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EXP001273

Paper

Cancer-Targeting Peptides Functionalized With Polyarginine Enables GRP78-Dependent Cell Uptake and siRNA Delivery Within the DU145 Prostate Cancer Cells (2025)

Peptide

R9

Sequence: FITC-Ahx-RRRRRRRRR-GG

RNA

siRNA

All experiment fields

Experiment Id EXP001273
Paper Cancer-Targeting Peptides Functionalized With Polyarginine Enables GRP78-Dependent Cell Uptake and s
Peptide R9
Delivery Success Class no
In Vivo Flag no
Uptake Confirmed yes
Label Confidence medium
In Vitro Functional Effect yes
Endosomal Escape Evidence
Peptide Concentration 10 µM (uptake imaging); transfection complexes prepared at 5:1 N:P
Rna Concentration 15–50 nM (transfection; 25 nM commonly used)
Mixing Ratio 5:1 N:P (peptide:siRNA); CaCl2 20 mM used in optimized formulation
Formulation Format peptide:siRNA complexes (CaCl2-condensed nanoparticles; TEM)
Formulation Components R9 peptide + GRP78 siRNA + CaCl2 (20 mM)
Size Nm
Zeta Mv
Model Scope in_vitro
Model Type in vitro
Cell Lines Or Primary Cells DU145; WI-38
Animal Model
Administration Route
Output Type in vitro uptake + GRP78 knockdown
Output Value
Output Units
Output Notes Peptide uptake/internalization shown by confocal microscopy and flow cytometry (FITC-R9, 10 µM). GRP78 siRNA delivery tested in DU145/WI-38 using peptide:siRNA complexes (5:1 N:P) with CaCl2 (20 mM); GRP78 mRNA/protein assessed by qRT-PCR and Western blot (Fig. S8–S10).
Toxicity Notes MTT viability assay performed in DU145 and WI-38 at 0–100 µM peptide (Fig. S2, ESI).
Curation Notes