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ArticleNature communications2021

Efficient intracellular delivery of proteins by a multifunctional chimaeric peptide in vitro and in vivo.

Siyuan Yu, Han Yang, Tingdong Li, Haifeng Pan, Shuling Ren, Guoxing Luo, Jinlu Jiang, Linqi Yu, Binbing Chen, Yali Zhang and 9 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 103 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Siyuan Yu *State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Centers of Biological Products, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Han Yang *State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Centers of Biological Products, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Tingdong Li *State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Centers of Biological Products, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Haifeng Pan *State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Centers of Biological Products, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Shuling RenState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Centers of Biological Products, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Guoxing LuoState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Centers of Biological Products, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Jinlu JiangState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Centers of Biological Products, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Linqi YuState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Centers of Biological Products, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Binbing ChenState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Centers of Biological Products, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Yali ZhangState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Centers of Biological Products, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Shaojuan WangState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Centers of Biological Products, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Rui TianState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Centers of Biological Products, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Tianying ZhangState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Centers of Biological Products, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2477-329X
Shiyin ZhangState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Centers of Biological Products, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Yixin ChenState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Centers of Biological Products, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9591-634X
Quan YuanState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Centers of Biological Products, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. yuanquan@xmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-5487-561X
Shengxiang GeState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Centers of Biological Products, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. sxge@xmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-7165-3004
Jun ZhangState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Centers of Biological Products, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Ningshao XiaState Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Centers of Biological Products, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. nsxia@xmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-0179-5266
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Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein delivery with cell-penetrating peptide is opening up the possibility of using targets inside cells for therapeutic or biological applications; however, cell-penetrating peptide-mediated protein delivery commonly suffers from ineffective endosomal escape and low tolerance in serum, thereby limiting in vivo efficacy. Here, we present an intracellular protein delivery system consisting of four modules in series: cell-penetrating peptide, pH-dependent membrane active peptide, endosome-specific protease sites and a leucine zipper. This system exhibits enhanced delivery efficiency and serum tolerance, depending on proteolytic cleavage-facilitated endosomal escape and leucine zipper-based dimerisation. Intravenous injection of protein phosphatase 1B fused with this system successfully suppresses the tumour necrosis factor-α-induced systemic inflammatory response and acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure in a mouse model. We believe that the strategy of using multifunctional chimaeric peptides is valuable for the development of cell-penetrating peptide-based protein delivery systems, and facilitate the development of biological macromolecular drugs for use against intracellular targets.

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AnimalsCell-Penetrating PeptidesDrug Delivery SystemsEndosomesHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationLiver Failure, AcuteMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPeptidesProtein Phosphatase 1Protein TransportCell-Penetrating PeptidesPeptidesProtein Phosphatase 1

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