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ArticleScience advances2024

Supramolecular artificial Nano-AUTACs enable tumor-specific metabolism protein degradation for synergistic immunotherapy.

Yazhen Wang, Lianyi Yang, Chenxing Yan, Yufan Du, Tinghua Li, Wenqing Yang, Lei Lei, Bin He, Huile Gao, Nicholas A Peppas and 1 more

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Article in Science advances, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Supramolecular Degraders: An Emerging Paradigm in Targeted Protein Degradation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  8. Targeted degradation of c-Myc through the midnolin-proteasome pathway.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  12. Stimuli-Responsive Supramolecular Biomaterials for Cancer Theranostics.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  15. Tumor Microenvironment-Responsive Nanomedicines for Potentiating Cancer Immunotherapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  16. Integrating Metabolic Modulation and Nanomedicine for Cancer Immunotherapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  17. Dual-modality immune nano-activator harnessing MnJournal of nanobiotechnology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Yazhen WangNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0003-0502-5146
Lianyi YangNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China.
Chenxing YanKey Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-5303-1968
Yufan DuKey Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China.
Tinghua LiNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China.
Wenqing YangKey Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-6092-5820
Lei LeiNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China.
Bin HeNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-0939-9869
Huile GaoKey Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-5355-7238
Nicholas A PeppasDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0894-5626
Jun CaoNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-5591-2299

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autophagy-targeting chimera (AUTAC) has emerged as a powerful modality that can selectively degrade tumor-related pathogenic proteins, but its low bioavailability and nonspecific distribution significantly restrict their therapeutic efficacy. Inspired by the guanine structure of AUTAC molecules, we here report supramolecular artificial Nano-AUTACs (GM NPs) engineered by AUTAC molecule GN [an indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) degrader] and nucleoside analog methotrexate (MTX) through supramolecular interactions for tumor-specific protein degradation. Their nanostructures allow for precise localization and delivery into cancer cells, where the intracellular acidic environment can disrupt the supramolecular interactions to release MTX for eradicating tumor cells, modulating tumor-associated macrophages, activating dendritic cells, and inducing autophagy. Specifically, the induced autophagy facilitates the released GN for degrading immunosuppressive IDO to further enhance effector T cell activity and inhibit tumor growth and metastasis. This study offers a unique strategy for building a nanoplatform to advance the field of AUTAC in tumor immunotherapy.

Indexed as

AutophagyImmunotherapyAnimalsCell Line, TumorDendritic CellsHumansIndoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-DioxygenaseMethotrexateMiceNanoparticlesNeoplasmsProteolysisIndoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-DioxygenaseMethotrexate

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PMID38905336
PMCPMC11192078

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