isoDGR-Peptides for Integrin Targeting: Is the Time Up for RGD?

J Med Chem. 2018 Sep 13;61(17):7471-7473. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b01123. Epub 2018 Aug 28.

Abstract

Integrins are the main cell adhesion mediators on the cell surface. Especially integrin αvβ3 has gained a lot of attention as a target in cancer therapy because it mediates diverse angiogenic processes during tumor development. The peptide sequence Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD), which is present in a number of endogenous integrin ligands like fibronectin, vitronectin, and related proteins of the extracellular matrix (ECM), has been extensively used as a targeting vector for therapeutic as well as diagnostic purposes, and cilengitide, a cyclic RGD peptide, has entered clinical trials for the treatment of various cancers. However, recent advancements utilizing isoDGR, a sequence that was found in aged fibronectin, already show that RGD-based targeting is not the end of the line. Novel developments and a closer investigation of the binding mode of these peptides now show promising results for the future use of such compounds.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Oligopeptides*
  • Peptides*
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • Succinimides

Substances

  • Oligopeptides
  • Peptides
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • Succinimides
  • arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid