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The cathelicidin-BF Lys16 mutant Cbf-K16 selectively inhibits non-small cell lung cancer proliferation in vitro.
Oncology reports - 1 Nov 2013
Tian Yuwei, Wang Hui, Li Bing, Ke Mengyun, Wang Jing, Dou Jie, Zhou Changlin
Abstract excerpt
The 30-amino acid antimicrobial peptide Cbf-K16 is a cathelicidin-BF (BF-30) Lys16 mutant derived from the snake venom of Bungarus fasciatus. Our previous study found that BF-30 selectively inhibited the proliferation of the metastatic melanoma cell line B16F10 in vitro and in vivo, but had a negligible effect on human lung cells. In the present study, it was demonstrated for the first time that Cbf-K16...
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