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Tyagi K, Venkatesh V. Emerging potential approaches in alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activatable cancer theranostics. RSC Med Chem 2024; 15:1148-1160. [PMID: 38665831 PMCID: PMC11042160 DOI: 10.1039/d3md00565h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is known as one of the most crucial members of the phosphatase family and encompasses the enormous ability to hydrolyze the phosphate group in various biomolecules; by this, it regulates several events in the pool of biological medium. Owing to its overexpression in various cancer cells, recently, its potential has evolved as a prominent biomarker in cancer research. In this article, we have underlined the recent advances (2019 onwards) of alkaline phosphatase in the arena of emerging cancer theranostics. Herein, we mainly focused on phosphate-locked molecular systems such as peptides, prodrugs, and aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-based molecules. When these theranostics encounter cancer cell-overexpressed ALP, it results in the hydrolysis of the phosphate group, which leads to the release of highly cytotoxic agents along with turn-on fluorophore/pre-existing fluorophore.
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- Kartikay Tyagi
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Uttarakhand-247667 India
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Uttarakhand-247667 India
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Lee B, Shin D. Contrastive learning for enhancing feature extraction in anticancer peptides. Brief Bioinform 2024; 25:bbae220. [PMID: 38725157 PMCID: PMC11082072 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbae220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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Cancer, recognized as a primary cause of death worldwide, has profound health implications and incurs a substantial social burden. Numerous efforts have been made to develop cancer treatments, among which anticancer peptides (ACPs) are garnering recognition for their potential applications. While ACP screening is time-consuming and costly, in silico prediction tools provide a way to overcome these challenges. Herein, we present a deep learning model designed to screen ACPs using peptide sequences only. A contrastive learning technique was applied to enhance model performance, yielding better results than a model trained solely on binary classification loss. Furthermore, two independent encoders were employed as a replacement for data augmentation, a technique commonly used in contrastive learning. Our model achieved superior performance on five of six benchmark datasets against previous state-of-the-art models. As prediction tools advance, the potential in peptide-based cancer therapeutics increases, promising a brighter future for oncology research and patient care.
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- Byungjo Lee
- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, 323, Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, 10408, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, 323, Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, 10408, Republic of Korea
- Department of Cancer Biomedical Science, National Cancer Center Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, 323, Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, 10408, Republic of Korea
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Kaur G, Khanna B, Yusuf M, Sharma A, Khajuria A, Alajangi HK, Jaiswal PK, Sachdeva M, Barnwal RP, Singh G. A Path of Novelty from Nanoparticles to Nanobots: Theragnostic Approach for Targeting Cancer Therapy. Crit Rev Ther Drug Carrier Syst 2024; 41:1-38. [PMID: 38305340 DOI: 10.1615/critrevtherdrugcarriersyst.2023046674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Pharmaceutical development of cancer therapeutics is a dynamic area of research. Even after decades of intensive work, cancer continues to be a dreadful disease with an ever-increasing global incidence. The progress of nanotechnology in cancer research has overcome inherent limitations in conventional cancer chemotherapy and fulfilled the need for target-specific drug carriers. Nanotechnology uses the altered patho-physiological microenvironment of malignant cells and offers various advantages like improved solubility, reduced toxicity, prolonged drug circulation with controlled release, circumventing multidrug resistance, and enhanced biodistribution. Early cancer detection has a crucial role in selecting the best drug regime, thus, diagnosis and therapeutics go hand in hand. Furthermore, nanobots are an amazing possibility and promising innovation with numerous significant applications, particularly in fighting cancer and cleaning out blood vessels. Nanobots are tiny robots, ranging in size from 1 to 100 nm. Moreover, the nanobots would work similarly to white blood cells, watching the bloodstream and searching for indications of distress. This review articulates the evolution of various organic and inorganic nanoparticles and nanobots used as therapeutics, along with their pros and cons. It also highlights the shift in diagnostics from conventional methods to more advanced techniques. This rapidly growing domain is providing more space for engineering desired nanoparticles that can show miraculous results in therapeutic and diagnostic trials.
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- Gursharanpreet Kaur
- University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India; Department of Biophysics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India; Department of Biophysics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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Jalil AT, Abdulhadi MA, Al-Ameer LR, Taher WM, Abdulameer SJ, Abosaooda M, Fadhil AA. Peptide-Based Therapeutics in Cancer Therapy. Mol Biotechnol 2023:10.1007/s12033-023-00873-1. [PMID: 37768503 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-023-00873-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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A monster called cancer is still one of the most challenging human problems and one of the leading causes of death in the world. Different types of treatment methods are used for cancer therapy; however, there are challenges such as high cost and harmful side effects in using these methods. Recent years have witnessed a surge in the development of therapeutic peptides for a wide range of diseases, notably cancer. Peptides are preferred over antibiotics, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer due to a number of aspects, including flexibility, easy modification, low immunogenicity, and inexpensive cost of production. The use of therapeutic peptides in cancer treatment is a novel and intriguing strategy. These peptides provide excellent prospects for targeted drug delivery because of their high selectivity, specificity, small dimensions, good biocompatibility, and simplicity of modification. Target specificity and minimal toxicity are benefits of therapeutic peptides. Additionally, peptides can be used to design antigens or adjuvants for vaccine development. Here, types of therapeutic peptides for cancer therapy will be discussed, such as peptide-based cancer vaccines and tumor-targeting peptides (TTP) and cell-penetrating peptides (CPP).
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- Abduladheem Turki Jalil
- Department of Medical Laboratories Techniques, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Hilla, Babylon, 51001, Iraq.
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Techniques, Al-Maarif University College, Al-Anbar, Iraq
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- College of Pharmacy, Al-Zahraa University for Women, Karbala, Iraq
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- Biology Department, College of Education for Pure Science, Wasit University, Kut, Wasit, Iraq
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- Medical Technical College, Al-Farahidi University, Baghdad, Iraq
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Cui Z, Wang SG, He Y, Chen ZH, Zhang QH. DeepTPpred: A Deep Learning Approach With Matrix Factorization for Predicting Therapeutic Peptides by Integrating Length Information. IEEE J Biomed Health Inform 2023; 27:4611-4622. [PMID: 37368803 DOI: 10.1109/jbhi.2023.3290014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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The abuse of traditional antibiotics has led to increased resistance of bacteria and viruses. Efficient therapeutic peptide prediction is critical for peptide drug discovery. However, most of the existing methods only make effective predictions for one class of therapeutic peptides. It is worth noting that currently no predictive method considers sequence length information as a distinct feature of therapeutic peptides. In this article, a novel deep learning approach with matrix factorization for predicting therapeutic peptides (DeepTPpred) by integrating length information are proposed. The matrix factorization layer can learn the potential features of the encoded sequence through the mechanism of first compression and then restoration. And the length features of the sequence of therapeutic peptides are embedded with encoded amino acid sequences. To automatically learn therapeutic peptide predictions, these latent features are input into the neural networks with self-attention mechanism. On eight therapeutic peptide datasets, DeepTPpred achieved excellent prediction results. Based on these datasets, we first integrated eight datasets to obtain a full therapeutic peptide integration dataset. Then, we obtained two functional integration datasets based on the functional similarity of the peptides. Finally, we also conduct experiments on the latest versions of the ACP and CPP datasets. Overall, the experimental results show that our work is effective for the identification of therapeutic peptides.
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Çalışkan E, Kaplan A, Şekerci G, Çapan İ, Tekin S, Erkan S, Koran K, Sandal S, Görgülü AO. Synthesis, docking studies, in vitro cytotoxicity evaluation and DNA damage mechanism of new tyrosine-based tripeptides. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2023; 37:e23388. [PMID: 37243846 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.23388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Peptides are one of the leading groups of compounds that have been the subject of a great deal of biological research and still continue to attract researchers' attention. In this study, a series of tripeptides based on tyrosine amino acids were synthesized by the triazine method. The cytotoxicity properties of all compounds against human cancer cell lines (MCF-7), ovarian (A2780), prostate (PC-3), and colon cancer cell lines (Caco-2) were determined by the 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5 diphenyl tetrazolium bromide assay method, and % cell viability and logIC50 values of the compounds were calculated. Significant decreases in cell viability were observed in all cells (p < 0.05). The comet assay method was used to understand that the compounds that showed a significant decrease in cell viability had this effect through DNA damage. Most of the compounds exhibited cytotoxicity by DNA damage mechanism. Besides, their interactions between investigated molecule groups with PDB ID: 3VHE, 3C0R, 2ZCL, and 2HQ6 target proteins corresponding to cancer cell lines, respectively, were investigated by docking studies. Finally, molecules with high biological activity against biological receptors were determined by ADME analysis.
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- Eray Çalışkan
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Arts, Bingol University, Bingöl, Türkiye
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Firat University, Elazig, Türkiye
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- Department of Material and Material Processing Technologies, Technical Sciences Vocational College, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Physiology Department, Inonu University, Malatya, Türkiye
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Türkiye
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Firat University, Elazig, Türkiye
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Marmara University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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Saibu OA, Hammed SO, Oladipo OO, Odunitan TT, Ajayi TM, Adejuyigbe AJ, Apanisile BT, Oyeneyin OE, Oluwafemi AT, Ayoola T, Olaoba OT, Alausa AO, Omoboyowa DA. Protein-protein interaction and interference of carcinogenesis by supramolecular modifications. Bioorg Med Chem 2023; 81:117211. [PMID: 36809721 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2023.117211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) are essential in normal biological processes, but they can become disrupted or imbalanced in cancer. Various technological advancements have led to an increase in the number of PPI inhibitors, which target hubs in cancer cell's protein networks. However, it remains difficult to develop PPI inhibitors with desired potency and specificity. Supramolecular chemistry has only lately become recognized as a promising method to modify protein activities. In this review, we highlight recent advances in the use of supramolecular modification approaches in cancer therapy. We make special note of efforts to apply supramolecular modifications, such as molecular tweezers, to targeting the nuclear export signal (NES), which can be used to attenuate signaling processes in carcinogenesis. Finally, we discuss the strengths and weaknesses of using supramolecular approaches to targeting PPIs.
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- Oluwatosin A Saibu
- Department of Environmental Toxicology, Universitat Duisburg-Essen, NorthRhine-Westphalia, Germany
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- Genomics Unit, Helix Biogen Institute, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria; Department of Physiology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Physiology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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- Genomics Unit, Helix Biogen Institute, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria; Department of Biochemistry, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Physiology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
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- Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Unit, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Molecular Pathogenesis and Therapeutics, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, ITMO University, St Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria
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Bicak B, Kecel Gunduz S, Budama Kilinc Y, Imhof P, Gok B, Akman G, Ozel AE. Structural, spectroscopic, in silico, in vitro and DNA binding evaluations of tyrosyl-lysyl-threonine. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2022; 40:12148-12164. [PMID: 34463215 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2021.1968499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The main objective of the present study is to investigate the molecular structure and DNA binding interaction of the tyrosyl-lysyl-threonine (YKT) tripeptide, which has anticancer, antioxidant and analgesic properties, using various in silico (MD, QM, molecular docking), spectroscopic (UV, FT-IR, FTIR-ATR, Raman, gel electrophoresis) and in vitro (MCF-7 and HeLa cancer cell lines and BEAS-2B cell line) methods. The optimized geometry, vibrational wavenumbers, molecular electrostatic potential (MEP), natural bond orbital (NBO) and HOMO-LUMO (highest occupied molecular orbital- lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) calculations were carried out with Density Functional Theory (DFT) using B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) basis set to indicate conformational, vibrational and intramolecular charge transfer characteristics. The assignment of all fundamental theoretical vibration wavenumbers was performed using potential energy distribution analysis (PED). DNA is a significant pharmacological target of drugs in several diseases such as cancer. For this reason, molecular docking calculation was used to elucidate the binding and interaction between YKT tripeptide and DNA at the atomic level. Also, the dynamic behaviors of YKT and DNA was examined using MD simulations. Besides, the interaction of YKT with DNA was experimentally examined by UV titration method and agarose gel electrophoresis method. Experimental results showed that YKT was intercalatively and electrostatically bound to CT-DNA (Calf thymus DNA) and cleavage pBR322 DNA in the presence of H2O2. The pharmacokinetic profile of YKT was also obtained. Cytotoxic effect of YKT was evaluated on MCF-7, HeLa and BEAS-2B cell lines. Hence, these studies about YKT tripeptide may pave the way for the development of various cancer drugs. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Bilge Bicak
- Institute of Graduate Studies in Sciences, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.,Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Computer Chemistry Center, Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Graduate School of Natural and Applied Science, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Nutritional Composition, Health Benefits, and Application Value of Edible Insects: A Review. Foods 2022; 11:foods11243961. [PMID: 36553703 PMCID: PMC9777846 DOI: 10.3390/foods11243961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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For thousands of years, edible insects have been used as food to alleviate hunger and improve malnutrition. Some insects have also been used as medicines because of their therapeutic properties. This is not only due to the high nutritional value of edible insects, but more importantly, the active substances from edible insects have a variety of biofunctional activities. In this paper, we described and summarized the nutritional composition of edible insects and discussed the biological functions of edible insects and their potential benefits for human health. A summary analysis of the findings for each active function confirms that edible insects have the potential to develop functional foods and medicines that are beneficial to humans. In addition, we analyzed the issues that need to be considered in the application of edible insects and the current status of edible insects in food and pharmaceutical applications. We concluded with a discussion of regulations related to edible insects and an outlook on future research and applications of edible insects. By analyzing the current state of research on edible insects, we aim to raise awareness of the use of edible insects to improve human health and thus promote their better use and development.
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Diwan D, Cheng L, Usmani Z, Sharma M, Holden N, Willoughby N, Sangwan N, Baadhe RR, Liu C, Gupta VK. Microbial cancer therapeutics: A promising approach. Semin Cancer Biol 2022; 86:931-950. [PMID: 33979677 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2021.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The success of conventional cancer therapeutics is hindered by associated dreadful side-effects of antibiotic resistance and the dearth of antitumor drugs' selectivity and specificity. Hence, the conceptual evolution of anti-cancerous therapeutic agents that selectively target cancer cells without impacting the healthy cells or tissues, has led to a new wave of scientific interest in microbial-derived bioactive molecules. Such strategic solutions may pave the way to surmount the shortcomings of conventional therapies and raise the potential and hope for the cure of wide range of cancer in a selective manner. This review aims to provide a comprehensive summary of anti-carcinogenic properties and underlying mechanisms of bioactive molecules of microbial origin, and discuss the current challenges and effective therapeutic application of combinatorial strategies to attain minimal systemic side-effects.
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- Deepti Diwan
- Washington University, School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pulmonary, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 230032, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Department of Food Technology, Akal College of Agriculture, Eternal University, Baru Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, 173101, India
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- Centre for Safe and Improved Food, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, 123031, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana, 506004, India
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Centre for Safe and Improved Food, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK; Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Center, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK.
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Anticancer peptides mechanisms, simple and complex. Chem Biol Interact 2022; 368:110194. [PMID: 36195187 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2022.110194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Peptide therapy has started since 1920s with the advent of insulin application, and now it has emerged as a new approach in treatment of diseases including cancer. Using anti-cancer peptides (ACPs) is a promising way of cancer therapy as ACPs are continuing to be approved and arrived at major pharmaceutical markets. Traditional cancer treatments face different problems like intensive adverse effects to patient's body, cell resistance to conventional chemical drugs and in some worse cases the occurrence of cell multidrug resistance (MDR) of cancerous tissues against chemotherapy. On the other hand, there are some benefits conceived for peptides usage in treatment of diseases specifically cancer, as these compounds present favorable characteristics such as smaller size, high activity, low immunogenicity, good biocompatibility in vivo, convenient and rapid way of synthesis, amenable to sequence modification and revision and there is no limitation for the type of cargo they carry. It is possible to achieve an optimum molecular and functional structure of peptides based on previous experience and bank of peptide motif data which may result in novel peptide design. Bioactive peptides are able to form pores in cell membrane and induce necrosis or apoptosis of abnormal cells. Moreover, recent researches have focused on the tumor recognizing peptide motifs with the ability to permeate to cancerous cells with the aim of cancer treatment at earlier stages. In this strategy the most important factors for addressing cancer are choosing peptides with easy accessibility to tumor cell without cytotoxicity effect towards normal cells. The peptides must also meet acceptable pharmacokinetic requirements. In this review, the characteristics of peptides and cancer cells are discussed. The various mechanisms of peptides' action proposed against cancer cells make the next part of discussion. It will be followed by giving information on peptides application, various methods of peptide designing along with introducing various databases. Future aspects of peptides for employing in area of cancer treatment come as conclusion at the end.
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Rodrigues CHM, Garg A, Keizer D, Pires DEV, Ascher DB. CSM-peptides: A computational approach to rapid identification of therapeutic peptides. Protein Sci 2022; 31:e4442. [PMID: 36173168 PMCID: PMC9518225 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Peptides are attractive alternatives for the development of new therapeutic strategies due to their versatility and low complexity of synthesis. Increasing interest in these molecules has led to the creation of large collections of experimentally characterized therapeutic peptides, which greatly contributes to development of data‐driven computational approaches. Here we propose CSM‐peptides, a novel machine learning method for rapid identification of eight different types of therapeutic peptides: anti‐angiogenic, anti‐bacterial, anti‐cancer, anti‐inflammatory, anti‐viral, cell‐penetrating, quorum sensing, and surface binding. Our method has shown to outperform existing approaches, achieving an AUC of up to 0.92 on independent blind tests, and consistent performance on cross‐validation. We anticipate CSM‐peptides to be of great value in helping screening large libraries to identify novel peptides with therapeutic potential and have made it freely available as a user‐friendly web server and Application Programming Interface at https://biosig.lab.uq.edu.au/csm_peptides.
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- Carlos H M Rodrigues
- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Systems and Computational Biology, Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Computational Biology and Clinical Informatics, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Systems and Computational Biology, Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Systems and Computational Biology, Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Systems and Computational Biology, Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Computational Biology and Clinical Informatics, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,School of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Structural Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Systems and Computational Biology, Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Computational Biology and Clinical Informatics, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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Iwanov I, Rossi A, Montesi M, Doytchinova I, Sargsyan A, Momekov G, Panseri S, Naydenova E. Peptide-based targeted cancer therapeutics: design, synthesis and biological evaluation. Eur J Pharm Sci 2022; 176:106249. [PMID: 35779821 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2022.106249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cancer is the leading cause for human mortality together with cardiovascular diseases. Abl (Abelson) tyrosine kinases play a fundamental role in transducing various signals that control proliferation, survival, migration and invasion in several cancers such as Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML), breast cancer and brain cancer. For these reasons Abl tyrosine kinases are considered important biological targets in drug discovery. In this study a series of lysine-based oligopeptides with expected Abl inhibitory activity were designed resembling the binding of FDA-approved drugs (i.e. of Imatinib and Nilotinib), synthesized, purified by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), analyzed by mass spectrometry (MS) and biologically tested in vitro in CML (AR-230 and K-562), breast cancers (MDA-MB 231 and MDA-MB 468) and glioblastoma cell lines (U87 and U118). The solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) by Fmoc (9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl) chemistry was used to synthesize target compounds. AutoDock Vina was applied for simulation binding to Abl. The biological activities were measured evaluating cytotoxic effect, induction of apoptosis and inhibition of cancer cells migration. The new peptides exhibited different concentration-dependent antiproliferative effect against the tumor cell lines after 72 h treatment. The most promising results were obtained with the U87 glioblastoma cell line where a significant reduction of the migration ability was detected with one compound (H-Lys1-Lys2-Lys3-NH2).
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- Iwan Iwanov
- University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, 8 Blvd. Kliment Ohridski, 1756, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics, National Research Council of Italy, via Granarolo 64, Faenza (RA), Italy; University of Messina, Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, Piazza Pugliatti 1, Messina (ME), Italy
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics, National Research Council of Italy, via Granarolo 64, Faenza (RA), Italy
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- Scientific and Production Center "Armbiotechnology" NAS RA, 14 Gyurjyan str., Yerevan, 0056, Armenia
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- Medical University of Sofia, 2 Dunav st., Sofia, 1000, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics, National Research Council of Italy, via Granarolo 64, Faenza (RA), Italy.
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- University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, 8 Blvd. Kliment Ohridski, 1756, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Sohn YS, Losub-Amir A, Cardenas AE, Karmi O, Yahana MD, Gruman T, Rowland L, Marjault HB, Webb LJ, Mittler R, Elber R, Friedler A, Nechushtai R. A peptide-derived strategy for specifically targeting the mitochondria and ER of cancer cells: a new approach in fighting cancer. Chem Sci 2022; 13:6929-6941. [PMID: 35774163 PMCID: PMC9200128 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc01934e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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An effective anti-cancer therapy should exclusively target cancer cells and trigger in them a broad spectrum of cell death pathways that will prevent avoidance. Here, we present a new approach in cancer therapy that specifically targets the mitochondria and ER of cancer cells. We developed a peptide derived from the flexible and transmembrane domains of the human protein NAF-1/CISD2. This peptide (NAF-144-67) specifically permeates through the plasma membranes of human epithelial breast cancer cells, abolishes their mitochondria and ER, and triggers cell death with characteristics of apoptosis, ferroptosis and necroptosis. In vivo analysis revealed that the peptide significantly decreases tumor growth in mice carrying xenograft human tumors. Computational simulations of cancer vs. normal cell membranes reveal that the specificity of the peptide to cancer cells is due to its selective recognition of their membrane composition. NAF-144-67 represents a promising anti-cancer lead compound that acts via a unique mechanism.
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- Yang Sung Sohn
- The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus at Givat Ram Jerusalem 9190401 Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus at Givat Ram Jerusalem 9190401 Israel
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- Institute for Computational Engineering and Science and Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin Austin Texas 78712 USA
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- The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus at Givat Ram Jerusalem 9190401 Israel
- Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center University of Missouri. 1201 Rollins St Columbia MO 65201 USA
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- The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus at Givat Ram Jerusalem 9190401 Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus at Givat Ram Jerusalem 9190401 Israel
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- Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center University of Missouri. 1201 Rollins St Columbia MO 65201 USA
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- The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus at Givat Ram Jerusalem 9190401 Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin 2506 Speedway STOP A5300 Austin TX 78712 USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center University of Missouri. 1201 Rollins St Columbia MO 65201 USA
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- Institute for Computational Engineering and Science and Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin Austin Texas 78712 USA
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus at Givat Ram Jerusalem 9190401 Israel
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- The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus at Givat Ram Jerusalem 9190401 Israel
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Taghizadeh MS, Retzl B, Muratspahić E, Trenk C, Casanova E, Moghadam A, Afsharifar A, Niazi A, Gruber CW. Discovery of the cyclotide caripe 11 as a ligand of the cholecystokinin-2 receptor. Sci Rep 2022; 12:9215. [PMID: 35654807 PMCID: PMC9163038 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13142-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
The cholecystokinin-2 receptor (CCK2R) is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that is expressed in peripheral tissues and the central nervous system and constitutes a promising target for drug development in several diseases, such as gastrointestinal cancer. The search for ligands of this receptor over the past years mainly resulted in the discovery of a set of distinct synthetic small molecule chemicals. Here, we carried out a pharmacological screening of cyclotide-containing plant extracts using HEK293 cells transiently-expressing mouse CCK2R, and inositol phosphate (IP1) production as a readout. Our data demonstrated that cyclotide-enriched plant extracts from Oldenlandia affinis, Viola tricolor and Carapichea ipecacuanha activate the CCK2R as measured by the production of IP1. These findings prompted the isolation of a representative cyclotide, namely caripe 11 from C. ipecacuanha for detailed pharmacological analysis. Caripe 11 is a partial agonist of the CCK2R (Emax = 71%) with a moderate potency of 8.5 µM, in comparison to the endogenous full agonist cholecystokinin-8 (CCK-8; EC50 = 11.5 nM). The partial agonism of caripe 11 is further characterized by an increase on basal activity (at low concentrations) and a dextral-shift of the potency of CCK-8 (at higher concentrations) following its co-incubation with the cyclotide. Therefore, cyclotides such as caripe 11 may be explored in the future for the design and development of cyclotide-based ligands or imaging probes targeting the CCK2R and related peptide GPCRs.
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- Mohammad Sadegh Taghizadeh
- Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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Guo Y, Yan K, Lv H, Liu B. PreTP-EL: prediction of therapeutic peptides based on ensemble learning. Brief Bioinform 2021; 22:6359002. [PMID: 34459488 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbab358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Therapeutic peptides are important for understanding the correlation between peptides and their therapeutic diagnostic potential. The therapeutic peptides can be further divided into different types based on therapeutic function sharing different characteristics. Although some computational approaches have been proposed to predict different types of therapeutic peptides, they failed to accurately predict all types of therapeutic peptides. In this study, a predictor called PreTP-EL has been proposed via employing the ensemble learning approach to fuse the different features and machine learning techniques in order to capture the different characteristics of various therapeutic peptides. Experimental results showed that PreTP-EL outperformed other competing methods. Availability and implementation: A user-friendly web-server of PreTP-EL predictor is available at http://bliulab.net/PreTP-EL.
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- Yichen Guo
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- School of Computer Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- School of Computer Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- School of Computer Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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Ahmadi P, Muguruma K, Chang TC, Tamura S, Tsubokura K, Egawa Y, Suzuki T, Dohmae N, Nakao Y, Tanaka K. In vivo metal-catalyzed SeCT therapy by a proapoptotic peptide. Chem Sci 2021; 12:12266-12273. [PMID: 34603656 PMCID: PMC8480321 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc01784e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Selective cell tagging (SeCT) therapy is a strategy for labeling a targeted cell with certain chemical moieties via a catalytic chemical transformation in order to elicit a therapeutic effect. Herein, we report a cancer therapy based on targeted cell surface tagging with proapoptotic peptides (Ac-GGKLFG-X; X = reactive group) that induce apoptosis when attached to the cell surface. Using either Au-catalyzed amidation or Ru-catalyzed alkylation, these proapoptotic peptides showed excellent therapeutic effects both in vitro and in vivo. In particular, co-treatment with proapoptotic peptide and the carrier-Ru complex significantly and synergistically inhibited tumor growth and prolonged survival rate of tumor-bearing mice after only a single injection. This is the first report of Ru catalyst application in vivo, and this approach could be used in SeCT for cancer therapy.
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- Peni Ahmadi
- Biofunctional Synthetic Chemistry, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research 2-1 Hirosawa Wako Saitama 351-0198 Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology 2-12-1 Ookayama Meguro Tokyo 152-8552 Japan
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- Biofunctional Synthetic Chemistry, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research 2-1 Hirosawa Wako Saitama 351-0198 Japan
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- Department of Medicinal and Organic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Iwate Medical University Yahaba Iwate 028-3694 Japan
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- Biofunctional Synthetic Chemistry, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research 2-1 Hirosawa Wako Saitama 351-0198 Japan
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- Biofunctional Synthetic Chemistry, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research 2-1 Hirosawa Wako Saitama 351-0198 Japan
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- Biomolecular Characterization Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science 2-1 Hirosawa Wako Saitama 351-0198 Japan
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- Biomolecular Characterization Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science 2-1 Hirosawa Wako Saitama 351-0198 Japan
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- School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Waseda University 3-4-1 Okubo Shinjuku Tokyo 169-8555 Japan
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- Biofunctional Synthetic Chemistry, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research 2-1 Hirosawa Wako Saitama 351-0198 Japan
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology 2-12-1 Ookayama Meguro Tokyo 152-8552 Japan
- Biofunctional Chemistry Laboratory, A. Butlerov Institute of Chemistry, Kazan Federal University 18 Kremlyovskaya Street Kazan 420008 Russia
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Peng T, Wang X, Li Z, Bi L, Gao J, Yang M, Wang Y, Yao X, Shan H, Jin H. Preclinical Evaluation of [ 64Cu]NOTA-CP01 as a PET Imaging Agent for Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Mol Pharm 2021; 18:3638-3648. [PMID: 34424706 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.1c00600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Targeting metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) has been a challenge in clinical practice. Emerging evidence demonstrates that C-X-C chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) highly expresses in ESCC and plays a pivotal role in the process of tumor metastasis. We developed a copper-64 (t1/2 = 12.7 h, 19% beta+) labeling route of NOTA-CP01 derived from LY2510924, a cyclopeptide-based CXCR4 potent antagonist, in an attempt to noninvasively visualize CXCR4 expression in metastatic ESCC. Precursor NOTA-CP01 was designed by modifying the C-terminus of LY2510925 with bis-t-butyl NOTA via a butane-1,4-diamine linker. The radiolabeling process was finished within 15 min with high radiochemical yield (>95%), radiochemical purity (>99%), and specific activity (10.5-21 GBq/μmol) (non-decay-corrected). The in vitro solubility and stability tests revealed that [64Cu]NOTA-CP01 had a high water solubility (log P = -3.44 ± 0.12, n = 5) and high stability in saline and fetal bovine serum. [64Cu]NOTA-CP01 exhibited CXCR4-specific binding with a nanomolar affinity (IC50 = 1.61 ± 0.96 nM, Kd = 0.272 ± 0.14 nM) similar to that of the parental LY2510924. The in vitro cell uptake assay indicated that the [64Cu]NOTA-CP01-selective accumulation in EC109 cells was CXCR4-specific. Molecular docking of the CXCR4/NOTA-CP01 complex suggested that the Lys, Arg, and NOTA of this ligand have a strong polar interaction with the key residues of CXCR4, which explains the tight affinity of [64Cu]NOTA-CP01 for CXCR4. To test the target engagement in vivo, prolonged-time positron emission computed tomography (PET) imaging was performed at 0.5, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, and 24 h postinjection of [64Cu]NOTA-CP01 to the EC109 tumor-bearing mice. The EC109 tumors were most visible with high contrast to the contralateral background at 6 h postinjection. The tracer revealed receptor-specific tumor accumulation, which was illustrated by effective blocking via coinjection with a blocking dose of LY2510924. Quantification analysis of the prolonged-time images showed that there was obvious radioactivity accumulation in the tumor (1.27 ± 0.19%ID/g) with the best tumor-to-blood ratio (4.79 ± 0.06) and tumor-to-muscle ratio (15.44 ± 2.94) at 6 h postinjection of the probe. The immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry confirmed the positive expression of CXCR4 in the EC109 tumor and ESCC and metastatic lymph nodes of patients, respectively. We concluded that [64Cu]NOTA-CP01 possessed a very high target engagement for CXCR4-positive ESCC and could be a potential candidate in the clinical detection of metastatic ESCC.
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- Tukang Peng
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau 999078, China.,College of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Shiji Ave., Xi'an-Xianyang New Economic Zone, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province 712046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau 999078, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China.,Department of Interventional Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province 519000, China
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Park S, Kim HJ, Hwang HS, Han AR. Peptides Targeting Fms-Related Tyrosine Kinase-4 Activate the Function of Natural Killer Cells in Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Int J Stem Cells 2021; 14:400-409. [PMID: 34158419 PMCID: PMC8611315 DOI: 10.15283/ijsc21083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background and Objectives The increased expression for the Fms-related tyrosine kinase-4 (FLT-4, known as VEGFR-3) is relevant to dysfunctional natural killer (NK) cells in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). MAZ51 (M), a VEGFR-3 inhibiting chemical, was effectively restored the function of NK cells via the high expression of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) in NK cells, as shown in our previous study. Although tremendous amount of clinical data using peptides are currently available in real clinic, peptides targeting FLT-4 in modulating immune cells such as NK cells are not fully elucidated. Methods and Results In present study, we developed peptides targeting FLT-4 (P), which is inhibiting an affinity for AML-NK expressing FLT-4 in vitro and in vivo. Bone marrow (BM) and peripheral blood (PB) mononuclear cells (MNCs) from AML patients were treated with combinational cocktails of the three agents including P, M, ara-C (A) and FLT-4 expression and IFN-γ release were examined. In an AML mouse model, IFN-γ expression were examined in T and NK cells from mouse BM, spleen, and liver to address relevance between peptides and immune cell activation. We found that AML-NK cells both in human and mouse samples showed a gradual increase the IFN-γ levels compared to the controls. There was a trend toward a reduction in leukemic blasts in the BM, spleen, and liver from the AML mice, when we compared the effects of combinational treatments. Conclusions Our results suggest that the function of AML-NK cells was synergistically activated by P in combination with M or A.
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- Soojin Park
- Department of Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.,Leukemia Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Leukemia Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.,Catholic Hematology Hospital, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Leukemia Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
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Banerjee N, Panda S, Chatterjee S. Frontiers in G-Quadruplex Therapeutics in Cancer: Selection of Small Molecules, Peptides and Aptamers. Chem Biol Drug Des 2021; 99:1-31. [PMID: 34148284 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.13910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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G-quadruplex, a unique secondary structure in nucleic acids found throughout human genome, elicited widespread interest in the field of therapeutic research. Being present in key regulatory regions of oncogenes, RNAs and telomere, G-quadruplex structure regulates transcription, translation, splicing etc. Changes in its structure and stability leads to differential expression of oncogenes causing cancer. Thus, targeting G-Quadruplex structures with small molecules/other biologics has shown elevated research interest. Covering previous reports, in this review we try to enlighten the facts on the structural diversity in G-quadruplex ligands aiming to provide newer insights to design first-in-class drugs for the next generation cancer treatment.
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- Nilanjan Banerjee
- Department of Biophysics, Bose Institute, P-1/12 CIT Road, Scheme VIIM, Kankurgachi, Kolkata, 700054, India
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- Department of Biophysics, Bose Institute, P-1/12 CIT Road, Scheme VIIM, Kankurgachi, Kolkata, 700054, India
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- Department of Biophysics, Bose Institute, P-1/12 CIT Road, Scheme VIIM, Kankurgachi, Kolkata, 700054, India
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Ahmad E, Ali A, Fatima MT, Nimisha, Apurva, Kumar A, Sumi MP, Sattar RSA, Mahajan B, Saluja SS. Ligand decorated biodegradable nanomedicine in the treatment of cancer. Pharmacol Res 2021; 167:105544. [PMID: 33722711 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2021.105544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cancer is one of the major global health problems, responsible for the second-highest number of deaths. The genetic and epigenetic changes in the oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes alter the regulatory pathways leading to its onset and progression. Conventional methods are used in appropriate combinations for the treatment. Surgery effectively treats localized tumors; however, it fails to treat metastatic tumors, leading to a spread in other organs, causing a high recurrence rate and death. Among the different strategies, the nanocarriers-based approach is highly sought for, but its nonspecific delivery can cause a profound side effect on healthy cells. Targeted nanomedicine has the advantage of targeting cancer cells specifically by interacting with the receptors overexpressed on their surface, overcoming its non-specificity to target healthy cells. Nanocarriers prepared from biodegradable and biocompatible materials are decorated with different ligands by encapsulating therapeutic or diagnostic agents or both to target cancer cells overexpressing the receptors. Scientists are now utilizing a theranostic approach to simultaneously evaluate nanocarrier bio-distribution and its effect on the treatment regime. Herein, we have summarized the recent 5-year efforts in the development of the ligands decorated biodegradable nanocarriers, as a targeted nanomedicine approach, which has been highly promising in the treatment of cancer.
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- Ejaj Ahmad
- Central Molecular Laboratory, Govind Ballabh Pant, Postgraduate Institute of Medica, Education and Research (GIPMER), New Delhi 110002, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Science, Patna 810507, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, QU health, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- Central Molecular Laboratory, Govind Ballabh Pant, Postgraduate Institute of Medica, Education and Research (GIPMER), New Delhi 110002, India
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- Central Molecular Laboratory, Govind Ballabh Pant, Postgraduate Institute of Medica, Education and Research (GIPMER), New Delhi 110002, India
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- Central Molecular Laboratory, Govind Ballabh Pant, Postgraduate Institute of Medica, Education and Research (GIPMER), New Delhi 110002, India
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- Central Molecular Laboratory, Govind Ballabh Pant, Postgraduate Institute of Medica, Education and Research (GIPMER), New Delhi 110002, India
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- Central Molecular Laboratory, Govind Ballabh Pant, Postgraduate Institute of Medica, Education and Research (GIPMER), New Delhi 110002, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Govind Ballabh Pant, Postgraduate Institute of Medical, Education and Research (GIPMER), New Delhi 110002, India
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- Central Molecular Laboratory, Govind Ballabh Pant, Postgraduate Institute of Medica, Education and Research (GIPMER), New Delhi 110002, India; Department of GI Surgery, Govind Ballabh Pant, Postgraduate Institute of Medica, Education and Research (GIPMER), New Delhi 110002, India.
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Singh V, Pathania AS, Sharma S, Malik FA, Kumar A, Singh D, Vishwakarma RA. Total Synthesis and Conformational Analysis of Naturally Occurring Lipovelutibols along with Lead Optimization of Lipovelutibol D. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:6070-6080. [PMID: 33718698 PMCID: PMC7948224 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c04038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Four lipopeptaibols, namely, lipovelutibols A-D, were recently isolated from psychrotrophic fungus Trichoderma velutinum and reported to have significant cytotoxic activity against HL-60, MDA-MD-231, A549, and LS180 cancer cell lines. In the present study, these peptides were synthesized in a solution using a segment condensation approach. The conformational analysis of these peptides carried out using CD spectrophotometry revealed the formation of 310-helix, and the NMR-VT experiments showed intramolecular hydrogen bonding for NH-5, NH-6, and NH-7. Lipovelutibol D showed potent cytotoxic activity and was chosen for lead optimization. It involved N- and C-terminal truncation, N- and C-terminal modification, random deletion, l/d configuration replacement, and other synthetic analogues. These were tested against various breast cancer cell lines. The C-terminal aldehyde analogue resulting from lead optimization of lipovelutibol D was found to have almost twofold enhanced cytotoxicity against MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell lines.
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- Varun
Pratap Singh
- Medicinal
Chemistry Division, CSIR−Indian Institute
of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu 180001, India
- School
of Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, Shri
Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir 182320, India
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- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research, Jammu 180001, India
- Pharmacology
Division, CSIR−Indian Institute of
Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu, Kashmir 180001, India
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- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research, Jammu 180001, India
- Pharmacology
Division, CSIR−Indian Institute of
Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu, Kashmir 180001, India
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- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research, Jammu 180001, India
- Pharmacology
Division, CSIR−Indian Institute of
Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu, Kashmir 180001, India
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- School
of Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, Shri
Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir 182320, India
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- Medicinal
Chemistry Division, CSIR−Indian Institute
of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu 180001, India
- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research, Jammu 180001, India
- Quality
Control and Quality Assurance, CSIR−Indian
Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu 180001, India
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- Medicinal
Chemistry Division, CSIR−Indian Institute
of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu 180001, India
- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research, Jammu 180001, India
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Danalev D, Borisova D, Yaneva S, Georgieva M, Balacheva A, Dzimbova T, Iliev I, Pajpanova T, Zaharieva Z, Givechev I, Naydenova E. Synthesis, in vitro biological activity, hydrolytic stability and docking of new analogs of BIM-23052 containing halogenated amino acids. Amino Acids 2020; 52:1581-1592. [PMID: 33215308 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-020-02915-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
One of the potent somatostatin analogs, BIM-23052 (DC-23-99) D-Phe-Phe-Phe-D-Trp-Lys-Thr-Phe-Thr-NH2, has established in vitro growth hormone inhibitory activity in nM concentrations. It is also characterized by high affinity to some somatostatin receptors which are largely distributed in the cell membranes of many tumor cells. Herein, we report the synthesis of a series of analogs of BIM-23052 containing halogenated Phe residues using standard solid-phase peptide method Fmoc/OtBu-strategy. The cytotoxic effects of the compounds were tested in vitro against two human tumor cell lines-breast cancer cell line and hepatocellular cancer cell line, as well as on human non-tumorigenic epithelial cell line. Analogs containing fluoro-phenylalanines are cytotoxic in μM range, as the analog containing Phe (2-F) showed better selectivity against human hepatocellular cancer cell line. The presented study also reveals that accumulation of halogenated Phe residues does not increase the cytotoxicity according to tested cell lines. The calculated selective index reveals different mechanisms of antitumor activity of the parent compound BIM-23052 and target halogenated analogs for examined breast tumor cell lines. All peptides tested have high antitumor activity against the HepG2 cell line (IC50 ≈ 100 μM and SI > 5) compared to breast cells. This is probably due to the high permeability of the cell membrane and the higher metabolic activity of hepatocytes. In silico docking studies confirmed that all obtained analogs bind well with the somatostatin receptors with preference to ssrt3 and ssrt5. All target compounds showed high hydrolytic stability at acid and neutral pH, which mimic physiological condition in stomach and human plasma.
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- Dancho Danalev
- Biotechnology Department, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Fundamental of Chemical Technology, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Molecular Biology "Roumen Tsanev", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Molecular Biology "Roumen Tsanev", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Molecular Biology "Roumen Tsanev", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.,South-West University "Neofit Rilski", Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev str., bl. 25, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Molecular Biology "Roumen Tsanev", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Biotechnology Department, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria.,Testing Center Global Test Ltd, 31 Krushovski vrah Street, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Biotechnology Department, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria.,Testing Center Global Test Ltd, 31 Krushovski vrah Street, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Xu Y, Lin Y, Luo Y, Yang Y, Long B, Fang Z, Liu L, Zhang J, Zhang X. RAD52 aptamer regulates DNA damage repair and STAT3 in BRCA1/BRCA2‑deficient human acute myeloid leukemia. Oncol Rep 2020; 44:1455-1466. [PMID: 32945515 PMCID: PMC7448423 DOI: 10.3892/or.2020.7723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
RAD52 (Radiation sensitive 52) is a key factor in DNA damage repair (DDR) bypass, which participates in single-strand annealing (SSA) after DNA damage end excision, while breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein (BRCA1)/breast cancer type 2 susceptibility protein (BRCA2) play critical roles in homologous recombination (HR) repair. The present study aimed to determine whether RAD52-induced regulation of repair bypass occurs in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells and to explore the underlying mechanism. Herein, we applied an RAD52 aptamer to AML cells with downregulated BRCA1/2. RAD52 aptamer inhibited AML cell proliferation detected by cell counting, promoted cell apoptosis obtained by flow cytometry, and suppressed DNA damage repair behavior measured by comet assay and flow cytometry, after drug intervention during low expression of BRCA1/2. During this process, DDR-related cell cycle checkpoint proteins were activated, and the cells were continuously arrested in the S/G2 phase, which affected the cell damage repair process. Concurrently, the expression levels of apoptosis-related proteins were also altered. Furthermore, the expression of STAT3 and p-STAT3 was downregulated by the RAD52 aptamer, suggesting that RAD52 affects the STAT3 signaling pathway. In summary, we present a possible role for RAD52 in DDR of BRCA1/2-deficient AML cells that involves the STAT3 signaling pathway.
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- Yichuan Xu
- Department of Hematology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of General Medicine, Sun Yat‑sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510623, P.R. China
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- Department of Hematology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Hematology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Hematology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Hematology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Hematology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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- Department of Hematology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P.R. China
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Iqbal S, Walsh TR, Rodger A, Packer NH. Interaction between Polysialic Acid and the MARCKS-ED Peptide at the Molecular Level. ACS Chem Neurosci 2020; 11:1944-1954. [PMID: 32412743 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Polysialic acid (polySia) is a highly negatively charged linear homopolymer comprising α-2,8-linked sialic acids. It is abundant in the embryonic brain and modulates various functions such as differentiation and synaptic plasticity in the adult central nervous system by direct binding to its protein partners. One such example is the binding of polySia to myristoylated-alanine rich C-kinase substrate (MARCKS) to modulate neuritogenesis. To understand their interaction mechanism at the molecular level, we performed a binding assay which showed a direct binding of the MARCKS-ED peptide (KKKKKRFSFKKSFKLSGFSFKKNKK) with polySia in a concentration-dependent manner. Molecular dynamics simulations revealed that this binding is not exclusively dominated by electrostatics but can in part be attributed to the presence of near-regularly spaced Phe residues, that confer a compact 3D conformation based on pseudoglycine loop structures supported by Phe-Phe interactions. Our simulations, which are confirmed by circular dichroism measurements, also indicate that the peptide-polySia binding induces large-scale conformational rearrangement of polySia into coils at the binding site, whereas the peptide conformation is relatively unperturbed. As a consequence, we predict that each peptide can bind to a domain extending ∼14 polySia repeat units. Using the fluorescently tagged MARCKS-ED peptide on rat brainstem tissue sections, we demonstrate the ability of the peptide to detect polySia, similarly to polySia-specific antibody mAb735, especially in the spinal trigeminal nucleus and the dorsal vagal complex. This study provides information about the interaction between polySia and its CNS protein binding partner, MARCKS, and provides a fundamental platform for further studies to explore the prospect of the MARCKS-ED as an effective polySia-binding peptide for bioimaging and drug delivery applications.
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- Sameera Iqbal
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3216, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
- Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland 4222, Australia
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Oliva Arguelles B, Riera-Romo M, Guerra Vallespi M. Antitumour peptide based on a protein derived from the horseshoe crab: CIGB-552 a promising candidate for cancer therapy. Br J Pharmacol 2020; 177:3625-3634. [PMID: 32436254 DOI: 10.1111/bph.15132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Peptide-based cancer therapy has been of great interest due to the unique advantages of peptides, such as their low MW, the ability to specifically target tumour cells, easily available and low toxicity in normal tissues. Therefore, identifying and synthesizing novel peptides could provide a promising option for cancer patients. The antitumour second generation peptide, CIGB-552 has been developed as a candidate for cancer therapy. Proteomic and genomic studies have identified the intracellular protein COMMD1 as the specific target of CIGB-552. This peptide penetrates to the inside tumour cells to induce the proteasomal degradation of RelA, causing the termination of NF-κB signalling. The antitumour activity of CIGB-552 has been validated in vitro in different human cancer cell lines, as well as in vivo in syngeneic and xenograft tumour mouse models and in dogs with different types of cancers. The aim of this review is to present and discuss the experimental data obtained on the action of CIGB-552, including its mechanism of action and its therapeutic potential in human chronic diseases. This peptide is already in phase I clinical trials as antineoplastic drug and has also possible application for other inflammatory and metabolic conditions.
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- Brizaida Oliva Arguelles
- Pharmaceutical Department, Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana, Cuba
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- Pharmacology Department, Institute of Marine Sciences, Havana, Cuba
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- Pharmaceutical Department, Laboratory of Tumor Biology, Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana, Cuba
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Biswas S, Samui S, Das AK, Pasadi S, Muniyappa K, Naskar J. Targeting G-quadruplex DNA with synthetic dendritic peptide: modulation of the proliferation of human cancer cells. RSC Adv 2020; 10:26388-26396. [PMID: 35685402 PMCID: PMC9122626 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra04780e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Telomerase, a reverse transcriptase enzyme, is found to over express in most cancer cells. It elongates the telomere region by repeated adding of TTAGGG in the 3′-end and leads to excess cell proliferation which causes cancer. G-quadruplex (G4) formation can inhibit such telomere lengthening. So, stabilization of G4 structure as well as inhibition of telomerase activity is very promising approach in targeted cancer therapy. Herein, the aptitude of a synthetic dendritic peptide, Cδ2–(YEE)–E (peptide 1), to target specifically the human telomeric G4 DNA, dAGGG(TTAGGG)3, has been evaluated. Both biochemical and biophysical techniques including gel mobility shift assay, isothermal titration calorimetry and fluorescence spectroscopy have been employed for the purpose. Circular dichroism study reveals that the targeting results an increase in thermal stability of G4 DNA. Interestingly, replacement of N-terminal tyrosine residue of peptide 1 by valine, Cδ2–(VEE)–E, (peptide 2) consequences in loss of its G4 DNA targeting ability, although both the peptides exhibit comparable affinity toward double-stranded DNA. Of note, peptide 1 causes cessation of growth of human cancer cells (HeLa and U2OS) and induces apoptosis in vitro. But it has no significant inhibitory effect on the growth of normal human embryonic kidney 293 cells. Mechanistically, Telomeric Repeat Amplification Protocol (TRAP) assay indicates that peptide 1 effectively inhibits the telomerase activity in human cell extracts. Overall, this study demonstrates the usefulness of a synthetic dendritic peptide as an inhibitor of tumor cell growth by inducing apoptosis upon targeting the telomeric G4 DNA. A synthetic dendritic peptide, targeting human telomeric G4 DNA, inhibits the telomerase and lessens the proliferation of human cancer cells.![]()
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- Soumi Biswas
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
- University of Kalyani
- Nadia
- India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
- University of Kalyani
- Nadia
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore 453552
- India
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- Department of Biochemistry
- Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore
- India
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- Department of Biochemistry
- Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore
- India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
- University of Kalyani
- Nadia
- India
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Bousquet G, Feugeas JP, Gu Y, Leboeuf C, Bouchtaoui ME, Lu H, Espié M, Janin A, Benedetto MD. High expression of apoptosis protein (Api-5) in chemoresistant triple-negative breast cancers: an innovative target. Oncotarget 2019; 10:6577-6588. [PMID: 31762939 PMCID: PMC6859922 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.27312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Anti-apoptotic protein-5 (API-5) is a survival protein interacting with the protein acinus, preventing its cleavage by caspase-3 and thus inhibiting apoptosis. We studied the effect of targeting API-5 in chemoresistant triple negative breast cancers (TNBCs), to reverse chemoresistance. 78 TNBC biopsies from patients with different responses to chemotherapy were analysed for API-5 expression before any treatment. Further studies on API-5 expression and inhibition were performed on patient-derived TNBC xenografts, one highly sensitive to chemotherapies (XBC-S) and the other resistant to most tested drugs (XBC-R). In situ assessments of necrosis, cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and apoptosis in response to anti-API-5 peptide were performed on the TNBC xenografts. Clinical analyses of the 78 TNBC biopsies revealed that API-5 was more markedly expressed in endothelial cells before any treatment among patients with chemoresistant TNBC, and this was associated with greater micro-vessel density. A transcriptomic analysis of xenografted tumors showed an involvement of anti-apoptotic genes in the XBC-R model, and API-5 expression was higher in XBC-R endothelial cells. API-5 expression was also correlated with hypoxic stress conditions both in vitro and in vivo. 28 days of anti-API-5 peptide efficiently inhibited the XBC-R xenograft via caspase-3 apoptosis. This inhibition was associated with major inhibition of angiogenesis associated with necrosis and apoptosis. API-5 protein could be a valid therapeutic target in chemoresistant metastatic TNBC.
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- Guilhem Bousquet
- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Laboratoire de Pathologie, UMR-S 1165, F-75010, Paris, France.,INSERM, U942, F-75010, Paris, France.,Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cite, F-93000, Villetaneuse, France.,AP-HP, Hôpital Avicenne, Medical Oncology, F-93000, Bobigny, France
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Laboratoire de Pathologie, UMR-S 1165, F-75010, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Laboratoire de Pathologie, UMR-S 1165, F-75010, Paris, France.,INSERM, U942, F-75010, Paris, France
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- INSERM, U942, F-75010, Paris, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Centre des Maladies du Sein, F-75010, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, INSERM CNRS UMR7212, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Laboratoire de Pathologie, UMR-S 1165, F-75010, Paris, France.,INSERM, U942, F-75010, Paris, France.,AP-HP, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Laboratoire de Pathologie, F-75010, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Laboratoire de Pathologie, UMR-S 1165, F-75010, Paris, France.,INSERM, U942, F-75010, Paris, France.,Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cite, F-93000, Villetaneuse, France
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Aaghaz S, Gohel V, Kamal A. Peptides as Potential Anticancer Agents. Curr Top Med Chem 2019; 19:1491-1511. [DOI: 10.2174/1568026619666190125161517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2018] [Revised: 12/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Cancer consists of heterogeneous multiple cell subpopulation which at a later stage develop resistant phenotypes, which include resistance to pro-apoptotic stimuli and/or cytotoxic resistance to anticancer compounds. The property of cancerous cells to affect almost any part of the body categorizes cancer to many anatomic and molecular subtypes, each requiring a particular therapeutic intervention. As several modalities are hindered in a variety of cancers and as the cancer cells accrue varied types of oncogenic mutations during their progression the most likely benefit will be obtained by a combination of therapeutic agents that might address the diverse hallmarks of cancer. Natural compounds are the backbone of cancer therapeutics owing to their property of affecting the DNA impairment and restoration mechanisms and also the gene expression modulated via several epigenetic molecular mechanisms. Bioactive peptides isolated from flora and fauna have transformed the arena of antitumour therapy and prompt progress in preclinical studies is promising. The difficulties in creating ACP rest in improving its delivery to the tumour site and it also must maintain a low toxicity profile. The substantial production costs, low selectivity and proteolytic stability of some ACP are some of the factors hindering the progress of peptide drug development. Recently, several publications have tried to edify the field with the idea of using peptides as adjuvants with established drugs for antineoplastic use. This review focuses on peptides from natural sources that precisely target tumour cells and subsequently serve as anticancer agents that are less toxic to normal tissues.
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- Shams Aaghaz
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S.A.S Nagar, Mohali, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), S.A.S Nagar, Mohali, India
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- School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
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Sengupta P, Banerjee N, Roychowdhury T, Dutta A, Chattopadhyay S, Chatterjee S. Site-specific amino acid substitution in dodecameric peptides determines the stability and unfolding of c-MYC quadruplex promoting apoptosis in cancer cells. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 46:9932-9950. [PMID: 30239898 PMCID: PMC6212778 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
c-MYC proto-oncogene harbours a transcription-inhibitory quadruplex-forming scaffold (Pu27) upstream P1 promoter providing anti-neoplastic therapeutic target. Previous reports showed the binding profile of human Cathelicidin peptide (LL37) and telomeric G-quadruplex. Here, we truncated the quadruplex-binding domain of LL37 to prepare a small library of peptides through site-specific amino acid substitution. We investigated the intracellular selectivity of peptides for Pu27 over other oncogenic quadruplexes and their role in c-MYC promoter repression by dual-luciferase assays. We analysed their thermodynamics of binding reactions with c-MYC quadruplex isomers (Pu27, Myc22, Pu19) by Isothermal Titration Calorimetry. We discussed how amino acid substitutions and peptide helicity enhanced/weakened their affinities for c-MYC quadruplexes and characterized specific non-covalent inter-residual interactions determining their selectivity. Solution NMR structure indicated that KR12C, the best peptide candidate, selectively stabilized the 5′-propeller loop of c-MYC quadruplex by arginine-driven electrostatic-interactions at the sugar-phosphate backbone while KR12A peptide destabilized the quadruplex inducing a single-stranded hairpin-like conformation. Chromatin immunoprecipitations envisaged that KR12C and KR12A depleted and enriched Sp1 and NM23-H2 (Nucleoside diphosphate kinase) occupancy at Pu27 respectively supporting their regulation in stabilizing and unfolding c-MYC quadruplex in MCF-7 cells. We deciphered that selective arresting of c-MYC transcription by KR12C triggered apoptotic-signalling pathway via VEGF-A-BCL-2 axis.
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- Pallabi Sengupta
- Department of Biophysics, Bose Institute, P-1/12 CIT Scheme VII (M), Kolkata 700054, India
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- Department of Biophysics, Bose Institute, P-1/12 CIT Scheme VII (M), Kolkata 700054, India
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- Cancer Biology and Inflammatory Disorder Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Department of Biophysics, Bose Institute, P-1/12 CIT Scheme VII (M), Kolkata 700054, India
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- Cancer Biology and Inflammatory Disorder Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Department of Biophysics, Bose Institute, P-1/12 CIT Scheme VII (M), Kolkata 700054, India
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Wei L, Zhou C, Su R, Zou Q. PEPred-Suite: improved and robust prediction of therapeutic peptides using adaptive feature representation learning. Bioinformatics 2019; 35:4272-4280. [DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btz246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Motivation
Prediction of therapeutic peptides is critical for the discovery of novel and efficient peptide-based therapeutics. Computational methods, especially machine learning based methods, have been developed for addressing this need. However, most of existing methods are peptide-specific; currently, there is no generic predictor for multiple peptide types. Moreover, it is still challenging to extract informative feature representations from the perspective of primary sequences.
Results
In this study, we have developed PEPred-Suite, a bioinformatics tool for the generic prediction of therapeutic peptides. In PEPred-Suite, we introduce an adaptive feature representation strategy that can learn the most representative features for different peptide types. To be specific, we train diverse sequence-based feature descriptors, integrate the learnt class information into our features, and utilize a two-step feature optimization strategy based on the area under receiver operating characteristic curve to extract the most discriminative features. Using the learnt representative features, we trained eight random forest models for eight different types of functional peptides, respectively. Benchmarking results showed that as compared with existing predictors, PEPred-Suite achieves better and robust performance for different peptides. As far as we know, PEPred-Suite is currently the first tool that is capable of predicting so many peptide types simultaneously. In addition, our work demonstrates that the learnt features can reliably predict different peptides.
Availability and implementation
The user-friendly webserver implementing the proposed PEPred-Suite is freely accessible at http://server.malab.cn/PEPred-Suite.
Supplementary information
Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
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- Leyi Wei
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Computer Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Computer Software, College of Intelligence and Computing, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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Haggag YA, Matchett KB, Falconer RA, Isreb M, Jones J, Faheem A, McCarron P, El-Tanani M. Novel Ran-RCC1 Inhibitory Peptide-Loaded Nanoparticles Have Anti-Cancer Efficacy In Vitro and In Vivo. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11020222. [PMID: 30769871 PMCID: PMC6406988 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11020222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The delivery of anticancer agents to their subcellular sites of action is a significant challenge for effective cancer therapy. Peptides, which are integral to several oncogenic pathways, have significant potential to be utilised as cancer therapeutics due to their selectivity, high potency and lack of normal cell toxicity. Novel Ras protein-Regulator of chromosome condensation 1 (Ran-RCC1) inhibitory peptides designed to interact with Ran, a novel therapeutic target in breast cancer, were delivered by entrapment into polyethylene glycol-poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) PEG-PLGA polymeric nanoparticles (NPs). A modified double emulsion solvent evaporation technique was used to optimise the physicochemical properties of these peptide-loaded biodegradable NPs. The anti-cancer activity of peptide-loaded NPs was studied in vitro using Ran-expressing metastatic breast (MDA-MB-231) and lung cancer (A549) cell lines, and in vivo using Solid Ehrlich Carcinoma-bearing mice. The anti-metastatic activity of peptide-loaded NPs was investigated using migration, invasion and colony formation assays in vitro. A PEG-PLGA-nanoparticle encapsulating N-terminal peptide showed a pronounced antitumor and anti-metastatic action in lung and breast cancer cells in vitro and caused a significant reduction of tumor volume and associated tumor growth inhibition of breast cancer model in vivo. These findings suggest that the novel inhibitory peptides encapsulated into PEGylated PLGA NPs are delivered effectively to interact and deactivate Ran. This novel Ran-targeting peptide construct shows significant potential for therapy of breast cancer and other cancers mediated by Ran overexpression.
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- Yusuf A Haggag
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tanta, Tanta 31111, Egypt.
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Saad Centre for Pharmacy and Diabetes, Ulster University, Cromore Road, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry BT52 1SA, UK.
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- Northern Ireland Centre for Stratified Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences, C-TRIC, Altnagelvin Hospital Campus, Ulster University, Glenshane Road, Derry/Londonderry BT47 6SB, Northern Ireland, UK.
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- Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, UK.
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- School of Pharmacy and Clinical Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, UK.
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- Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, UK.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Well-being, University of Sunderland, Sunderland SR1 3SD, UK.
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Saad Centre for Pharmacy and Diabetes, Ulster University, Cromore Road, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry BT52 1SA, UK.
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- Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, UK.
- Imhotep Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Europa Tool House, Springbank, Industrial Estate, Dunmurry BT17 0QL, Northern Ireland, UK.
- School of Chemistry and Biosciences, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, UK.
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Biswas S, Samui S, Biswas S, Das AK, Naskar J. Molecular recognition of double-stranded DNA by a synthetic, homoaromatic tripeptide (YYY): The spectroscopic and calorimetric study. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 123:221-227. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Revised: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Hamdan F, Bigdeli Z, Asghari SM, Sadremomtaz A, Balalaie S. Synthesis of Modified RGD-Based Peptides and Their in vitro Activity. ChemMedChem 2019; 14:282-288. [PMID: 30506622 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201800704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) peptides represent the most outstanding recognition motif involved in cell adhesion that binds to the αv β3 integrin, which has been targeted for cancer therapy. Various RGD-containing peptides and peptidomimetics have been designed and synthesized to selectively inhibit this integrin. In this study, the synthesis of RGD-based peptides through the incorporation of the short bioactive peptide Phe-Ala-Lys-Leu-Phe (FAKLF) at the C and N termini of RGD has been achieved by using a solid-phase peptide synthesis approach. The peptides were purified by means of preparative RP-HPLC and their structures were confirmed through HRMS (ESI). The MTT assay revealed that the RGD and FAKLF peptides inhibited the proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in a dose-dependent manner, with IC50 values of 3000 and 500 ng mL-1 , respectively. Interestingly, a drastic improvement was observed in the antiproliferative activity of the combined structures of the FAKLFRGD and RGDFAKLF peptides, leading to IC50 values of 200 and 136.7 ng mL-1 , respectively. Meanwhile, based on apoptosis results, the potential of peptides to induce apoptosis, in accordance with their antiproliferative activity, indicated that the RGD and FAKLF peptides, and the peptides synthesized based on their combinations induced cell apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner followed by inhibition of the proliferation of endothelial cells. Moreover, the incorporation of d-leucine increased the induction of apoptosis by these peptides.
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- Fatima Hamdan
- Peptide Chemistry Research Center, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, P.O. Box 15875-4416, Tehran, Iran
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- Peptide Chemistry Research Center, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, P.O. Box 15875-4416, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
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- Peptide Chemistry Research Center, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, P.O. Box 15875-4416, Tehran, Iran.,Medical Biology Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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Xie W, Zhang Y, He Y, Zhang K, Wan G, Huang Y, Zhou Z, Huang G, Wang J. A novel recombinant human Frizzled-7 protein exhibits anti-tumor activity against triple negative breast cancer via abating Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2018; 103:45-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2018.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2018] [Revised: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Molecular targeting of breast and colon cancer cells by PAR1 mediated apoptosis through a novel pro-apoptotic peptide. Apoptosis 2018; 23:679-694. [DOI: 10.1007/s10495-018-1485-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Chaichana C, Khamwut A, Jaresitthikunchai J, Phaonakrop N, Ratanapo S, Roytrakul S, T-Thienprasert NP. A Novel Anti-cancer Peptide Extracted from Gynura pseudochina Rhizome: Cytotoxicity Dependent on Disulfide Bond Formation. Int J Pept Res Ther 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10989-018-9726-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Narayanan K, Khan M, Gopalan B, Antony J, Das T, Yang YY, Wan ACA. Sensitization of Cancer Cells via Non-Viral Delivery of Apoptosis Inducing Proteins Using a Cationic Bolaamphiphile. Biotechnol J 2018; 14:e1800020. [PMID: 29802765 DOI: 10.1002/biot.201800020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Revised: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Cationic bolaamphiphile polymers had been previously studied as efficient delivery system for the delivery of proteins with relatively low toxicity. Here, the authors investigate the use of a protein delivery system based on a cationic bolaamphiphile to sensitize cancer cells toward apoptosis-inducing drugs as a novel approach for cancer therapy. The authors demonstrates the efficacy of the system by two strategies. The first strategy involves delivery of a survivin antibody to inhibit survivin activity. Sensitization of MCF-7 cells to doxorubicin is observed by survivin inhibition by antibodies. The IC50 of doxorubicin is reduced ≈2.5-fold after delivery of survivin antibodies to breast cancer cells and induction of apoptosis is shown by Western blotting with apoptosis specific antibodies. In a second approach, functional wild type p53 is delivered into p53-null liver cancer (Hep3B) cells, sensitizing the cells toward the p53 pathway drug, Nutlin. Nutlin reduced the viability of Hep3B cells by ≈42% at 15 μM concentration, demonstrating the effectiveness of p53 delivery. The expression of p21, a downstream target of p53 further confirmed the functional status of the delivered protein. In conclusion. The successful delivery of apoptosis inducing proteins and sensitization of cancer cells via cationic bolaamphiphile polymer represents a promising system for cancer therapeutics.
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- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 34463, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The NanosSingapore, 138669, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The NanosSingapore, 138669, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The NanosSingapore, 138669, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The NanosSingapore, 138669, Singapore
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- Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The NanosSingapore, 138669, Singapore
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Sahin D, Taflan SO, Yartas G, Ashktorab H, Smoot DT. Screening and Identification of Peptides Specifically Targeted to Gastric Cancer Cells from a Phage Display Peptide Library. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2018; 19:927-932. [PMID: 29693344 PMCID: PMC6031796 DOI: 10.22034/apjcp.2018.19.4.927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Background: Gastric cancer is the second most common cancer among the malign cancer types. Inefficiency of
traditional techniques both in diagnosis and therapy of the disease makes the development of alternative and novel
techniques indispensable. As an alternative to traditional methods, tumor specific targeting small peptides can be used
to increase the efficiency of the treatment and reduce the side effects related to traditional techniques. The aim of this
study is screening and identification of individual peptides specifically targeted to human gastric cancer cells using
a phage-displayed peptide library and designing specific peptide sequences by using experimentally-eluted peptide
sequences. Methods: Here, MKN-45 human gastric cancer cells and HFE-145 human normal gastric epithelial cells
were used as the target and control cells, respectively. 5 rounds of biopannning with a phage display 12-peptide library
were applied following subtraction biopanning with HFE-145 control cells. The selected phage clones were established
by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunofluorescence detection. We first obtain random phage clones
after five biopanning rounds, determine the binding levels of each individual clone. Then, we analyze the frequencies
of each amino acid in best binding clones to determine positively overexpressed amino acids for designing novel
peptide sequences. Results: DE532 (VETSQYFRGTLS) phage clone was screened positive, showing specific binding
on MKN-45 gastric cancer cells. DE-Obs (HNDLFPSWYHNY) peptide, which was designed by using amino acid
frequencies of experimentally selected peptides in the 5th round of biopanning, showed specific binding in MKN-45
cells. Conclusion: Selection and characterization of individual clones may give us specifically binding peptides, but
more importantly, data extracted from eluted phage clones may be used to design theoretical peptides with better
binding properties than even experimentally selected ones. Both peptides, experimental and designed, may be potential
candidates to be developed as useful diagnostic or therapeutic ligand molecules in gastric cancer research.
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- Deniz Sahin
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Zong J, Cobb SL, Cameron NR. Peptide-functionalized gold nanoparticles: versatile biomaterials for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Biomater Sci 2018; 5:872-886. [PMID: 28304023 DOI: 10.1039/c7bm00006e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Colloidal gold solutions have been used for centuries in a wide variety of applications including staining glass and in the colouring of ceramics. More recently, gold nanoparticles (GNPs) have been studied extensively due to their interesting size-dependent electronic and optical properties. GNPs can be functionalized easily with biomolecules that contain thiols, amines, or even phosphine moieties. For example, the reaction of thiol-containing peptides with GNPs has been used extensively to prepare novel hybrid materials for biomedical applications. A range of different types of peptides can be used to access biomaterials that are designed to perform a specific role such as cancer cell targeting. In addition, specific peptide sequences that are responsive to external stimuli (e.g. temperature or pH) can be used to stabilise/destabilise the aggregation of colloidal GNPs. Such systems have exciting potential applications in the field of colorimetric sensing (including bio-sensing) and in targeted drug delivery platforms. In this review, we will give an overview of the current methods used for preparing peptide functionalized GNPs, and we will discuss their key properties outlining the various applications of this class of biomaterial. In particular, the potential applications of peptide functionalized GNPs in areas of sensing and targeted drug delivery will be discussed.
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- Jingyi Zong
- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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Chen K, Ieritano C, Seimbille Y. Early-Stage Incorporation Strategy for Regioselective Labeling of Peptides using the 2-Cyanobenzothiazole/1,2-Aminothiol Bioorthogonal Click Reaction. ChemistryOpen 2018; 7:256-261. [PMID: 29531889 PMCID: PMC5838389 DOI: 10.1002/open.201700191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Herein, we describe a synthetic strategy for the regioselective labeling of peptides by using a bioorthogonal click reaction between 2-cyanobenzothiazole (CBT) and a 1,2-aminothiol moiety. This methodology allows for the facile and site-specific modification of peptides with various imaging agents, including fluorophores and radioisotope-containing prosthetic groups. We investigated the feasibility of an early-stage incorporation of dipeptide 1 into targeting vectors, such as c[RGDyK(C)] and HER2 pep, during solid-phase peptide synthesis. Then, the utility of the click reaction to label bioactive peptides with a CBT-modified imaging agent (FITC-CBT, 9) was assessed. The ligation reaction was found to be highly selective and efficient under various conditions. The fluorescently labeled peptides 2 and 3 were obtained in respective yields of 88 and 82 % under optimized conditions.
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- Kuo‐Ting Chen
- Life Sciences DivisionTRIUMFVancouverBritish ColumbiaV6T 2A3Canada
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- Life Sciences DivisionTRIUMFVancouverBritish ColumbiaV6T 2A3Canada
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Tal P, Eizenberger S, Cohen E, Goldfinger N, Pietrokovski S, Oren M, Rotter V. Cancer therapeutic approach based on conformational stabilization of mutant p53 protein by small peptides. Oncotarget 2017; 7:11817-37. [PMID: 26943582 PMCID: PMC4914250 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.7857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The p53 tumor suppressor serves as a major barrier against malignant transformation. Over 50% of tumors inactivate p53 by point mutations in its DNA binding domain. Most mutations destabilize p53 protein folding, causing its partial denaturation at physiological temperature. Thus a high proportion of human tumors overexpress a potential potent tumor suppressor in a non-functional, misfolded form. The equilibrium between the properly folded and misfolded states of p53 may be affected by molecules that interact with p53, stabilizing its native folding and restoring wild type p53 activity to cancer cells. To select for mutant p53 (mutp53) reactivating peptides, we adopted the phage display technology, allowing interactions between mutp53 and random peptide libraries presented on phages and enriching for phage that favor the correctly folded p53 conformation. We obtained a large database of potential reactivating peptides. Lead peptides were synthesized and analyzed for their ability to restore proper p53 folding and activity. Remarkably, many enriched peptides corresponded to known p53-binding proteins, including RAD9. Importantly, lead peptides elicited dramatic regression of aggressive tumors in mouse xenograft models. Such peptides might serve as novel agents for human cancer therapy.
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- Perry Tal
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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David A. Peptide ligand-modified nanomedicines for targeting cells at the tumor microenvironment. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2017; 119:120-142. [PMID: 28506743 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2017.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Revised: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Since their initial discovery more than 30years ago, tumor-homing peptides have become an increasingly useful tool for targeted delivery of therapeutic and diagnostic agents into tumors. Today, it is well accepted that cells at the tumor microenvironment (TME) contribute in many ways to cancer development and progression. Tumor-homing peptide-decorated nanomedicines can interact specifically with surface receptors expressed on cells in the TME, improve cellular uptake of nanomedicines by target cells, and impair tumor growth and progression. Moreover, peptide ligand-modified nanomedicines can potentially accumulate in the target tissue at higher concentrations than would small conjugates, thus increasing overall target tissue exposure to the therapeutic agent, enhance therapeutic efficacy and reduce side effects. This review describes the most studied peptide ligands aimed at targeting cells in the TME, discusses major obstacles and principles in the design of ligands for drug targeting and provides an overview of homing peptides in ligand-targeted nanomedicines that are currently in development for cancer therapy and diagnosis.
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- Ayelet David
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, and the Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
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Afridi S, Hoessli DC, Hameed MW. Mechanistic understanding and significance of small peptides interaction with MHC class II molecules for therapeutic applications. Immunol Rev 2017; 272:151-68. [PMID: 27319349 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules are expressed by antigen-presenting cells and stimulate CD4(+) T cells, which initiate humoral immune responses. Over the past decade, interest has developed to therapeutically impact the peptides to be exposed to CD4(+) T cells. Structurally diverse small molecules have been discovered that act on the endogenous peptide exchanger HLA-DM by different mechanisms. Exogenously delivered peptides are highly susceptible to proteolytic cleavage in vivo; however, it is only when successfully incorporated into stable MHC II-peptide complexes that these peptides can induce an immune response. Many of the small molecules so far discovered have highlighted the molecular interactions mediating the formation of MHC II-peptide complexes. As potential drugs, these small molecules open new therapeutic approaches to modulate MHC II antigen presentation pathways and influence the quality and specificity of immune responses. This review briefly introduces how CD4(+) T cells recognize antigen when displayed by MHC class II molecules, as well as MHC class II-peptide-loading pathways, structural basis of peptide binding and stabilization of the peptide-MHC complexes. We discuss the concept of MHC-loading enhancers, how they could modulate immune responses and how these molecules have been identified. Finally, we suggest mechanisms whereby MHC-loading enhancers could act upon MHC class II molecules.
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- Saifullah Afridi
- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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Liu T, Li P, Jin H, Ding Q, Zou Z, Peng G. Influence of designer self-assembling nanofiber scaffolds containing anti-cancer peptide motif on hepatoma carcinoma cells. J Biomed Mater Res A 2017; 105:2329-2334. [PMID: 28263436 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.36059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Ting Liu
- Institute of Infection and Immunology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; 1277 JieFang Avenue Wuhan 430022 China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; 1277 JieFang Avenue Wuhan 430022 China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; 1277 JieFang Avenue Wuhan 430022 China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; 1277 JieFang Avenue Wuhan 430022 China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; 1277 JieFang Avenue Wuhan 430022 China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; 1277 JieFang Avenue Wuhan 430022 China
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Chan ML, Yu CC, Hsu JL, Leu WJ, Chan SH, Hsu LC, Liu SP, Ivantcova PM, Dogan Ö, Bräse S, Kudryavtsev KV, Guh JH. Enantiomerically pure β-dipeptide derivative induces anticancer activity against human hormone-refractory prostate cancer through both PI3K/Akt-dependent and -independent pathways. Oncotarget 2017; 8:96668-96683. [PMID: 29228561 PMCID: PMC5722513 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.18040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2016] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The use of peptides that target cancer cells and induce anticancer activities through various mechanisms is developing as a potential anticancer strategy. KUD983, an enantiomerically pure β-dipeptide derivative, displays potent activity against hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) PC-3 and DU145 cells with submicromolar IC50. KUD983 induced G1 arrest of the cell cycle and subsequent apoptosis associated with down-regulation of several related proteins including cyclin D1, cyclin E and Cdk4, and the de-phosphorylation of RB. The levels of nuclear and total c-Myc protein, which could increase the expression of both cyclin D1 and cyclin E, were profoundly inhibited by KUD983. Furthermore, it inhibited PI3K/Akt and mTOR/p70S6K/4E-BP1 pathways, the key signaling in multiple cellular functions. The transient transfection of constitutively active myristylated Akt (myr-Akt) cDNA significantly rescued KUD983-induced caspase activation but did not blunt the inhibition of mTOR/p70S6K/4E-BP1 signaling cascade suggesting the presence of both Akt-dependent and -independent pathways. Moreover, KUD983-induced effect was enhanced with the down-regulation of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 members (e.g., Bcl-2, and Mcl-1) and IAP family members (e.g., survivin). Notably, KUD983 induced autophagic cell death using confocal microscopic examination, tracking the level of conversion of LC3-I to LC3-II and flow cytometric detection of acidic vesicular organelles-positive cells. In conclusion, the data suggest that KUD983 is an anticancer β-dipeptide against HRPCs through the inhibition of cell proliferation and induction of apoptotic and autophagic cell death. The suppression of signaling pathways regulated by c-Myc, PI3K/Akt and mTOR/p70S6K/4E-BP1 and the collaboration with down-regulation of Mcl-1 and survivin may explain KUD983-induced anti-HRPC mechanism.
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- Mei-Ling Chan
- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany.,Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation.,Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow region, Russian Federation
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Haggag YA, Matchett KB, Dakir EH, Buchanan P, Osman MA, Elgizawy SA, El-Tanani M, Faheem AM, McCarron PA. Nano-encapsulation of a novel anti-Ran-GTPase peptide for blockade of regulator of chromosome condensation 1 (RCC1) function in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. Int J Pharm 2017; 521:40-53. [PMID: 28163220 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Revised: 01/31/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Ran is a small ras-related GTPase and is highly expressed in aggressive breast carcinoma. Overexpression induces malignant transformation and drives metastatic growth. We have designed a novel series of anti-Ran-GTPase peptides, which prevents Ran hydrolysis and activation, and although they display effectiveness in silico, peptide activity is suboptimal in vitro due to reduced bioavailability and poor delivery. To overcome this drawback, we delivered an anti-Ran-GTPase peptide using encapsulation in PLGA-based nanoparticles (NP). Formulation variables within a double emulsion solvent evaporation technique were controlled to optimise physicochemical properties. NP were spherical and negatively charged with a mean diameter of 182-277nm. Peptide integrity and stability were maintained after encapsulation and release kinetics followed a sustained profile. We were interested in the relationship between cellular uptake and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) in the NP matrix, with results showing enhanced in vitro uptake with increasing PEG content. Peptide-loaded, pegylated (10% PEG)-PLGA NP induced significant cytotoxic and apoptotic effects in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells, with no evidence of similar effects in cells pulsed with free peptide. Western blot analysis showed that encapsulated peptide interfered with the proposed signal transduction pathway of the Ran gene. Our novel blockade peptide prevented Ran activation by blockage of regulator of chromosome condensation 1 (RCC1) following peptide release directly in the cytoplasm once endocytosis of the peptide-loaded nanoparticle has occurred. RCC1 blockage was effective only when a nanoparticulate delivery approach was adopted.
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- Yusuf A Haggag
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Saad Centre for Pharmacy and Diabetes, Ulster University, Cromore Road, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, BT52 1SA, UK; Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tanta, Tanta, Egypt
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK; Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tanta, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tanta, Tanta, Egypt
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK; Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK; IDT (Imhotep Diagnostics and Therapeutics), Europa Tool House, Springbank, Industrial Estate, Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tanta, Tanta, Egypt; Sunderland Pharmacy School, Department of Pharmacy, Health and Well Being, University of Sunderland, Sunderland SR1 3SD, UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Saad Centre for Pharmacy and Diabetes, Ulster University, Cromore Road, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, BT52 1SA, UK.
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Short peptides interfering with signaling pathways as new therapeutic tools for cancer treatment. Future Med Chem 2017; 9:199-221. [PMID: 28111982 DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2016-0189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Short peptides have many advantages, such as low molecular weight, selectivity for a specific target, organelles or cells with minimal toxicity. We describe properties of short peptides, which interfere with communication networks in tumor cells and within microenvironment of malignant gliomas, the most common brain tumors. We focus on ligand/receptor axes and intracellular signaling pathways critical for gliomagenesis that could be targeted with interfering peptides. We review structures and efficacy of organelle-specific and cell-penetrating peptides and describe diverse chemical modifications increasing proteolytic stability and protecting synthetic peptides against degradation. We report results of application of short peptides in glioma therapy clinical trials, their rises and falls. The most advanced examples of therapeutics such as short interfering peptides combined with cell-penetrating peptides that show good effectiveness in disease models are presented. It is foreseen that identification of peptides with better clinical properties may improve their success rates in clinical trials.
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Lee DS, Heo SH, Kim SJ, Lee YB, Cho HY. Development of new clean-up method for UPLC–MS/MS analysis of leuprolide. JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL INVESTIGATION 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s40005-016-0284-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Tonk M, Vilcinskas A, Rahnamaeian M. Insect antimicrobial peptides: potential tools for the prevention of skin cancer. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 100:7397-405. [PMID: 27418360 PMCID: PMC4980408 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7718-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Revised: 06/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Antimicrobial peptides/proteins (AMPs) are biologically active molecules with diverse structural properties that are produced by mammals, plants, insects, ticks, and microorganisms. They have a range of antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and even anticancer activities, and their biological properties could therefore be exploited for therapeutic and prophylactic applications. Cancer and cancer drug resistance are significant current health challenges, so the development of innovative cancer drugs with minimal toxicity toward normal cells and novel modes of action that can evade resistance may provide a new direction for anticancer therapy. The skin is the first line of defense against heat, sunlight, injury, and infection, and skin cancer is thus the most common type of cancer. The skin that has been exposed to sunlight is particularly susceptible, but lesions can occur anywhere on the body. Skin cancer awareness and self-efficacy are necessary to improve sun protection behavior, but more effective preventative approaches are also required. AMPs may offer a new prophylactic approach against skin cancer. In this mini review, we draw attention to the potential use of insect AMPs for the prevention and treatment of skin cancer.
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- Miray Tonk
- LOEWE Center for Insect Biotechnology and Bioresources, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Winchester Strasse, 35394, Giessen, Germany
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- LOEWE Center for Insect Biotechnology and Bioresources, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Winchester Strasse, 35394, Giessen, Germany.,Institute for Insect Biotechnology, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- LOEWE Center for Insect Biotechnology and Bioresources, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Winchester Strasse, 35394, Giessen, Germany.
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