Controlling the Uptake of Diarylethene‐Based Cell‐Penetrating Peptides into Cells Using Light

Abstract: We report on diarylethene (DAE)‐containing photoswitchable cell‐penetrating peptides (CPPs) capable of photocontrolled cell entry. We demonstrate in vitro that reversible photoisomerization of a DAE fragment in the backbones of non‐cytotoxic cyclic peptides influences their binding to cell membranes and subsequent CPP‐mediated cargo internalization. Benign red light can be used to activate cell entry of our compounds. We suggest that the observed differences in cell uptake of the two photoisomers are due to changes in the molecular flexibility achieved upon DAE photoisomerization.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Controlling the Uptake of Diarylethene‐Based Cell‐Penetrating Peptides into Cells Using Light ; volume:3 ; number:6 ; year:2019 ; pages:384-391 ; extent:8
ChemPhotoChem ; 3, Heft 6 (2019), 384-391 (gesamt 8)

Creator
Schober, Tim
Wehl, Ilona
Afonin, Sergii
Babii, Oleg
Iampolska, Anna
Schepers, Ute
Komarov, Igor V.
Ulrich, Anne S.

DOI
10.1002/cptc.201900019
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022081409154002338662
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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