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ReviewMarine drugs2025

Cyanobacterial Peptides in Anticancer Therapy: A Comprehensive Review of Mechanisms, Clinical Advances, and Biotechnological Innovation.

Heayyean Lee, Khuld Nihan, Yale Ryan Kwon

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Review in Marine drugs, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Heayyean LeePlamica Labs, Batten Hall, 125 Western Ave, Allston, MA 02163, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1639-9605
Khuld NihanDepartment of Medical School, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Rafiqui H.J. Shaheed Road, Karachi 75510, Pakistan.
Yale Ryan KwonPlamica Labs, Batten Hall, 125 Western Ave, Allston, MA 02163, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cyanobacteria-derived peptides represent a promising class of anticancer agents due to their structural diversity and potent bioactivity. They exert cytotoxic effects through mechanisms including microtubule disruption, histone deacetylase inhibition, and apoptosis induction. Several peptides-most notably the dolastatin-derived auristatins-have achieved clinical success as cytotoxic payloads in antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). However, challenges such as limited tumor selectivity, systemic toxicity, and production scalability remain barriers to broader application. Recent advances in targeted delivery technologies, combination therapy strategies, synthetic biology, and genome mining offer promising solutions. Emerging data from preclinical and clinical studies highlight their therapeutic potential, particularly in treatment-resistant cancers. In this review, we (i) summarize key cyanobacterial peptides and their molecular mechanisms of action, (ii) examine progress toward clinical translation, and (iii) explore biotechnological approaches enabling sustainable production and structural diversification. We also discuss future directions for enhancing specificity and the therapeutic index to fully exploit the potential of these marine-derived peptides in oncology.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsCyanobacteriaNeoplasmsPeptidesAnimalsBiotechnologyHumansAntineoplastic AgentsPeptidesantibody–drug conjugatesanticancercyanobacterial peptidescyclic peptidesdepsipeptidesheterologous expressionsynthetic biology

Identifiers

PMID40559642
PMCPMC12193938

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