Cell-penetrating peptides : processes and applications

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    • Langel, Ülo

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Cell-penetrating peptides : processes and applications

Ülo Langel

(Pharmacology & toxicology)

CRC Press, c2002

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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One of the major problems with drug delivery is the inability of large hydrophilic compounds to pass through the lipid membrane of the cell, thus making drugs such as polypeptides and oligonucleotides of limited therapeutic value. Until recently, the transport of such molecules into the cytoplasmic and nuclear compartments of living cells seemed a far off goal. Hence, the discovery that peptides derived from the HIV Tat protein and homeodomain of the Antennapedia transcription factor (penetratin) can translocate across the plasma membrane of live cells has opened up exciting new possibilities in biomedical research. This book fills the need for a comprehensive update of the research concerning these specialized peptides, called cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), to which the drug molecule can attach and pass through the cell membrane. Divided into three parts, Cell-Penetrating Peptides: Processes and Applications covers classes of cell-penetrating peptides; mechanisms of cell penetration, interactions of cell-penetrating peptides with plasma membranes, and lipid models; and applications of cell-penetrating peptides. These divisions cover all information from basic biochemistry to clinical application, including a clear description of the general rules for cellular uptake of the transport peptides. The overview of work in this area will lead to better designed novel transport peptides to achieve the more successful application of CPPs in research and therapy.

Table of Contents

Preface, UElo Langel CLASSES OF CELL-PENETRATING PEPTIDES The Tat-Derived Cell-Penetrating Peptide, Eric Vives and Bernard Lebleu Penetratins , Edmond Dupont, Alain Joliot and Alain Prochiantz Transportans, Margus Pooga, Mattias Hallbrink and UElo Langel MAP Peptides, Johannes Oehlke, Burkhard Wiesner and Michael Bienert Signal Sequence-Based Cell-Penetrating Peptides (NLS) and Their Applications for Gene Delivery, May Morris, Laurent Chaloin, Frederic Heitz and Gilles Divita Hydrophobic Membrane Translocating Sequence (MTS) Peptides, Kristen Sadler, Yao-Zhong Lin and James P. Tam Arginine-Rich Molecular Transporters for Drugs: The Role of Backbone and Sidechain Variations on Cellular Uptake, Jonathan B. Rothbard, Erik Kreider, Kanaka Pattabiraman, Erin T. Pelkey, Christopher L. VanDeusen, Lee Wright, Bryan L. Wylie and Paul A. Wender MECHANISMS OF CELL PENETRATION, INTERACTIONS OF CELL-PENETRATING PEPTIDES WITH PLASMA MEMBRANES AND LIPID MODELS Interactions of Cell-Penetrating Peptides with Membranes, Laurent Chaloin, Nicole Van Mau, Gilles Divita and Frederic Heitz Structure Prediction of CPPs and Iterative Development of Novel CPPs, Olivier Bouffioux, Frederic Basyn, Rene Rezsohazy and Robert Brasseur Biophysical Studies of Cell-Penetrating Peptides, Astrid Graslund and L.E.G.Eriksson Toxicity and Side-Effects of Cell-Penetrating Peptides, Margus Pooga, Anna Elmquist and UElo Langel Quantification of Cell-Penetrating Peptides and Cargoes, Maria Lindgren, Mattias Hallbrink and UElo Langel Kinetics of Uptake of Cell-Penetrating Peptides, Matjaz Zorko, Mattias Hallbrink and UElo Langel Signal Peptides, Kenta Nakai APPLICATIONS OF CELL-PENETRATING PEPTIDES Cell-Penetrating Peptide Conjugations and Magnetic Cell Labels, Ching-Hsuan Tung and Ralph Weissleder Cell-Penetrating Peptides as Vectors for Delivery of Nucleic Acids, Andres Valkna, Ursel Soomets and UElo Langel Protein Transport, Jay S. Wadia, Michelle Becker-Hapak and Steven F. Dowdy Microbial Membrane Permeating Peptides and Their Applications, K.R. Gunaratna, Mats Andersson and Liam Good

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