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Cell-Penetrating Peptides Predicted From CASC3, AKIP1, and AHRR Proteins
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. University of Tartu, Estonia.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6107-0844
Number of Authors: 42021 (English)In: Frontiers in Pharmacology, E-ISSN 1663-9812, Vol. 12, article id 716226Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Peptides can be used as research tools and for diagnostic or therapeutic applications. Peptides, alongside small molecules and antibodies, are used and are gaining further interest as protein-protein interaction (PPI) modulators. Peptides have high target specificity and high affinity, but, unlike small molecule modulators, they are not able to cross the cell membranes to reach their intracellular targets. To overcome this limitation, the special property of the cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) could benefit their cause. CPPs are a class of peptides that can enter the cells and with them also deliver the attached cargoes. Today, with the advancement of in silico prediction tools and the availability of protein databases, designing new and multifunctional peptides that are able to reach intracellular targets and inhibit certain cellular processes in a very specific manner is reachable. Although there are several efficient CPP sequences already known, the discovery of new CPPs is crucial for the development of efficient delivery methods for both biotechnological and therapeutic applications. In this work, we chose 10 human nuclear proteins from which we predicted new potential CPP sequences by using three different CPP predictors: cell-penetrating peptide prediction tool, CellPPD, and SkipCPP-Pred. From each protein, one predicted CPP sequence was synthesized and its internalization into cells was assessed. Out of the tested sequences, three peptides displayed features characteristic to CPPs. These peptides and also the predicted peptide sequences could be used to design and modify new CPPs. In this work, we show that we can use protein sequences as input for generating new peptides with cell internalization properties. Three new CPPs, AHRR(8-24), CASC3(251-264), and AKIP1(27-37), can be further used for the delivery of other cargoes or designed into multifunctional peptides with capability of internalizing cells.

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2021. Vol. 12, article id 716226
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cell-penetrating peptides, AKIP1, CASC3, AHRR, prediction
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-198382DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.716226ISI: 000695877800001PubMedID: 34504427OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-198382DiVA, id: diva2:1611023
Available from: 2021-11-12 Created: 2021-11-12 Last updated: 2024-01-17Bibliographically approved

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