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Generation of novel affibody molecules targeting the EBV LMP2A N-terminal domain with inhibiting effects on the proliferation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells.
产生靶向 EBV LMP2A N 端结构域的新型附属分子,对鼻咽癌细胞的增殖具有抑制作用。
- 影响因子:5.9590
- DOI:10.1038/s41419-020-2410-7
- 作者列表:"Zhu J","Kamara S","Cen D","Tang W","Gu M","Ci X","Chen J","Wang L","Zhu S","Jiang P","Chen S","Xue X","Zhang L
- 发表时间:2020-04-01
Abstract
:Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) induced by latent infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) remains the most common head and neck cancer in Southeast Asia, especially in the southern part of China. It is well known that persistent expression of two EBV latent membrane proteins (LMP1/LMP2A) plays a key role in nasopharyngeal carcinogenesis. Therefore, the therapeutic approach of targeting the LMP1/LMP2A protein and subsequently blocking the LMP1/LMP2A-mediated signalling pathway has been considered for treating patients with NPC. Recently, affibody molecules, a new class of small (~6.5 kDa) affinity proteins, have been confirmed to be powerful generalisable tools for developing imaging or therapeutic agents by targeting specific molecules. In this study, three EBV LMP2A N-terminal domain-binding affibody molecules (ZLMP2A-N85, ZLMP2A-N110 and ZLMP2A-N252) were identified by screening a phage-displayed peptide library, and their high affinity and specificity for the EBV LMP2A N-terminal domain were confirmed by surface plasmon resonance (SPR), indirect immunofluorescence, co-immunoprecipitation and near-infrared small animal fluorescence imaging in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, affibody molecules targeting the EBV LMP2A N-terminal domain significantly reduced the viability of the EBV-positive cell lines C666-1, CNE-2Z and B95-8. Further investigations showed that affibody ZLMP2A-N110 could inhibit the phosphorylation of AKT, GSK-3β and β-catenin signalling proteins, leading to suppression of β-catenin nuclear translocation and subsequent inhibition of c-Myc oncogene expression, which may be responsible for the reduced viability of NPC-derived cell lines. In conclusion, our findings provide a strong evidence that three novel EBV LMP2A N-terminal domain-binding affibody molecules have great potential for utilisation and development as agents for both molecular imaging and targeted therapy of EBV-related NPC.
摘要
Eb病毒 (Epstein-bar病毒,EBV) 潜伏感染诱发的鼻咽癌 (NPC) 仍然是东南亚地区最常见的头颈部肿瘤,尤其是在中国南部地区。众所周知,两种 EBV 潜伏膜蛋白 (LMP1/LMP2A) 的持续表达在鼻咽癌变中起关键作用。因此,以 LMP1/LMP2A 蛋白为靶点,阻断 LMP1/LMP2A-mediated 信号通路治疗鼻咽癌已被广泛考虑。最近,affibody 分子,一类新的小 (~ 6.5 kda) 亲和蛋白,已经被证实是通过靶向特定分子开发成像或治疗剂的强大通用工具。本研究通过筛选噬菌体展示的肽库,鉴定了 3 个 EBV LMP2A N 端结构域结合连接体分子 (ZLMP2A-N85 、 ZLMP2A-N110 和 ZLMP2A-N252),通过表面等离子体共振 (SPR) 、间接免疫荧光、免疫共沉淀和近红外小动物荧光成像的体内外研究。此外,靶向 EBV LMP2A N 端结构域的连接体分子显著降低了 EBV 阳性细胞系 C666-1 、 CNE-2Z 和 B95-8 的活力。进一步研究表明,ZLMP2A-N110 可抑制 AKT 、 gsk-3 β 和 β-catenin 信号蛋白的磷酸化,从而抑制 β-catenin 核转位,进而抑制 c-Myc 癌基因的表达。这可能是 NPC 来源的细胞系活力降低的原因。总之,我们的研究结果提供了强有力的证据,表明三种新型 EBV LMP2A N 端结构域结合的词缀分子在作为 EBV 相关 NPC 的分子成像和靶向治疗的药物方面具有巨大的应用和开发潜力。
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