TABLE 4

Examples of therapeutic peptides

NamesSequencesOriginReceptorsMechanismReferences
T4NLLMAASPhage-displayed peptide libraryTie 2Blocking the interaction between Ang1 and Tie2Tournaire et al., 2004
C16YDFKLFAVYIKYRScrambled laminin-1 C16 sequenceIntegrin αVβ3 and αVβ1Antagonistically binding to integrin, blocking laminin-1 induced angiogenesisPonce et al., 2003
6a-pKSVRGKGKGQKRKRKKSRYKExon 6a-encoded domain of VEGFHSPGInhibiting the binding of VEGF and HSPG, blocking the angiogenesis pathwayLee et al., 2010
Glypican-3 peptideFVGEFFTDVGlypican-3CTLLoading to tumor cells and enhancing the recognition of tumor cells by CTLNobuoka et al., 2013
DPPA-1NYSKPTDRQYHFPhage-displayed peptide libraryPD-1Binding to immune checkpoint protein PD-1 and inhibiting the interaction between PD-1 and PD-L1Chang et al., 2015
KLAKLAKLAKKLAKLAKNatural antibacterial peptideMitochondria membraneDisrupting mitochondrial membrane and induce apoptosis (can be used in regulating stromal cell number in future)An et al., 2010
  • HSPG, heparin sulfate proteoglycan.