dbACP: A Comprehensive Database of Anti-Cancer Peptides

Mechanism

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Mechanism Type Count
Inducing apoptosis 1336
Cell membrane disintegration 526
Apoptosis inducing 523
Not available 440
Target and destroy tumor cell membranes 424
Cell membrane damage 299
Membrane disruption 218
Inducing membrane permeabilization 144
Cyclization enhances apoptosis via lysosomes 135
Cell membrane disruption 134
Penetration and disruption of the membrane 117
Selective membrane perforation prevents resistance. 117
Disruption of cell membranes 115
Membrane disruption mechanism 98
Cell membrane penetration 70
Inducing mitochondria-dependent apoptosis 63
Inhibition of cell signalling 57
Physical membrane disruption 50
Dissipate ion gradients; Induce osmotic lysis; Membrane damage 50
Disruption of cell membrane 48
Apoptosis; Necrosis 41
Induce apoptosis 41
Membrane permeabilization via lysine substitution 39
Cell entry, DNA damage, apoptosis. 36
Inducing mitochondrial apoptosis 36
Charge-optimized membranolysis induces apoptosis. 35
Apoptosis 33
Immunomodulatory activity 31
Penetration and disruption of the membranes 28
Stapled peptide enhances helical apoptosis 28
Dendrimerization enhances stability, selectivity, anticancer efficacy 27
Cell membrane disintegration; Apoptosis 26
5c inhibits cancer via kinase blockade 26
Macrocyclic peptides disrupt cancer growth 26
Disintegration of cell membrane 25
Activates the lysosomal-mitochondrial death pathway; Involves autophagy-like cell death 25
Apoptotic inducing 25
Enhanced cationicity/hydrophobicity increases cytotoxicity 25
Proline-substituted AMP triggers mitochondrial apoptosis 24
Cell proliferation inhibition; Cell penetration; Apoptosis 24
Targeting the MIEN1 signaling pathway 24
Induction of apoptosis; Disruption of cell membrane 24
Anti-proliferative action 23
Membrane disruption triggers apoptosis 23
Membrane disruptive mode of action 22
Peptides target phosphatidylserine, trigger apoptosis 21
Pore formation at the cytoplasmic membrane 21
Charge–hydrophobicity balance drives apoptosis 21
Destabilization of membranes 20
Gonearrestide induces G1 cell-cycle arrest 20
Cytotoxic effects 20
Necrosis; Cell membrane rupture 19
Induction of apoptosis 19
Cytotoxic 19
Disruption of cancer cell membrane integrity 18
Necrosis or apoptosis 18
Anti-proliferative effects 18
Cell membrane penetrating 17
Helical peptides disrupt cancer membranes 17
Cell growth inhibition and apoptosis 17
Membrane disruption induces apoptotic signaling. 16
Immune response regulation 16
Cell membrane Permeabilization 16
Ile/Leu residues crucially mediate cytolysis 16
Membrane permeabilization 16
Cell apoptosis 14
Permeabilization of the lipid membrane of the target cells 14
Necrosis; Apoptosis 14
Cell cycle arrest or apoptosis of cells 13
Membranolytic mechanism 13
Dual anticancer and BBB-blockade. 13
Apoptosis induction, Bax/p53/caspase activation 13
Immune response to tumor cell recognition 13
GLUT1-mediated uptake enhances cytotoxicity 12
Modulates membrane interactions 12
Mitochondrial mediated apoptosis 12
Plasma memberane pore formation 12
Membrane disruption induces cancer apoptosis 12
PCNA interference disrupts DNA repair. 12
Apoptosis, drug-resistance reversal, tumor suppression 12
Destroy plasma membrane 12
Motif-driven membrane insertion triggers cytotoxicity 12
LPA reduction suppresses tumor growth 11
Membrane-disruption 11
Cell membrane disintegration; Regulation of immune response; Apoptosis 11
Disruption of electric potential of the cell membrane; Necrosis; Membranolytic activity leading to apoptosis 11
Apoptosis inducing; Anti-proliferative activity 11
Membrane disruption and cell lysis 11
Cell-cycle arrest induces apoptosis 10
Immunomodulatory properties 10
Disruption of cancer membrane integrity 10
Necrosis 10
Membrane disruption and cationic enhancement 10
Antiangiogenis; Immune regulation 10
Dissipate ion gradients;Induce osmotic lysis; Membrane damage 10
Membrane perforation 10
Anti-angiogenesis 9
Mitochondrial apoptosis via p53 activation 9
Membrane lysis 9
Anti-proliferative effect 9
Disrupting the integrity of cell membrane 9
h-APN receptor–mediated apoptosis induction. 9
Antiproliferative effect 9
Mitochondrial apoptosis via p53 activation. 8
FOXM1 inhibitor 8
Necrosis; Immune regulation 8
Cu²⁺-mediated membrane lipid oxidation 8
Disruption of either cancer or bacterial cell membrane integrity 8
α-helix enhances antimicrobial, anticancer activity 8
Inhibition of the cell proliferation 8
Disruption of membrane 7
Immune modulation 7
SFP induces S-phase cell-cycle arrest 7
Immunoregulation 7
Apoptosis inducing; Penetration of the cell membrane 6
Cell proliferation inhibition 6
Tubulin depolymerization 6
p53 stabilization and LDHA inhibition 6
Cell membrane permeabilisation 6
Anti-proliferative activity 6
Apoptosis induction and immune activation 6
Perturbation of the cell membrane 6
Selective binding, membrane disruption, apoptosis 6
Necrosis; Antiangiogenesis 6
Plasma membrane perturbations 6
Antiangiogenesis 6
Cell proliferation inhibition; Apoptosis inducing 6
Immunomodulatory mechanisms 6
Cell membrane disruption; Cell apoptosis 6
Prevents C/EBPβ dimerization, induces degradation 6
Inhibits FOXM1 transcriptional activities 6
Disruption of the membrane 6
Membrane disruption induces necrotic death 6
Necrotic activity via cell membrane lysis and apoptotic activity through disrupting mitochondrial membrane 6
Cell necrosis; Inhibiting processes of protein synthesis; Damaging the mitochondrial membrane 5
Peptide 327 blocks Eps8–EGFR 5
Induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest 5
Membrane disruption triggers dual apoptosis 5
Membrane disruption triggers ROS-mediated apoptosis 5
Immunogenic response regulation 5
Mitochondrial targeting, VDAC1-HKII dissociation 5
Destroying the cell membranes 5
R2PLx induces caspase-dependent apoptosis 5
Positive charge–driven membrane disruption apoptosis 5
Inhibit COX-2 enzyme 5
F-actin modulation induces necrotic death. 5
Regulation of immune response 5
Membrane damage; Apoptotic cell death; Necrosis 5
pH-triggered release, membrane lysis, immunogenic death 4
Cell penetration 4
Membrane disruption by pore-formation or by permeating the membrane and acting on intracellular targets 4
Induce G1 arrest and increased apoptotic cell populations at the sub-G1 phase 4
Cell penetration without toxic accumulation 4
Induces apoptosis and necrosis 4
NKp44-pep8 inhibits PCNA function 4
Apoptotic death 4
Induce cell apoptosis; Targets on the cell membranes and caused membrane lysis 4
Pore formation on cell membrane 4
Membrane disruption mediates selective cytotoxicity. 4
Plasma membrane perturbation; Necrosis 4
ROS induction, mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. 4
Apoptosis inducing; Necrotic cell death 4
Apoptosis and thus cell nucleus fragmentation 4
Antiproliferative activity 4
Mitochondrial targeting induces apoptosis 4
Disrupting cancer cell membranes 4
Promote apoptosis; Inhibits the proliferation and migration of lung cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo 4
EGFR-targeted defensin induces mitochondrial apoptosis 4
Cause cell membrane permeability; Induce necrotic death 4
IL13Rα2 blockade inhibits cancer metastasis 4
Membrane penetration, cytoplasmic leakage 4
Disrupts XIAP-survivin, induces apoptosis/necroptosis 4
Cell swelling and rupture of the plasma membrane 4
Disrupt cell membrane structure 4
Membrane lysis via pore formation 4
p53-mediated Bax/Bcl-2 apoptosis activation 4
Membrane disruption via cationic interaction 3
Cell membrane degradation 3
Necrosis; Anti-angiogenesis 3
Disulfide-stabilized peptide disrupts pathogens 3
ABCB1 inhibition, MDR reversal, sensitization 3
Cell metatstasis inhibition 3
Peptide-induced cell death 3
Cellular necrosis 3
Integrin-targeting, α-helix mediated lysis 3
Apoptosis induction 3
Disrupts transcription 3
Disrupt the structure and function of cell membranes 3
Membrane disruption, α-helix mediated 3
Membrane disruption, necroptosis, limited apoptosis 3
Regulation of immune response; Apoptosis inducing 3
Membrane disruption induces cell death 3
Immune regulation 3
Apoptosis induction and immune modulation. 3
Cytotoxicity 3
Cytotoxic; Anti-proliferative; Apoptosis 3
Disruption of cancer cell membranes; Apoptosis 3
Cell invasion 3
p53-mediated apoptosis 3
DNA damage and apoptosis induction 3
Necrosis; Membrane disruption 3
Apoptosis; Immunomodulatory activity 3
Cyclotides induce cytotoxicity, inhibit migration 3
Apoptosis inducing; Anti-proliferative 3
Mitochondrial dysfunction, caspase-dependent apoptosis 3
Bothropoidin inhibits breast cancer progression 3
Apoptosis via integrin-Akt suppression 3
Membrane damage as swelling; Breakage or blebbing 3
Cytoplasmic membrane disintegration 2
Blocker of chloride channels and can inhibit the migration of glioma cells 2
Immunomodulating agent 2
Necrotic cell death 2
Reactive Oxygen Species and Apoptotic Pathways 2
Membrane disruption, apoptosis, selective cytotoxicity 2
ERK-mediated apoptosis and mitochondrial disruption 2
Temporin-1OLa disrupts bacterial membranes 2
Interact with the lipids of the plasma membrane 2
ROS, p53, mitochondrial apoptosis activation 2
Inducing cell membrane damage 2
Disruption of membrane permeability 2
Can affect tumor cells directly in an autocrine manner 2
Apoptosis induction, p53-mediated cell cycle arrest 2
Membrane disintegration due to pore-forming or carpet-like mechanisms of action 2
Apoptosis; Cell proliferation 2
Membrane rupture 2
Membrane disruption, selective cancer cytotoxicity 2
Induce apoptotic and necrotic cell deaths 2
Tumor angiogenesis inhibition 2
Triggers the apoptotic cascade 2
Sp1 suppression, apoptosis, cell-cycle arrest 2
Fas activation drives apoptosis/necroptosis 2
Antinociceptive activity; Membrane disruption 2
Induce apoptosis; Necrotic activity 2
Penetrating cell membrane 2
Disrupt cell membrane structures; Apoptosis 2
DRS-DU-1 induces selective tumor cytotoxicity 2
Pyroptosis mediated 2
Inhibit the migration of prostate cancer cell; Induce apoptosis 2
Caspase-9 mediated apoptotic death 2
NF-κB inhibition enhances cisplatin synergy 2
GPR1 antagonism, PI3K/AKT inhibition 2
Enhanced binding, mitochondrial dysfunction, apoptosis 2
Mitochondria-ER targeting, induces multimodal death. 2
D-FP21 delivers gene, inhibits proliferation 2
Cell membrane lysis 2
Reduce cell proliferation and migration 2
Cell membrane interaction; Necrosis; Apoptosis 2
GAPDH-like protein disrupts survival 2
Cytoplasmic membrane permeabilization and DNAspecified-binding 2
Antiproliferative action 2
Cytoxicity activity 2
Acid-triggered membrane disruption apoptosis 2
Membrane disruption and DNA binding 2
Disrupts tumor cells 2
Destroy cell membrane 2
Through interactions with the plasma membrane 2
Cell-cycle arrest, apoptosis, autophagy induction 2
Immunomodulatory activities 2
Membrane disruption, antifungal, antibacterial, anticancer 2
Apoptosis; Cell nucleus fragmentation 1
Membrane destroying mode of action on prokaryotic as well as eukaryotic cells 1
Apoptotic activity and necroptosis; Plasma membrane permeabilization 1
Fatty-acid modification enhances peptide apoptosis 1
Binds anionic phospholipid-rich membranes similar to bacterial membranes and dissolves them like detergents 1
LfcinB-P13 induces liver cancer apoptosis 1
Cell membrane destabilization 1
Rupture cancer cell membranes 1
Cell membrane permeation 1
Permeabilizing the membrane 1
Necrosis; Immunomodulatory activity 1
Direct pore formation leading to leakage of intracellular components and cell death 1
Act on the lipid matrix of bacterial cell membranes; Destroying the barrier property and killing the bacteria 1
E5 inhibits CXCR4–CXCL12 signaling 1
Formation of a pore or transmembrane channel and ultimately to cell lysis 1
Pore formation in membrane 1
Apoptosis via intrinsic (mitochondrial) and extrinsic (death receptor) pathways 1
TRPV6 inhibition suppresses ovarian tumors 1
Regulate apoptosis related death receptor/NF-κB signaling pathway 1
Apoptosis inducing; Intracellular ROS formation 1
Synergistic autophagic death via AKT inhibition. 1
Selective cytotoxicity, DNA damage, apoptosis 1
Pore-formation 1
Inhibit tumor cell growth 1
Interference with ionic transport of the osmoregulatory system in epithelium causing cell lysis 1
Membrane disruption via electrochemical proton gradient 1
By orientating perpendicularly and inserting into the lipid bilayer of the plasma membrane and so inducing transmembrane pores 1
Provoking in immune responses 1
Disruption of electric potential of the cell membrane; Necrosis, Membranolytic activity leading to apoptosis 1
Causing defects in membrane integrity by the formation of pores 1
Immune response regulation, apoptosis 1
Destabilizing the cell membrane 1
Penetrating the cell membrane 1
Mediate necrosis 1
Total regulation of immune defense 1
Induction of apoptosis; Alteration of mitochondrial permeability 1
Forms lytic pores in the target cell membrane 1
Inhibits VEGFR-2 angiogenic signaling 1
TAK-448 reduces testosterone, inhibits tumor 1
Cell membrane penetration and lysis 1
Membrane disintegration 1
Membrane disruption triggers mitochondrial apoptosis 1
Inhibits angiogenesis; Apoptosis inducing; Elevation of ROS 1
L-K6 binds, internalizes, damages nucleus 1
Targeting PD-L3 1
Induce permeabilization of the cytoplasmic membrane 1
CecropinXJ induces apoptosis in HCC 1
Disrupting cell membranes; Apoptosis 1
Inducing G1 arrest 1
Activating an apoptosis-inducing pathway 1
Anti-proliferation activity 1
Permeabilization of lysosomes; Release of Ca2+ from endoplasmic reticulum; Destruction of mitochondrial membrane potential 1
ROS scavenging induces cancer cell death 1
Necrotic cell death by destroying cellular membrane structure; Apoptotic cell death 1
Damages the outer membrane of bacteria 1
Apoptosis inducing; Elevation of ROS 1
Permeabilizing bacterial membranes 1
Targeting PD-L2 1
Cell penetration, Mitochondrial dysfunction, Apoptosis pathway activation 1
Induce necrotic cell death 1
Inhibit tumor growth and induce specific immune response 1
NRP1/MDM2 inhibition induces apoptosis 1
Regulation of immune response; Apoptosis 1
Disrupt membranes by a pore-forming action 1
Disintegration of lipid bilayer by forming an ion-channel 1
Disruption of cellular membranes 1
Disrupting the ionic homeostasis of the bacterium; Cell lysis 1
Through the granule-exocytosis pathway may release one or more effector molecules with the capacity to directly kill the intracellular microbial pathogen 1
Disrupts the acyl chain packing of anionic lipid bilayers, thus cell lysis 1
Rupture cell membranes 1
Transmembrane penetration 1
Regulate caspase-related apoptosis pathways 1
Damaging the cytoplasmic membrane 1
Targeting PD-L1 1
Destruction of the cell membrane 1
Selective lysis of cellular membrane 1
Inhibition of angiogenesis 1
Membrane destabilization 1
Cell-penetrating mechanism 1
Cytoplasmic membrane disruption 1
MEL-pep disrupts membrane, inhibits P-gp 1
Membranolytic activity 1
ASIC inhibition suppresses cancer proliferation 1