期刊
MOLECULAR CANCER
卷 10, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-10-109
关键词
K(V)10.1; Eag1; scFv62-TRAIL
资金
- Max-Planck-Society
Background: The search for strategies to target ion channels for therapeutic applications has become of increasing interest. Especially, the potassium channel K(V)10.1 (Ether a go go) is attractive as target since this surface protein is virtually not detected in normal tissue outside the central nervous system, but is expressed in approximately 70% of tumors from different origins. Methods: We designed a single-chain antibody against an extracellular region of KV10.1 (scFv62) and fused it to the human soluble TRAIL. The K(V)10.1-specific scFv62 antibody -TRAIL fusion protein was expressed in CHO-K1 cells, purified by chromatography and tested for biological activity. Results: Prostate cancer cells, either positive or negative for K(V)10.1 were treated with the purified construct. After sensitization with cytotoxic drugs, scFv62-TRAIL induced apoptosis only in K(V)10.1-positive cancer cells, but not in non-tumor cells, nor in tumor cells lacking K(V)10.1 expression. In co-cultures with K(V)10.1-positive cancer cells the fusion protein also induced apoptosis in bystander K(V)10.1-negative cancer cells, while normal prostate epithelial cells were not affected when present as bystander. Conclusions: K(V)10.1 represents a novel therapeutic target for cancer. We could design a strategy that selectively kills tumor cells based on a K(V)10.1-specific antibody.
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