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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2025

Enhancing the Pharmacokinetics of Aptamers: Targeting AXL In Vivo Using a Bottlebrush Polymer-Conjugated Aptamer.

Tingyu Sun, Jiachen Lin, Chenyang Xue, Yuyan Wang, Peiru Chen, Yun Wei, Guobin Xu, Anais Sidonia, Chris Nenopoulos, Hossam Tashkandi and 4 more

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Tingyu SunDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Jiachen LinDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Chenyang XueDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Yuyan WangDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Peiru ChenDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Yun WeiDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Guobin XuDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Anais SidoniaDepartment of Biochemistry, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Chris NenopoulosDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Hossam TashkandiDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Caroline ShenDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Allison WangDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Alex WangDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.
Ke ZhangDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Chemical Engineering, and Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8142-6702

Funding

Making Oligonucleotides Better Biopharmaceuticals by Steric ProtectionR01GM121612 · NIGMS · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY · PI Ke Zhang · 2017 to 2026
$3.7M
Molecular brush-conjugated antisense oligonucleotide as a pan-KRAS depletion agentR42CA275425 · NCI · PACDNA LLC · PI ZHANG, KE · 2022 to 2024
$2.5M
Targeting Oncogenic KRAS with Brush-Architectured Poly(ethylene glycol)-DNA ConjugatesR01CA251730 · NCI · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY · PI ZHANG, KE · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
National Science Foundation 2004947NCI NIH HHS 4R42CA275425NCI NIH HHS 5R01CA251730NCI NIH HHS R01 CA251730NCI NIH HHS R42 CA275425NIGMS NIH HHS 1R01GM121612NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM121612
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The overexpression of receptor tyrosine kinase AXL receptor tyrosine kinase (AXL) is linked to acquired drug resistance in cancer treatments. Aptamers, acting as antibody surrogates, have been envisioned as potential inhibitors for AXL. However, aptamers face difficult pharmacological challenges including rapid degradation and clearance. Herein, a phosphodiester-backboned bottlebrush polymer is reported as a carrier for conjugated aptamers. Termed polymer-augmented conjugates of DNA (pacDNA), the conjugate improves aptamer specificity in vivo, prolongs blood retention, and enhances overall aptamer bioactivity. Treatment with pacDNA in AXL-overexpressing cell lines significantly inhibits AXL phosphorylation, resulting in reduced cancer cell migration and invasion. In a non-small cell lung cancer xenograft model (NCI-H1299), pacDNA treatment leads to single-agent reduction in tumor growth. These results highlight the potential of bottlebrush polymers in the field of aptamer therapeutics.

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Aptamers, NucleotidePolymersProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesAnimalsAxl Receptor Tyrosine KinaseCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorCell MovementHumansLung NeoplasmsMiceMice, NudeXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAptamers, NucleotideAxl Receptor Tyrosine KinasePolymersProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesaptamerAXLcancerdrug resistanceoligonucleotide

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PMID40566927
PMCPMC12343208

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