Mitochondria localization induced self-assembly of peptide amphiphiles for cellular dysfunction

Autor: M. T. Jeena, L. Palanikumar, Eun Min Go, Inhye Kim, Myoung Gyun Kang, Seonik Lee, Sooham Park, Huyeon Choi, Chaekyu Kim, Seon-Mi Jin, Sung Chul Bae, Hyun Woo Rhee, Eunji Lee, Sang Kyu Kwak, Ja-Hyoung Ryu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00047-z
Popis: Spatiotemporal control of intracellular molecular self-assembly holds promise for therapeutic applications. Here the authors develop a peptide consisting of a phenylalanine dipeptide with a mitochondrial targeting moiety to form self-assembling fibrous nanostructures within mitochondria, leading to apoptosis.
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