Regulation of Macrophage Polarity by HDL, Apolipoproteins, and Apolipoprotein Mimetic Peptides

Author(s):  
Samantha Giordano ◽  
Philip Kramer ◽  
Victor M. Darley-Usmar ◽  
C. Roger White
2021 ◽  
pp. 118245
Author(s):  
Yunfeng Wan ◽  
Wenjie Yu ◽  
Jiami Li ◽  
Na Peng ◽  
Xiao Ding ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 4533
Author(s):  
Tomoyuki Koga ◽  
Shinya Kingetsu ◽  
Nobuyuki Higashi

Self-assembly of artificial peptides has been widely studied for constructing nanostructured materials, with numerous potential applications in the nanobiotechnology field. Herein, we report the synthesis and hierarchical self-assembly of collagen-mimetic peptides (CMPs) bearing various aromatic groups at the N-termini, including 2-naphthyl, 1-naphtyl, anthracenyl, and pyrenyl groups, into nanofibers. The CMPs (R-(GPO)n: n > 4) formed a triple helix structure in water at 4 °C, as confirmed via CD analyses, and their conformations were more stable with increasing hydrophobicity of the terminal aromatic group and peptide chain length. The resulting pre-organized triple helical CMPs showed diverse self-assembly into highly ordered nanofibers, reflecting their slight differences in hydrophobic/hydrophilic balance and configuration of aromatic templates. TEM analysis demonstrated that 2Np-CMPn (n = 6 and 7) and Py-CMP6 provided well-developed natural collagen-like nanofibers and An-CMPn (n = 5–7) self-assembled into rod-like micelle fibers. On the other hand, 2Np-CMP5 and 1Np-CMP6 were unable to form nanofibers under the same conditions. Furthermore, the Py-CMP6 nanofiber was found to encapsulate a guest hydrophobic molecule, Nile red, and exhibited unique emission behavior based on the specific nanostructure. In addition to the ability of CMPs to bind small molecules, their controlled self-assembly enables their versatile utilization in drug delivery and wavelength-conversion nanomaterials.


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