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  • Title: Characterization of a Cell-Penetrating Peptide with Potential Anticancer Activity.
    Author: Gronewold A, Horn M, Ranđelović I, Tóvári J, Muñoz Vázquez S, Schomäcker K, Neundorf I.
    Journal: ChemMedChem; 2017 Jan 05; 12(1):42-49. PubMed ID: 27860402.
    Abstract:
    Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are still an interesting and viable alternative for drug delivery applications. CPPs contain considerably high amounts of positively charged amino acids, imparting them with cationic character. Tumor cells are characterized by an enhanced anionic nature of their membrane surface, a property that could be used by CPPs to target these cells. We recently identified a branched CPP that displays a high internalization capacity while exhibiting selectivity for certain tumor cell types. In this study we elucidated this observation in greater detail by investigating the underlying mechanism behind the cellular uptake of this peptide. An additional cytotoxicity screen against several cancer cell lines indeed demonstrates high cytotoxic activity against cancer cells over normal fibroblasts. Furthermore, we show that this feature can be used for delivering the anticancer drug actinomycin D with high efficiency in the MCF-7 cancer cell line.
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