Recent Progress of pH-Responsive Peptides, Polypeptides, and Their Supramolecular Assemblies for Biomedical Applications

M Hou, S Liu - Biomacromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
Peptides and polypeptides feature a variety of active functional groups on their side chains
(including carboxylic acid, hydroxyl, amino, and thiol groups), enabling diverse chemical …

Recent advances in imaging agents anchored with pH (Low) insertion peptides for cancer theranostics

YC Liu, ZX Wang, JY Pan, LQ Wang, XY Dai, KF Wu… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The acidic extracellular microenvironment has become an effective target for diagnosing
and treating tumors. A pH (low) insertion peptide (pHLIP) is a kind of peptide that can …

The Functionality of Membrane-Inserting Proteins and Peptides: Curvature Sensing, Generation, and Pore Formation

C Has, SL Das - The Journal of Membrane Biology, 2023 - Springer
Proteins and peptides with hydrophobic and amphiphilic segments are responsible for many
biological functions. The sensing and generation of membrane curvature are the functions of …

Measuring membrane penetration depths and conformational changes in membrane peptides and proteins

R Brahma, H Raghuraman - The Journal of Membrane Biology, 2022 - Springer
The structural organization and dynamic nature of the biomembrane components are
important determinants for numerous cellular functions. Particularly, membrane proteins are …

Advances in research on bladder cancer targeting peptides: A review

B Zheng, P Zhang, H Wang, J Wang, ZH Liu… - Cell Biochemistry and …, 2021 - Springer
Bladder cancer (Bca) is the second most common malignant tumor of the genitourinary
system in Chinese male population with high potential of recurrence and progression. The …

pH-sensitive tracers for fluorescence-guided glioblastoma surgery

N Mosca - 2021 - politesi.polimi.it
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most common primary brain cancers,
corresponding to approximately 17% of all diagnosed tumours. Unfortunately, it is …