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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

CD47 Knock-Out Using CRISPR-Cas9 RNA Lipid Nanocarriers Results in Reduced Mesenchymal Glioblastoma Growth In Vivo.

Nadia Rouatbi, Adam A Walters, Alaa Zam, Yau Mun Lim, Alessia Marrocu, Revadee Liam-Or, Joanne E Anstee, James N Arnold, Julie Tzu-Wen Wang, Steven M Pollard and 1 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Nadia RouatbiInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK.
Adam A WaltersInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK.
Alaa ZamInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK.
Yau Mun LimInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK.
Alessia MarrocuInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK.
Revadee Liam-OrInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK.
Joanne E AnsteeComprehensive Cancer Centre, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 1UL, UK.
James N ArnoldComprehensive Cancer Centre, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 1UL, UK.
Julie Tzu-Wen WangInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK.
Steven M PollardCentre for Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Regeneration and Repair & Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, University of Edinburgh, 5 Little France Drive, Edinburgh, EH16 4UU, UK.
Khuloud T Al-JamalInstitute of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5165-2699

Funding

Brain Research UK 202021-30Brain Tumour Charity GN-000398Cancer Research Institute / Wade F.B. Thompson CLIP CRI3645Cancer Research UK DCRPGF∖100009Medical Research Council MR/N013700/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust WT103913
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune checkpoint (ICP) blockade has shown limited effectiveness in glioblastoma (GBM), particularly in the mesenchymal subtype, where interactions between immune cells and glioblastoma cancer stem cells (GSCs) drive immunosuppression and therapy resistance. Tailoring ICPs specific to GSCs can enhance the antitumor immune response. This study proposes the use of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) encapsulating CRISPR RNAs as an in vivo screening tool for ICPs in a syngeneic model of mesenchymal GSCs. Using PD-L1 and CD47 to validate the proof of concept, intratumoral administration of LNPs in orthotopic tumors achieved efficient editing of ICPs, leading to enhanced immune cell infiltration within the tumor microenvironment. Targeting CD47 reduced tumor growth, suggesting improved cancer cell sensitization to the immune system post-ICP editing. The study positions LNPs as a robust tool for in vivo validation of ICPs as therapeutic targets in clinically relevant GBM models. LNPs could serve as a screening tool in patient-derived xenografts to identify and optimize ICP combinations, potentially expediting ICP translation and enhancing personalized GBM immunotherapies.

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Brain NeoplasmsCD47 AntigenCRISPR-Cas SystemsGlioblastomaNanoparticlesAnimalsCell Line, TumorHumansLipidsLiposomesMiceNeoplastic Stem CellsTumor MicroenvironmentCD47 AntigenLipid NanoparticlesLipidsLiposomesCD47glioblastomaimmune checkpointimmunotherapynanoparticlesnucleic acid delivery

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PMID39888280
PMCPMC11948039

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