Ultrasound-dependent cytoplasmic internalization of a peptide-sonosensitizer conjugate. Issue 15 (1st August 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Inaba, Yuki; Watanabe, Kazunori; Kitamatsu, Mizuki; Nakata, Eiji; Harada, Atsushi; Ohtsuki, Takashi
• Is Part Of: Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry. Volume 25:Issue 15(2017)
• Page Start: 4212
• Page End: 4217
• Publication Date: 2017-08-01
• Subjects: Sonosensitizer -- Ultrasound -- Cell-penetrating peptide -- Endosomal escape -- Apoptosis; Bioorganic chemistry -- Periodicals; Pharmaceutical chemistry -- Periodicals; Biochemistry -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Clinical -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Organic -- Periodicals; Chimie bio-organique -- Périodiques; Chimie pharmaceutique -- Périodiques; 615.19
• DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2017.06.024
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0968-0896

Abstract

Graphical abstract: Abstract: A method to induce cytoplasmic peptide delivery, using ultrasound, was demonstrated using a molecular conjugate of a cell-penetrating peptide (CPP), a functional peptide, and a sonosensitizer. As a model of such molecular conjugates, TatBim-RB, consisting of the Tat CPP, the Bim apoptosis inducing peptide, and the sonosensitizer rose bengal was synthesized. CPPs have been widely used for intracellular delivery of various cargos; however, CPP-fused molecules tend to become entrapped in endosomes, as was observed for TatBim-RB molecules applied to cells. To promote escape of the entrapped TatBim-RB molecules, cells were irradiated with ultrasound, which successfully induced endosomal escape and cytoplasmic dispersion of TatBim-RB, and subsequently apoptosis. Our results suggest that this peptide-sonosensitizer conjugate strategy may facilitate numerous kinds of medicinal chemistry studies, and furthermore, this specific conjugate may exhibit potential as a novel therapeutic agent for the promotion of apoptosis.