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ArticleCell death & disease2020

Engineering of α-PD-1 antibody-expressing long-lived plasma cells by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated targeted gene integration.

Baohong Luo, Yikang Zhan, Minqi Luo, Huimin Dong, Jun Liu, Yingtong Lin, Junsong Zhang, Guanwen Wang, Els Verhoeyen, Yiwen Zhang and 1 more

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Baohong LuoInstitute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, 510080, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yikang ZhanInstitute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, 510080, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Minqi LuoDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 510080, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Huimin DongDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 510080, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Jun LiuInstitute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, 510080, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yingtong LinInstitute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, 510080, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Junsong ZhangInstitute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, 510080, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Guanwen WangInstitute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, 510080, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Els VerhoeyenCIRI - International Center for Infectiology, Research team EVIR, Inserm, U1111, CNRS, UMR5308, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Lyon, Lyon, France.
Yiwen ZhangInstitute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, 510080, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. zhangyw57@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Hui ZhangInstitute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, 510080, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. zhangh92@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNThird Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University · CNInserm · FR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long-lived plasma cells (LLPCs) are robust specialized antibody-secreting cells that mainly stay in the bone marrow and can persist a lifetime. As they can be generated by inducing the differentiation of B-lymphocytes, we investigated the possibility that human LLPCs might be engineered to express α-PD-1 monoclonal antibody to substitute recombinant α-PD-1 antitumor immunotherapy. To this end, we inserted an α-PD-1 cassette into the GAPDH locus through Cas9/sgRNA-guided specific integration in B-lymphocytes, which was mediated by an integrase-defective lentiviral vector. The edited B cells were capable of differentiating into LLPCs both in vitro and in vivo. Transcriptional profiling analysis confirmed that these cells were typical LLPCs. Importantly, these cells secreted de novo antibodies persistently, which were able to inhibit human melanoma growth via an antibody-mediated checkpoint blockade in xenograft-tumor mice. Our work suggests that the engineered LLPCs may be utilized as a vehicle to constantly produce special antibodies for long-term cellular immunotherapy to eradicate tumors and cellular reservoirs for various pathogens including human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and hepatitis B virus (HBV).

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CRISPR-Cas SystemsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalB-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorHEK293 CellsHumansImmunotherapyMicePlasma CellsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorT-LymphocytesTransgenesAntibodies, MonoclonalPDCD1 protein, humanProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptor

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PMID33184267
PMCPMC7661525
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