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
Selective membrane perforation prevents resistance. 117
Penetration and disruption of the membrane 117
Disruption of cell membranes 115
Membrane disruption mechanism 98
Cell membrane penetration 70
Inducing mitochondria-dependent apoptosis 63
Inhibition of cell signalling 57
Dissipate ion gradients; Induce osmotic lysis; Membrane damage 50
Physical membrane disruption 50
Disruption of cell membrane 48
Induce apoptosis 41
Apoptosis; Necrosis 41
Membrane permeabilization via lysine substitution 39
Inducing mitochondrial apoptosis 36
Cell entry, DNA damage, apoptosis. 36
Charge-optimized membranolysis induces apoptosis. 35
Apoptosis 33
Immunomodulatory activity 31
Stapled peptide enhances helical apoptosis 28
Penetration and disruption of the membranes 28
Dendrimerization enhances stability, selectivity, anticancer efficacy 27
Macrocyclic peptides disrupt cancer growth 26
Cell membrane disintegration; Apoptosis 26
5c inhibits cancer via kinase blockade 26
Apoptotic inducing 25
Enhanced cationicity/hydrophobicity increases cytotoxicity 25
Disintegration of cell membrane 25
Activates the lysosomal-mitochondrial death pathway; Involves autophagy-like cell death 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
Pore formation at the cytoplasmic membrane 21
Charge–hydrophobicity balance drives apoptosis 21
Peptides target phosphatidylserine, trigger apoptosis 21
Gonearrestide induces G1 cell-cycle arrest 20
Cytotoxic effects 20
Destabilization of membranes 20
Necrosis; Cell membrane rupture 19
Cytotoxic 19
Induction of apoptosis 19
Disruption of cancer cell membrane integrity 18
Necrosis or apoptosis 18
Anti-proliferative effects 18
Cell growth inhibition and apoptosis 17
Cell membrane penetrating 17
Helical peptides disrupt cancer membranes 17
Immune response regulation 16
Cell membrane Permeabilization 16
Ile/Leu residues crucially mediate cytolysis 16
Membrane permeabilization 16
Membrane disruption induces apoptotic signaling. 16
Necrosis; Apoptosis 14
Cell apoptosis 14
Permeabilization of the lipid membrane of the target cells 14
Dual anticancer and BBB-blockade. 13
Apoptosis induction, Bax/p53/caspase activation 13
Immune response to tumor cell recognition 13
Cell cycle arrest or apoptosis of cells 13
Membranolytic mechanism 13
Apoptosis, drug-resistance reversal, tumor suppression 12
Destroy plasma membrane 12
Motif-driven membrane insertion triggers cytotoxicity 12
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
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
LPA reduction suppresses tumor growth 11
Membrane-disruption 11
Antiangiogenis; Immune regulation 10
Dissipate ion gradients;Induce osmotic lysis; Membrane damage 10
Membrane perforation 10
Immunomodulatory properties 10
Cell-cycle arrest induces apoptosis 10
Disruption of cancer membrane integrity 10
Necrosis 10
Membrane disruption and cationic enhancement 10
Membrane lysis 9
Disrupting the integrity of cell membrane 9
Anti-proliferative effect 9
Antiproliferative effect 9
h-APN receptor–mediated apoptosis induction. 9
Mitochondrial apoptosis via p53 activation 9
Anti-angiogenesis 9
Disruption of either cancer or bacterial cell membrane integrity 8
α-helix enhances antimicrobial, anticancer activity 8
Inhibition of the cell proliferation 8
Mitochondrial apoptosis via p53 activation. 8
FOXM1 inhibitor 8
Necrosis; Immune regulation 8
Cu²⁺-mediated membrane lipid oxidation 8
Immunoregulation 7
Disruption of membrane 7
Immune modulation 7
SFP induces S-phase cell-cycle arrest 7
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 proliferation inhibition 6
Apoptosis inducing; Penetration of the cell membrane 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
Membrane disruption triggers dual apoptosis 5
Membrane disruption triggers ROS-mediated apoptosis 5
Immunogenic response regulation 5
Destroying the cell membranes 5
Mitochondrial targeting, VDAC1-HKII dissociation 5
R2PLx induces caspase-dependent apoptosis 5
Inhibit COX-2 enzyme 5
Positive charge–driven membrane disruption apoptosis 5
F-actin modulation induces necrotic death. 5
Regulation of immune response 5
Membrane damage; Apoptotic cell death; Necrosis 5
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
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
Disrupts XIAP-survivin, induces apoptosis/necroptosis 4
Membrane penetration, cytoplasmic leakage 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
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
Apoptosis inducing; Necrotic cell death 4
ROS induction, mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. 4
Cytotoxicity 3
Apoptosis induction and immune modulation. 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
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
Disrupt the structure and function of cell membranes 3
Disrupts transcription 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
DRS-DU-1 induces selective tumor cytotoxicity 2
Pyroptosis mediated 2
Disrupt cell membrane structures; Apoptosis 2
Inhibit the migration of prostate cancer cell; Induce apoptosis 2
Caspase-9 mediated apoptotic death 2
GPR1 antagonism, PI3K/AKT inhibition 2
Enhanced binding, mitochondrial dysfunction, apoptosis 2
NF-κB inhibition enhances cisplatin synergy 2
D-FP21 delivers gene, inhibits proliferation 2
Mitochondria-ER targeting, induces multimodal death. 2
Cell membrane lysis 2
Reduce cell proliferation and migration 2
GAPDH-like protein disrupts survival 2
Cytoplasmic membrane permeabilization and DNAspecified-binding 2
Cell membrane interaction; Necrosis; Apoptosis 2
Antiproliferative action 2
Cytoxicity activity 2
Acid-triggered membrane disruption apoptosis 2
Membrane disruption and DNA binding 2
Disrupts tumor cells 2
Through interactions with the plasma membrane 2
Destroy cell membrane 2
Cell-cycle arrest, apoptosis, autophagy induction 2
Membrane disruption, antifungal, antibacterial, anticancer 2
Immunomodulatory activities 2
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
Temporin-1OLa disrupts bacterial membranes 2
ERK-mediated apoptosis and mitochondrial disruption 2
ROS, p53, mitochondrial apoptosis activation 2
Inducing cell membrane damage 2
Interact with the lipids of the plasma membrane 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
Tumor angiogenesis inhibition 2
Triggers the apoptotic cascade 2
Membrane disruption, selective cancer cytotoxicity 2
Induce apoptotic and necrotic cell deaths 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
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
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
Inducing G1 arrest 1
ROS scavenging induces cancer cell death 1
Necrotic cell death by destroying cellular membrane structure; Apoptotic cell death 1
Apoptosis inducing; Elevation of ROS 1
Permeabilizing bacterial membranes 1
Damages the outer membrane of bacteria 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
Disrupts the acyl chain packing of anionic lipid bilayers, thus 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
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
Membrane destabilization 1
Cell-penetrating mechanism 1
Cytoplasmic membrane disruption 1
MEL-pep disrupts membrane, inhibits P-gp 1
Membranolytic activity 1
Inhibition of angiogenesis 1
ASIC inhibition suppresses cancer proliferation 1
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 permeation 1
Permeabilizing the membrane 1
Cell membrane destabilization 1
Rupture cancer cell membranes 1
Direct pore formation leading to leakage of intracellular components and cell death 1
Necrosis; Immunomodulatory activity 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
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
Pore formation in membrane 1
Selective cytotoxicity, DNA damage, apoptosis 1
Pore-formation 1
Inhibit tumor cell growth 1
Synergistic autophagic death via AKT inhibition. 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
Induction of apoptosis; Alteration of mitochondrial permeability 1
Forms lytic pores in the target cell membrane 1
Total regulation of immune defense 1
Inhibits VEGFR-2 angiogenic signaling 1
TAK-448 reduces testosterone, inhibits tumor 1
Cell membrane penetration and lysis 1