Small-molecule mimics of an α-helix for efficient transport of proteins into cells

Nature Methods

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-159

  Okuyama, Masahiro ^a,d   Laman, Heike H ^a,c,d   Kingsbury, Sarah R ^a,d   Visintin, Cristina ^a   Leo, Elisabetta ^a   Eward, Kathryn Leigh ^a,c   Stoeber, Kai ^a,b   Boshoff, Chris ^a   Williams, Gareth H ^a,b,c,d   Selwood, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLATHRIN; GEMININ; ANTENNAPEDIA PROTEIN; BIPHENYL; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; COLORING AGENT; GMNN PROTEIN, HUMAN; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL SURFACE; CELL TRANSPORT; COATED VESICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERNALIZATION; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CHEMISTRY; COATED PIT; HELA CELL; HYDROPHOBICITY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; MOUSE; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; ANTENNAPEDIA HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELLS, CULTURED; CLATHRIN; COATED PITS, CELL-MEMBRANE; COLORING AGENTS; ENDOCYTOSIS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NIH 3T3 CELLS; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 33947362252     PISSN: 15487091     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmeth997     Document Type: Article

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