Phase-separating peptide coacervates with programmable material properties for universal intracellular delivery of macromolecules

Y Sun, X Wu, J Li, M Radiom, R Mezzenga… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Phase-separating peptides (PSPs) self-assembling into coacervate microdroplets (CMs) are
a promising class of intracellular delivery vehicles that can release macromolecular …

Strength in numbers: cell penetrating peptide clusters to build next-generation therapeutics

J Reeman, LM Ittner, KA Vallis, O Tietz - Trends in Chemistry, 2024 - cell.com
The delivery of large molecules across biological barriers and into intracellular
environments is one of the grand challenges of biomedical research. The recent …

Peptide-Mediated Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation and Biomolecular Condensates

G Li, C Yuan, X Yan - Soft Matter, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a cornerstone of cellular organization, driving the
formation of biomolecular condensates that regulate diverse biological processes and …

Staudinger Reaction-Responsive Coacervates for Cytosolic Antibody Delivery and TRIM21-Mediated Protein Degradation

Y Bao, Z Xu, K Cheng, X Li, F Chen… - Journal of the …, 2025 - ACS Publications
A low-molecular-weight compound whose structure strikes a fine balance between
hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity may form coacervates via liquid–liquid phase separation …

Acetylation of Short Glycopeptides Enables Phase Separation

N Wang, C Qiao, J Liu, G Liu, K Zhang, M Li - Biomacromolecules, 2025 - ACS Publications
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) of biomacromolecules is crucial for regulating
cellular functions. To explore their molecular mechanisms, peptide-based coacervates …

Delivery of Peptide Coacervates to Form Stable Interaction Hubs In Cells

W Tu, RQ Theisen, P **, DM Chenoweth, AJ Patel… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Cells contain membrane-bound and membraneless organelles that operate as spatially
distinct biochemical niches. However, these subcellular reaction centers lose fidelity with …

Interfacing Complex Coacervates with Natural Cells

H Meng, Y Ji, Y Qiao - ChemSystemsChem - Wiley Online Library
Coacervates have been investigated as protocells or synthetic cells, as well as subcellular
compartments for the creation of new materials, thus bridging the gap between living and …