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Stimulus responsive elastin biopolymers: applications in medicine and biotechnology
被引:152
作者:
Chilkoti, Ashutosh
[1
]
Christensen, Trine
[1
]
MacKay, J. Andrew
[1
]
机构:
[1] Duke Univ, Dept Biomed Engn, Durham, NC 27708 USA
关键词:
INVERSE TEMPERATURE TRANSITION;
FREE-ENERGY TRANSDUCTION;
PROTEIN-BASED POLYMERS;
CROSS-LINKING;
TRIGGERED PURIFICATION;
RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;
DRUG-DELIVERY;
IN-VITRO;
POLYPEPTIDE;
FUSION;
D O I:
10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.10.010
中图分类号:
Q5 [生物化学];
Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号:
071010 ;
081704 ;
摘要:
Elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) are artificial polypeptides, derived from Val-Pro-Gly-Xaa-Gly (VPGXG) pentapeptide repeats found in human tropoelastin, that reversibly coacervate above a critical temperature. Genetically encodable ELPs are monodisperse, stimuli responsive, and biocompatible, properties that make them attractive for drug delivery and tissue engineering. The potential of ELPs to self-assemble into nanostructures in response to environmental triggers is another interesting feature of these polypeptides that promises to lead to a host of new applications.
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页码:652 / 657
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