Synthesis and applications of mirror-image proteins

K Harrison, AS Mackay, L Kambanis… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The homochirality of biomolecules in nature, such as DNA, RNA, peptides and proteins, has
played a critical role in establishing and sustaining life on Earth. This chiral bias has also …

D‐peptide and d‐protein technology: recent advances, challenges, and opportunities

AJ Lander, Y Jin, LYP Luk - ChemBioChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Total chemical protein synthesis provides access to entire D‐protein enantiomers enabling
unique applications in molecular biology, structural biology, and bioactive compound …

[HTML][HTML] Mirror-image ligand discovery enabled by single-shot fast-flow synthesis of D-proteins

AJ Callahan, S Gandhesiri, TL Travaline… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Widespread adoption of mirror-image biological systems presents difficulties in accessing
the requisite D-protein substrates. In particular, mirror-image phage display has the potential …

L‐Glycosidase‐Cleavable Natural Glycans Facilitate the Chemical Synthesis of Correctly Folded Disulfide‐Bonded D‐Proteins

W Shi, T Wang, Z Yang, Y Ren, D Han… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
D‐peptide ligands can be screened for therapeutic potency and enzymatic stability using
synthetic mirror‐image proteins (D‐proteins), but efficient acquisition of these D‐proteins …

Mirror-image trypsin digestion and sequencing of D-proteins

G Zhang, TF Zhu - Nature Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
The development of mirror-image biology systems and related applications is hindered by
the lack of effective methods to sequence mirror-image (D-) proteins. Although natural …

Mirror-image single-domain antibody for a novel nonimmunogenic drug scaffold

K Aoki, A Manabe, H Kimura, Y Katoh… - Bioconjugate …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Immunogenic responses by protein therapeutics often lead to reduced therapeutic effects
and/or adverse effects via the generation of neutralizing antibodies and/or antidrug …

Mirror-image protein and peptide drug discovery through mirror-image phage display

YK Qi, JS Zheng, L Liu - Chem, 2024 - cell.com
Mirror-image proteins and peptides composed of D-amino acids are garnering increasing
attention as diagnostic agents and drug candidates due to their higher stability and lower …

Design and synthesis of monobody variants with low immunogenicity

N Iwamoto, Y Sato, A Manabe, S Inuki… - ACS Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Mirror-image proteins (d-proteins) are promising scaffolds for drug discovery because of
their high proteolytic stability and low immunogenic properties. Facile and reproducible …

Engineering a low-immunogenic mirror-image VHH against vascular endothelial growth factor

K Aoki, K Higashi, S Oda, A Manabe… - ACS Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Immunogenicity is a major caveat of protein therapeutics. In particular, the long-term
administration of protein therapeutic agents leads to the generation of antidrug antibodies …

Tumor vasculature associated nanomedicine strategies

X Wang, X Song, Q Wei, W Wang, H Xu… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
The tumor vasculature plays a crucial role in promoting tumor growth and metastasis,
showcasing heterogeneity in terms of tissue composition, functionality, and structural …