A sychnological cell penetrating peptide mimic of p21(WAF1/CIP1) is pro-apoptogenic.
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Abstract
Targeting chemotherapeutic agents directly to sites of DNA replication and repair within cancerous cells is problematic. This study attempts to address the issue of nuclear delivery of biologically active peptides with the potential to disrupt cancer cell growth. Herein, the protein transduction domain of the HIV-1 transactivator of transcription, Tat (Tat(48-60)), is used to deliver a cytotoxic peptide mimic of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, p21(WAF1/CIP1) into the nucleus. This construct, which we designate as Tat(48-60)-P10, contains the PCNA interacting protein (PIP) box. We demonstrate the utility of Tat(48-60) for peptide delivery to the nucleus and show that Tat(48-60)-P10 induces apoptosis specific to the inclusion of the wild type PIP box containing sequence. Colocalization of Tat(48-60)-P10 with nuclear PCNA was observed by immunofluorescence analysis, supporting the hypothesis that cytotoxicity is potentially related to disruption of nuclear PCNA function. The U251 and U373 glioma cell lines exhibited particular sensitivity to the construct.Citation
Peptides, 28(4): 731-740Publisher
Amsterdam: ElsevierJournal
PeptidesPubMed ID
17287047Type
Journal articleLanguage
enISSN
0196-9781ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.peptides.2006.12.013