Jingsong Yuan, Yi Zhang, Yue Sun, Zhicheng Cai, Lijiang Yang, Hua Lu
Index: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00204
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Controlling the helix–coil transition of polypeptides under physiological conditions is an attractive way toward smart functional materials. Here, we report the synthesis of a series of tertiary amine-functionalized ethylene glycol (EGx)-linked polypeptide electrolytes with their secondary structures tunable under physiological conditions. The resultant polymers, denoted as P(EGxDMA-Glu) (x = 1, 2, and 3), show excellent aqueous solubility (>20 mg/mL) regardless of their charge states. Unlike poly-l-lysine that can form a helix only at pH above 10, P(EGxDMA-Glu) undergo a pH-dependent helix–coil switch with their transition points within the physiological range (pH ∼5.3–6.5). Meanwhile, P(EGxDMA-Glu) exhibit an unusual salt-induced helical conformation presumably owing to the unique properties of EGx linkers. Together, the current work highlights the importance of fine-tuning the linker chemistry in achieving conformation-switchable polypeptides and represents a facile approach toward stimuli-responsive biopolymers for advanced biological applications.
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