期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOMEDICINE
卷 16, 期 -, 页码 2833-2847出版社
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S266398
关键词
CRM1; non-covalent inhibitor; crystal structures; DNA nanocomplex; protein engineering
资金
- NSFC [81502629, 82073363]
- 1.3.5 project for disciplines of excellence, West China Hospital, Sichuan University [ZYYC08007]
Peptides can be designed as non-covalent inhibitors for molecularly targeted therapy, and nanoparticle-mediated gene expression systems can efficiently deliver peptides into cancer cells for improved therapeutic efficacy. This method showed effectiveness against cancer cells in experiments and may provide a new approach for the development of targeted therapy in the future.
Introduction: Peptides can be rationally designed as non-covalent inhibitors for molecularly targeted therapy. However, it remains challenging to efficiently deliver the peptides into the targeted cells, which often severely affects their therapeutic efficiency. Methods: Herein, we created a novel non-covalent peptide inhibitor against nuclear export factor CRM1 by a structure-guided drug design method and targetedly delivered the peptide into cancer cells by a nanoparticle-mediated gene expression system for use as a cancer therapy. Results: The nuclear export signal (NES)-optimized CRM1 peptide inhibitor colocalized with CRM1 to the nuclear envelope and inhibited nuclear export in cancer cell lines in vitro. The crystal structures of the inhibitors complexed with CRM1 were solved. In contrast to the covalent inhibitors, the peptides were similarly effective against cells harboring the CRM1 C528S mutation. Moreover, a plasmid encoding the peptides was delivered by a iRGD-modified nanoparticle to efficiently target and transfect the cancer cells in vivo after intravenous administration. The peptides could be selectively expressed in the tumor, resulting in the efficient inhibition of subcutaneous melanoma xenografts without obvious systemic toxicity. Discussion: This work provides an effective strategy to design peptide-based molecularly targeted therapeutics, which could lead to the development of future targeted therapy.
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