Eiden Lee E
Section on Molecular Neuroscience, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Regulation, National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program, Building 36, Room 2A-11, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Mol Pharmacol. 2005 Apr;67(4):980-2. doi: 10.1124/mol.105.011429. Epub 2005 Jan 26.
Cell-penetrating peptides are amphipathic or cationic oligopeptides able to transport covalently attached cargoes across cell membranes. Peptide aptamers are polypeptide fragments of endogenous proteins that mimic and thus perturb interactions with other cellular proteins. Combining aptamer and CPP technology can generate pharmacological reagents effective in cell culture models and in vivo.