Abstract
Derivatives of fluorophore FITC (fluorescein isothiocyanate) are widely used in bioassays to label proteins and cells. An N-terminal leucine dipeptide is attached to FITC, and we show that this simple conjugate molecule is cytocompatible and is uptaken by cells (human dermal and corneal fibroblasts) in contrast to FITC itself. Co-localisation shows that FITC-LL segregates in pen-nuclear and intracellular vesicle regions. Above a critical aggregation concentration, the conjugate is shown to self-assemble into beta-sheet nanostructures comprising molecular bilayers. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.orgflicenses/by/4.0/).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 104-108 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces |
Volume | 137 |
Issue number | 1 Jan 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2016 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- Peptides
- Peptide conjugates
- Self-assembly
- Fluorescence
- SUPRAMOLECULAR HYDROGELS
- ENZYMATIC FORMATION
- SMALL MOLECULES
- PEPTIDE
- NANOPARTICLES
- NANOFIBERS/HYDROGELS
- CYTOTOXICITY
- DERIVATIVES
- DELIVERY
- ENHANCE
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