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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Rapid and Effective Generation of Nanobody Based CARs using PCR and Gibson Assembly.

Stijn De Munter, Alexander Van Parys, Layla Bral, Joline Ingels, Glenn Goetgeluk, Sarah Bonte, Melissa Pille, Lore Billiet, Karin Weening, Annick Verhee and 6 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Stijn De MunterDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Alexander Van ParysCytokine Receptor Laboratory, Flanders Institute of Biotechnology, VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Layla BralDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Joline IngelsDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Glenn GoetgelukDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Sarah BonteDepartment of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Melissa PilleDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Lore BillietDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Karin WeeningDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Annick VerheeCytokine Receptor Laboratory, Flanders Institute of Biotechnology, VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Jose Van der HeydenCytokine Receptor Laboratory, Flanders Institute of Biotechnology, VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Tom TaghonDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Georges LeclercqDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Tessa KerreDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Jan TavernierCytokine Receptor Laboratory, Flanders Institute of Biotechnology, VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Bart VandekerckhoveDepartment of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Ghent University · BEVIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent approval of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy by the European Medicines Agency (EMA)/Federal and Drug Administration (FDA) and the remarkable results of CAR T clinical trials illustrate the curative potential of this therapy. While CARs against a multitude of different antigens are being developed and tested (pre)clinically, there is still a need for optimization. The use of single-chain variable fragments (scFvs) as targeting moieties hampers the quick generation of functional CARs and could potentially limit the efficacy. Instead, nanobodies may largely circumvent these difficulties. We used an available nanobody library generated after immunization of llamas against Cluster of Differentiation (CD) 20 through DNA vaccination or against the ectodomain of CD33 using soluble protein. The nanobody specific sequences were amplified by PCR and cloned by Gibson Assembly into a retroviral vector containing two different second-generation CAR constructs. After transduction in T cells, we observed high cell membrane nanoCAR expression in all cases. Following stimulation of nanoCAR-expressing T cells with antigen-positive cell lines, robust T cell activation, cytokine production and tumor cell lysis both in vitro and in vivo was observed. The use of nanobody technology in combination with PCR and Gibson Assembly allows for the rapid and effective generation of compact CARs.

Indexed as

Immunotherapy, AdoptiveCell LineGenetic VectorsHumansLymphocyte ActivationPolymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, Antigen, T-CellSingle-Chain AntibodiesSingle-Domain AntibodiesT-LymphocytesReceptors, Antigen, T-CellSingle-Chain AntibodiesSingle-Domain AntibodiesCAR T cellCD20CD33chimeric antigen receptorGibson AssemblynanobodynanoCARPCRVHH

Identifiers

PMID32019116
PMCPMC7037261
OpenAlexW3003843576

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