Table 1.
Peptide sequences utilized. Standard amino acid abbreviations are used. ↓ indicates MMP cleavage site.
Peptide Sequence | Origin/Notes | Peptide Nickname |
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TLEGTKKGHKLHLDY | Basic region of SPARC [16–18] | SPARC113 |
KKGHK | Cu2+ binding region of SPARC [16–18] | SPARC118 |
GLKEQSPRKHRLG | Scrambled control peptide [15] | Scrambled |
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peptide drug-G | No additional Gly added to C-termini of Scrambled | “N” form |
LRAG-peptide drug-IPES-G | No additional Gly added to N-termini of Scrambled | “2T” form |
C-IPES↓LRAG-peptide drug-IPES↓LRAG-C-G | No additional Gly added to N-termini of Scrambled | “DL” form |
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C-KGKGKGKGK-C-G | Non-degradable crosslinker | NDL |
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CG-RGDS-G | Cell adhesion peptide | RGD |
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Texas Red-GGEGGEGC-G | Fluorescently labeled peptide | FLP* |