Pyrrole–imidazole_polyamides

Pyrrole–imidazole polyamides

Pyrrole–imidazole polyamides

Chemical compound

Pyrrole–imidazole polyamides (PIPs) are a class of polyamides have the ability to bind to minor grooves found in the DNA helix.[1][2] Scientists are experimenting with it as a drug-delivery mode that can switch genes on and off, as well as epigenetic modification in gene therapy.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Kawamoto, Yusuke; Bando, Toshikazu; Sugiyama, Hiroshi (May 2018). "Sequence-specific DNA binding Pyrrole–imidazole polyamides and their applications". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 26 (8): 1393–1411. doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2018.01.026. PMID 29439914.
  2. [2]
    Wu, Chunlei; Wang, Wei; Fang, Lijing; Su, Wu (July 2018). "Programmable pyrrole-imidazole polyamides: A potent tool for DNA targeting". Chinese Chemical Letters. 29 (7): 1105–1112. doi:10.1016/j.cclet.2018.05.025. S2CID 102819448.
  3. [3]
    "Advancing gene therapies: PIP pip hurray!".
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