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ArticleMolecular biology reports2019

Deciphering therapeutic potential of PEGylated recombinant PTEN-silver nanoclusters ensemble on 3D spheroids.

Neha Arora, Rajib Shome, Siddhartha Sankar Ghosh

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Article in Molecular biology reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Neha AroraDepartment of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India.
Rajib ShomeDepartment of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India.
Siddhartha Sankar GhoshDepartment of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India. sghosh@iitg.ac.in.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7121-5610
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati · IN

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Department of Biotechnology, India BT/PR 25095/NER/95/1011/2017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The therapeutic application of recombinant proteins is limited due to their inherent structural complexity. Additionally, screening of therapeutic potential of protein products requires an appropriate testing platform to achieve biological relevance. Fabrication of three dimensional cultures bridges the gap between in vitro based monolayer cultures and clinical applications. In this perspective, glioblastoma U-87 MG and breast cancer MCF7 spheroids were generated to assess the therapeutic prospect of recombinant PTEN protein. PTEN bound to silver nanoclusters was encapsulated within PEG coating, which resulted in fabrication of spherical nanocarriers named as PTEN-nanocomposites. Internalization of PTEN-nanocomposites in the spheroids was confirmed by confocal microscopy. Upon uptake, PTEN-nanocomposites led to modulation of cyclins and apoptosis gene regulators culminating in cell cycle arrest and reduced cell viability as confirmed by calcein-AM/PI dual staining and alamar blue assay. Further, combination of tamoxifen and PTEN-nanocomposites on U-87 MG spheroids resulted in two-fold reduction of drug dosage. The study revealed that the monolayer culture results translated to the 3D culture as well, however higher dose of the recombinant PTEN was required for the spheroid system. The anti-proliferative role of PTEN-nanocomposites in a complex 3D environment augments its biological implication and paves the way for recombinant PTEN based therapeutic applications.

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Cell Culture TechniquesCell CycleCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell SurvivalDrug SynergismGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMCF-7 CellsMetal NanoparticlesMicroscopy, ConfocalNanocompositesPolyethylene GlycolsPTEN PhosphohydrolaseRecombinant ProteinsSpheroids, CellularPolyethylene GlycolsPTEN PhosphohydrolaseRecombinant ProteinsTamoxifenAnti-proliferative activityCombination therapyPEG coatingRecombinant PTENSilver nanoclustersSpheroid culture

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