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Persistent Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Stimulated by Peptide Assemblies for Sensitizing Cancer Chemotherapy

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Pharmacological targeting of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress represents one of important methods for disease therapy, which, however, is significantly suppressed by the ER homeostatic processe. Herein, a proof‐of‐concept strategy is… Click to show full abstract

Pharmacological targeting of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress represents one of important methods for disease therapy, which, however, is significantly suppressed by the ER homeostatic processe. Herein, a proof‐of‐concept strategy is reported for persistent stimulation of ER stress via preventing ER stress adaptation by utilizing multifunctional peptide assemblies. The strategy is established via creation of peptide assemblies with ER‐targeting and chaperone glucose‐regulated protein 78 (GRP78)‐inhibiting functions. The peptides assemblies form well‐defined nanofibers that are retrieved by ER organelles in human cervical cancer cell. The underlying mechanism studies unravel that the ER‐accumulated peptide assemblies simultaneously stimulate ER stress and inhibit GRP78 refolding activity and thereby promoting endogenous protein aggregation. Combining the internalized peptide assemblies with the induced protein aggregates leads to the persistent stimulation of ER stress. The persistent ER stress induced by the peptide assemblies bestows their application in sensitizing cancer chemotherapy. Both in vitro and in vivo results confirm the enhanced cytotoxicity of drug toyocamycin against HeLa cells by peptide assemblies, thus efficiently inhibiting in vivo tumor growth. The strategy reported here discloses the fundamental keys for efficient promotion of ER stress, thus providing the guidance for development of ER‐targeting‐assisted cancer chemotherapy in the future.

Keywords: endoplasmic reticulum; peptide assemblies; cancer chemotherapy; stress

Journal Title: Advanced Healthcare Materials
Year Published: 2022

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