Acylated heptapeptide binds albumin with high affinity and application as tag furnishes long-acting peptides

A major challenge for the application of peptide therapeutics is their short half-lifein vivo. Here, the authors design peptide-fatty acid chimeras bearing an engineered linker that promotes albumin binding and allows longer circulation times of therapeutic peptides in animal models.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alessandro Zorzi, Simon J. Middendorp, Jonas Wilbs, Kaycie Deyle, Christian Heinis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms16092
Description
Summary:A major challenge for the application of peptide therapeutics is their short half-lifein vivo. Here, the authors design peptide-fatty acid chimeras bearing an engineered linker that promotes albumin binding and allows longer circulation times of therapeutic peptides in animal models.
ISSN:2041-1723