Chlorotoxin-derived bicyclic peptides for targeted imaging of glioblastomas

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Aug 19;56(66):9537-9540. doi: 10.1039/d0cc01089h.

Abstract

A convenient and efficient strategy was developed for accessing chlorotoxin-derived bicyclic peptide-biomolecule conjugates by cyclizing fully-unprotected linear peptides with a designed tetrafunctional chemical linker. Among these peptides, bicycle-P3 bearing the N-terminal sequence of chlorotoxin shows high tumor selectivity and penetration ability, which is promising for treatment of gliomas.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry
  • Glioblastoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Optical Imaging / methods*
  • Peptides, Cyclic / chemistry*
  • Scorpion Venoms / chemistry*
  • Transplantation, Heterologous

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • Scorpion Venoms
  • Chlorotoxin