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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

PD-1 Bispecific Killer Engager (PD-1 BiKE) effectively depletes effector T lymphocytes in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

Lauren C Naatz, Shuyun Dong, Yujia Zhai, Brian Evavold, Mingnan Chen

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Lauren C NaatzDepartment of Molecular Pharmaceutics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, UT, United States.
Shuyun DongDepartment of Molecular Pharmaceutics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, UT, United States.
Yujia ZhaiDepartment of Molecular Pharmaceutics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, UT, United States.
Brian EvavoldDepartment of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, UT, United States.
Mingnan ChenDepartment of Molecular Pharmaceutics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, UT, United States.

Funding

Targeted depletion of programmed death-1 positive cells, a method that not only stops autoimmune attack but also preserves adaptive immunityR01AI139535 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI CHEN, MINGNAN · 2019 to 2024
$2.7M
PD-1 BiKE: Targeting and Depleting PD-1 Positive Cells for Autoimmune Disease TreatmentR21AI185716 · NIAID · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI CHEN, MINGNAN · 2025 to 2025
$424k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI139535NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI185716
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Bispecific killer engagers (BiKEs), which harness natural killer cells to deplete target cells, have garnered success in ablating tumor cells but have not been well explored in eliminating primary cells, such as effector cells in autoimmune diseases. Previously, we reported a BiKE that targeted human lymphocytes expressing programmed death-1 (PD-1). The BiKE was shown to promote NK cell-mediated depletion of PD-1+ cells in vitro. Here, we posited that a mouse-specific PD-1 BiKE could be used as a tool to deplete PD-1 Methods: PD-1 BiKE was designed and produced in an IgG-like format. The BiKE was characterized for its functional binding, ability to facilitate NK cell-PD-1 Results: PD-1 BiKE demonstrated selective binding to PD-1 Conclusions: The IgG-like PD-1 BiKE bound to both cellular targets, CD16 and PD-1, and was able to deplete primary PD-1

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Antibodies, BispecificEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalKiller Cells, NaturalLymphocyte DepletionProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorT-LymphocytesAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLAntibodies, BispecificPdcd1 protein, mouseProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptorautoimmune diseasebispecific killer engagereffector T lymphocytesexperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisnatural killer cellPD-1 positive lymphocyte

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PMID40881711
PMCPMC12380559

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