Cell-permeable apoptotic peptides were chemically synthesized from in-vivo-produced protein sequences and shown to induce cancer cell death — converting natural death signals into synthetic cancer drugs.
Key findingCell-permeable apoptotic peptides were chemically synthesized from in-vivo-produced protein sequences and shown to induce cancer cell death — converti
What the researchers found
Cell-permeable apoptotic peptides were chemically synthesized from in-vivo-produced protein sequences and shown to induce cancer cell death — converting natural death signals into synthetic cancer drugs.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2011.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
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Chemical synthesis of cell-permeable apoptotic peptides from in vivo produced proteins.
Bioconjugate chemistry, 22(9), 1763-7
Citation
Fricke, Thomas; Mart, Robert J; Watkins, Catherine L; Wiltshire, Marie; Errington, Rachel J; Smith, Paul J; Jones, Arwyn T; Allemann, Rudolf K. (2011). Chemical synthesis of cell-permeable apoptotic peptides from in vivo produced proteins.. Bioconjugate chemistry, 22(9), 1763-7. https://doi.org/10.1021/bc200338u