Abstract
We show here, that the proapoptotic peptide, KLAKLAKKLAKLAK (KLA), which by itself does not penetrate cell membranes, can do so when fused to a protein transduction domain derived from NH2-terminus of translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP-PTD, MIIYRDLISH). Once inside the cell, the conjugated KLA exerts its proapoptotic activity to inhibit tumor growth. We evaluated the cellular uptake of KLA fused to TCTP-PTD (hereafter called TCTP-KLA) and its effect on cancer cell viability. The IC50 of TCTP-KLA was between 7 and 10 μmol/L. We also evaluated its anti-tumor activity in vivo by injecting it into xenografts of lung carcinoma in Balb/c nude mice. Tumor growth inhibition resulting from treatment with TCTP-KLA was better than that of TAT-KLA. These results suggest that TCTP-KLA can be applied to design cancer therapeutics.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5262-5268 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Biomaterials |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2011 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported by a grant of the Seoul R&BD Program ( ST090801 ), NRF of Korea Grant funded by the Korean Government ( 2009-0064401 ), Korea Healthcare technology R&D Project , Ministry for Health, Welfare & Family Affairs ( A090030 ), Mid-career Research Program through NRF grant funded by the MEST ( R01-2007-000-20263-0 ), and the NCRC program of MOST/KOSEF ( R15-2006-020 ).
Keywords
- Apoptosis
- Cancer
- Molecular imaging
- Protein transduction domain
- TCTP