CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China.
Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Scientific Research in Urology, Department of Urology , the Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University , Harbin 150001 , China.
J Am Chem Soc. 2019 May 8;141(18):7235-7239. doi: 10.1021/jacs.8b07727. Epub 2019 Apr 26.
The morphology controlled molecular assemblies play vital roles in biological systems. Here we present endogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS)-triggered morphology transformation of polymer-peptide conjugates (PPCs) for cooperative interaction with mitochondria, exhibiting high tumor therapeutic efficacy. The PPCs are composed of (i) a β-sheet-forming peptide KLVFF conjugated with poly(ethylene glycol) through ROS-cleavable thioketal, (ii) a mitochondria-targeting cytotoxic peptide KLAK, and (iii) a poly(vinyl alcohol) backbone. The self-assembled PPCs nanoparticles can enter cells and target mitochondria. Because of overgenerated ROS around mitochondria in most cancer cells, the thioketal linker can be cleaved, leading to transformation from nanoparticles to fibrous nanostructures. As a result, the locational nanofibers with exposure of KLAK exhibit enhanced multivalent cooperative interactions with mitochondria, which causes selective cytotoxicity against cancer cells and powerful tumor suppression efficacy in vivo. As the first example of ROS-triggered intracellular transformation, the locational assembly strategy in vivo may provide a new insight for disease diagnosis and therapy through enhanced interaction with targeting site.
形态控制的分子组装在生物系统中起着至关重要的作用。在这里,我们展示了内源性活性氧(ROS)触发的聚合物-肽缀合物(PPCs)的形态转变,用于与线粒体进行协同相互作用,表现出高的肿瘤治疗效果。PPCs 由(i)通过 ROS 可裂解硫缩酮与聚乙二醇连接的β-折叠形成肽 KLVFF,(ii)靶向线粒体的细胞毒性肽 KLAK,和(iii)聚(乙烯醇)主链组成。自组装的 PPCs 纳米颗粒可以进入细胞并靶向线粒体。由于大多数癌细胞中线粒体周围产生过多的 ROS,硫缩酮键可以被切断,导致从纳米颗粒到纤维状纳米结构的转变。结果,暴露 KLAK 的位置纳米纤维表现出与线粒体的增强的多价协同相互作用,这导致对癌细胞的选择性细胞毒性和体内强大的肿瘤抑制效果。作为 ROS 触发的细胞内转变的第一个例子,体内的位置组装策略可能通过与靶向部位的增强相互作用,为疾病诊断和治疗提供新的见解。
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