Beta sheet forming peptides functionalization with biologically active motifs may alter their self-assembling propensity

F. Taraballi, M. Campione, A. Sassella, A. L. Vescovi, W. Hwang, A. Paleari, F. Gelain

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Abstract

Synthetic polymers and bioinspired fibrous materials have a significant impact in medicine in the recent years. The design and fabrication of new bio-materials has a great influence in several scientific and medical communities. The potential benefits to basic science include: understanding of biomolecular self-assembly in water; predicting natural biomolecular assembly from sequence information alone and at least increasing confidence to designing new natural and biomaterials. The "designing rules" of self-assembly are becoming available but not yet completely understood. RADA 16-1 undergoes molecular self-assembly into double layered β-sheet structures that spontaneously form nanofibers upon exposure to solutions at neutral pH [1]. RADA16-I functionalization with biological active motifs may influence the self-assembling tendency of new functionalized peptides. This explorative study attempts to give different tools to characterize this group of synthetic peptides. Three different functionalized peptides, showing different hydrophobicity profile and local charge, have been analyzed by micro-Raman spectroscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). Farther more computational experiments using molecular dynamic (MD) simulations confirm the experimental findings and indicate themselves as good tools to predict the behaviour of these peptides in aqueous solution.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationTechnical Proceedings of the 2008 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, NSTI-Nanotech, Nanotechnology 2008
Pages226-229
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 2008
Event2008 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, NSTI Nanotech 2008 Joint Meeting, Nanotechnology 2008 - Quebec City, QC, United States
Duration: Jun 1 2008Jun 5 2008

Publication series

NameTechnical Proceedings of the 2008 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, NSTI-Nanotech, Nanotechnology 2008
Volume2

Other

Other2008 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, NSTI Nanotech 2008 Joint Meeting, Nanotechnology 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityQuebec City, QC
Period6/1/086/5/08

Keywords

  • Atomic force microscopy
  • Functionalized peptides
  • Micro-Raman spectroscopy
  • Molecular dynamic

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanical Engineering

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