Abstract
Recent advances have shown that cell surface receptors are expressed differentially in normal and pathological conditions. Novel organ specifi c and disease specifi c proteins expressed on tumor vasculature have been identifi ed by in vivo phage display technology and the diversity of the tumor-associated vasculature has provided the basis for the development of targeted therapeutics. Investigators recently screened a phage display library in a human cancer patient. An IL-11 mimic phage displaying the cyclic peptide CGRRAGGSC (single letter amino acid code) specifi cally bound to immobilized IL-11Rα. It has been demonstrated that the expression of the IL-11Rα is increased in several other types of tumors including osteosarcoma. The ability to selectively target the IL-11Rα may provide an alternative treatment of for a disease where new treatment options are truly needed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 285-289 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Advances in experimental medicine and biology |
Volume | 804 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology