticles is crucial to
optimize their drug delivery efficacy, as endocytosis pathways will likely determine their …