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Myristoyl-based transport of peptides into living cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18044965     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Translocation of membrane-impermeant molecules to the interior of living cells is a necessity for many biochemical investigations. Myristoylation was studied as a means to introduce peptides into living cells. Uptake of a myristoylated, fluorescent peptide was efficient in the B lymphocyte cell line BA/F3. In contrast, this cell line was resistant to uptake of a cell-penetrating peptide derived from the TAT protein. In BA/F3 cells, membrane association was shown to be rapid, reaching a maximum within 30 min. Cellular uptake of the peptide lagged the membrane association but occurred within a similar time frame. Experiments performed at 37 versus 4 degrees C demonstrated profound temperature dependence in the cellular uptake of myristoylated cargo. Myristoylated peptides with either positive or negative charge were shown to load efficiently. In contrast to TAT-conjugated cargo, pyrenebutyrate did not enhance cellular uptake of the myristoylated peptide. The myristoylated peptide did not adversely affect cell viability at concentrations up to 100 muM. This assessment of myristoyl-based transport provides fundamental data needed in understanding the intracellular delivery of myristoylated peptide cargoes for cell-based biochemical studies.
Authors:
Allison R Nelson; Laura Borland; Nancy L Allbritton; Christopher E Sims
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2007-11-29
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biochemistry     Volume:  46     ISSN:  0006-2960     ISO Abbreviation:  Biochemistry     Publication Date:  2007 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-12-18     Completed Date:  2008-02-27     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370623     Medline TA:  Biochemistry     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  14771-81     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amino Acid Sequence
Biological Transport
Cell Line, Tumor
Disulfides / chemistry,  metabolism
Gene Products, tat / metabolism
Humans
Kinetics
Lymphocytes / metabolism
Molecular Sequence Data
Myristic Acid / chemistry*
Peptides / chemistry*,  metabolism*
Static Electricity
Temperature
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 EB004436-05/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS; R01 EB004597-04/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS; R33 CA105514-04/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Disulfides; 0/Gene Products, tat; 0/Peptides; 544-63-8/Myristic Acid
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