title: A novel peptide that inhibits E2F transcription and regresses prostate tumor xenografts.
abstract: E2F-1, a key transcription factor necessary for cell growth, DNA repair and differentiation, is an attractive target for development of useful anticancer drugs in tumors that are E2F "oncogene addicted". A peptide, isolated from phage clones, based on its binding to an E2F-1 consensus sequence, was cytotoxic against a wide range of cancer cell lines. The peptide was coupled to penetratin (PEP) and tested against prostate cancer cell lines, and a fresh sample from a patient with metastatic cancer. As the PEP was found to be relatively unstable in serum, it was encapsulated in PEGylated liposomes for in vivo studies. The peptide was cytotoxic against prostate cell lines and a fresh sample from a patient with metastatic prostate cancer. Treatment of mice bearing the human Du-145 human prostate tumor with the PEP encapsulated in PEGylated liposomes (PL-PEP) caused tumor regression without significant toxicity. The liposome encapsulated PEP has promise as an antitumor agent, alone or in combination with inhibitors of DNA synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
authors.forename: Xiaoqi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Nitu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: Tazeem
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shaik
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kerrigan
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minko
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Garbuzenko
authors.forename: Emine Ercikan
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Abali
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Johnson-Farley
authors.forename: Debabrata
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: Kathleen W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Scotto
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bertino
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D050687:E2F1 Transcription Factor / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D064129:Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D011897:Random Allocation; D015398:Signal Transduction; D023041:Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
chemical_list: D050687:E2F1 Transcription Factor; C493753:E2F1 protein, human; D010455:Peptides