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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 16.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Cancer Drug Targets. 2016;16(6):489–508. doi: 10.2174/1568009616666151130214646

Table 2.

Peptides that target specific cancer types.

Cancer Type Peptide Ligand Cellular Target Refs.
Human lymphoma KNGPWYAYTGRO,
NWAVWXKR, YXXEDLRRR
XXPVDHGL
Surface idiotype of SUP-88 human B-cell lympoma [104, 154]
LVRSTGQFV, LVSPSGSWT
ALRPSGEWL, AIMASGQWL
QILASGRWL, RRPSHAMAR
DNNRPANSM, LQDRLRFAT
PLSGDKSST
Surface idiotype of human chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) [155]
IELLQAR HL 60 human lymphoma & B-16 mouse melanoma [156]
SAKTAVSQRVWLPSHRGGEP, KSREHVNNSACPSKRITAAL,
WLSEAGPVVTVRALRGTGSW
A20 [157]
CAYHRLRRC Molt-4 [158]
Myeloma FDDARL, FSDARL, FSDMRL
FVDVRL, FTDIRL, FNDYRL
FSDTRL, PIHYIF, YIHYIF, RIHYIF
Human multiple myeloma M-protein [159]
Prostate cancer CVFXXXYXXC
CXFXXXYXYLMC
CVXYCXXXXCYVC
CVXYCXXXXCWXC
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) [160]
DPRATPGS LNCaP [161]
SHGFSRHSMTLI Capan-2 (irradiated) [162]
FRPNRAQDYNTN DU-145 [163]
IAGLATPGWSHWLAL PC-3 [164]
CREAGRKAC (REA) Prostate Tumors from TRAMP mice [111]
Breast cancer VPWMEPAYQRFL MDA-MB435 breast cancer [165]
YQATPARFYTNT, CGWMGLELC MDA-MB-231 [166]
LTVSPWY WNLPWYYSVSPT SKBR3 [138]
CNGRCVSGCAGRC (NGR), CDCRGDCFC (RGD-4C) MDA-MB-435, Amino-peptidase N & αvβ3, α5β1 [28]
Neuroblastoma HLQIQPWYPQIS VPWMEPAYQRFL WAC-2 human neuroblastoma [165]
Head and neck cancer TSPLNIHNGQKL MDA Tu167 head and neck cancer lines [167]
Laryngeal carcinoma RLTGGKGVG HEp-2 human laryngeal carcinoma [168]
RLLDTNRPLLPY NPC-TW 04 [169]
EDIKPKTSLAFR Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (CNE-1) [170]
Hepatocarcinoma TACHQHVRMVRP BEL-7402 [171]
KSLSRHDHIHHH SMMC-7721 [172]
SFSIIHTPILPL Mahlavu [173]
Melanoma CTVALPGGYVRVC GRP78 [174]
TRTKLPRLHLQS B16-F10 [175]
CLSDGKRKC (LSD) C8161 Melanoma [111]
Gastric GRRTRSRRLRRS XGC9811-L4 [176]
SMSIASPYIALE GC9811-P [177]
SWKLPPS AZ-P7a, α3β1 [178]
CGNSNPKSC Human gastric adenocarcinoma, α3β1 [179]
Colon CPIEDRPMC, HT29 [180]
HEWSYLAPYPWF, QIDRWFDAVQWL WiDr [166]
VRPMPLQ Human Colonic adenomas [181]
SPTKSNS Resected human colon tumors [182]
VHLGYAT SW480 [183]
VGLPEHTQ, ELRGDSLP,
Glioma DSTKSGNM, DYDMTKNT,
DLTKSTAP, ESRGDSYA,
RG2 [184]
MCPKHPLGC U87-MG [185]
Cervical CRLTGGKGVGC, CADPNSVRAMC, CAAHYRVGPWC SiHa [186]
Medullary
Thyroid
CHTFEPVGC TT [187]
SRESPHP Medullary thyroid carcinoma
(RET-C634R transgenic mice)
[188]
Rhabdomyosarcoma CQQSNRGDRKRC, CMGNKRSAKRPC αvβ3 [138]
Leukemia CPLDIDFYC Kasumi-1 α4β1 [189]
KDEPQRRSARLSAKPAPPKPEPK-PKKAPAKK Human myeloid leukemia (HL-60) [190]
Lung cancer VSQTMRQTAVPLLWFWTGSL,
YAAWPASGAWTGTAPCSAGT,
EHMALTYPFRPP
H1299 (large cell) [191193]
RGDLATLRQLAQEDGVGVR H2009 αvβ6 [191]
MTVCNASQRQAHAQATAVSL A549 [191]
TDSILRSYDWTY CL1-5 [194]
HVGGSSV Lewis lung carcinoma (irradiated/SU11248) [195]
SVSVGMKPSPRP Lung (CL1-5) [107]
Bladder CSNRDARRC HT-1376 [196]
Pancreatic KTLLPTP Pancreatic ductal carcinomas arising from
Kras/p52L/L mice, Plectin-1
[197]
CRGRRST, CRSRKG, CKAAKNK, CKGAKAR,
FRVGVADV
RIP1-Tag2 mice Pancreatic islets PDGFRβ [103]
Oral SVSVGMKPSPRP, SNPFSKPYGLTV,
WDSNTYTPRPLM
Oral (SAS) [107, 198]
Squamous carcinoma CGKRK, CDTRL K14-HPV16 mice basal cell [102]