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Zhang J, Terreni M, Liu F, Sollogoub M, Zhang Y. Ganglioside GM3-based anticancer vaccines: Reviewing the mechanism and current strategies. Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 176:116824. [PMID: 38820973 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Ganglioside GM3 is one of the most common membrane-bound glycosphingolipids. The over-expression of GM3 on tumor cells makes it defined as a tumor-associated carbohydrate antigen (TACA). The specific expression property in cancers, especially in melanoma, make it become an important target to develop anticancer vaccines or immunotherapies. However, in the manner akin to most TACAs, GM3 is an autoantigen facing with problems of low immunogenicity and easily inducing immunotolerance, which means itself only cannot elicit a powerful enough immune response to prevent or treat cancer. With a comparative understanding of the mechanisms that how immune system responses to the carbohydrate vaccines, this review summarizes the studies on the recent efforts to development GM3-based anticancer vaccines.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jiaxu Zhang
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, UMR 8232, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris 75005, France; College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- Drug Sciences Department, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, UMR 8232, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris 75005, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, UMR 8232, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris 75005, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, UMR 8232, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris 75005, France; College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
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Palmioli A, Sperandeo P, Bertuzzi S, Polissi A, Airoldi C. On-cell saturation transfer difference NMR for the identification of FimH ligands and inhibitors. Bioorg Chem 2021; 112:104876. [PMID: 33845337 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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We describe the development of an on-cell NMR method for the rapid screening of FimH ligands and the structural identification of ligand binding epitopes. FimH is a mannose-binding bacterial adhesin expressed at the apical end of type 1 pili of uropathogenic bacterial strains and responsible for their d-mannose sensitive adhesion to host mammalian epithelial cells. Because of these properties, FimH is a key virulence factor and an attractive therapeutic target for urinary tract infection. We prepared synthetic d-mannose decorated dendrimers, we tested their ability to prevent the FimH-mediated yeast agglutination, and thus we used the compounds showing the best inhibitory activity as models of FimH multivalent ligands to set up our NMR methodology. Our experimental protocol, based on on-cell STD NMR techniques, is a suitable tool for the screening and the epitope mapping of FimH ligands aimed at the development of new antiadhesive and diagnostic tools against urinary tract infection pathogens. Notably, the study is carried out in a physiological environment, i.e. at the surface of living pathogen cells expressing FimH.
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- Alessandro Palmioli
- BioOrg NMR Lab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, P.zza della Scienza, 2, 20126 Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milano, Via Balzaretti, 9/11/13, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- BioOrg NMR Lab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, P.zza della Scienza, 2, 20126 Milan, Italy; Chemical Glycobiology Lab, Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC-bioGUNE), 48160 Derio, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milano, Via Balzaretti, 9/11/13, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- BioOrg NMR Lab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, P.zza della Scienza, 2, 20126 Milan, Italy.
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Biagiotti G, Purić E, Urbančič I, Krišelj A, Weiss M, Mravljak J, Gellini C, Lay L, Chiodo F, Anderluh M, Cicchi S, Richichi B. Combining cross-coupling reaction and Knoevenagel condensation in the synthesis of glyco-BODIPY probes for DC-SIGN super-resolution bioimaging. Bioorg Chem 2021; 109:104730. [PMID: 33621778 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Lectins are involved in a wide range of carbohydrate mediated recognition processes. Therefore, the availability of highly performant fluorescent tools tailored for lectin targeting and able to efficiently track events related to such key targets is in high demand. We report here on the synthesis of the glyco-BODIPYs 1 and 2, based on the efficient combination of a Heck-like cross coupling and a Knoevenagel condensation, which revealed efficient in addressing lectins. In particular, glyco-BODIPY 1 has two glycosidase stable C-mannose residues, which act as DC-SIGN (dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing non-integrin) targeting modules. By using live-cell fluorescence microscopy, we proved that BODIPY-mannose 1 was efficiently taken up by immune cells expressing DC-SIGN receptors. Super-resolution stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy further revealed that the internalized 1 localized in membranes of endosomes, proving that 1 is a reliable tool also in STED applications. Of note, glyco-BODIPY 1 contains an aryl-azido group, which allows further functionalization of the glycoprobe with bioactive molecules, thus paving the way for the use of 1 for tracking lectin-mediated cell internalization in diverse biological settings.
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- Giacomo Biagiotti
- Department of Chemistry 'Ugo Schiff', University of Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3/13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino FI, Italy
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Aškerčeva 7, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, Department Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Laboratory of Biophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, Department Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Aškerčeva 7, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Aškerčeva 7, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Chemistry 'Ugo Schiff', University of Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3/13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino FI, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and CRC Materiali Polimerici (LaMPo), University of Milan, via Golgi 19, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry (ICB), Italian National Research Council (CNR), Pozzuoli, NA, Italy
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Aškerčeva 7, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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- Department of Chemistry 'Ugo Schiff', University of Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3/13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino FI, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry 'Ugo Schiff', University of Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3/13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino FI, Italy.
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Arosio P, Comito G, Orsini F, Lascialfari A, Chiarugi P, Ménard-Moyon C, Nativi C, Richichi B. Conjugation of a GM3 lactone mimetic on carbon nanotubes enhances the related inhibition of melanoma-associated metastatic events. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 16:6086-6095. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ob01817k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Carbon nanotubes conjugated to a mimetic of a melanoma-associated antigen interfere with adhesion, motility, and invasiveness of human melanoma cells.
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- Paolo Arosio
- Department of Physics and INSTM
- University of Milano
- 20133 Milan
- Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences
- Biochemistry
- Human Health Medical School
- University of Florence
- 50134 Firenze
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- Department of Physics and INSTM
- University of Milano
- 20133 Milan
- Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences
- Biochemistry
- Human Health Medical School
- University of Florence
- 50134 Firenze
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- University of Strasbourg
- CNRS
- Immunology
- Immunopathology and Therapeutic Chemistry
- 67000 Strasbourg
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- Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”
- University of Florence
- 50019 Sesto F.no
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”
- University of Florence
- 50019 Sesto F.no
- Italy
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Gunay G, Sardan Ekiz M, Ferhati X, Richichi B, Nativi C, Tekinay AB, Guler MO. Antigenic GM3 Lactone Mimetic Molecule Integrated Mannosylated Glycopeptide Nanofibers for the Activation and Maturation of Dendritic Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:16035-16042. [PMID: 28445638 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b04094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
The ability of dendritic cells to coordinate innate and adaptive immune responses makes them essential targets for vaccination strategies. Presentation of specific antigens by dendritic cells is required for the activation of the immune system against many pathogens and tumors, and nanoscale materials can be functionalized for active targeting of dendritic cells. In this work, we integrated an immunogenic, carbohydrate melanoma-associated antigen-mimetic GM3-lactone molecule into mannosylated peptide amphiphile nanofibers to target dendritic cells through DC-SIGN receptor. Based on morphological and functional analyses, when dendritic cells were treated with peptide nanofiber carriers, they showed significant increase in antigen internalization and a corresponding increase in the surface expression of the activation and maturation markers CD86, CD83 and HLA-DR, in addition to exhibiting a general morphology consistent with dendritic cell maturation. These results indicate that mannosylated peptide amphiphile nanofiber carriers are promising candidates to target dendritic cells for antigen delivery.
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- Gokhan Gunay
- Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM), Bilkent University , Ankara 06800, Turkey
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Bilkent University , Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM), Bilkent University , Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence , Sesto Fiorentino, Florence 50019, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence , Sesto Fiorentino, Florence 50019, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence , Sesto Fiorentino, Florence 50019, Italy
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- Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM), Bilkent University , Ankara 06800, Turkey
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Bilkent University , Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM), Bilkent University , Ankara 06800, Turkey
- Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago , Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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