Review Article

Delivery of Nucleic Acids and Nanomaterials by Cell-Penetrating Peptides: Opportunities and Challenges

Table 4

HA2 analogues and other sequence variations in CPPs to overcome lysosomal entrapment.

NameAmino acid sequencea.a. #Structural orderCargoPurityEfficiencyRef.

HA2 analogues
GLFEAIEGFIENGWEGMIDGWYG23pHA2-p53-R9p53N.A.5x[70]

GDIMGEWGNEIFGAIAGFLG20pTat-Cre, pTat-HA2No cargoN.A.2–6x[71]

GLFEAIEGFIENGWEGMIDGWYG23HA2-TatPM10N.A.0.5–1x[72]

pTat-HA-hARC or pTat-HA--galpTat-HA-hARC or pTat-HA--gal-gal, ARCN.A.N.A.[73]

GLFEAIAEFIEGGWEGLIEGCAKKK25HA2-NT 
(NT = neurotensin)
NT>90%22%[74]

GLFGAIAGFIENGQWGMIDG20HA2-TatFPN.A.N.A.[75]

GLFEAIEGFIENGWEGMIDGWYG23HA2-TatShepherdin>90%3x [76]

GLFEAIEGFIENGWEGMIDGWYGC 
GLFEAIEGFIENGWEGMIDGWYGC 
(dimeric)
48EGFR
siRNA/LF/diNF-7
EGFR
siRNA
N.A.>2x [77]

GLFEAIEGFIENGWEGMIDGWYG23CPP-HA2mCherryN.A.80–90x[78]

GLFEAIEGFIENGWEGMIDGWYG23GALA-INFLuciferaseN.A.>1000x[79]

GLLEALAELLE11HA2-CPPFP>95%2x[80]

Sequence variations in CPPs
10HCHHHHHRKKRRQRRRRHHHHHC22C-5H-Tat-5H-CLuciferase>98%>7000x[81]

HR9CHHHHHRRRRRRRRRHHHHHC21C-5H-R9-5H-CDNAs, FPs, QDs87%20x[43]

PasR8FFLIPKGRRRRRRRRGC17Pas-CPPAlexa 488N.A.18x[82]

PR9FFLIPKGRRRRRRRRR16Pas-CPPDNAs, FPs, QDs99%47.5x[44]
GALAWEAALAEALAEALAEHLAEALAEALEALAA30GALA-EGFPFITCN.A.68x[83]

N.A. = not available.