PMID- 19707187 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100113 LR - 20211020 IS - 1525-0024 (Electronic) IS - 1525-0016 (Print) IS - 1525-0016 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 11 DP - 2009 Nov TI - Cell-surface accumulation of flock house virus-derived peptide leads to efficient internalization via macropinocytosis. PG - 1868-76 LID - 10.1038/mt.2009.192 [doi] AB - Arginine-rich cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), including human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Tat (48-60) and oligoarginines, have been applied as carriers for delivery of cargo molecules, because of their capacity to internalize into cells and penetrate biological membranes. Despite the fact that they have been extensively studied, the factors required for the efficient internalization of CPPs are still unclear. In this report, we evaluated the internalization efficiencies of seven CPPs derived from DNA/RNA-binding peptides, and discovered that a peptide derived from the flock house virus (FHV) coat protein was internalized most efficiently into Chinese hamster ovary (CHO-K1), HeLa, and Jurkat cells. Comparison of the factors facilitating the internalization with those of the Tat peptide revealed that the FHV peptide induces macropinocytosis much more efficiently than the Tat peptide, which leads to its high cellular uptake efficiency. Additionally, the strong adsorption of the FHV peptide on cell membranes via glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) was shown to be a key factor for induction of macropinocytosis, and these steps were successfully monitored by live imaging of the peptide internalization into cells in relation to the actin organization. The remarkable methods of FHV peptide internalization thus highlighted the critical factors for internalizations of the arginine-rich CPPs. FAU - Nakase, Ikuhiko AU - Nakase I AD - Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. FAU - Hirose, Hisaaki AU - Hirose H FAU - Tanaka, Gen AU - Tanaka G FAU - Tadokoro, Akiko AU - Tadokoro A FAU - Kobayashi, Sachiko AU - Kobayashi S FAU - Takeuchi, Toshihide AU - Takeuchi T FAU - Futaki, Shiroh AU - Futaki S LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20090825 PL - United States TA - Mol Ther JT - Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy JID - 100890581 RN - 0 (Capsid Proteins) RN - 0 (Glycosaminoglycans) RN - 0 (Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Peptide Fragments) RN - 0 (tat Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus) RN - 22144-77-0 (Cytochalasin D) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - CHO Cells MH - Capsid Proteins/*metabolism MH - Cricetinae MH - Cricetulus MH - Cytochalasin D/pharmacology MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Glycosaminoglycans/metabolism MH - HeLa Cells MH - Humans MH - Microscopy, Confocal MH - Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Peptide Fragments/*metabolism MH - Pinocytosis/drug effects/*physiology MH - Protein Transport/physiology MH - tat Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/metabolism PMC - PMC2835031 EDAT- 2009/08/27 09:00 MHDA- 2010/01/14 06:00 PMCR- 2010/11/01 CRDT- 2009/08/27 09:00 PHST- 2009/08/27 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/08/27 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/01/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2010/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S1525-0016(16)30798-5 [pii] AID - 10.1038/mt.2009.192 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Ther. 2009 Nov;17(11):1868-76. doi: 10.1038/mt.2009.192. Epub 2009 Aug 25.