ArticleOncotarget2017
Upregulation of mucin glycoprotein MUC1 in the progression to esophageal adenocarcinoma and therapeutic potential with a targeted photoactive antibody-drug conjugate.
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- The single cell transcriptional landscape of esophageal adenocarcinoma and its modulation by neoadjuvant chemotherapy.Molecular cancer · 2022Article
- Elevation of fatty acid desaturase 2 in esophageal adenocarcinoma increases polyunsaturated lipids and may exacerbate bile acid-induced DNA damage.Clinical and translational medicine · 2022Article
- Novel epigenetic network biomarkers for early detection of esophageal cancer.Clinical epigenetics · 2022Article
- Identification of Candidate Therapeutic Genes for More Precise Treatment of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Adenocarcinoma.Frontiers in genetics · 2022Article
- Status of diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cancer and non-coding RNA correlation research: a narrative review.Translational cancer research · 2021Review
- An antibody-drug conjugate targeting a GSTA glycosite-signature epitope of MUC1 expressed by non-small cell lung cancer.Cancer medicine · 2020Article
- MUC1 confers radioresistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cells.Bioengineered · 2020Article
- A glycolysis-related gene signature predicts prognosis of patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma.Aging · 2020Article
- Identifying Biomarkers in Lymph Node Metastases of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma for Tumor-Targeted Imaging.Molecular diagnosis & therapy · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundMucin glycoprotein 1 (MUC1) is a glycosylated transmembrane protein on epithelial cells. We investigate MUC1 as a therapeutic target in Barrett's epithelium (BE) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA) and provide proof of concept for a light based therapy targeting MUC1.
resultsMUC1 was present in 21% and 30% of significantly enriched pathways comparing BE and EA to squamous epithelium respectively. MUC1 gene expression was x2.3 and x2.2 higher in BE (p=<0.001) and EA (p=0.03). MUC1 immunohistochemical expression increased during progression to EA and followed tumor invasion. HuHMFG1 based photosensitive antibody drug conjugates (ADC) showed cell internalization, MUC1 selective and light-dependent cytotoxicity (p=0.0006) and superior toxicity over photosensitizer alone (p=0.0022).
methodsGene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) evaluated pathways during BE and EA development and quantified MUC1 gene expression. Immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry evaluated the anti-MUC1 antibody HuHMFG1 in esophageal cells of varying pathological grade. Confocal microscopy examined HuHMFG1 internalization and HuHMFG1 ADCs were created to deliver a MUC1 targeted phototoxic payload.
conclusionsMUC1 is a promising target in EA. Molecular and light based targeting of MUC1 with a photosensitive ADC is effective in vitro and after development may enable treatment of locoregional tumors endoscopically.
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