Targeting of EGF-displayed protein nanoparticles with anticancer drugs.

The development of protein-based carriers for drug delivery has been well studied. We previously constructed a protein-based nanoparticle consisting of genetically engineered elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) with a fused poly-aspartic acid tail (ELPD ). The size of the self-assembled ELPD nanoparticles was regulated by charged repulsion of the poly-aspartic acid chains.