Genetically Encoded Cholesterol-Modified Polypeptides.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Biological systems use post-translational modifications (PTMs) to control the structure, location, and function of proteins after expression. Despite the ubiquity of PTMs in biology, their use to create genetically encoded recombinant biomaterials is limited. We have utilized a natural lipidation PTM (hedgehog-mediated cholesterol modification of proteins) to create a class of hybrid biomaterials called cholesterol-modified polypeptides (CHaMPs) that exhibit programmable self-assembly at the nanoscale. To demonstrate the biomedical utility of CHaMPs, we used this approach to append cholesterol to biologically active peptide exendin-4 that is an approved drug for the treatment of type II diabetes. The exendin-cholesterol conjugate self-assembled into micelles, and these micelles activate the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor with a potency comparable to that of current gold standard treatments.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Mozhdehi, D; Luginbuhl, KM; Dzuricky, M; Costa, SA; Xiong, S; Huang, FC; Lewis, MM; Zelenetz, SR; Colby, CD; Chilkoti, A
Published Date
- January 4, 2019
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 141 / 2
Start / End Page
- 945 - 951
PubMed ID
- 30608674
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC6693588
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1520-5126
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0002-7863
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1021/jacs.8b10687
Language
- eng