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ArticleBiomacromolecules2025

Nanofibrous Peptide Hydrogels Leveraging Histidine to Modulate pH-Responsive Supramolecular Assembly and Antibody Release.

Gabriel Saenz, Brett H Pogostin, Carson C Cole, Anushka Agrawal, Danielle Chew-Martinez, Marija Dubackic, Antara Pal, Ulf Olsson, Kevin J McHugh, Jeffrey D Hartgerink

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Article in Biomacromolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Self-Assembly of Peptides and Biomolecular Systems Into Functional Nanomaterials.Journal of peptide science : an official publication of the European Peptide Society · 2026
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10 authors.

Gabriel SaenzDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7124-7703
Brett H PogostinDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1462-4442
Carson C ColeDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-7573-1882
Anushka AgrawalDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States.
Danielle Chew-MartinezDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States.
Marija DubackicDivision of Physical Chemistry, Lund University, Lund SE-221 00, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-9037-828X
Antara PalDepartment of Physics, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-221 00, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-8998-6771
Ulf OlssonDivision of Physical Chemistry, Lund University, Lund SE-221 00, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-2200-1605
Kevin J McHughDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6801-4431
Jeffrey D HartgerinkDepartment of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3186-5395

Funding

Self-assembling Peptide Nanofiber Hydrogels for Nerve RegenerationR01DE021798 · NIDCR · RICE UNIVERSITY · PI HARTGERINK, JEFFREY DALE · 2012 to 2021
$3.7M
SynerGel: A Novel Tumor Microenvironment-Modulating Hydrogel for Local ImmunotherapyR01DE030140 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI YOUNG, SIMON · 2021 to 2025
$3.0M
Multidomain Peptide Hydrogels as a Therapeutic Delivery Platform for Cancer TreatmentF99CA284262 · NCI · RICE UNIVERSITY · PI POGOSTIN, BRETT · 2023 to 2023
$49k
NCI NIH HHS F99 CA284262NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE021798NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE030140
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this work, we investigate the pH-responsive behavior of multidomain peptide (MDP) hydrogels containing histidine. Small-angle X-ray scattering confirmed that MDP nanofibers sequester nonpolar residues into a hydrophobic core surrounded by a shell of hydrophilic residues. MDPs with histidine on the hydrophilic face formed nanofibers at all pH values tested, but the morphology of the fibers was influenced by the protonation state and the location of histidine in the MDP sequence. MDPs with histidine residues within the hydrophobic face disassemble below physiological pH and form nanofibers at higher pH. Taking advantage of their stimulus-triggered behavior, an anti-PD-1 antibody was loaded into histidine MDP hydrogels to examine pH-dependent differences in payload delivery in vitro. Hydrogels composed of MDPs with histidine on the hydrophilic face demonstrated pH-dependent payload retention. Additionally, they showed significantly slower antibody release and reduced antibody diffusion rates in vitro compared to MDP hydrogels lacking histidine.

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HistidineHydrogelsNanofibersPeptidesHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsHistidineHydrogelsPeptides

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PMID39801309
PMCPMC11912180

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