Engineered Human Heavy-Chain Ferritin with Half-Life Extension and Tumor Targeting by PAS and RGDK Peptide Functionalization

Ferritin, one of the most investigated protein nanocages, is considered as a promising drug carrier because of its advantageous stability and safety. However, its short half-life and undesirable tumor targeting ability has limited its usage in tumor treatment. In this work, two types of functional p...

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Main Authors: Shuang Yin, Yan Wang, Bingyang Zhang, Yiran Qu, Yongdong Liu, Sheng Dai, Yao Zhang, Yingli Wang, Jingxiu Bi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/13/4/521