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Harnessing the hERG1/β1 Integrin Complex via a Novel Bispecific Single-chain Antibody: An Effective Strategy against Solid Cancers
- Source :
- Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 20:1338-1349
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 2021.
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Abstract
- mAbs, either mono- or bispecific (bsAb), represent one of the most successful approaches to treat many types of malignancies. However, there are certain limitations to the use of full length mAbs for clinical applications, which can be overcome by engineered antibody fragments. The aim of this study was to develop a small bsAb, in the format of a single-chain diabody (scDb), to efficiently target two proteins, the hERG1 potassium channel and the β1 subunit of integrin receptors, which specifically form a macromolecular complex in cancer cells. We provide evidence that the scDb we produced binds to the hERG1/β1 complex in cancer cells and tissues, but does not bind to the hERG1 channel in nonpathologic tissues, in particular the heart. The scDb-hERG1-β1 (i) downregulates the formation of the hERG1/β1 complex, (ii) inhibits Akt phosphorylation and HIF-1α expression, and (iii) decreases cell survival, proliferation, and migration in vitro. These effects only occur in cancer cells (either colon, pancreatic, or breast), but not in normal cells. In vivo, the scDb-hERG1-β1 shows a good pharmacokinetic profile, with a half-life of 13.5 hours and no general, cardiac, or renal toxicity when injected intravenously up to the dose of 8 mg/kg. The scDb-hERG1-β1 accumulates into subcutaneous xenografted tumors, arising from either colon or pancreatic human cancer cells, and induces a reduction of tumor growth and vascularization. Overall, the scDb-hERG1-β1 represents an innovative single-chain bispecific antibody for therapeutic applications in solid cancers that overexpress the hERG1/β1 integrin signaling complex.
- Subjects :
- Cancer Research
medicine.drug_class
Mice, Nude
Apoptosis
Monoclonal antibody
Mice
Pharmacokinetics
Cell Movement
In vivo
Antibodies, Bispecific
Tumor Cells, Cultured
medicine
Animals
Humans
Cell Proliferation
Neovascularization, Pathologic
biology
Chemistry
Integrin beta1
Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
Ether-A-Go-Go Potassium Channels
Potassium channel
In vitro
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Oncology
Colonic Neoplasms
Toxicity
Cancer cell
Cancer research
biology.protein
Female
Antibody
Protein Binding
Single-Chain Antibodies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15388514 and 15357163
- Volume :
- 20
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4528a65bc464c754219037a28d03d2fd