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ArticleMolecular cancer research : MCR2025

A Novel Bispecific Integrin α5β1/αv Antibody Reprograms the Myc-Regulated Basal Phenotype of Prostate Cancer with NK Cell-Mediated Tumor Elimination.

Raghav Joshi, Ming Zhou, Jeffrey H Lin, Fei Song, Daniel Fein, Colm Morrissey, Kun Hu, Alexander Poltorak, Paul Mathew

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9 authors.

Raghav JoshiDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-4152-7111
Ming ZhouDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0009-0003-7947-7003
Jeffrey H LinDepartment of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-2518-6863
Fei SongDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0001-7961-0896
Daniel FeinDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0003-4093-4863
Colm MorrisseyDepartment of Urology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.ORCID 0000-0003-1906-5333
Kun HuDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0009-0002-7903-2410
Alexander PoltorakDepartment of Immunology, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-5375-6587
Paul MathewDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-4162-8908

Funding

TRANSCRIPTOME AND PROTEOME STRATIFICATION OF PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA PHENOTYPESP50CA097186 · NCI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI PETER S NELSON · 2002 to 2026
$58.1M
Steroid Metabolism in Castration-Resistant Prostate CancerP01CA163227 · NCI · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI PETER S NELSON · 2013 to 2026
$25.0M
Patient-Derived Models of Prostate Cancer for Personalized MedicineU01CA224044 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI CHEN, YU, FUTREAL, PHILLIP ANDREW · 2019 to 2023
$5.1M
Control of lethal prostate cancer with a bispecific av and a5b1 integrin antibodyR01CA245864 · NCI · TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER · PI MATHEW, PAUL · 2020 to 2024
$2.4M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA163227NCI NIH HHS P50 CA097186NCI NIH HHS R01 CA245864NCI NIH HHS U01 CA224044Pacific Northwest Prostate Cancer SPORE P50CA97186
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Integrin α5β1 and αv cross-talk in chemotaxis, and clonogenic survival of prostate cancer cells is abrogated by a bispecific α5β1/αv antibody (BsAbα5β1/αv), which uniquely induces internalization and lysosomal degradation of target integrins. We hypothesized that the BsAbα5β1/αv inactivates pathologic mechanosignaling pathways that correlate with integrin expression from patient samples. Mechanistic studies indicate that the BsAbα5β1/αv uniquely reverses Yes-associated protein, β-catenin, and focal adhesion kinase nuclear localization compared with monospecific integrin α5β1 and αv antibody controls in basal-type androgen receptor-negative prostate cancer cells. Dual integrin αv and α5 knockdown alone phenocopied the BsAbα5β1/αv effect. Following BsAbα5β1/αv treatment, Assay for Transposase-Accessible Chromatin using sequencing studies indicated the chromatin accessibility to TEAD and AP-1 family members was markedly reduced. In vitro and in vivo RNA sequencing indicated downregulation of Myc/E2F, TGF-β, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition and upregulation of type I and II IFN transcriptomic pathways. The BsAbα5β1/αv induced CXCL10 and CCL5 cytokine secretion, immune-infiltration of tumors, and NK cell-mediated elimination of the basal-type prostate cancer xenografts in nude mice. αv integrin was highly expressed and principally correlated with the Myc signaling pathway in rapid autopsy tissue microarrays, consistent with correlative data from the SU2C metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum early-onset prostate cancer cohorts. These studies connect integrin signaling with the central biology of basal-type and castration-resistant prostate cancers and define a novel therapeutic strategy that controls critical immunosuppressive pathways. IMPLICATIONS: Dual integrin α5β1/αv targeting with a bispecific antibody represents a novel therapeutic strategy that reprograms the epigenetic and transcriptomic signatures of basal-type prostate cancer with induction of immunologic tumor control.

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Antibodies, BispecificIntegrin alpha5beta1Integrin alphaVKiller Cells, NaturalProstatic NeoplasmsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycAnimalsCell Line, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiceMice, NudePhenotypeXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAntibodies, BispecificIntegrin alpha5beta1Integrin alphaVMYC protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc

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PMID40548863
PMCPMC12323549

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