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ArticleCancer gene therapy2016

Expression of the fusogenic p14 FAST protein from a replication-defective adenovirus vector does not provide a therapeutic benefit in an immunocompetent mouse model of cancer.

C M Wong, L A Nash, J Del Papa, K L Poulin, T Falls, J C Bell, R J Parks

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Article in Cancer gene therapy, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

C M WongRegenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
L A NashRegenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
J Del PapaRegenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
K L PoulinRegenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
T FallsCancer Therapeutics Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
J C BellDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
R J ParksRegenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Ottawa Hospital Research InstituteOttawa Hospital · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

When injected directly into a tumor mass, adenovirus (Ad) vectors only transduce cells immediately along the injection tract. Expression of fusogenic proteins from the Ad vector can lead to syncytium formation, which efficiently spreads the therapeutic effect. Fusogenic proteins can also cause cancer cell death directly, and enhance the release of exosome-like particles containing tumor-associated antigens, which boosts the anti-tumor immune response. In this study, we have examined whether delivery of an early region 1 (E1)-deleted, replication-defective Ad vector encoding the reptilian reovirus p14 fusion-associated small transmembrane (FAST) protein can provide therapeutic efficacy in an immunocompetent mouse tumor model. A high multiplicity of infection of AdFAST is required to induce cell fusion in mouse mammary carcinoma 4T1 cells in vitro, and FAST protein expression caused a modest reduction in cell membrane integrity and metabolic activity compared with cells infected with a control vector. Cells expressing FAST protein released significantly higher quantities of exosomes. In immunocompetent Balb/C mice harboring subcutaneous 4T1 tumors, AdFAST did not induce detectable cancer cell fusion, promote tumor regression or prolong mouse survival compared with untreated mice. This study suggests that in the context of the 4T1 model, Ad-mediated FAST protein expression did not elicit a therapeutic effect.

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A549 CellsAdenoviridaeAnimalsApoptosisCell FusionCell Line, TumorDisease Models, AnimalGenetic VectorsHumansMaleMelanoma, ExperimentalMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMicroscopy, FluorescenceNeoplasmsMembrane ProteinsViral Fusion ProteinsViral Proteins

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PMID27740615
PMCPMC5095592
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