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Novel oligopeptide nanoprobe for targeted cancer cell imaging.

ABSTRACT: Here we designed and constructed a tryptophan-phenylalanine-phenylalanine-tryptophan (WFFW) tetrapeptide, which generated photostable and tunable fluorescence emission signals from 340 nm to 500 nm. The WFFW tetrapeptide could self-assemble into a spherical nanostructure with enhanced fluorescence intensity. Driven by π-π stacking and hydrogen bond interaction, WFFW co-assembled with arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) modified WFFW to form a cancer-targeted fluorescent nanoprobe, which could selectively image the cancer cells.

SUBMITTER: Ding WQ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9085486 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Novel oligopeptide nanoprobe for targeted cancer cell imaging.

Ding Wen-Qiang WQ Qin Si-Yong SY Cheng Yin-Jia YJ Ma Yi-Han YH Zhang Ai-Qing AQ

RSC advances 20180801 54

Here we designed and constructed a tryptophan-phenylalanine-phenylalanine-tryptophan (WFFW) tetrapeptide, which generated photostable and tunable fluorescence emission signals from 340 nm to 500 nm. The WFFW tetrapeptide could self-assemble into a spherical nanostructure with enhanced fluorescence intensity. Driven by π-π stacking and hydrogen bond interaction, WFFW co-assembled with arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) modified WFFW to form a cancer-targeted fluorescent nanoprobe, which could s ...[more]

PMID: 35548769

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