Tuning the Interactions between Biomolecules and Surfaces via a Peptide Self-Assembled Monolayer Framework

通过肽自组装单层框架调节生物分子和表面之间的相互作用

• 批准号: 2026259
• 负责人: Julie Renner
• 金额: $ 29.88万
• 依托单位: Case Western Reserve University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2026259&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Tuning; Interactions; between; Biomolecules; Surfaces

A modern societal challenge is to develop effective health monitoring and treatment devices for non-communicable diseases, which cause more than 60% of annual worldwide deaths. Meeting this challenge involves integrating solid materials with biological systems where the interfaces must be engineered to avoid biofouling and simultaneously maintain complex functionalities. One way to engineer the interface between solids and biological systems is through self-assembled monolayers, a class of nanostructured materials composed of molecules which assemble spontaneously to make and organized layer that is one molecule thick. Currently, common antifouling self-assembled monolayers have drawbacks such as bioaccumulation, undesired immune responses and limited tunability. This project focuses on engineered peptides as promising new molecular frameworks for self-assembled materials because they 1) are easily tunable and therefore have the capacity to be multi-functional, 2) possess controllable, ordered secondary structures, 3) self-assemble into different nanostructures, and 4) are biocompatible. The goal of this project is to provide fundamental insight into peptide self-assembly, structure and antifouling mechanisms and establish design rules for amino acid substitution into the engineered peptide framework. This contribution is significant because the design rules gained in this project will allow peptide-based self-assembled monolayers to be tuned to have a variety of functionalities for a broad range of fields, and advance implantable nanobiotechnologies and other technologies which interface with biological media. This proposal supports education and diversity through an expanded outreach program which encourages underrepresented high school students to participate in summer research programming. In addition, a unique graduate-level learning module will be innovated which supports the National Science Foundation’s priorities for improving graduate student workforce preparedness. The overall objective of this project is to develop design rules for amino acid substitution into a peptide self-assembled monolayer framework based on a fundamental understanding of assembly, structure, and antifouling. This proposal specifically focuses on a polyproline peptide framework because it features a 3-fold symmetrical structure, antifouling properties, and has the potential for guest residue substitution. Thus, this project aims to 1) understand the ordering and assembly mechanisms of polyproline self-assembled monolayers, 2) establish design rules based on a polyproline-guest residue framework, and 3) discover polyproline-based self-assembled monolayer antifouling mechanisms. Currently, there is no clear strategy for how to make changes to peptide sequences without negatively impacting self-assembled monolayer properties or antifouling. In addition, the ordering of peptide self-assembled monolayers is often not characterized nor are the kinetics and thermodynamics of assembly and antifouling. Therefore, there exists an urgent need for a peptide-based framework that has predictable and well-understood self-assembly, fouling, and material properties. This project will address that need by studying a peptide self-assembled monolayer system featuring guest residues via in situ monitoring and advanced surface characterizations. Anticipated fields where the technology will be used include therapeutic nanoparticles, nanoswimmers, nanostructured electrodes for implantable fuel cells/sensors, and catalysis. Thus, this proposal addresses major challenges to realizing widespread use of implantable monitoring and treatment devices by enabling multifunctional antifouling surfaces. This proposal will also have a high impact on society through outreach and educational programs. Specifically, the principle investigator has created a new research experience program for female high school students designed to encourage participants to consider science and engineering careers. The principle investigator is currently working with a local high school that has 91% minority students, and plans to significantly grow the program. Additionally, graduate students will learn industry-relevant skills through an innovative, hands-on, project planning module. The motivation for the module is to help students best-utilize their technical skills in the private sector, where 42% of doctoral recipients in science and engineering work.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

现代社会面临的一个挑战是开发有效的非传染性疾病健康监测和治疗设备，这些疾病占全球每年死亡人数的60%以上。应对这一挑战涉及将固体材料与生物系统集成，其中必须设计界面以避免生物污染并同时保持复杂的功能。设计固体和生物系统之间界面的一种方法是通过自组装单分子层，这是一类由分子组成的纳米结构材料，这些分子自发组装，形成一个分子厚的组织层。目前，常见的自组装单分子膜具有诸如生物累积、不期望的免疫应答和有限的可调谐性的缺点。该项目的重点是工程肽作为自组装材料的有前途的新分子框架，因为它们1）易于调节，因此具有多功能的能力，2）具有可控的，有序的二级结构，3）自组装成不同的纳米结构，4）具有生物相容性。该项目的目标是提供肽自组装，结构和降解机制的基本见解，并建立氨基酸取代到工程肽框架的设计规则。这一贡献是重要的，因为该项目中获得的设计规则将允许基于肽的自组装单层被调整为具有广泛领域的各种功能，并推进植入式纳米生物技术和其他与生物介质接口的技术。该提案通过扩大外展计划支持教育和多样性，该计划鼓励代表性不足的高中生参加夏季研究计划。此外，一个独特的研究生水平的学习模块将创新，支持国家科学基金会的优先事项，提高研究生劳动力的准备。本项目的总体目标是基于对组装、结构和构象的基本理解，开发氨基酸取代成肽自组装单层框架的设计规则。该建议特别关注聚脯氨酸肽框架，因为它具有3重对称结构，可折叠特性，并具有客体残基取代的潜力。因此，本项目旨在1）了解聚脯氨酸自组装单分子膜的有序和组装机制，2）建立基于聚脯氨酸-客体残基框架的设计规则，3）发现基于聚脯氨酸的自组装单分子膜的组装机制。目前，对于如何改变肽序列而不负面影响自组装单层性质或粘附性，还没有明确的策略。此外，肽自组装单分子膜的有序性通常没有表征，组装和组装的动力学和热力学也没有表征。因此，迫切需要一种基于肽的框架，其具有可预测和充分理解的自组装、结垢和材料性质。该项目将通过研究肽自组装单层系统，通过原位监测和先进的表面表征，以客体残基为特征，来满足这一需求。预计该技术将用于的领域包括治疗性纳米颗粒、纳米游泳者、用于可植入燃料电池/传感器的纳米结构电极和催化。因此，该提议通过实现多功能可植入表面来解决实现可植入监测和治疗装置的广泛使用的主要挑战。这项提案还将通过外联和教育方案对社会产生重大影响。具体而言，主要研究者为女高中生创建了一个新的研究经验计划，旨在鼓励参与者考虑科学和工程职业。主要研究人员目前正在与当地一所拥有91%少数民族学生的高中合作，并计划显着扩大该计划。此外，研究生将通过创新，动手，项目规划模块学习行业相关技能。该模块的动机是帮助学生在私营部门最好地利用他们的技术技能，其中42%的科学和工程博士获得者工作。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

项目成果

Self-Assembly and Rearrangement of a Polyproline II Helix Peptide on Gold

• DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c03583
• 发表时间: 2021-05-11
• 期刊: LANGMUIR
• 影响因子: 3.9
• 作者: Hostert, Jacob D.;Loney, Charles N.;Renner, Julie N.
• 通讯作者: Renner, Julie N.