Self-assembly of chimeric peptides toward molecularly defined hexamers with controlled multivalent ligand presentation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Jul 4;56(52):7128-7131. doi: 10.1039/d0cc02066d. Epub 2020 May 27.

Abstract

This work demonstrates a self-assembling peptide strategy to form finite, molecularly defined trigonal bipyramidal-like hexamers which offer control over multivalent ligand display for enhanced tumor targeting.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Biological Transport
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Collagen / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Ligands
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation
  • Nanofibers / chemistry*
  • Optical Imaging
  • Peptides / chemistry*
  • Peptides / metabolism*
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Multimerization*
  • Receptors, Cell Surface / metabolism*

Substances

  • Ligands
  • Peptides
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • Collagen