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Rational design of charged peptides that self-assemble into robust nanofibers as immune-functional scaffolds.

Abstract：

:Self-assembling peptides programed by sequence design to form predefined nanostructures are useful for a variety of biomedical applications. However, assemblies of classic ionic self-complementary peptides are unstable in neutral pH, while charged peptide hydrogels have low mechanical strength. Here, we report on the rational design of a self-assembling peptide system with optimized charge distribution and density for bioscaffold development. Our designer peptides employs a sequence pattern that undergoes salt triggered self-assembly into β-sheet rich cationic nanofibers in the full pH range (pH 0-14). Our peptides form nanofibrils in physiological condition at a minimum concentration that is significantly lower than has been reported for self-assembly of comparable peptides. The robust fiber-forming ability of our peptides results in the rapid formation of hydrogels in physiological conditions with strong mechanical strength. Moreover, fiber structure is maintained even upon dense conjugation with a model bioactive cargo OVA257-264 peptide. Nanofibers carrying OVA257-264 significantly enhanced CD8+ T cell activation in vitro. Subcutaneous immunization of our peptide fiber vaccine also elicited robust CD8+ T cell activation and proliferation in vivo. Our self-assembling peptides are expected to provide a versatile platform to construct diverse biomaterials. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE:This work is an attempt of rational design of materials from molecular level for targeted properties and an exploration in molecular self-assembly. Current widely studied self-assembling peptides do not have stable nanofiber structures and form weak hydrogels under physiological conditions. To address this issue, we develop charged self-assembling peptides with a novel sequence pattern for strong fiber-forming ability under physiological conditions. Our designer peptides can undergo salt-triggered self-assembly into nanofibers that are ultrastable in extreme pH (0-14) and dilute solutions, and into hydrogels with strong mechanical strength. Upon conjugation with a model bioactive cargo, our self-assembled peptides exhibit great potential as bioscaffolds for multiple applications.

journal_name

Acta Biomater

journal_title

Acta biomaterialia

authors

Zhang H,Park J,Jiang Y,Woodrow KA

doi

10.1016/j.actbio.2017.03.041

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-06-01 00:00:00

pages

183-193

eissn

1742-7061

issn

1878-7568

pii

S1742-7061(17)30214-3

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Rational design of charged peptides that self-assemble into robust nanofibers as immune-functional scaffolds.