Research Article

A Heparan Sulfate-Binding Cell Penetrating Peptide for Tumor Targeting and Migration Inhibition

Table 2

Multifunctional CPPs for tumor suppression.

Name/sequenceFunctionMechanismCell lineTumor mouse modelRef.

CPPecp/NYRWRCKNQNCell penetrating 
HS binding 
Antimigration 
Antiangiogenesis 
Tumor targeting
Block putative HS coreceptor for growth factorCT-26 
HUVEC
Murine colon carcinoma CT-26[1214]

Crotamine/YKQCHKKGGHCFPKEKICLPPSSDFGKMDCRWRWKCCKKGSGCell penetrating 
HS binding 
Antiproliferation 
Tumor targeting
Interact with lysosomes to trigger intracellular Ca2+ transients and alter mitochondrial membrane potentialB16F10 
CHO-K1
Murine melanoma (B16F10) 
Murine mammary carcinoma (TS/A-pc, TS/A-pc-pGL3)
[34, 57]

NFL-TBS. (40–63)/YSSYSAPVSSSLSVRRSYSSSSGSCell penetrating  
Antimigration  
Antiproliferation 
Apoptosis-inducing 
Antitumor growth
Inhibit polymerization of microtubulesHuman glioblastoma (T98G) 
Rat glioblastoma (F98) 
Rat gliosarcoma (9L)
Murine glioblastoma (F98)[72, 73]

TAT peptide (46–57)/SYGRKKRRQRRRCell penetrating 
HS binding 
Antiangiogenesis 
Apoptosis-inducing
Inhibit VEGF binding to HUVEC and inhibit phosphorylation of ERKHUVEC×[25, 74]

p28/LSTAADMQGVVTDGMASGLDKDYLKPDDCell penetrating 
Antiangiogenesis 
Antitumor growth
Inhibit phosphorylation of VEGFR-2, FAK, and AktHUVECHuman melanoma (UISO-Mel-6)[75]