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ArticleNature communications2023

Cis-trans isomerization of peptoid residues in the collagen triple-helix.

Rongmao Qiu, Xiaojing Li, Kui Huang, Weizhe Bai, Daoning Zhou, Gang Li, Zhao Qin, Yang Li

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Cationic Peptoids for Systemic In Vivo Cartilage-Targeting.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  8. Collagen IV biosynthesis: Intracellular choreography of post-translational modifications.Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Rongmao QiuGuangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519000, China.
Xiaojing LiGuangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519000, China.
Kui HuangGuangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519000, China.
Weizhe BaiCardiac Surgery and Structural Heart Disease Unit of Cardiovascular Center, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519000, China.
Daoning ZhouGuangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519000, China.
Gang LiCardiac Surgery and Structural Heart Disease Unit of Cardiovascular Center, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519000, China. gangli73@163.com.
Zhao QinDepartment of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, 13244, USA. zqin02@syr.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5696-8553
Yang LiGuangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519000, China. liyang266@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-4729-7860
Sun Yat-sen University · CNSyracuse University · US

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82071977National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 92059104
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cis-peptide bonds are rare in proteins, and building blocks less favorable to the trans-conformer have been considered destabilizing. Although proline tolerates the cis-conformer modestly among all amino acids, for collagen, the most prevalent proline-abundant protein, all peptide bonds must be trans to form its hallmark triple-helix structure. Here, using host-guest collagen mimetic peptides (CMPs), we discover that surprisingly, even the cis-enforcing peptoid residues (N-substituted glycines) form stable triple-helices. Our interrogations establish that these peptoid residues entropically stabilize the triple-helix by pre-organizing individual peptides into a polyproline-II helix. Moreover, noting that the cis-demanding peptoid residues drastically reduce the folding rate, we design a CMP whose triple-helix formation can be controlled by peptoid cis-trans isomerization, enabling direct targeting of fibrotic remodeling in myocardial infarction in vivo. These findings elucidate the principles of peptoid cis-trans isomerization in protein folding and showcase the exploitation of cis-amide-favoring residues in building programmable and functional peptidomimetics.

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PeptoidsCollagenIsomerismPeptidesProlineCollagenPeptidesPeptoidsProline

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