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Direct entry of cell-penetrating peptide can be controlled by maneuvering the membrane curvature.

ABSTRACT: A biomembrane's role is to be a barrier for interior cytosol from an exterior environment to execute the cell's normal biological functions. However, a water-soluble peptide called cell-penetrating peptide (CPP) has been known for its ability to directly penetrate through the biomembranes into cells (cytolysis) without perturbating cell viability and expected to be a promising drug delivery vector. Examples of CPP include peptides with multiple arginine units with strong cationic properties, which is the key to cytolysis. Here we show the conclusive evidence to support the mechanism of CPP's cytolysis and way to control it. The mechanism we proposed is attributed to biomembrane's physicochemical nature as lamellar liquid crystal (L?). Cytolysis occurs as the temporal and local dynamic phase transitions from L? to an undulated lamellar with pores called Mesh₁. We have shown this phase transfer of L? composed of dioleoyl-phosphatidylcholine (DOPC) with water by adding oligo-arginine (Rx) as CPP at the equilibrium. Using giant unilamellar vesicle composed of DOPC as a single cell model, we could control the level of cytolysis of CPP (FITC-R8) by changing the curvature of the membrane through osmotic pressure modulation. The cytolysis of CPP utilizes biomembrane's inherent topological and functional flexibility corresponding to the stimuli.

SUBMITTER: Sakamoto K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7794472 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Direct entry of cell-penetrating peptide can be controlled by maneuvering the membrane curvature.

Sakamoto Kazutami K Morishita Taku T Aburai Kenichi K Ito Daisuke D Imura Tomohiro T Sakai Kenichi K Abe Masahiko M Nakase Ikuhiko I Futaki Shiroh S Sakai Hideki H

Scientific reports 20210108 1

A biomembrane's role is to be a barrier for interior cytosol from an exterior environment to execute the cell's normal biological functions. However, a water-soluble peptide called cell-penetrating peptide (CPP) has been known for its ability to directly penetrate through the biomembranes into cells (cytolysis) without perturbating cell viability and expected to be a promising drug delivery vector. Examples of CPP include peptides with multiple arginine units with strong cationic properties, whi ...[more]

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Direct entry of cell-penetrating peptide can be controlled by maneuvering the membrane curvature.

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Direct entry of cell-penetrating peptide can be controlled by maneuvering the membrane curvature.

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