Study the impact of cell-penetrating peptides on membrane bilayer structure by Dual polarization interferometry (DPI) (CAT#: STEM-MB-0424-WXH)

Introduction

Cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) are generally 5–30 amino acids long which, for their ability to cross cell membranes, are widely used to deliver proteins, plasmid DNA, RNA, oligonucleotides, liposomes and anti-cancer drugs inside the cells. The transport of peptides and proteins into the interior of the cell remains one of the most challenging obstacles to the development of drug delivery systems due to the size and hydrophilic nature of the biomolecules involved. The use of cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) is one of the most promising approaches for overcoming this difficulty in delivering various biomolecules into cells.

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Principle

Dual polarization interferometry (DPI) is an analytical technique that allows the simultaneous determination of thickness, density, and mass of a biological layer on a sensing waveguide surface in real time. DPI focuses laser light into two waveguides. One of these functions as the "sensing" waveguide having an exposed surface while the second one functions to maintain a reference beam. A two-dimensional interference pattern is formed in the far field by combining the light passing through the two waveguides. The DPI technique rotates the polarization of the laser, to alternately excite two polarization modes of the waveguides. Measurement of the interferogram for both polarizations allows both the refractive index and the thickness of the adsorbed layer to be calculated. These measurements can be used to infer conformational information about the molecular interactions taking place, as the molecule size (from the layer thickness) and the fold density (from the RI) change.

Applications

Study the impact of cell-penetrating peptides on membrane bilayer structure.
Drug Discovery.

Procedure

1. Setting of dual polarization interferometry
2. Preparing the DPI sensor chip
3. Immobilization of target on DPI biosensor
4. Reagent was injected to react
5. Quantitative analysis

Materials

• DPI biosensor
• DPI sensor chip

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