Communications Biology (Nov 2022)

Anti-tumor effects of P-LPK-CPT, a peptide-camptothecin conjugate, in colorectal cancer

  • Lidan Hou,
  • Yichao Hou,
  • Yu Liang,
  • Baiyu Chen,
  • Xintian Zhang,
  • Yu Wang,
  • Kun Zhou,
  • Ting Zhong,
  • Bohan Long,
  • Wenjing Pang,
  • Lei Wang,
  • Xu Han,
  • Linjing Li,
  • Ci Xu,
  • Isabelle Gross,
  • Christian Gaiddon,
  • Wei Fu,
  • Han Yao,
  • Xiangjun Meng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04191-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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A peptide that specifically targets amino acid transporter SLC1A5 in colorectal cancer cells is identified and conjugated with camptothecin to show selective cytotoxicity to colorectal cancer cells in preclinical models.