Preparation of a novel metallothionein-AuNP composite material by genetic modification and AuS covalent combination

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Metallothionein (MTs) can be used in the prevention and treatment of tumors and diabetes due to its antioxidant properties. However, it is necessary to solve its non-transmembrane properties and further improve its antioxidant activity, increase its fluorescence visualization and enhance its stability to meet practical applications in the biomedical field. Here, we report the preparation of a novel metallothionein-AuNP composite material with high transmembrane ability, fluorescence visualization, antioxidant activity, and stability by genetic modification (introducing transduction peptide TAT, fluorescence tag GFP and increasing sulfydryl groups) and immobilization technology (covalently bonding with AuNPs). The transmembrane activity of modified proteins was verified by immunofluorescence. Increasing the sulfhydryl content within a certain range can enhance the antioxidant activity of the protein. In addition, GFP were used to further simplify the imaging of the metallothionein-AuNP composite in cells. XPS results indicated that AuNPs can immobilize metallothionein through AuS covalent bonds. TGA characterization and degradation experiments showed that thermal and degradation stability of the immobilized material was significantly improved. This work provides new ideas to construct metallothionein composites with high transmembrane ability, antioxidant activity, fluorescence visualization and stability to meet novel applications in the biomedical field.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:262

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International journal of biological macromolecules - 262(2024), Pt 1 vom: 07. März, Seite 129960

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Xuefen [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yuxia [VerfasserIn]
Crabbe, M James C [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lan [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Wenli [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Zhumei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7440-57-5
9038-94-2
Antioxidant
Antioxidants
AuNPs
GFP-fluorescent tag
Gold
Journal Article
Metallothionein
Modified proteins
Peptides
Stability
TAT-protein transduction peptide

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Date Completed 20.03.2024

Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129960

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368149226