Affibody molecules in biotechnological and medical applications

S Ståhl, T Gräslund, AE Karlström, FY Frejd… - Trends in …, 2017 - cell.com
Affibody molecules are small (6.5-kDa) affinity proteins based on a three-helix bundle
domain framework. Since their introduction 20 years ago as an alternative to antibodies for …

Concepts in oncolytic adenovirus therapy

K Mantwill, FG Klein, D Wang, SV Hindupur… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Oncolytic adenovirus therapy is gaining importance as a novel treatment option for the
management of various cancers. Different concepts of modification within the adenovirus …

LOVTRAP: an optogenetic system for photoinduced protein dissociation

H Wang, M Vilela, A Winkler, M Tarnawski… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
LOVTRAP is an optogenetic approach for reversible light-induced protein dissociation using
protein A fragments that bind to the LOV domain only in the dark, with tunable kinetics and …

Antibody or antibody fragments: implications for molecular imaging and targeted therapy of solid tumors

KT Xenaki, S Oliveira… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The use of antibody-based therapeutics has proven very promising for clinical applications
in cancer patients, with multiple examples of antibodies and antibody–drug conjugates …

Epidermal growth factor receptor targeting in cancer: a review of trends and strategies

C Yewale, D Baradia, I Vhora, S Patil, A Misra - Biomaterials, 2013 - Elsevier
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a cell-surface receptor belonging to ErbB
family of tyrosine kinase and it plays a vital role in the regulation of cell proliferation, survival …

Nanocarriers as an emerging platform for cancer therapy

D Peer, JM Karp, S Hong, OC Farokhzad… - Nano-enabled …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
The delivery of drugs through targeted nanocarriers that are internalized by cells provides
an alternative route to diffusion of drugs into cells. Growth factor or vitamin interactions with …

Synthetic biology for the directed evolution of protein biocatalysts: navigating sequence space intelligently

A Currin, N Swainston, PJ Day, DB Kell - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The amino acid sequence of a protein affects both its structure and its function. Thus, the
ability to modify the sequence, and hence the structure and activity, of individual proteins in …

Ultrasmall inorganic nanoparticles: State-of-the-art and perspectives for biomedical applications

K Zarschler, L Rocks, N Licciardello, L Boselli… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Ultrasmall nanoparticulate materials with core sizes in the 1-3 nm range bridge the gap
between single molecules and classical, larger-sized nanomaterials, not only in terms of …

Molecularly imprinted polymers and their use in biomimetic sensors

K Haupt, K Mosbach - Chemical reviews, 2000 - ACS Publications
Chemical sensors and biosensors are of increasing interest within the field of modern
analytical chemistry, as can be seen both from the number of papers published and from the …

A red light–responsive photoswitch for deep tissue optogenetics

Y Kuwasaki, K Suzuki, G Yu, S Yamamoto… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Red light penetrates deep into mammalian tissues and has low phototoxicity, but few
optogenetic tools that use red light have been developed. Here we present MagRed, a red …