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Use of intein-directed peptide biosynthesis to improve serum stability and bioactivity of a gelatinase inhibitory peptide




TekijätBjorklund M, Valtanen H, Savilahti H, Koivunen E

KustantajaBENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD

Julkaisuvuosi2003

Lehti: Combinatorial Chemistry and High Throughput Screening

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiCOMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY & HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING

Lehden akronyymiCOMB CHEM HIGH T SCR

Vuosikerta6

Numero1

Aloitussivu29

Lopetussivu35

Sivujen määrä7

ISSN1386-2073


Tiivistelmä
Screening of phage display libraries allows rapid identification of peptides binding to a target. However, functional analysis of the phage sequences and their reproduction as soluble and stable peptides are often the most time-consuming part in the screening. We have used here intein-based peptide biosynthesis to produce a phage-display derived gelatinase inhibitory peptide CTTHWGFTLC and to identify the critical residues for gelatinase inhibitory activity by performing alanine-scanning mutagenesis. By biosynthetic incorporation of 5-fluorotryptophan, we obtained an inhibitor of MMP-2 and MMP-9 gelatinases that showed a 6-fold enhancement in serum stability in comparison to the wild-type peptide. The new peptide also had an improved ability to inhibit tumor cell migration. These studies indicate the utility of intein methodology for synthesis and design of peptides obtained by phage display.



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