Improving the Endosomal Escape of Cell-Penetrating Peptides and Their Cargos: Strategies and Challenges

Cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) can deliver cell-impermeable therapeutic cargos into cells. In particular, CPP-cargo conjugates tend to accumulate inside cells by endocytosis. However, they often remain trapped inside endocytic organelles and fail to reach the cytosolic space of cells efficiently....

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Main Authors: Jean-Philippe Pellois, Ting-Yi Wang, Ryan Baker, Nandhini Muthukrishnan, Alfredo Erazo-Oliveras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-11-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/5/11/1177