• Bi-specific tenascin-C and fibronectin targeted peptide for solid tumor delivery 

      Lingasamy, Prakash; Tobi, Allan; Haugas, Maarja; Hunt, Hedi; Paiste, Paarn; Asser, Toomas; Ratsep, Tonu; Kotamraju, Venkata Ramana; Bjerkvig, Rolf; Teesalu, Tambet (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Oncofetal fibronectin (FN-EDB) and tenascin-C C domain (TNC-C) are nearly absent in extracellular matrix of normal adult tissues but upregulated in malignant tissues. Both FN-EDB and TNC-C are developed as targets of ...
    • Tumor-penetrating peptide for systemic targeting of Tenascin-C 

      Lingasamy, Prakash; Tobi, Allan; Kurm, Kaarel; Kopanchuk, Sergei; Sudakov, Aleksander; Salumäe, Markko; Rätsep, Tõnu; Asser, Toomas; Bjerkvig, Rolf; Teesalu, Tambet (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Extracellular matrix in solid tumors has emerged as a specific, stable, and abundant target for affinity-guided delivery of anticancer drugs. Here we describe the homing peptide that interacts with the C-isoform of Tenascin-C ...