Amino acids, Peptidomimetics, peptides, protein InteractionS group
Hybrid biomolecules composed of short peptides and nucleic acid analogues can self-assemble and are good candidates toproduce new materials thanks to their biocompatibility and versatility.The assembly occurs by exploiting hydrogen bonds and stacking interactions...
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have great potential to be developed as topical treatments for microbial infections of the skin, including those caused by the gram-positive human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. Among the AMPs, temporin B (TB)...
A large number of drugs are characterized by limited brain penetrability. The development of advanced delivery systems, such as nanoparticles, may help overcome the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and increase brain accessibility (Spinelli et al.,...
Tau is a microtubule-associated protein essential for regulating microtubule dynamics and axonal transport in neurons. In tauopathies, the transition of tau from a physiological to a pathological form remains unclear, though the hexapeptides PHF6...
In nature, organisms living in extreme environmental conditions produce antifreeze proteins (AFPs) that prevent the growth of ice crystals and depress the freezing point of body fluids. In this study, three different peptides derived...
Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) have been recognized as a promising target for the development of new drugs, as proved by the growing number of PPI modulators reaching clinical trials. In this context, peptides represent a...
application / catalysis / peptides
di emanuela erba · Published 11 Settembre 2024 · Last modified 12 Settembre 2024
Self-assembled peptides are used for diverse applications in the biomedical and technological fields. The morphology and function of the assembled systems are dictated by the peptide sequence and length. In thiswork, a supramolecular catalyst...
Alpha-synuclein (αSyn) is a small presynapticprotein (14kDa) that is involved insynucleinopathies including Parkinson’sdisease (PD). In itsnativestate, theαSynmonomerexistsinanunfoldedstate,anditsfoldingishighlydependentonvariationsof environmental conditions,mutations and interactionswithendogenous and/orexogenousmolecules. Recently, there is increasingevidence for adirect interplaybetweenαSynandmicrotubules(MTs),whosedefectsarelinkedtoneurodegenerativediseases, suchasPD.Understanding thecorrelationbetweenαSynandMTscouldbefundamental forthecorrectcomprehensionoftheundergoingmechanismsofPD.Hence,wechemicallysynthesizeda library of...
di emanuela erba · Published 2 Maggio 2024 · Last modified 26 Settembre 2024
Supramolecular gels were developed by taking advantage of an assembly of small dipeptides containing pyrrolo-pyrazole scaffolds. The dipeptides were prepared through a robust and ecofriendly synthetic approach from the commercially available starting materials of...
Aggregation-induced emitting (AIE) luminophores are sensitive and easy-to-handle types of robes that allow driving a stimulus-responsive off/on optical tool through the manipulation of the aggregation behavior. In this work, tetraphenylethene (TPE)-phenylalanine derivatives, haracterized by...
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