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Ding L, Hu J, Liu X, Zeng J, Hu Z, Chen J, Zhu K, Duan H, Huang X. Ultrasensitive dynamic light scattering immunodetection of alpha-fetoprotein using heptamer-amplified nanoparticle crosslinking aggregation. Mikrochim Acta 2024; 191:387. [PMID: 38869719 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-024-06437-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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A novel construction strategy is introduced for an ultrasensitive dynamic light scattering (DLS) immunosensor targeting alpha fetoprotein (AFP). This approach relies on a self-assembled heptamer fusion protein (A1-C4bpα), incorporating the dual functions of multivalent recognition and crosslinking aggregation amplification due to the presence of seven AFP-specific A1 nanobodies on the A1-C4bpα heptamer. Leveraging antibody-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles for target AFP capture and DLS signal output, the proposed heptamer-assisted DLS immunosensor offers high sensitivity, strong specificity, and ease of operation. Under the optimized conditions, the designed DLS immunosensor demonstrates excellent linear detection of AFP in the concentration range 0.06 ng mL-1 to 512 ng mL-1, with a detection limit of 15 pg mL-1. The selectivity, accuracy, precision, practicability, and reliability of this newly developed method were further validated through an assay of AFP levels in spiked and actual human serum samples. This work introduces a novel approach for constructing ultrasensitive DLS immunosensors, easily extendable to the sensitive determination of other targets via simply replacing the nanobody sequence, holding great promise in various applications, particularly in disease diagnosis.
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- Lu Ding
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Jiangxi Hypertension Research Institute, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, School of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, P. R. China
- Songzi Center for Inspection and Test, Songzi, 434200, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical and Vegetables Quality and Safety for State Market Regulation, School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Jiangxi Hypertension Research Institute, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, P. R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Jiangxi Hypertension Research Institute, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, School of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, School of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, P. R. China
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- Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Technology & Business University, Beijing, 100048, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, School of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047, P. R. China.
- Jiangxi Medicine Academy of Nutrition and Health Management, Nanchang, 330006, P. R. China.
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Wang Z, Xie X, He Z, Sun Z, Zhang Y, Mao F, Pei H, Zhang S, Hammock BD, Liu X. Development of Shark Single Domain Antibodies Specific for Human α-Fetoprotein and the Multimerization Strategy in Serum Detection. Anal Chem 2024; 96:4242-4250. [PMID: 38408370 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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Sensitive detection of cancer biomarkers can contribute to the timely diagnosis and treatment of diseases. In this study, the whitespotted bamboo sharks were immunized with human α-fetoprotein (AFP), and a phage-displayed variable new antigen receptor (VNAR) single domain antibody library was constructed. Then four unique VNARs (VNAR1, VNAR11, VNAR21, and VNAR25) against AFP were isolated from the library by biopanning for the first time. All of the sequences belong to type II of VNAR, and the VNAR11 was much different from the rest of the three sequences. Then VNAR1 and VNAR11 were selected to fuse with the C4-binding protein α chain (C4bpα) sequence and efficiently expressed in the Escherichia coli system. Furthermore, a VNAR-C4bpα-mediated sandwich chemiluminescence immunoassay (VSCLIA) was developed for the detection of AFP in human serum samples. After optimization, the VSCLIA showed a limit of detection of 0.74 ng/mL with good selectivity and accuracy. Moreover, the results of clinical serum samples detected by the VSCLIA were confirmed by an automatic immunoanalyzer in the hospital, indicating its practical application in actual samples. In conclusion, the novel antibody element VNAR exhibits great potential for immunodiagnosis, and this study also provides a new direction and experimental basis for AFP detection.
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- Zheming Wang
- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou 570311, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, and UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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Development of a self-assembled heptameric nanobody/streptavidin-binding peptide fusion for ultrasensitive detection of serum biomarkers. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Li L, Liu X, Su B, Zhang H, Li R, Liu Z, Chen Q, Huang T, Cao H. An innovative electrochemical immunosensor based on nanobody heptamer and AuNPs@ZIF-8 nanocomposites as support for the detection of alpha fetoprotein in serum. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Simultaneous heptamerization of nanobody and alkaline phosphatase by self-assembly and its application for ultrasensitive immunodetection of small molecular contaminants in agro-products. Food Control 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2022.109156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Nanobody multimerization strategy to enhance the sensitivity of competitive ELISA for detection of ochratoxin A in coffee samples. Food Control 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2021.108167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Wang F, Li ZF, Wan DB, Vasylieva N, Shen YD, Xu ZL, Yang JY, Gettemans J, Wang H, Hammock BD, Sun YM. Enhanced Non-Toxic Immunodetection of Alternaria Mycotoxin Tenuazonic Acid Based on Ferritin-Displayed Anti-Idiotypic Nanobody-Nanoluciferase Multimers. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:4911-4917. [PMID: 33870684 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c01128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The non-toxic immunoassay for mycotoxins is being paid more attention due to its advantages of higher safety and cost savings by using anti-idiotype antibodies to substitute toxins. In this study, with tenuazonic acid (TeA), a kind of highly toxic Alternaria mycotoxin as the target, an enhanced non-toxic immunoassay was developed based on the ferritin-displayed anti-idiotypic nanobody-nanoluciferase multimers. First, three specific β-type anti-idiotype nanobodies (AId-Nbs) bearing the internal image of TeA mycotoxin were selected from an immune phage display library. Then, the AId-Nb 2D with the best performance was exploited to generate a nanoluciferase (Nluc)-functionalized fusion monomer, by which a one-step non-toxic immunodetection format for TeA was established and proven to be effective. To further improve the affinity of the monomer, a ferritin display strategy was used to prepare 2D-Nluc fusion multimers. Finally, an enhanced bioluminescent enzyme immunoassay (BLEIA) was established in which the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) for TeA was 6.5 ng/mL with a 10.5-fold improvement of the 2D-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The proposed assay exhibited high selectivities and good recoveries of 80.0-95.2%. The generated AId-Nb and ferritin-displayed AId-Nb-Nluc multimers were successfully extended to the application of TeA in food samples. This study brings a new strategy for production of multivalent AId-Nbs and non-toxic immunoassays for trace toxic contaminants.
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- Feng Wang
- College of Food Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology and UCD Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
- Guangzhou Nabo Antibody Technology Co. Ltd., Guangzhou 510530, P. R. China
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology and UCD Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology and UCD Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- College of Food Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- Department of Biomolecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent B-9000, Belgium
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- College of Food Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology and UCD Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- College of Food Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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Yu S, Xiong G, Zhao S, Tang Y, Tang H, Wang K, Liu H, Lan K, Bi X, Duan S. Nanobodies targeting immune checkpoint molecules for tumor immunotherapy and immunoimaging (Review). Int J Mol Med 2020; 47:444-454. [PMID: 33416134 PMCID: PMC7797440 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2020.4817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The immune checkpoint blockade is an effective strategy to enhance the anti-tumor T cell effector activity, thus becoming one of the most promising immunotherapeutic strategies in the history of cancer treatment. Several immune checkpoint inhibitor have been approved by the FDA, such as anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibodies. Most tumor patients benefitted from these antibodies, but some of the patients did not respond to them. To increase the effectiveness of immunotherapy, including immune checkpoint blockade therapies, miniaturization of antibodies has been introduced. A single-domain antibody, also known as nanobody, is an attractive reagent for immunotherapy and immunoimaging thanks to its unique structural characteristic consisting of a variable region of a single heavy chain antibody. This structure confers to the nanobody a light molecular weight, making it smaller than conventional antibodies, although remaining able to bind to a specific antigen. Therefore, this review summarizes the production of nanobodies targeting immune checkpoint molecules and the application of nanobodies targeting immune checkpoint molecules in immunotherapy and immunoimaging.
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- Sheng Yu
- Department of Medicine, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545005, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicine, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545005, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicine, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545005, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545001, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Clinical Medical College of Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545006, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicine, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545005, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicine, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545005, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicine, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545005, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545001, P.R. China
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- Department of Medicine, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545005, P.R. China
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Sharifi J, Khirehgesh MR, Safari F, Akbari B. EGFR and anti-EGFR nanobodies: review and update. J Drug Target 2020; 29:387-402. [DOI: 10.1080/1061186x.2020.1853756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Jafar Sharifi
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah University of Medical Science, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah University of Medical Science, Kermanshah, Iran
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- School of Paramedical Sciences, Diagnostic Laboratory Sciences and Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah University of Medical Science, Kermanshah, Iran
- Medical Biology Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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He J, Ma S, Wu S, Xu J, Tian J, Li J, Gee SJ, Hammock BD, Li QX, Xu T. Construction of Immunomagnetic Particles with High Stability in Stringent Conditions by Site-Directed Immobilization of Multivalent Nanobodies onto Bacterial Magnetic Particles for the Environmental Detection of Tetrabromobisphenol-A. Anal Chem 2019; 92:1114-1121. [PMID: 31763820 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Bacterial magnetic particles (BMPs) are an attractive carrier material for immunoassays because of their nanoscale size, dispersal ability, and membrane-bound structure. Antitetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA) nanobodies (Nbs) in the form of monovalence (Nb1), bivalence (Nb2), and trivalence (Nb3) were biotinylated and immobilized onto streptavidin (SA)-derivatized BMPs to construct the complexes of BMP-SA-Biotin-Nb1, -Nb2, and -Nb3, respectively. An increasing order of binding capability of BMP-SA-Biotin-Nb1, -Nb2, and -Nb3 to TBBPA was observed. These complexes showed high resilience to temperature (90 °C), methanol (100%), high pH (12), and strong ionic strength (1.37 M NaCl). A BMP-SA-Biotin-Nb3-based enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for TBBPA dissolved in methanol was developed, showing a half-maximum inhibition concentration (IC50) of 0.42 ng mL-1. TBBPA residues in landfill leachate, sewage, and sludge samples determined by this assay were in a range of <LOD-1.17 ng mL-1, <LOD-0.75 ng mL-1, and <LOD-3.65 ng g-1 (dw), respectively, correlating well with the results by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. The BMP-SA-Biotin-Nb3 was reusable at least three times without significant loss of the binding capability. The BMP-SA-Biotin-Nb3-based ELISA, with a total assay time of less than 30 min, is promising for the rapid monitoring of TBBPA in the environment.
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- Jinxin He
- Suzhou Vicheck Biotechnology Co. Ltd. , Suzhou 215128 , China
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- Suzhou Vicheck Biotechnology Co. Ltd. , Suzhou 215128 , China
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- Suzhou Vicheck Biotechnology Co. Ltd. , Suzhou 215128 , China
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- Department of Entomology and UCD Comprehensive Cancer Center , University of California , Davis , California 95616 , United States
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- Department of Entomology and UCD Comprehensive Cancer Center , University of California , Davis , California 95616 , United States
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering , University of Hawaii at Manoa , 1955 East-West Road , Honolulu , Hawaii 96822 , United States
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- Suzhou Vicheck Biotechnology Co. Ltd. , Suzhou 215128 , China
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Iezzi ME, Policastro L, Werbajh S, Podhajcer O, Canziani GA. Single-Domain Antibodies and the Promise of Modular Targeting in Cancer Imaging and Treatment. Front Immunol 2018. [PMID: 29520274 PMCID: PMC5827546 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Monoclonal antibodies and their fragments have significantly changed the outcome of cancer in the clinic, effectively inhibiting tumor cell proliferation, triggering antibody-dependent immune effector cell activation and complement mediated cell death. Along with a continued expansion in number, diversity, and complexity of validated tumor targets there is an increasing focus on engineering recombinant antibody fragments for lead development. Single-domain antibodies (sdAbs), in particular those engineered from the variable heavy-chain fragment (VHH gene) found in Camelidae heavy-chain antibodies (or IgG2 and IgG3), are the smallest fragments that retain the full antigen-binding capacity of the antibody with advantageous properties as drugs. For similar reasons, growing attention is being paid to the yet smaller variable heavy chain new antigen receptor (VNAR) fragments found in Squalidae. sdAbs have been selected, mostly from immune VHH libraries, to inhibit or modulate enzyme activity, bind soluble factors, internalize cell membrane receptors, or block cytoplasmic targets. This succinct review is a compilation of recent data documenting the application of engineered, recombinant sdAb in the clinic as epitope recognition “modules” to build monomeric, dimeric and multimeric ligands that target, tag and stall solid tumor growth in vivo. Size, affinity, specificity, and the development profile of sdAbs drugs are seemingly consistent with desirable clinical efficacy and safety requirements. But the hepatotoxicity of the tetrameric anti-DR5-VHH drug in patients with pre-existing anti-drug antibodies halted the phase I clinical trial and called for a thorough pre-screening of the immune and poly-specific reactivities of the sdAb leads.
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- María Elena Iezzi
- Laboratorio de Terapia Molecular y Celular, Fundación Instituto Leloir, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires (IIBBA-CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Terapia Molecular y Celular, Fundación Instituto Leloir, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires (IIBBA-CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Laboratorio Nanomedicina, Gerencia de Desarrollo Tecnológico y Proyectos Especiales, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Terapia Molecular y Celular, Fundación Instituto Leloir, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires (IIBBA-CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Terapia Molecular y Celular, Fundación Instituto Leloir, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires (IIBBA-CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Terapia Molecular y Celular, Fundación Instituto Leloir, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires (IIBBA-CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Enhanced Bioactivity of the Anti-LOX-1 scFv Engineered by Multimerization Strategy. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2017; 185:233-247. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-017-2649-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Accepted: 10/26/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Li C, Feng H, Xia X, Wang L, Gao B, Zhang Y, Lan X. (99m) Tc-labeled tetramer and pentamer of single-domain antibody for targeting epidermal growth factor receptor in xenografted tumors. J Labelled Comp Radiopharm 2016; 59:305-12. [PMID: 27123559 DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.3399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2016] [Revised: 03/04/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The single-domain antibody EG2 can be fused with right-handed coiled-coil (RHCC) and human cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP), to form the multivalent antibodies EG2-RHCC and EG2-COMP. We labeled these two antibodies with (99m) Tc and assessed their targeting efficiency for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Cell binding, uptake, efflux, and blocking studies were performed with EGFR high- and/or low-expressing cells with (99m) Tc-labeled EG2-RHCC or EG2-COMP. Single photon-emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging and biodistribution studies were further carried out. Both (99m) Tc-EG2-RHCC and (99m) Tc-EG2-COMP can specially bind to EGFR in vitro. SPECT imaging showed that A431, which expresses high levels of EGFR, was clearly visible 6 h after (99m) Tc-EG2-COMP injection; however, it was not detectable after administration of (99m) Tc-EG2-RHCC. Uptake of both antibodies by the non-EGFR-secreting OCM-1 tumors was low. EG2-COMP shows promise in identifying EGFR over-expression in tumors; however, EG2-RHCC may not be suitable for targeting EGFR in vivo.
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- Chongjiao Li
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology (CASPMI), Centre for Molecular Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,College of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology (CASPMI), Centre for Molecular Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,College of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.,China-Japan Joint Laboratory of Molecular Immunology and Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, China
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Blanco-Toribio A, Álvarez-Cienfuegos A, Sainz-Pastor N, Merino N, Compte M, Sanz L, Blanco FJ, Álvarez-Vallina L. Bacterial secretion of soluble and functional trivalent scFv-based N-terminal trimerbodies. AMB Express 2015; 5:137. [PMID: 26239030 PMCID: PMC4523561 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-015-0137-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Recombinant antibodies are used with great success in many different diagnostic and therapeutic applications. A variety of protein expression systems are available, but nowadays almost all therapeutic antibodies are produced in mammalian cell lines due to their complex structure and glycosylation requirements. However, production of clinical-grade antibodies in mammalian cells is very expensive and time-consuming. On the other hand, Escherichia coli (E. coli) is known to be the simplest, fastest and most cost-effective recombinant expression system, which usually achieves higher protein yields than mammalian cells. Indeed, it is one of the most popular host in the industry for the expression of recombinant proteins. In this work, a trivalent single-chain fragment variable (scFv)-based N-terminal trimerbody, specific for native laminin-111, was expressed in human embryonic kidney 293 cells and in E. coli. Mammalian and bacterially produced anti-laminin trimerbody molecules display comparable functional and structural properties, although importantly the yield of trimerbody expressed in E. coli was considerably higher than in human cells. These results demonstrated that E. coli is a versatile and efficient expression system for multivalent trimerbody-based molecules that is suitable for their industrial production.
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99mTc-labeled single-domain antibody EG2 in targeting epidermal growth factor receptor. Nucl Med Commun 2015; 36:452-60. [DOI: 10.1097/mnm.0000000000000264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Li C, Zhang Y, Wang L, Feng H, Xia X, Ma J, Yuan H, Gao B, Lan X. A novel multivalent (99m)Tc-labeled EG2-C4bpα antibody for targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor in tumor xenografts. Nucl Med Biol 2015; 42:547-54. [PMID: 25779037 DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2015.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Revised: 01/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION The C4b binding protein (C4bp) α/β-chain C-terminal effectively induces polymerization during protein synthesis. Using this fragment and the single-domain antibody EG2, which targets the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), we generated the novel multimeric antibody EG2-C4bpα. We radiolabeled EG2-C4bpα with (99m)Tc and evaluated its targeting efficiency and pharmacokinetics in tumor xenografts. METHODS EGFR expression and EGFR-EG2-C4bpα binding was evaluated in A431 and OCM-1 cells by Western blotting and flow cytometry, respectively. EG2-C4bpα was radiolabeled with [(99m)Tc(CO)3(OH2)3](+) using a tricarbonyl vial followed by purification on a PD-10 column. In vitro studies with (99m)Tc-EG2-C4bpα were performed in A431 and/or OCM-1 cells. Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging and biodistribution studies were carried out in (99m)Tc-EG2-C4bpα-injected mice bearing A431- and OCM-1-derived tumors. EGFR immunofluorescent staining in A431 and OCM-1 tumors was performed. RESULTS A431 cells showed higher EGFR expression levels than OCM-1 cells, and flow cytometry confirmed EG2-C4bpα bound more A431 cells than OCM-1 cells. (99m)Tc-EG2-C4bpα was successfully prepared with radiochemical yields of 30.3-50.4%. The binding affinity of (99m)Tc-EG2-C4bpα to A431 cells was approximately 20 nM. (99m)Tc-EG2-C4bpα specifically bound A431 cells and this binding was blocked by 41% in the presence of 50 nM excess unlabeled EG2-C4bpα. In vivo radioactivity uptake in A431 tumors was detected 2h after (99m)Tc-EG2-C4bpα administration and sustained up to 18h. The highest ratio of A431 tumor-to-muscle and tumor-to-blood was 3.69 ± 0.48 at 10h and 0.77 ± 0.14 at 20 h, respectively. Excess unlabeled EG2-C4bpα blocked radioactivity uptake in A431 tumors by 55% at 10h. (99m)Tc-EG2-C4bpα was barely detectable in OCM-1 tumors, and biodistribution analysis confirmed that radioactivity uptake was significantly lower than in A431 tumors. CONCLUSIONS (99m)Tc-EG2-C4bpα specifically and efficiently targets EGFR over-expressing tumors suggesting that EG2-C4bpα may be a promising antibody alternative for future diagnostic application and potential radioimmunotherapy. However, the high activity in the blood and liver, and the relative low ratio of tumor-to-blood should be noticed and improved.
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- Chongjiao Li
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, PR China; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology (CASPMI), Centre for Molecular Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China; College of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, PR China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, PR China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology (CASPMI), Centre for Molecular Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China; College of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, PR China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology (CASPMI), Centre for Molecular Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China; College of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, PR China; China-Japan Joint Laboratory of Molecular Immunology and Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, PR China.
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Vignard J, Mirey G, Salles B. Ionizing-radiation induced DNA double-strand breaks: a direct and indirect lighting up. Radiother Oncol 2013; 108:362-9. [PMID: 23849169 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2013.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2013] [Revised: 06/10/2013] [Accepted: 06/11/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Abstract
The occurrence of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) induced by ionizing radiation has been extensively studied by biochemical or cell imaging techniques. Cell imaging development relies on technical advances as well as our knowledge of the cell DNA damage response (DDR) process. The DDR involves a complex network of proteins that initiate and coordinate DNA damage signaling and repair activities. As some DDR proteins assemble at DSBs in an established spatio-temporal pattern, visible nuclear foci are produced. In addition, post-translational modifications are important for the signaling and the recruitment of specific partners at damaged chromatin foci. We briefly review here the most widely used methods to study DSBs. We also discuss the development of indirect methods, using reporter expression or intra-nuclear antibodies, to follow the production of DSBs in real time and in living cells.
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- Julien Vignard
- INRA, UMR1331, Université de Toulouse, TOXALIM (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), F-31027 Toulouse, France
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