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SUBMITTER: Wisnovsky SP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4082333 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wisnovsky Simon P SP Wilson Justin J JJ Radford Robert J RJ Pereira Mark P MP Chan Maria R MR Laposa Rebecca R RR Lippard Stephen J SJ Kelley Shana O SO
Chemistry & biology 20131031 11
An analog of the anticancer drug cisplatin (mtPt) was delivered to mitochondria of human cells using a peptide specifically targeting this organelle. mtPt induces apoptosis without damaging nuclear DNA, indicating that mtDNA damage is sufficient to mediate the activity of a platinum-based chemotherapeutic. This study demonstrates the specific delivery of a platinum drug to mitochondria and investigates the effects of directing this agent outside the nucleus. ...[more]