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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2016

Structurally Defined αMHC-II Nanobody-Drug Conjugates: A Therapeutic and Imaging System for B-Cell Lymphoma.

Tao Fang, Joao N Duarte, Jingjing Ling, Zeyang Li, Jonathan S Guzman, Hidde L Ploegh

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed.

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  16. Targeted delivery of an anti-inflammatory corticosteroid to Ly6C/G-positive cells abates severity of influenza A symptoms.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Tao FangWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
Joao N DuarteWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
Jingjing LingWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
Zeyang LiWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
Jonathan S GuzmanWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
Hidde L PloeghWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA. ploegh@wi.mit.edu.

Funding

VIRUS PRODUCTION COREP30CA014051 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI Andreea O'Connell · 1985 to 2026
$93.9M
A new strategy to disrupt protein-protein interactions in eukaryotic cells.DP1GM106409 · NIGMS · WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RES · PI PLOEGH, HIDDE L. · 2012 to 2016
$4.8M
Sortase-mediated protein engineering for the study of host-pathogen interactionsR01AI087879 · NIAID · WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RES · PI PLOEGH, HIDDE L. · 2010 to 2019
$4.5M
NCCDPHP CDC HHS DP1 GM106409NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014051NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI087879NIAID NIH HHS R01AI087879NIGMS NIH HHS DP1 GM106409
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) of defined structure hold great promise for cancer therapies, but further advances are constrained by the complex structures of full-sized antibodies. Camelid-derived single-domain antibody fragments (VHHs or nanobodies) offer a possible solution to this challenge by providing expedited target screening and validation through switching between imaging and therapeutic activities. We used a nanobody (VHH7) specific for murine MHC-II and rendered "sortase-ready" for the introduction of oligoglycine-modified cytotoxic payloads or NIR fluorophores. The VHH7 conjugates outcompeted commercial monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) for internalization and exhibited high specificity and cytotoxicity against A20 murine B-cell lymphoma. Non-invasive NIR imaging with a VHH7-fluorophore conjugate showed rapid tumor targeting on both localized and metastatic lymphoma models. Subsequent treatment with the nanobody-drug conjugate efficiently controlled tumor growth and metastasis without obvious systemic toxicity.

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Single-Domain AntibodiesAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCell Line, TumorHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansLymphoma, B-CellMiceAntineoplastic AgentsHistocompatibility Antigens Class IISingle-Domain Antibodiesantibody-drug conjugatesantitumor agentsimaging agentsnanobodiessortase

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PMID26840214
PMCPMC4820396

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