Volume 43, Issue 32 pp. 4172-4178
Communication

Switch Peptides In Statu Nascendi: Induction of Conformational Transitions Relevant to Degenerative Diseases

Manfred Mutter Prof.

Manfred Mutter Prof.

Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, EPFL-BCH, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, Fax: (+41) 21-693-9415

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Arunan Chandravarkar Dr.

Arunan Chandravarkar Dr.

Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, EPFL-BCH, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, Fax: (+41) 21-693-9415

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Christine Boyat Dr.

Christine Boyat Dr.

Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, EPFL-BCH, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, Fax: (+41) 21-693-9415

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John Lopez Dr.

John Lopez Dr.

Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, EPFL-BCH, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, Fax: (+41) 21-693-9415

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Sonia Dos Santos Dipl.-Chem.

Sonia Dos Santos Dipl.-Chem.

Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, EPFL-BCH, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, Fax: (+41) 21-693-9415

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Bhubaneswar Mandal Dipl.-Chem.

Bhubaneswar Mandal Dipl.-Chem.

Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, EPFL-BCH, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, Fax: (+41) 21-693-9415

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Richard Mimna Dipl.-Chem.

Richard Mimna Dipl.-Chem.

Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, EPFL-BCH, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, Fax: (+41) 21-693-9415

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Karine Murat Dipl.-Chem.

Karine Murat Dipl.-Chem.

Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, EPFL-BCH, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, Fax: (+41) 21-693-9415

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Luc Patiny Dr.

Luc Patiny Dr.

Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, EPFL-BCH, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, Fax: (+41) 21-693-9415

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Lydiane Saucède Dipl.-Chem.

Lydiane Saucède Dipl.-Chem.

Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, EPFL-BCH, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, Fax: (+41) 21-693-9415

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Gabriele Tuchscherer Dr.

Gabriele Tuchscherer Dr.

Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, EPFL-BCH, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, Fax: (+41) 21-693-9415

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First published: 09 August 2004
Citations: 161

This work was supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The Ncap peptidomimetic was a generous gift from Prof. Klaus Müller, Hoffman-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland.

Graphical Abstract

A novel concept for triggering conformational transitions, and thus changes in structure and function, in peptides with a switching element S provides intriguing perspectives for studying molecular processes (see scheme) that play a key role, for example, in early events of Alzheimer's disease.

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