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ArticleACS omega2025

Cellular Activity of CQWW Nullomer-Derived Peptides.

Steven Shave, Rebecka Isaksson, Nhan T Pham, Richard J R Elliott, John C Dawson, Julius Soudant, Neil O Carragher, Manfred Auer

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Article in ACS omega, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Authors and funding

8 authors.

Steven ShaveEdinburgh Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2XR, U.K.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6996-3663
Rebecka IsakssonSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, U.K.
Nhan T PhamEdinburgh Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2XR, U.K.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1620-2910
Richard J R ElliottEdinburgh Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2XR, U.K.
John C DawsonEdinburgh Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2XR, U.K.
Julius SoudantEdinburgh Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2XR, U.K.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0975-8385
Neil O CarragherEdinburgh Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2XR, U.K.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5541-9747
Manfred AuerSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, U.K.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8920-3522

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Analysis of observed protein sequences across all species within the UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot data set reveals CQWW as the shortest absent stretch of amino acids. While DNA can be found encoding the CQWW sequence, it has never been observed to be translated or included in manually curated sets of proteins, existing only in predicted, tentative sequences and in a single mature antibody sequence. We have synthesized this "nullomer" peptide, along with 13 derivatives, reversed, truncated, stereoisomers, and alanine-scanning peptides, conjugated to polyarginine stretches to increase cellular uptake. We observed their impact against a healthy neuronal line and six patient-derived glioblastoma cell lines spanning three clinical subtypes. Results reveal IC

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PMID40028100
PMCPMC11865978

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