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Pharmacokinetically Stabilized Cystine Knot Peptides That Bind Alpha-v-Beta-6 Integrin with Single-Digit Nanomolar Affinities for Detection of Pancreatic Cancer
16 Dec 2011
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PURPOSE: Detection of pancreatic cancer remains a high priority and effective diagnostic tools are needed for clinical applications. Many cancer cells overexpress integrin α(v)β(6), a cell surface receptor being evaluated as a novel clinical biomarker. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: To validate this molecular target, several highly stable cystine knot peptides were engineered by directed evolution to bind specifically and...
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