Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a method of determining resistance of a biological molecule to inhibition of its interaction with a target molecule by an inhibitor of the biological molecule, the method comprising the steps of: a) co-compartmentalizing a gene encoding the biological molecule with the target molecule, or a gene encoding the biological molecule with a gene encoding the target molecule into an aqueous droplet disposed within a water-in-oil emulsion, and b) assaying for a complex comprising the biological molecule and the target molecule upon expression of the gene encoding the biological molecule and the gene encoding the target molecule, wherein detection of the complex in the presence of the inhibitor indicates that the biological molecule is resistant to inhibition of its interaction with the target molecule by the inhibitor. Also provided are mutated HDM2 ubiquitin ligase polypeptides exhibiting resistance to Nutlin inhibition of p53 binding.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to cross-linked peptides that are associated with human eIF4G and bind to eIF4E, uses thereof and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the peptides.
Abstract:
The invention relates to multimeric forms of antimicrobial peptides, for example, defensin peptides. The multimeric forms of defensin peptides possesses antimicrobial activity and may be formulated into antimicrobial compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, eyedrop composition, contact lens solution compositions for coating medical devices and the like. The invention also relates to the use of these multimeric forms of peptides, e.g. multimeric forms of defensin peptides for inhibiting and/or reducing the growth of microorganisms in general, including in a host. The invention further relates to a method of preparing multimers of peptides derived from defensins, for example hBD3. The method includes a composition or combination comprising the multimeric antimicrobial peptides and at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient.
Abstract:
The crosslinked peptidomimetic macrocycles disclosed herein comprise an alkene or alkyne staple and a poly-amino acid C-terminal tail. These crosslinked peptidomimetic macrocycles have improved binding to MDM2 and MDMX (aka MDM4), are protease resistant, cell permeable without inducing membrane disruption, and intracellularly activate p53 by binding MDM2 and MDMX thereby antagonizing MDM2 and MDMX binding to p53. These peptidomimetic macrocycles may be useful in anticancer therapies, particularly in combination with chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
Abstract:
Disclosed are p53 peptidomimetic macrocycles, each p53 peptidomimetic macrocycle comprising an i, i+4 olefin staple and a polypeptide tail covalently linked to the p53 peptidomimetic macrocycle; an i, i+7 olefin staple and a polypeptide tail covalently linked to the p53 peptidomimetic macrocycle; or, an i, i+7 di-alkyne staple and optionally a polypeptide tail covalently linked to the p53 peptidomimetic macrocycle; wherein the p53 peptidomimetic macrocycle comprises all D-configuration amino acids and the polypeptide tail comprises three to nine amino acids, each amino acid of the polypeptide tail independently having a D-configuration or an L-configuration. The p53 peptidomimetic macrocycles are protease resistant, cell permeable without inducing membrane disruption, and intracellularly activate p53 by binding MDM2 and MDMX, thereby antagonizing MDM2 and MDMX binding to p53. These p53 peptidomimetic macrocycles may be useful in anticancer therapies, particularly in combination with chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
Abstract:
The invention relates to multimeric forms of antimicrobial peptides, for example, defensin peptides. The multimeric forms of defensin peptides possesses antimicrobial activity and may be formulated into antimicrobial compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, eyedrop composition, contact lens solution compositions for coating medical devices and the like. The invention also relates to the use of these multimeric forms of peptides, e.g. multimeric forms of defensin peptides for inhibiting and/or reducing the growth of microorganisms in general, including in a host. The invention further relates to a method of preparing multimers of peptides derived from defensins, for example hBD3. The method includes a composition or combination comprising the multimeric antimicrobial peptides and at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient.
Abstract:
By using a phage display derived peptide as an initial template, compounds have been developed that are highly specific against Mdm2/Mdm4. These compounds exhibit greater potency in p53 activation and protein-protein interaction assays than a compound derived from the p53 wild-type sequence. Unlike nutlin, a small molecule inhibitor of Mdm2/Mdm4, the phage derived compounds can arrest cells resistant to p53 induced apoptosis over a wide concentration range without cellular toxicity, suggesting they are highly suitable for cyclotherapy.