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ArticleAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2025

Engineering CRISPR System-Based Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicle Potentiates T Cell Immunity for Enhanced Cancer Immunotherapy.

Hongjin Wang, Hengji Zhan, Bolin Pan, Leli Zeng, Zehua Chen, Sen Liu, Qiang Zhang, Xuwei Hong, Junlin Lu, Xinrou Lin and 13 more

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Article in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors.

Hongjin WangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Hengji ZhanGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Bolin PanGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Leli ZengPrecision Medicine Center, The Biobank, Scientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518107, China.
Zehua ChenGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Sen LiuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Qiang ZhangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Xuwei HongDepartment of Urology, Shantou Central Hospital, Shantou, Guangdong, 515031, China.
Junlin LuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Xinrou LinDepartment of Neurology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Xiao ZhaoDepartment of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510630, China.
Jiajian LaiGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Kaiwen JieGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Ye LiGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Jianmei ZhongGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Shengmeng PengGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Siting ChenGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Changhao ChenGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Wenlong ZhongGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Shaoxu WuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Yihang PanPrecision Medicine Center, The Biobank, Scientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518107, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4133-3691
Tianxin LinGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3180-8697
Xu ChenGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Department of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8425-036X

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central UniversitiesGuangdong Provincial Clinical Research Centre for Urological Diseases 2020B1111170006Guangdong Science and Technology Department 2017B030314026Guangdong Science and Technology Department 2018B030317001Guangdong Science and Technology Department 2020B1212060018National Key Research and Development Program of China 2018YFA0902800National Natural Science Foundation of China 82072827National Natural Science Foundation of China 82273421National Natural Science Foundation of China 82303405National Natural Science Foundation of China 82322056National Natural Science Foundation of China 82341018National Natural Science Foundation of China 82472137Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou 2023A03J0718Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou 2024A04J6558Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou 2024B03J1234Sun Yat-sen University 23ykbj002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy has revolutionized cancer treatment but only benefits a subset of patients because of insufficient infiltration and inactivation of effector T cells. Bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) can activate immunity and deliver therapeutic agents for immunotherapy. However, efficiently targeting and packaging therapeutic molecules into OMVs remains challenging. Here, the engineered E. coli BL21-derived OMVs enable the packaging of multiple genes, resulting in a 7-fold increase in DNA enrichment efficiency and gene silencing in vitro. Moreover, the engineered OMVs carrying genes encoding CXCL9 and IL12 (OMV-C9I12) reprogram tumor cells to secrete these factors, significantly enhancing T-cell chemotaxis and activation. More importantly, this system markedly inhibits tumors, extends survival, and synergizes with anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy in murine MB49 and B16F10 tumor models. Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) further reveals significant upregulation of T-cell chemotaxis and activation-related pathways following OMV-C9I12 treatment. Finally, OMV-C9I12 potentiates T cell-mediated immunotherapy and suppresses the growth of bladder and breast cancer tumors in humanized mouse models. These findings highlight the potential of this engineered OMV platform for cancer gene therapy and provide novel strategies to overcome resistance to immunotherapy.

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Bacterial Outer MembraneCRISPR-Cas SystemsImmunotherapyNeoplasmsT-LymphocytesAnimalsCell Line, TumorChemokine CXCL9Escherichia coliGenetic EngineeringHumansInterleukin-12MiceChemokine CXCL9Interleukin-12cancer immunotherapyCRISPR systemgene therapyouter membrane vesiclesself assemblyT cell immunity

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PMID40495695
PMCPMC12506603

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