Cell-penetrating peptide sequence and modification dependent uptake and subcellular distribution of green florescent protein in different cell lines. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2019 Protein therapy holds great promise for treating a variety of diseases. To act on intracellular targets, therapeutic proteins must cross the plasma membrane.
Patel SG +9 more
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Mechanical characteristics of beta sheet-forming peptide hydrogels are dependent on peptide sequence, concentration and buffer composition. [PDF]
R Soc Open Sci, 2018 Self-assembling peptide hydrogels can be modified regarding their biodegradability, their chemical and mechanical properties and their nanofibrillar structure. Thus, self-assembling peptide hydrogels might be suitable scaffolds for regenerative therapies
Koch F +9 more
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Plastoglobule-Targeting Competence of a Putative Transit Peptide Sequence from Rice Phytoene Synthase 2 in Plastids. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2016 Plastoglobules (PGs) are thylakoid membrane microdomains within plastids that are known as specialized locations of carotenogenesis. Three rice phytoene synthase proteins (OsPSYs) involved in carotenoid biosynthesis have been identified.
You MK, Kim JH, Lee YJ, Jeong YS, Ha SH.
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Mapping membrane activity in undiscovered peptide sequence space using machine learning. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2016 Lee EY, Fulan BM, Wong GC, Ferguson AL.
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Effects of hydrolysis and digestion in vitro on the activity of bovine plasma hydrolysates as inhibitors of the angiotensin I converting enzyme [PDF]
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2014 The angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibiting activity of bovine plasma hydrolyzates obtained by Alcalase 2.4 L at different degrees of hydrolysis (DH) was evaluated.
Leidy Johanna Gómez Sampedro +1 more
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Data storage using peptide sequences [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2021 Abstract From the beginning of civilization, the media for storing data have been continuously evolving from such as stone tablets, animal bones and bamboo tablets to paper, with improvements on data density over time. Since the invention of electronics in the last century, the percentage of data stored in digital form has been increasing ...
Cheuk Chi A. Ng +7 more
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Characteristics of the enzyme-induced release of bitter peptides from wheat gluten hydrolysates
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 Bitter peptides in the enzymatic hydrolysates were prepared and purified from wheat gluten using aqueous ethanol solutions and macroporous resin, which has opened a new road for the extraction and separation of bitter peptides.
Xiaorui Sun +4 more
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Foods, 2023 Swim bladder polypeptides (SBPs) of Acipenser schrencki were analyzed for their antioxidant activity and physicochemical properties. The results showed the optimal enzymatic conditions were alkaline protease with a solid-to-liquid ratio of 1:20, an ...
Xiao-Yan Zu +4 more
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Enhanced cross-recognition of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant by peptide vaccine-induced antibodies
Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 Current vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, based on the original Wuhan sequence, induce antibodies with different degrees of cross-recognition of new viral variants of concern.
Belén Aparicio +24 more
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Molecular characterization of sequence-driven peptide glycation
Scientific Reports, 2021 Peptide glycation is an important, yet poorly understood reaction not only found in food but also in biological systems. The enormous heterogeneity of peptides and the complexity of glycation reactions impeded large-scale analysis of peptide derived ...
Michelle T. Berger +5 more
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