Fluorescent Flippers: Small‐Molecule Probes to Image Membrane Tension in Living Systems

XX Chen, F Bayard, N Gonzalez‐Sanchis… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Flipper probes have been introduced as small molecule fluorophores to image physical
forces, that is, membrane tension in living systems. Their emergence over one decade is …

Recent advances in chemical protein synthesis: method developments and biological applications

S Dong, JS Zheng, Y Li, H Wang, G Chen… - Science China …, 2024 - Springer
The central dogma of modern biology underscores the pivotal roles proteins play in diverse
biological processes, the study of which necessitates advanced methods to produce …

Cell-surface-retained peptide additives for the cytosolic delivery of functional proteins

JVV Arafiles, J Franke, L Franz… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The delivery of functional proteins remains a major challenge in advancing biological and
pharmaceutical sciences. Herein, we describe a powerful, simple, and highly effective …

Cell-Permeable Stimuli-Responsive Ubiquitin Probe for Time-Resolved Monitoring of Substrate Ubiquitination in Live Cells

LJ Liang, Y Wang, X Hua, R Yuan, Q Xia, R Wang, C Li… - JACS Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dynamic monitoring of intracellular ubiquitin (Ub) conjugates is instrumental to
understanding the Ub regulatory machinery. Although many biochemical approaches have …

Modulators of the Hop-HSP90 Protein–Protein Interaction Disrupt KSHV Lytic Replication

MO Okpara, MC Vaaltyn, JL Watson… - ACS Infectious …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The central role of the chaperome in maintaining cellular proteostasis has seen numerous
viral families evolve to parasitically exploit host chaperones in their life cycle. The HSP90 …

Deciphering Structural Determinants Distinguishing Active from Inactive Cell-Penetrating Peptides for Cytosolic mRNA Delivery

RO Egberink, AH van Asbeck, M Boswinkel… - Bioconjugate …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The formation of noncovalent complexes by mixing of positively charged polymers with
negatively charged oligonucleotides (ONs) is a widely explored concept in nanomedicine to …

Late-Stage Minimal Labeling of Peptides and Proteins for Real-Time Imaging of Cellular Trafficking

F Nadal-Bufi, RV Nithun, F de Moliner, X Lin… - ACS Central …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The cellular uptake routes of peptides and proteins are complex and diverse, often
handicapping therapeutic success. Understanding their mechanisms of internalization …

Synthesis of ubiquitinated proteins for biochemical and functional analysis

J Kriegesmann, A Brik - Chemical Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Ubiquitination plays a crucial role in controlling various biological processes such as
translation, DNA repair and immune response. Protein degradation for example, is one of …

The balance between hydrophobicity/aromaticity and positively charged residues may influence the cell penetration ability

D Soltész, I Szabó, Z Bánóczi - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are commonly modified to increase their cellular uptake,
alter the mechanism of penetration or enhance their endosomal release. Earlier, we …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid and unbiased enrichment of extracellular vesicles via a meticulously engineered peptide

L Wang, Z Gong, M Wang, YZ Liang, J Zhao, Q Xie… - Bioactive Materials, 2025 - Elsevier
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have garnered significant attention in biomedical applications.
However, the rapid, efficient, and unbiased separation of EVs from complex biological fluids …