Cation− π interaction: Its role and relevance in chemistry, biology, and material science

AS Mahadevi, GN Sastry - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
Noncovalent interactions are essential for the existence of solid and liquid phases. 1, 2
Traditionally touted as weak forces, quantification of these interactions, which govern the …

Modulating intracellular pathways to improve non-viral delivery of RNA therapeutics

T Van de Vyver, SC De Smedt, K Raemdonck - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
RNA therapeutics (eg siRNA, oligonucleotides, mRNA, etc.) show great potential for the
treatment of a myriad of diseases. However, to reach their site of action in the cytosol or …

siRNA delivery: from lipids to cell‐penetrating peptides and their mimics

M Gooding, LP Browne, FM Quinteiro… - Chemical biology & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
To deliver siRNA for therapeutic use, several hurdles must be addressed. Metabolic
degradation must be blocked, and the RNAi cellular machinery is located in the cytoplasm …

Stapled peptides as a new technology to investigate protein–protein interactions in human platelets

J Iegre, NS Ahmed, JS Gaynord, Y Wu, KM Herlihy… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Platelets are blood cells with numerous crucial pathophysiological roles in hemostasis,
cardiovascular thrombotic events and cancer metastasis. Platelet activation requires the …

Guanabenz (Wytensin™) selectively enhances uptake and efficacy of hydrophobically modified siRNAs

MF Osborn, JF Alterman, M Nikan, H Cao… - Nucleic acids …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
One of the major obstacles to the pharmaceutical success of oligonucleotide therapeutics
(ONTs) is efficient delivery from the point of injection to the intracellular setting where …

Forces driving a magic bullet to its target: revisiting the role of thermodynamics in drug design, development, and optimization

CA Minetti, DP Remeta - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drug discovery strategies have advanced significantly towards prioritizing target selectivity
to achieve the longstanding goal of identifying “magic bullets” amongst thousands of …

A Bifurcated Proteoglycan Binding Small Molecule Carrier for si RNA Delivery

M Gooding, D Adigbli, AW Edith Chan… - Chemical biology & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
A wider application of si RNA‐and mi RNA‐based therapeutics is restricted by the currently
available delivery systems. We have designed a new type of small molecule carrier (SM o C) …

Molecular fields in ligand discovery

PJ Gane, AWE Chan - Protein-Ligand Interactions: Methods and …, 2013 - Springer
The discovery of novel biologically active small molecules is now a technologically and
economically viable proposition for academic and small biotechnology laboratories wishing …

The interaction of M-BZ, M()-BZ, M-2BZ and M()-2BZ (, , , , ): EDA and ETS-NOCV approaches

Z Li, B Yang, R Fan, Y Hu, H Zhu, H Ren… - The European Physical …, 2021 - Springer
Cation–\uppi π or cation–2\uppi π interactions generally exist between one cation and one
or two electron-rich\uppi π-ring, which play an important role in many areas (such as …

[图书][B] Peptide Hydrogels for Advanced 3D Cell Culture

KA Burgess - 2018 - search.proquest.com
Stem cell technology is an invaluable tool in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine,
with induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) providing the means to design: autologous cell …