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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 11.
Published in final edited form as: Chem Rev. 2017 Jul 19;117(15):10377–10402. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00100

Table 4.

Summary of Tissue-Targeting Peptides Derived from Virus Libraries in Preclinical or Clinical Trials

tissue type viral library targeting peptide sequence applications ref
tumor MDA-MB-435 breast carcinoma xenografts CX7C//T7 phage CGNKRTRGC MDA-MB-435 breast carcinoma xenografts targeting 95
tissues p32-expressing breast tumors CX7C//T7 phage CKRGARSTC drug delivery to p32-expressing breast tumors 96
gastric tumor tissues Ph.D.-12//M13 phage AADNAKTKSFPV imaging 97
bladder tumor tissues CX7C T7//T7 phage CSNRDARRC imaging 98
Ph.D.-C7C//M13 phage CSSPIGRHC imaging 18
vasculature of human gastric cancer Ph.D.-C7C//M13 phage CGNSNPKSC imaging 99
human lung adenocarcinoma CX7C//M13 phage CAKATCPAC imaging 100
CX7C//M13 phage LYANSPF imaging 101
other tissues brown adipose tissue mixture of cyclic CX7C and CX8C//M13 phage CPATAERPC imaging 102
normal breast tissue CX7C//T7 phage CPGPEGAGC breast tissue targeting 103
ischemic stroke tissue CX7C//phage T7 CLEVSRKNC imaging 104
endothelium of the pulmonary vasculature X7AAV2//adeno-associated virus 2 ESGHGYF gene delivery 105
tympanic membrane transport to middle ear tissue Ph.D-12//M13 phage SADSTKTTHLTL targeted transportation across the tympanic membrane to the middle ear for patients infected with otitis media 106
brain microvasculature endothelial cell tissue heptapeptide AAV2//adeno-associated virus 2 NRGTEWD targeted gene-therapy vector able to ameliorate severe cerebrovascular pathology of incontinentia pigmenti 107
central nervous system and other tissues including brain, spinal cord, muscle, pancreas, and lung tissues AAV capsid library//adeno-associated virus 1 VDFAVNTEGVYSEPRPIGTRYLTRNL targeted gene therapy for the central nervous system and other tissues including brain, spinal cord, muscle, pancreas, and lung tissues 108
human bone marrow CX7C//M13 phage GGG, GFS, LWS, ARL, FGG, GVL, SGT peptide motifs were isolated from a human patient in vivo to map potential targets of the vasculature system 53
human fat tissue EGG, LLV, LSP, EGR, FGV
human prostate tissue AGG, EGR, GER, GVL
human skin GRR, GGH, GTV, ARL, FGG, FGV, SGT