Keywords: Cell-Penetrating Peptides, Endocytosis, Intracellular Delivery, Membrane Fusion, Viral Fusion Proteins, Alamethicin, Arginine, Cell Penetrating Peptide, Clathrin, Coat Protein, Coat Protein Gamma Peptide, Drug Vehicle, Galanin, Gh625 Protein, Glycoprotein, Glycoprotein Gp 41, Hepatitis B Surface Antigen, Lysine, Mastoparan, Melittin, Membrane Protein, Model Amphipathic Peptide, Pep 1 Protein, Polyarginine, Polypeptide Antibiotic Agent, Pres2 Protein, Protein Vp22, Synthetic Peptide, Transactivator Protein, Transportan, Tryptophan, Unclassified Drug, Unindexed Drug, Virus Fusion Protein, Virus Protein, Amino Acid Sequence, Amino Acid Substitution, Cell Membrane Permeability, Cell Transport, Cytoplasm, Drug Delivery System, Drug Stability, Hepatitis B Virus, Herpes Simplex Virus 1, Human, Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1, Hydrophilicity, Hydrophobicity, Immunogenicity, Internalization, Nodavirus, Nonhuman, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Protein Binding, Protein Conformation, Protein Domain, Protein Function, Protein Modification, Protein Motif, Protein Synthesis, Review, Signal Transduction, Thermodynamics, Virus Capsid, Virus Envelope, Virus Genome, Virus Replication, Virus Strain, Biological Transport, Cell Nucleus, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Viral Proteins,
Affiliations: *** IBB - CNR ***
Department of Experimental Medicine - II, University of Naples, Via De Crecchio 7, 80138, Napoli, Italy
Department of Biological Sciences, Division of Biostructures, University of Naples Federico II, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Napoli, Italy
Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca sui Peptidi Bioattivi, University of Naples Federico II, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Napoli, Italy
Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, CNR, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Napoli, Italy
Recent advances in the understanding of cellular and molecular mechanisms of the pathogenesis of several diseases offer the possibility to address novel molecular targets for an improved diagnosis and therapy. In fact, in order to fulfill their function, macromolecular drugs, reporter molecules, and imaging agents often require to be delivered into specific intracellular compartments, usually the cytoplasm or the nucleus. From a medical perspective, biological membranes represent a critical hindrance due to their barrier-like behaviour not easily circumvented by many pharmacologically-active molecules. Therefore, identifying strategies for membrane translocation is essential. Several technologies have been designed to improve cellular uptake of therapeutic molecules, including cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs). These peptides, which are able to efficiently translocate macromolecules through the plasma membrane, have attracted a lot of attention, and new translocating peptides are continuously described. In this review, we will focus on the viral derived peptides, and in particular those derived by viral entry proteins that may be useful as delivery vehicles due to their intrinsic properties of inducing membrane perturbation. 2012 Bentham Science Publishers
Vitiello M, Finamore E, Falanga A, Raieta K, Cantisani M, Galdiero F, Pedone C, Galdiero M, Galdiero S * Fusion in Coq(578 views) Lecture Notes In Computer Science (ISSN: 0302-9743, 0302-974335404636319783540463634, 0302-974335402975459783540297543), 2001; 2178LNCS: 583-596. Impact Factor:0.415 ViewExport to BibTeXExport to EndNote