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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Recognition of ErbB Family Dimers by the EGF-like Domain of NRG1alpha and Beta: Implications for Ligand-Based CAR Therapy.

Alex Novikov, Alon Naumchik, Rajashri Banerji, Yariv Greenshpan, Kamran Waidha, Baisali Bhattacharya, Moshe Elkabets, Olga Radinsky, Angel Porgador

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. 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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Alex NovikovThe Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.ORCID 0009-0002-7271-5606
Alon NaumchikThe Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.ORCID 0009-0000-2378-4504
Rajashri BanerjiThe Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
Yariv GreenshpanThe Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
Kamran WaidhaThe Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-0665-9370
Baisali BhattacharyaThe Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
Moshe ElkabetsThe Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-3634-9098
Olga RadinskyThe Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
Angel PorgadorThe Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.

Funding

Cooperation Program in Cancer Research of the Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ) and Israel's Ministry of Science, Technology and Space (MOST) CA222Israel Science Foundation 3444/25United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation 2023087
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Abstract

HER-positive cancers comprise a heterogeneous group of malignancies driven by dysregulated activation of the human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER/ERBB) family. While chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies targeting HER2 have demonstrated potent anti-tumor capabilities, their clinical translation remains hampered by safety hurdles and antigen escape. We developed a modular "Targeted Chimeric Artificial Reporter" (TcAR) system using the natural epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like binding domains of neuregulin-1 (NRG1) isoforms to decode complex HER dimerization profiles. Leveraging the superior targeting plasticity of the β-isoform, we engineered NRG1β-based CAR-T and CAR-natural killer (NK) cells. Our study demonstrates that NRG1β-directed therapy overcomes therapeutic antigen escape in HER2-depleted models and exerts potent anti-tumor activity within complex three-dimensional (3D) tissue microenvironments ex vivo, exhibiting a significantly safer, muted inflammatory profile compared to clinical standards.

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Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesImmunotherapy, AdoptiveNeuregulin-1Receptors, Chimeric AntigenAnimalsCell Line, TumorEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsHumansKiller Cells, NaturalLigandsProtein DomainsProtein MultimerizationTumor MicroenvironmentEpidermal Growth FactorErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesErbB ReceptorsLigandsNeuregulin-1neuregulin betaNRG1 protein, humanReceptors, Chimeric Antigen3D tumor microenvironmentCAR-T therapyHER2immunotherapyNK92 cellsNRG1

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PMID42589468
PMCPMC13466763

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