Design of acid-activated cell-penetrating peptides with nuclear localization capacity for anticancer drug delivery.

Journal of Peptide Science : an Official Publication of the European Peptide Society
Sujie HuangJingjing Song

Abstract

Camptothecin (CPT), a DNA-toxin drug, exerts anticancer activity by inhibiting topoisomerase I. Targeted delivery of CPT into the cancer cell nucleus is important for enhancing its therapeutic efficiency. In this study, a new type of acid-activated cell-penetrating peptide (CPP) with nuclear localization capacity was constructed by conjugating six histidine residues and a hydrophobic peptide sequence, PFVYLI, to the nuclear localization sequence (NLS). Our results indicated that HNLS-3 displayed significant pH-dependent cellular uptake efficiency, endosomal escape ability, and nuclear localization activity. More importantly, the HNLS-3-CPT conjugate showed obviously enhanced cytotoxicity and selectivity compared with CPT. Taken together, our findings provide an effective approach to develop efficient CPPs with both cancer- and nucleus-targeting properties.

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