Types of nuclear localization signals and mechanisms of protein import into the nucleus

J Lu, T Wu, B Zhang, S Liu, W Song, J Qiao… - Cell communication and …, 2021 - Springer
Nuclear localization signals (NLS) are generally short peptides that act as a signal fragment
that mediates the transport of proteins from the cytoplasm into the nucleus. This NLS …

DNA vaccines—how far from clinical use?

D Hobernik, M Bros - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Two decades ago successful transfection of antigen presenting cells (APC) in vivo was
demonstrated which resulted in the induction of primary adaptive immune responses. Due to …

Self-assembly of an aptamer-decorated chimeric peptide nanocarrier for targeted cancer gene delivery

S Dehghani, M Alibolandi, ZA Tehranizadeh… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•KALA-LMWP-NLS chimeric peptide (KLN) was designed and expressed in E. coli
Bl21.•KLN/pDNA/Aptamer nanoparticles were synthesized using electrostatic self …

Non-viral carriers for nucleic acids delivery: Fundamentals and current applications

S Shtykalova, D Deviatkin, S Freund, A Egorova… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Gene therapy is one of the most promising approaches to treating various
inherited and acquired diseases by delivering genetic constructs into the cells and tissues of …

In vitro transcription of self-assembling DNA nanoparticles

CY Oh, ER Henderson - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Nucleic acid nanoparticles are playing an increasingly important role in biomolecular
diagnostics and therapeutics as well as a variety of other areas. The unique attributes of self …

Mitochondria and neuroprotection in stroke: Cationic arginine-rich peptides (CARPs) as a novel class of mitochondria-targeted neuroprotective therapeutics

G MacDougall, RS Anderton, FL Mastaglia… - Neurobiology of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Stroke is the second leading cause of death globally and represents a major cause of
devastating long-term disability. Despite sustained efforts to develop clinically effective …

Peptide-assisted nucleic acid delivery systems on the rise

S Tarvirdipour, M Skowicki… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Concerns associated with nanocarriers' therapeutic efficacy and side effects have led to the
development of strategies to advance them into targeted and responsive delivery systems …

A self-assembling peptidic platform to boost the cellular uptake and nuclear delivery of oligonucleotides

S Tarvirdipour, M Skowicki, CA Schoenenberger… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The design of non-viral vectors that efficiently deliver genetic materials into cells, in
particular to the nucleus, remains a major challenge in gene therapy and vaccine …

Amphiphilic pH-sensitive polypeptides for siRNA delivery

O Osipova, N Zakharova, I Pyankov, A Egorova… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effective delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics into tumor cells is of great importance in
terms of cancer gene therapy. Successful application of siRNAs is restricted by the …

A co-delivery system of curcumin and p53 for enhancing the sensitivity of drug-resistant ovarian cancer cells to cisplatin

X Guo, Z Fang, M Zhang, D Yang, S Wang, K Liu - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
In order to enhance the sensitivity of drug-resistant ovarian cancer cells to cisplatin (DDP), a
co-delivery system was designed for simultaneous delivery of curcumin (CUR) and p53 …