Characterization of high-affinity peptides and their feasibility for use in nanotherapeutics targeting leukemia stem cells

Hongyong Zhang, DVM, PhD
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, California
Juntao Luo, PhD
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California–Davis, Sacramento, California
Yuanpei Li, PhD
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California–Davis, Sacramento, California
Paul T. Henderson, PhD
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, California
Yanchun Wang, PhD
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, California
Sebastian Wachsmann-Hogiu, PhD
- Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology, University of California–Davis, Sacramento, California
Weixin Zhao, MD, PhD
- Shanghai Cancer Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Kit S. Lam, MD, PhD
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, California
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California–Davis, Sacramento, California
Chong-xian Pan, MD, PhD
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, California
- Department of Urology, University of California–Davis, Sacramento, California
- VA Northern California Health Care System, Mather, California
- Corresponding author: University of California–Davis Cancer Center, 4501 X Street, Room 3016, Sacramento, California 95817, USA.