Abstract:Peptide ligands that specifically target tumor cells represent useful tools for cancer therapy. They can be used for the transport and specific delivery of cell death-inducing sequences or chemotoxic drugs to tumor cells. Here we describe a peptide from a conserved region of Bag-1 (Bcl-2 associated athanogene-1) proteins that induces cell death without the need for a pro-drug conjugate or fusion with a death-inducing sequence. Stable expression of the Bag-1 peptide in 22Rv.1 prostate tumor cells interferes wit… Show more
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