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EXP001274

Paper

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

Peptide

W1-R9

Sequence: FITC-Ahx-WIFPWIQL-GG-RRRRRRRRR-GG

RNA

siRNA

All experiment fields

Experiment Id EXP001274
Paper Cancer-Targeting Peptides Functionalized With Polyarginine Enables GRP78-Dependent Cell Uptake and s
Peptide W1-R9
Delivery Success Class no
In Vivo Flag no
Uptake Confirmed yes
Label Confidence high
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 W1-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 GRP78-dependent uptake shown (inhibition with anti-GRP78 antibody; confocal/flow cytometry). Peptide:siRNA complexes (5:1 N:P) condensed into nanoparticles with CaCl2 (20 mM) and used for GRP78 siRNA delivery; GRP78 mRNA/protein knockdown measured 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