SMI-Ribosome inactivating protein conjugates selectively inhibit tumor cell growth

Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Apr 11;53(30):4234-4237. doi: 10.1039/c7cc00745k.

Abstract

Cell-targeting conjugates of Saporin 6, a ribosome inactivating protein (RIP), were prepared using the Saporin Ala 157 Cys mutant, a small molecule inhibitor (SMI) of integrins αvβ3vβ5, and a potent cytotoxin, auristatin F (AF). The conjugates selectively and potently inhibited proliferation of tumor cells expressing the target integrins. We anticipate that the small molecule-RIP bioconjugate approach can be broadly applied using other small molecule drugs.