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Hyo Jin Kang et al.
Biosensors & bioelectronics, 67, 413-418 (2014-09-15)
Caspase-3 is an apoptotic cysteine protease and its aberrancy is highly implicated to numerous diseases thereby rendering caspase-3 activity as an important disease marker. Most caspase-3 sensors are caspase-3 substrates of which the fluorescence signals are turned on upon catalytic
Małgorzata Cebo et al.
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 406(30), 8013-8020 (2014-10-31)
Isotope exchange at the histidine C2 atom of imidazole in D2O solution is well known to occur at a significantly slower rate than the exchange of amide protons. Analysis of the kinetics of this isotope-exchange reaction is proposed herein as
Torao Suga et al.
Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications, 47, 345-350 (2014-12-11)
Hydrogels formed by low-molecular hydrogelators have been used as anti-microbial agents and cell-attachment materials. However the biomedical application of low-molecular gelators is slowly progressing compared to the hydrogels formed by polymer hydrogelator that is applied to biomedical application such as
M Beyermann et al.
International journal of peptide and protein research, 37(4), 252-256 (1991-04-01)
The effect of tertiary amine (DIEA) on reaction rate and product purity of a carbodiimide/HOBt-mediated peptide synthesis was studied. It was found that very rapid activation can be achieved using carbodiimide/HOBt in non-polar solvents, such as DCM. Although the HOBt
Soo Min Cho et al.
Scientific reports, 4, 6777-6777 (2014-10-28)
Amyloid-β (Aβ) is one of the few neuropathological biomarkers associated with transporters of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Despite the well-characterized clinical indication of decreasing Aβ levels in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) during the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the link
Patrick J Stahl et al.
Analytical biochemistry, 424(2), 137-139 (2012-03-06)
Here we present a highly efficient protocol for on-the-resin coupling of fluorescent dyes or other functional groups to the N-termini of synthetic peptides prior to cleavage and deprotection. The protocol avoids expensive preactivated dyes and instead employs carboxylated dyes activated
Ushasri Chilakamarthi et al.
Experimental cell research, 327(1), 91-101 (2014-06-08)
Targeted molecular imaging to detect changes in the structural and functional organization of tissues, at the molecular level, is a promising approach for effective and early diagnosis of diseases. Quantitative and qualitative changes in type I collagen, which is a
Scott Boitano et al.
PloS one, 9(6), e99140-e99140 (2014-06-14)
Protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR2) is a G-Protein Coupled Receptor (GPCR) activated by proteolytic cleavage to expose an attached, tethered ligand (SLIGRL). We evaluated the ability for lipid-tethered-peptidomimetics to activate PAR2 with in vitro physiological and Ca2+ signaling assays to determine minimal
Claudia Scholz et al.
ChemMedChem, 9(9), 2104-2110 (2014-02-08)
The optimization of synthetic carriers for gene transfer remains a major challenge. Cationic polymers such as polyethylenimine (PEI) often show increasing gene transfer activity with increasing molecular weight, but this favorable effect is accompanied by an undesired increase in cytotoxicity.
Mingqian Tan et al.
Pharmaceutical research, 31(6), 1469-1476 (2013-03-09)
To synthesize and evaluate a peptide targeted nanoglobular dual modal imaging agent specific to a cancer biomarker in tumor stroma for MRI and fluorescence visualization of prostate tumor in image-guided surgery. A peptide (CGLIIQKNEC, CLT1) targeted generation 2 nanoglobular (polylysine
Stéphane Bach et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 280(35), 31208-31219 (2005-06-25)
(R)-Roscovitine (CYC202) is often referred to as a "selective inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases." Besides its use as a biological tool in cell cycle, neuronal functions, and apoptosis studies, it is currently evaluated as a potential drug to treat cancers, neurodegenerative
Wen Shi et al.
Biomaterials, 35(22), 5760-5770 (2014-04-24)
N-(2-hydroxypropyl)-methacrylamide (HPMA) copolymers have shown promise for application in the detection and staging of cancer. However, non-target accumulation, particularly in the liver and spleen, hinders the detection of resident or nearby metastatic lesions thereby decreasing diagnostic effectiveness. Our laboratory has
Seyedsina Moeinzadeh et al.
Tissue engineering. Part A, 21(1-2), 134-146 (2014-07-23)
An attractive approach to reduce the undesired side effects of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) in regenerative medicine is to use osteoinductive peptide sequences derived from BMPs. Although the structure and function of BMPs have been studied extensively, there is limited
Eugene F, et al.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 59(9), 2599-2603 (1994)
Jakeb M Reis et al.
Biochemistry, 53(30), 5008-5016 (2014-07-09)
The design of new optogenetic tools for controlling protein function would be facilitated by the development of protein scaffolds that undergo large, well-defined structural changes upon exposure to light. Domain swapping, a process in which a structural element of a
Baowei Yang et al.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 13(15), 4551-4561 (2015-03-18)
Three series of Momordica charantia (MC)2 analogues were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their anti-hyperglycaemic effects. Alanine scanning focusing on the peptide MC2 indicated the importance of the residues proline (Pro)(3), serine (Ser)(6), isoleucine (Ile)(7) and Ser(10) for anti-hyperglycaemic effects.
Eun Ju Oh et al.
Bioconjugate chemistry, 19(12), 2401-2408 (2008-11-15)
Agonistic and antagonistic peptides for formyl peptide receptor like 1 (FPRL1) receptor have been investigated as novel drug candidates for inflammatory diseases such as sepsis, asthma, and rheumatoid arthritis. In this work, a novel protocol for the synthesis of hyaluronic
Veronika Mäde et al.
ChemMedChem, 9(11), 2463-2474 (2014-08-27)
Pancreatic polypeptide (PP) is a satiety-inducing gut hormone targeting predominantly the Y4 receptor within the neuropeptide Y multiligand/multireceptor family. Palmitoylated PP-based ligands have already been reported to exert prolonged satiety-inducing effects in animal models. Here, we suggest that other lipidation
Nicolai N Maolanon et al.
Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology, 15(3), 425-434 (2014-01-18)
Glycan microarrays have emerged as novel tools to study carbohydrate-protein interactions. Here we describe the preparation of a covalent microarray with lipochitin oligosaccharides and its use in studying proteins containing LysM domains. The glycan microarray was assembled from glycoconjugates that
Yang Li et al.
Macromolecular bioscience, 15(1), 52-62 (2014-12-06)
To address the downside of conventional photo-patterning which can alter the chemical composition of protein scaffolds, we developed a non-covalent photo-patterning strategy for gelatin (denatured collagen) hydrogels that utilizes UV activated triple helical hybridization of caged collagen mimetic peptide (caged
Kai Zhu et al.
International journal of nanomedicine, 9, 5203-5215 (2014-11-28)
Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation has attracted much attention in myocardial infarction therapy. One of the limitations is the poor survival of grafted cells in the ischemic microenvironment. Small interfering RNA-mediated prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 (PHD2) silencing in MSCs
Jae H Park et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 57(15), 6623-6631 (2014-07-16)
The aqueous solution structure of protoxin II (ProTx II) indicated that the toxin comprises a well-defined inhibitor cystine knot (ICK) backbone region and a flexible C-terminal tail region, similar to previously described NaSpTx III tarantula toxins. In the present study
Levente E Dókus et al.
European journal of medicinal chemistry, 82, 274-280 (2014-06-11)
Calpains are intracellular cysteine proteases with important physiological functions. Up- or downregulation of their expression can be responsible for several diseases, therefore specific calpain inhibitors may be considered as promising candidates for drug discovery. In this paper we describe the
Lisa Pollaro et al.
Molecular cancer therapeutics, 14(1), 151-161 (2014-11-09)
Monoclonal antibodies have long in vivo half-lives and reach high concentrations in tumors but cannot access all regions in the tissue, whereas smaller ligands such as peptides distribute better but are limited by low concentrations due to fast renal clearance.
John R Horsley et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136(35), 12479-12488 (2014-08-15)
Electrochemical studies are reported on a series of peptides constrained into either a 310-helix (1-6) or β-strand (7-9) conformation, with variable numbers of electron rich alkene containing side chains. Peptides (1 and 2) and (7 and 8) are further constrained
Linnea Olofsson et al.
Nature communications, 5, 5206-5206 (2014-10-18)
Efficient cell-to-cell communication relies on the accurate signalling of cell surface receptors. Understanding the molecular bases of their activation requires the characterization of the dynamic equilibrium between active and resting states. Here, we monitor, using single-molecule Förster resonance energy transfer
M Gomez-Mendoza et al.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 12(42), 8499-8504 (2014-09-19)
The aim of the present work is to develop two-channel emitters to probe local hydrophobicity by means of fluorescence quenching within different biomimetic supramolecular environments. To achieve this goal, the dansyl (Dns) and tryptophan (Trp) fluorophores have been covalently attached
Carina S D Wink et al.
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 407(6), 1545-1557 (2015-01-13)
Lefetamine (N,N-dimethyl-1,2-diphenylethylamine, L-SPA) was marketed as an opioid analgesic in Japan and Italy. After being widely abused, it became a controlled substance. It seems to be a pharmaceutical lead for designer drugs because N-ethyl-1,2-diphenylethylamine (NEDPA) and N-iso-propyl-1,2-diphenylethylamine (NPDPA) were confiscated
Akiyoshi Hirata et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136(32), 11546-11554 (2014-07-19)
A polyamide containing N-methylpyrrole (Py) and N-methylimidazole (Im), designated PIPA, binds with high affinity and specificity to specific nucleotide sequences in the minor groove of double-helical DNA. Based on a recent report of the synthesis of PIPA for telomere visualization
Junfeng Shi et al.
Biomacromolecules, 15(10), 3559-3568 (2014-09-18)
Peptides made of D-amino acids, as the enantiomer of corresponding L-peptides, are able to resist proteolysis. It is, however, unclear or much less explored whether or how D-amino acids affect the cellular response of supramolecular nanofibers formed by enzyme-triggered self-assembly
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