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Table 1 The uPAR-targeted peptides, small-molecule inhibitors and ligand-targeted toxins

From: Urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) as a therapeutic target in cancer

Peptides/small-molecule inhibitors/ligand-targeted toxins

Sequence/structure/composition

Action site/target

References

AE105

D-Cha-F-s-r-Y-L-W-S

uPA/uPAR

[102]

AE120

[D-Cha-F-s-r-Y-L-W-S]2-βA-K

uPA/uPAR

[102]

Ã…6

Ac-KPSSPPEE-Am

uPA/uPAR

[103]

ATF

An amino-terminal fragment of urokinase with EGF-like domain and kringle domain

uPA/uPAR

[104]

U11

VSNKYFSNIHW

uPA/uPAR

[105]

A stable disulfide-bridged cyclic form of the linear peptide uPA19–31

cyclo19,31uPA19–31

uPA/uPAR

[106]

A peptide variant of cyclo19,31uPA19–31

cyclo19,31[D-Cys19]-uPA19–31

uPA/uPAR

[107]

WX-360

cyclo21,29[D-Cys21]-uPA21–30[S21C;H29C]

uPA/uPAR

[108]

WX-360-Nle

cyclo21,29[D-Cys21]-uPA21–30[S21C;K23Nle;H29C]

uPA/uPAR

[108]

M25

PRYQHIGLVAMFRQNTG

uPAR/β1-integrins

[109]

α325

PRHRHMGAVFLLSQEAG

uPAR/Vn

[110]

p25

AESTYHHLSLGYMYTLN-NH2

uPAR-integrin

uPAR/Vn

[111]

m.P243-251

TASWCQGSH

uPAR/integrin α5β1

[112]

D2A-Ala

IQEGAAGRPKDDR

uPAR/integrin avβ3/a5β1

[113]

PEGylated D2A-Ala

PEG-D2A-Ala

uPAR/integrin avβ3/a5β1

[114]

pERERY-NH2

Pyro glutamic acid (pGlu)-Arg-Glu-Arg-Tyr-NH2

fMLF/FPR

[115]

RERF

Ac-Arg-Glu-Arg-Phe-NH2

SRSRY/FPR

fMLF/FPR

[116]

UPARANT

Ac-L-Arg-Aib-L-Arg-D-Ca(Me)Phe-NH2

fMLF/FPR

[117]

cyclic SRSRY peptide ([SRSRY])

[Ser-Arg-Ser-Arg-Tyr]§

SRSRY/FPR1 fMLF/FPR1

[118]

RI-3

Ac-(D)-Tyr-(D)-Arg-Aib-(D)-Arg-NH2

fMLF/FPR1

[119]

huPA1-48 and muPA1-48

The growth factor domains of human and murine urokinase

Tumour stromal cell uPAR dependent plasminogen activation

[120]

huPA1-48Ig and muPA1-48Ig

Modify huPA1-48 and muPA1-48 with the constant region of human IgG1

Tumour stromal cell uPAR dependent plasminogen activation

[120]

PEGh1-48 and PEGhm1-48

Human and mouse pegylated uPA1-48

Tumour stromal cell uPAR dependent plasminogen activation

[121]

IPR-456

uPA/uPAR

[122]

IPR-803

uPA/uPAR

[123]

IPR-3011

uPA/uPAR

[124]

IPR-3577

uPA/uPAR

[125]

7

uPAR/uPAATF

uPAR/Vn

[126]

LLL-1fsi

uPA/uPAR

[127]

MS#479 [2-(Pyridin-2-ylamino)-quinolin-8-ol]

uPAR/integrin

[128]

MS#305 [2,2′-(methylimino)di (8-quinolinol)]

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uPAR/integrin

[128]

Compounds 6

uPAR/Vn

uPAR/FPR

[129]

Compounds 37

uPAR/Vn

uPAR/FPR

[129]

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)

suppress uPAR expression

[130]

DTAT

DT and ATF

uPAR

[131, 132]

DTATEGF

ATF, EGF and DT

uPAR, EGFR

[133]

DTAT13

ATF, IL-13 and DT

uPAR, IL-13 receptors

[134, 135]

eBAT (EGFATFKDEL 7mut)

ATF, EGF, truncated PE38 with a terminal lysyl-aspartyl-glutamyl-leucine (KDEL) sequence and eight amino acids representing the seven major epitopes on PE38 were mutated

uPAR, EGFR

[136,137,138,139,140,141]

ATF-SAP

ATF and SAP

uPAR

[142, 143]

PAI-2-N-AIE

PAI-2 and N-AIE

uPAR

[144]

DTU2GMCSF

DT, GM-CSF and uPA

uPAR, GM-CSF receptor

[145]

ATF-PE38

ATF and PE38

uPAR

[146]

ATF-PE38KDEL

ATF and PE38 with a terminal KDEL sequence

uPAR

[146]

  1. uPA: urokinase plasminogen activator; uPAR: urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor; Vn: vitronectin; PEG: polyethylene glycol; fMLF: N-formyl-Met-Leu-Phe; FPR: formyl peptide receptor; DT: diphtheria toxin; IL-13: interleukin-13; PE38: Pseudomonas exotoxin A; EGF: epidermal growth factor; EGFR: epidermal growth factor receptor; SAP: Saporin; PAI-2: plasminogen activator inhibitor type 2; N-AIE: 5,7-dibromo-N-(p-hydroxymethylbenzyl)isatin was conjugated to PAI-2 via an esterase-labile succinate linker; GM-CSF: granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor