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ArticleJournal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany)2008

Targeted delivery of a designed sTRAIL mutant results in superior apoptotic activity towards EGFR-positive tumor cells.

Edwin Bremer, Marco de Bruyn, Douwe F Samplonius, Theo Bijma, Bram ten Cate, Lou F M H de Leij, Wijnand Helfrich

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Article in Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany), 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Edwin BremerLaboratory for Tumor Immunology, Section Medical Biology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Marco de Bruyn
Douwe F Samplonius
Theo Bijma
Bram ten Cate
Lou F M H de Leij
Wijnand Helfrich
University Medical Center Groningen · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previously, we have shown that epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-selective delivery of soluble tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (sTRAIL), by genetic fusion to antibody fragment scFv425, enhances the tumor-selective pro-apoptotic activity of sTRAIL. Insight into the respective contribution of the agonistic receptors TRAIL-R1 and TRAIL-R2 to TRAIL-induced apoptosis may provide a rational approach to further optimize TRAIL-based therapy. Recently, this issue has been investigated using sTRAIL mutants designed to selectively bind to either receptor. However, the relative contribution of the respective TRAIL receptors, in particular TRAIL-R1, in TRAIL signaling is still unresolved. Here, we fused scFv425 to designed sTRAIL mutant sTRAILmR1-5, reported to selectively activate TRAIL-R1, and investigated the therapeutic apoptotic activity of this novel fusion protein. EGFR-specific binding of scFv425:sTRAILmR1-5 potently induced apoptosis, which was superior to the apoptotic activity of scFv425:sTRAIL-wt and a nontargeted MOCK-scFv:sTRAILmR1-5. During cotreatment with cisplatin or the histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid, scFv425:sTRAILmR1-5 retained its superior pro-apoptotic activity compared to scFv425:sTRAIL-wt. However, in catching-type Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assays with TRAIL-R1:Fc and TRAIL-R2:Fc, scFv425:sTRAILmR1-5 was found to not only bind to TRAIL-R1 but also to TRAIL-R2. Binding to TRAIL-R2 also had functional consequences because the apoptotic activity of scFv425:sTRAILmR1-5 was strongly inhibited by a TRAIL-R2 blocking monoclonal antibody. Moreover, scFv425:sTRAILmR1-5 retained apoptotic activity upon selective knockdown of TRAIL-R1 using small inhibitory RNA. Collectively, these data indicate that both agonistic TRAIL receptors are functionally involved in TRAIL signaling by scFv425:sTRAILmR1-5 in solid tumor cells. Moreover, the superior target cell-restricted apoptotic activity of scFv425:sTRAILmR1-5 indicates its therapeutic potential for EGFR-positive solid tumors.

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ApoptosisAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic AgentsBinding SitesCell Line, TumorErbB ReceptorsGene Transfer TechniquesHumansJurkat CellsLigandsMutationNeoplasmsReceptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSignal TransductionTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic AgentsErbB ReceptorsLigandsReceptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand

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PMID18504532
PMCPMC2491411
OpenAlexW1987145363

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