title: The use of cell-penetrating peptides for drug delivery.
abstract: In the past decade, several peptides that can translocate cell membranes have been identified. Some of these peptides, which can be divided into different families, have short amino acid sequences (10-27 residues in length) and enter the cell by a receptor-independent mechanism. Furthermore, these peptides are capable of internalizing hydrophilic cargoes. Although the detailed mechanism by which these molecules enter cells is poorly understood, their ability to traverse the membrane into the cytoplasm has provided a new and powerful biological tool for transporting drugs across cell membranes.
authors.affiliation: Synt:em, Parc Scientifique Georges Besse, 30000 Nîmes, France. jtemsamani@syntem.com
authors.forename: Jamal
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Temsamani
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vidal
mesh_terms: D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier / Q000187:drug effects*; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability / Q000187:drug effects*; D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004337:Drug Carriers; D010455:Peptides