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Dynamic Measurements of Membrane Insertion Potential of Synthetic Cell Penetrating Peptides
Alhakamy, Nabil A. Kaviratna, Anubhav Berkland, Cory J. Dhar, Prajnaparamita
Alhakamy, Nabil A.
Kaviratna, Anubhav
Berkland, Cory J.
Dhar, Prajnaparamita
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Cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) have been established as excellent candidates for mediating drug delivery into cells. When designing synthetic CPPs for drug delivery applications, it is important to understand their ability to penetrate the cell membrane. In this paper, anionic or zwitterionic phospholipid monolayers at the air-water interface are used as model cell membranes to monitor the membrane insertion potential of synthetic CPPs. The insertion potential of CPPs having different cationic and hydrophobic amino acids were recorded using a Langmuir monolayer approach that records peptide adsorption to model membranes. Fluorescence microscopy was used to visualize alterations in phospholipid packing due to peptide insertion. All CPPs had the highest penetration potential in the presence of anionic phospholipids. In addition, two of three amphiphilic CPPs inserted into zwitterionic phospholipids, but none of the hydrophilic CPPs did. All the CPPs studied induced disruptions in phospholipid packing and domain morphology, which were most pronounced for amphiphilic CPPs. Overall, small changes to amino acids and peptide sequences resulted in dramatically different insertion potentials and membrane reorganization. Designers of synthetic CPPs for efficient intracellular drug delivery should consider small nuances in CPP electrostatic and hydrophobic properties.
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This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Langmuir, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see http://doi.org/10.1021/la403370p.
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2013-12-10
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Cell penetrating peptides, Langmuir, Surface pressure, Amphiphilic, Hydrophilic, Phospholipid monolayers, POPG, POPC, DPPC
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Alhakamy, N. A., Kaviratna, A., Berkland, C. J., & Dhar, P. (2013). Dynamic Measurements of Membrane Insertion Potential of Synthetic Cell Penetrating Peptides. Langmuir : The ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids, 29(49), 15336–15349. http://doi.org/10.1021/la403370p