Stapled peptide design: principles and roles of computation.
Stapling is a key technique for stabilising peptides in an α-helical structure. The resultant stapled peptides are then able to compete efficiently for binding to protein targets involved in protein-protein interactions that are mediated by α-helices. Certain general design principles to optimise their binding and biological activity have emerged in recent years. This is accompanied by an increasing use of computational methods in stapled peptide design. In this article, we detail these design principles and review the contributions that computation has made to the field. We also highlight several pressing questions regarding the mechanism of action of stapled peptides, which could potentially be resolved by computational means.
Bioinformatics Institute, A*STAR, 30 Biopolis Street, #07-01 Matrix, Singapore 138671, Singapore. Electronic address: tanys@bii.a-star.edu.sg.
Yaw Sing
YS
Tan
p53Lab, A*STAR, 8A Biomedical Grove, #06-04/05 Neuros/Immunos, Singapore 138648, Singapore.
David P
DP
Lane
Bioinformatics Institute, A*STAR, 30 Biopolis Street, #07-01 Matrix, Singapore 138671, Singapore; Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore; School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore. Electronic address: chandra@bii.a-star.edu.sg.
Chandra S
CS
Verma
D000818:Animals; D019295:Computational Biology; D015195:Drug Design; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
D010455:Peptides