Study of the Peptide-Peptide and Peptide-Protein Interactions and Their Applications in Cell Imaging and Nanoparticle Surface Modification

• Main Author: Wang, Jianpeng (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Biotechnology.; Bioorganic chemistry.; Proteins.; Nanotechnology.; Protein Science.; Bioorganic Chemistry.

This thesis focuses on the study of interactions between protein and peptides and their potential applications in cell imaging and nanoparticle surface modification. Drawing inspiration from naturally occurring coiled-coil binding pairs, it proposes a novel covalent peptide tag and probe system, bas...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Biological Active Antifungal Peptides
• Protein Ligands Engineering
• Coiled Coil Binding Induced Covalent Cross-linking
• Cell Surface Receptor Labeling
• Summary and Conclusion.