Aminopeptidase N is a receptor for tumor-homing peptides and a target for inhibiting angiogenesis.
Pasqualini R, Koivunen E, Kain R, Lahdenranta J, Sakamoto M, Stryhn A, Ashmun RA, Shapiro LH, Arap W, Ruoslahti E.
Pasqualini R, et al. Among authors: arap w.
Cancer Res. 2000 Feb 1;60(3):722-7.
Cancer Res. 2000.
PMID: 10676659
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A drug coupled to an NGR peptide has more potent antitumor effects than the free drug [W. Arap et al., Science (Washington DC), 279: 377-380, 1998]. We show here that the receptor for the NGR peptides in tumor vasculature is aminopeptidase N (APN; also called CD13). …
A drug coupled to an NGR peptide has more potent antitumor effects than the free drug [W. Arap et al., Science (Washington DC) …