Sökning: "designed peptide constructs"
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1. Self-assembly of amyloid-β peptides in the presence of metal ions and interacting molecules – a detour of amyloid building blocks
Sammanfattning : Misfolding of proteins into amyloid structures is implicated as a pathological feature in several neurodegenerative diseases and the molecular causes are still unclear. One typical characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease is self-assembly and accumulation of soluble amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides into insoluble fibrils and plaques. LÄS MER
2. PepFect14, a Versatile Cell-Penetrating Peptide
Sammanfattning : Cell-penetrating peptides have been discovered almost three decades ago and there are, nowadays, thousands of available sequences. They offer multiple applications in the field of drug delivery as they are able to carry therapeutic macromolecules across the plasma membrane. LÄS MER
3. Cell-penetrating peptides, novel synthetic nucleic acids, and regulation of gene function : Reconnaissance for designing functional conjugates
Sammanfattning : Our genome operates by sending instructions, conveyed by mRNA, for the manufacture of proteins from chromosomal DNA in the nucleus of the cell to the protein synthesizing machinery in the cytoplasm. Alternative splicing is a natural process in which a single gene can encode multiple related proteins. LÄS MER
4. Mimicking the action of ribonucleases : studies on RNase A and design of PNA based artificial enzymes
Sammanfattning : A 3’-deoxy-3’-C-methylenephosphonate modified diribonucleotide is highly resistant to degradation by spleen phosphodiesterase and not cleaved at all by snake venom phosphodiesterase. Despite that both the vicinal 2-hydroxy nucleophile and the 5’-oxyanion leaving group are intact, the 3’-methylenephosponate RNA modification is also highly resistant towards the action of RNase A. LÄS MER
5. Engineering of alternative scaffold derived drug conjugates and fusion-toxins for targeted cancer therapy
Sammanfattning : Cancer is a major health problem, with premature death for many patients, and with a high monetary cost to society. The disease is complex to treat due to the many different types, but also because the disease-causing cells, that needs to be removed, are very similar to the normal cells. LÄS MER