A leucine zipper-based peptide hybrid delivers functional Nanog protein inside the cell nucleus

Yoshiyuki Hakata, Hiroyuki Michiue, Takashi Ohtsuki, Masaaki Miyazawa, Mizuki Kitamatsu

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Abstract

We synthesized a pair of compounds containing leucine zipper peptides to deliver protein cargo into cells. One is a cell-penetrating peptide (CPP) with Lz(E), a leucine zipper peptide containing negatively charged amino acids, and the other is a Nanog protein with Lz(K), a leucine zipper peptide containing positively charged amino acids. When cells were treated with these equimolar mixtures, Nanog-Lz(K) hybridized with Lz(E)-CPP was successfully delivered into the cells. Furthermore, Nanog-Lz(K) exerted its proper function after nuclear transport.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)878-881
Number of pages4
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume29
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 1 2019

Keywords

  • Cell-penetrating peptide
  • Drug delivery system
  • Leucine zipper
  • Nanog
  • Peptide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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