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SUBMITTER: Li CM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8616177 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Caroline M CM Haratipour Pouya P Lingeman Robert G RG Perry J Jefferson P JJP Gu Long L Hickey Robert J RJ Malkas Linda H LH
Cells 20211027 11
Peptides are increasingly being developed for use as therapeutics to treat many ailments, including cancer. Therapeutic peptides have the advantages of target specificity and low toxicity. The anticancer effects of a peptide can be the direct result of the peptide binding its intended target, or the peptide may be conjugated to a chemotherapy drug or radionuclide and used to target the agent to cancer cells. Peptides can be targeted to proteins on the cell surface, where the peptide-protein inte ...[more]