Cell-penetrating peptides and antimicrobial peptides: how different are they?
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Cell-penetrating peptides and antimicrobial peptides: how different are they?
Some cationic peptides, referred to as CPPs (cell-penetrating peptides), have the ability to translocate across biological membranes in a non-disruptive way and to overcome the impermeable nature of the cell membrane. They have been successfully used for drug delivery into mammalian cells; however, there is no consensus about the mechanism of cellular uptake. Both endocytic and non-endocytic pa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochemical Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0264-6021,1470-8728
DOI: 10.1042/bj20061100