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Synthesis of a pH-Sensitive Nitrilotriacetic Linker to Peptide Transduction Domains To Enable Intracellular Delivery of Histidine Imidazole Ring-Containing Macromolecules

[Image: see text] Intracellular delivery of functional macromolecules using peptide transduction domains (PTDs) is an exciting technology with both experimental and therapeutic applications. Recent data indicate that PTD-mediated transduction occurs via fluid-phase macropinocytosis involving an intr...

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Autores principales: June, Ronald K., Gogoi, Khirud, Eguchi, Akiko, Cui, Xian-Shu, Dowdy, Steven F.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Chemical Society 2010
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2915637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20681698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja1040418
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Sumario:[Image: see text] Intracellular delivery of functional macromolecules using peptide transduction domains (PTDs) is an exciting technology with both experimental and therapeutic applications. Recent data indicate that PTD-mediated transduction occurs via fluid-phase macropinocytosis involving an intracellular pH drop to ∼5. Nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA)-coordinated metals avidly bind hexahistidine-tagged macromolecules, including peptides and proteins. Histidine’s imidazole ring has a pK(a) of 6, making this an attractive target for the biological pH drop of PTD-mediated macropinocytotic delivery. The objective of this study was to develop a pH-sensitive PTD delivery peptide (NTA(3)-PTD). We demonstrate the in vitro function of this novel peptide by delivering fluorescently labeled peptides (1.6 kDa) and functional enzymes, β-galactosidase (119 kDa) and Cre recombinase (37 kDa). Furthermore, the NTA(3)-PTD peptide was able to deliver functional Cre recombinase in an in vivo mouse model.