title: Bacteriophage bionanowire as a carrier for both cancer-targeting peptides and photosensitizers and its use in selective cancer cell killing by photodynamic therapy.
abstract: A photosensitizer, pyropheophorbid-a (PPa), is conjugated to SKBR-3 breast cancer cell-specific biological nanowire phage, to form a novel PPa-phage complex, which is further successfully used in selectively killing SKBR-3 breast cancer cells by the mechanism of photodynamic therapy (PDT).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA.
authors.forename: Naveen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gandra
authors.forename: Gopal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abbineni
authors.forename: Xuewei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Yanyan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huai
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chuanbin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mao
mesh_terms: D001435:Bacteriophages; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D006801:Humans; D053770:Nanowires; D010455:Peptides / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents