Poly(arginine) mimics bearing long hydrophobic side chains adopt a stable helical conformation and exhibit helix-related cell-penetrating properties. Elongating the polypeptide backbone length and increasing side chain hydrophobicity further increase the helicities of poly(arginine) mimics. These helical poly(arginine) mimics show superior cell membrane permeability up to two orders of magnitude higher than that of HIV-TAT peptide and excellent DNA and siRNA delivery efficiencies in various mammalian cells.
带有长疏
水侧链的聚(精
氨酸)模拟物采用稳定的螺旋构象并表现出与螺旋相关的细胞穿透特性。延长
多肽主链长度和增加侧链疏
水性进一步增加聚(精
氨酸)模拟物的螺旋度。这些螺旋聚(精
氨酸)模拟物表现出优异的细胞膜渗透性,比 HIV-
TAT 肽高出两个数量级,并且在各种哺乳动物细胞中具有出色的 DNA 和 siRNA 递送效率。