Ku80-Targeted pH-Sensitive Peptide–PNA Conjugates Are Tumor Selective and Sensitize Cancer Cells to Ionizing Radiation
Kaplan AR, Pham H, Liu Y, Oyaghire S, Bahal R, Engelman DM, Glazer PM. Ku80-Targeted pH-Sensitive Peptide–PNA Conjugates Are Tumor Selective and Sensitize Cancer Cells to Ionizing Radiation. Molecular Cancer Research 2020, 18: 873-882. PMID: 32098827, PMCID: PMC7272299, DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-19-0661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer cellsTumor cellsLocal tumor irradiationTumor-selective radiosensitizationMouse tumor modelsKu80 expressionNovel agentsTumor irradiationTumor growthTumor microenvironmentTumor modelRadiation treatmentTherapeutic agentsSubcutaneous mouse tumor modelTumorsMiceCancer therapyHealthy tissueAcute toxicitySpecific targetingSelective effectPNA antisenseTumor-SelectiveAcidic culture conditionsSensitize cancer cells