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Pero SC, Rosenfeld AM, Shukla GS, Mei L, Sun Y, Meng W, Fournier DJ, Harlow SP, Robinson MK, Krag DN, Luning Prak ET, Harman BC. Diversification and shared features of tumor‐binding antibody repertoires in tumor, sentinel lymph node and blood of three patients with breast cancer. Clin Transl Immunology 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cti2.1409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Stephanie C Pero
- Department of Surgery & University of Vermont Cancer Center University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Burlington VT USA
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- Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
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- Department of Surgery & University of Vermont Cancer Center University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Burlington VT USA
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- Department of Surgery & University of Vermont Cancer Center University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Burlington VT USA
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- Department of Surgery & University of Vermont Cancer Center University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Burlington VT USA
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- Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
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- Department of Surgery & University of Vermont Cancer Center University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Burlington VT USA
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- Department of Surgery & University of Vermont Cancer Center University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Burlington VT USA
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- Department of Surgery & University of Vermont Cancer Center University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Burlington VT USA
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- Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
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Alberts E, Wall I, Calado DP, Grigoriadis A. Immune Crosstalk Between Lymph Nodes and Breast Carcinomas, With a Focus on B Cells. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:673051. [PMID: 34124156 PMCID: PMC8194071 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.673051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Lymph nodes (LNs) are highly organized secondary lymphoid organs, and reflective of immune responses to infection, injuries, or the presence of cancer. Extensive molecular and morphological analyses of immune and stromal features in tumors and LNs of breast cancer patients have revealed novel patterns indicative of disease progression. Within LNs, there are dynamic structures called germinal centers (GCs), that act as the immunological hubs for B cell development and generation of affinity matured memory B and antibody-producing plasma cells. Acting as a bridge between systemic and local immunity, associations are observed between the frequency of GCs within cancer-free LNs, the levels of stromal tumor infiltrating lymphocytes, and cancer progression. Scattered throughout the tumor microenvironment (TME) or aggregated in clusters forming tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS), the occurrence of tumor infiltrating B cells (TIL-Bs) has been linked mostly to superior disease trajectories in solid cancers. Recent TIL-Bs profiling studies have revealed a plethora of different TIL-B populations, their functional roles, and whether they are derived from GC reactions in the LN, and/or locally from GC-like structures within the TME remains to be investigated. However, parallels between the immunogenic nature of LNs as a pre-metastatic niche, TIL-B populations within the TME, and the presence of TLS will help to decipher local and widespread TIL-Bs responses and their influence on cancer progression to the lymphatics. Therapies that enhance TIL-Bs responses in the LN GC and/or in GC-like structures in the TME are thus emerging management strategies for breast and other cancer patients.
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- Elena Alberts
- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Cancer Bioinformatics, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
- Breast Cancer Now Unit, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Cancer Bioinformatics, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
- Breast Cancer Now Unit, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Immunity and Cancer Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Cancer Bioinformatics, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
- Breast Cancer Now Unit, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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Xu H, Cao B, Li Y, Mao C. Phage nanofibers in nanomedicine: Biopanning for early diagnosis, targeted therapy, and proteomics analysis. Wiley Interdiscip Rev Nanomed Nanobiotechnol 2020; 12:e1623. [PMID: 32147974 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Revised: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Display of a peptide or protein of interest on the filamentous phage (also known as bacteriophage), a biological nanofiber, has opened a new route for disease diagnosis and therapy as well as proteomics. Earlier phage display was widely used in protein-protein or antigen-antibody studies. In recent years, its application in nanomedicine is becoming increasingly popular and encouraging. We aim to review the current status in this research direction. For better understanding, we start with a brief introduction of basic biology and structure of the filamentous phage. We present the principle of phage display and library construction method on the basis of the filamentous phage. We summarize the use of the phage displayed peptide library for selecting peptides with high affinity against cells or tissues. We then review the recent applications of the selected cell or tissue targeting peptides in developing new targeting probes and therapeutics to advance the early diagnosis and targeted therapy of different diseases in nanomedicine. We also discuss the integration of antibody phage display and modern proteomics in discovering new biomarkers or target proteins for disease diagnosis and therapy. Finally, we propose an outlook for further advancing the potential impact of phage display on future nanomedicine. This article is categorized under: Biology-Inspired Nanomaterials > Protein and Virus-Based Structures.
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- Hong Xu
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA
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Young AR, Duarte JDG, Coulson R, O'Brien M, Deb S, Lopata A, Behren A, Mathivanan S, Lim E, Meeusen E. Immunoprofiling of Breast Cancer Antigens Using Antibodies Derived from Local Lymph Nodes. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11050682. [PMID: 31100936 PMCID: PMC6562983 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11050682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Tumor antigens are responsible for initiating an immune response in cancer patients, and their identification may provide new biomarkers for cancer diagnosis and targets for immunotherapy. The general use of serum antibodies to identify tumor antigens has several drawbacks, including dilution, complex formation, and background reactivity. In this study, antibodies were generated from antibody-secreting cells (ASC) present in tumor-draining lymph nodes of 20 breast cancer patients (ASC-probes) and were used to screen breast cancer cell lines and protein microarrays. Half of the ASC-probes reacted strongly against extracts of the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line, but each with a distinct antigen recognition profile. Three of the positive ASC-probes reacted differentially with recombinant antigens on a microarray containing cancer-related proteins. The results of this study show that lymph node-derived ASC-probes provide a highly specific source of tumor-specific antibodies. Each breast cancer patient reacts with a different antibody profile which indicates that targeted immunotherapies may need to be personalized for individual patients. Focused microarrays in combination with ASC-probes may be useful in providing immune profiles and identifying tumor antigens of individual cancer patients.
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- Anna Rachel Young
- La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS), La Trobe University, Melbourne 3086, Australia.
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- Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Level 5, ONJ Centre, Heidelberg Vic 3084, Australia.
- School of Cancer Medicine, La Trobe University, Melbourne 3086, Australia.
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St Vincent's Clinical School, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.
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- Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Level 5, ONJ Centre, Heidelberg Vic 3084, Australia.
- School of Cancer Medicine, La Trobe University, Melbourne 3086, Australia.
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- Consultant Pathologist, Anatpath. 120 Gardenvale Rd, Gardenvale Melbourne 3185, Australia.
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- CancerProbe Pty Ltd, PO Box 2237, Prahran 3181, Australia.
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- Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Level 5, ONJ Centre, Heidelberg Vic 3084, Australia.
- School of Cancer Medicine, La Trobe University, Melbourne 3086, Australia.
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- La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS), La Trobe University, Melbourne 3086, Australia.
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St Vincent's Clinical School, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.
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- La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS), La Trobe University, Melbourne 3086, Australia.
- CancerProbe Pty Ltd, PO Box 2237, Prahran 3181, Australia.
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Hsu HM, Chu CM, Chang YJ, Yu JC, Chen CT, Jian CE, Lee CY, Chiang YT, Chang CW, Chang YT. Six novel immunoglobulin genes as biomarkers for better prognosis in triple-negative breast cancer by gene co-expression network analysis. Sci Rep 2019; 9:4484. [PMID: 30872752 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-40826-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Gene co-expression network analysis (GCNA) can detect alterations in regulatory activities in case/control comparisons. We propose a framework to detect novel genes and networks for predicting breast cancer recurrence. Thirty-four prognosis candidate genes were selected based on a literature review. Four Gene Expression Omnibus Series (GSE) microarray datasets (n = 920) were used to create gene co-expression networks based on these candidates. We applied the framework to four comparison groups according to node (+/−) and recurrence (+/−). We identified a sub-network containing two candidate genes (LST1 and IGHM) and six novel genes (IGHA1, IGHD, IGHG1, IGHG3, IGLC2, and IGLJ3) related to B cell-specific immunoglobulin. These novel genes were correlated with recurrence under the control of node status and were found to function as tumor suppressors; higher mRNA expression indicated a lower risk of recurrence (hazard ratio, HR = 0.87, p = 0.001). We created an immune index score by performing principle component analysis and divided the genes into low and high groups. This discrete index significantly predicted relapse-free survival (RFS) (high: HR = 0.77, p = 0.019; low: control). Public tool KM Plotter and TCGA-BRCA gene expression data were used to validate. We confirmed these genes are correlated with RFS and distal metastasis-free survival (DMFS) in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and general breast cancer.
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Blenman KRM, He TF, Frankel PH, Ruel NH, Schwartz EJ, Krag DN, Tan LK, Yim JH, Mortimer JE, Yuan Y, Lee PP. Sentinel lymph node B cells can predict disease-free survival in breast cancer patients. NPJ Breast Cancer 2018; 4:28. [PMID: 30155518 PMCID: PMC6107630 DOI: 10.1038/s41523-018-0081-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Tumor invasion into draining lymph nodes, especially sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs), is a key determinant of prognosis and treatment in breast cancer as part of the TNM staging system. Using multicolor histology and quantitative image analysis, we quantified immune cells within SLNs from a discovery cohort of 76 breast cancer patients. We found statistically more in situ CD3+ T cells in tumor negative vs. tumor positive nodes (mean of 8878 vs. 6704, respectively, p = 0.006), but no statistical difference in CD20+ B cells or CD1a+ dendritic cells. In univariate analysis, a reduced hazard was seen with a unit increase in log CD3 with HR 0.49 (95% CI 0.30–0.80) and log CD20 with HR 0.37 (95% CI 0.22–0.62). In multivariate analysis, log CD20 remained significant with HR 0.42 (95% CI 0.25–0.69). When restricted to SLN tumor negative patients, increased log CD20 was still associated with improved DFS (HR = 0.26, 95% CI 0.08–0.90). The CD20 results were validated in a separate cohort of 21 patients (n = 11 good outcome, n = 10 poor outcome) with SLN negative triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) (“good” mean of 7011 vs. “poor” mean of 4656, p = 0.002). Our study demonstrates that analysis of immune cells within SLNs, regardless of tumor invasion status, may provide additional prognostic information, and highlights B cells within SLNs as important in preventing future recurrence. B cells within the tumor-draining lymph nodes may have an important biological role in preventing relapse of breast cancer. A team led by Peter Lee from City of Hope in Duarte, California, USA, quantified the levels of three populations of immune cells—T cells, B cells and dendritic cells—within sentinel lymph nodes biopsied from a cohort of 76 patients. They found that larger numbers of T cells and B cells were both linked to longer progression-free survival in the women. However, after statistically accounting for correlations between the two immune cell types, the researchers concluded that B cells had the dominant beneficial effect on survival times. They validated the finding that high B-cell counts are a prognostic indicator of better outcomes in a separate cohort of 21 women with triple-negative breast cancer.
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- Kim R M Blenman
- 1Department of Immuno-Oncology, City of Hope and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA USA.,8Present Address: Department of Dermatology, Yale University, New Haven, CT USA
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- 1Department of Immuno-Oncology, City of Hope and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA USA
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- 2Department of Biostatistics, City of Hope and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA USA
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- 2Department of Biostatistics, City of Hope and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA USA
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- 3Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA.,9Present Address: Department of Pathology, Beaumont Health, Farmington Hills, MI USA
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- 4Department of Surgery, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT USA
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- 5Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY USA
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- 6Department of Surgery, City of Hope and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA USA
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- 7Department of Women's Health, City of Hope and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA USA
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- 7Department of Women's Health, City of Hope and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA USA
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- 1Department of Immuno-Oncology, City of Hope and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA USA
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McDaniel JR, Pero SC, Voss WN, Shukla GS, Sun Y, Schaetzle S, Lee CH, Horton AP, Harlow S, Gollihar J, Ellefson JW, Krag CC, Tanno Y, Sidiropoulos N, Georgiou G, Ippolito GC, Krag DN. Identification of tumor-reactive B cells and systemic IgG in breast cancer based on clonal frequency in the sentinel lymph node. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2018; 67:729-738. [PMID: 29427082 PMCID: PMC6368991 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-018-2123-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
A better understanding of antitumor immune responses is the key to advancing the field of cancer immunotherapy. Endogenous immunity in cancer patients, such as circulating anticancer antibodies or tumor-reactive B cells, has been historically yet incompletely described. Here, we demonstrate that tumor-draining (sentinel) lymph node (SN) is a rich source for tumor-reactive B cells that give rise to systemic IgG anticancer antibodies circulating in the bloodstream of breast cancer patients. Using a synergistic combination of high-throughput B-cell sequencing and quantitative immunoproteomics, we describe the prospective identification of tumor-reactive SN B cells (based on clonal frequency) and also demonstrate an unequivocal link between affinity-matured expanded B-cell clones in the SN and antitumor IgG in the blood. This technology could facilitate the discovery of antitumor antibody therapeutics and conceivably identify novel tumor antigens. Lastly, these findings highlight the unique and specialized niche the SN can fill in the advancement of cancer immunotherapy.
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- Jonathan R McDaniel
- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, 89 Beaumont Avenue, Given Medical Building, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, 89 Beaumont Avenue, Given Medical Building, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, 89 Beaumont Avenue, Given Medical Building, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, 89 Beaumont Avenue, Given Medical Building, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 100 E. 24th Street, Stop A5000, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 100 E. 24th Street, Stop A5000, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, 89 Beaumont Avenue, Given Medical Building, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 100 E. 24th Street, Stop A5000, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 100 E. 24th Street, Stop A5000, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, 89 Beaumont Avenue, Given Medical Building, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA.
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Shukla GS, Pero SC, Sun Y, Carman CL, Harlow S, Krag DN. Characterization of sentinel node-derived antibodies from breast cancer patients. J Immunol Methods 2018; 455:14-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2018.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Revised: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Accumulating evidence indicated that B lymphocytes exerted complex functions in tumor immunity. On the one hand, B lymphocytes can inhibit tumor development through antibody generation, antigen presentation, tumor tissue interaction, and direct killing. On the other hand, B lymphocytes have tumor-promoting functions. A typical type of B lymphocytes, termed regulatory B cells, is confirmed to attenuate immune response in a tumor environment. In this paper, we summarize the current understanding of B-cell functions in tumor immunology, which may shed light on potential therapeutic strategies against cancer.
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- Meng Shen
- Department of Immunology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China.,National Clinical Research Center of Cancer, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Cancer Immunology and Biotherapy, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Immunology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China.,National Clinical Research Center of Cancer, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Cancer Immunology and Biotherapy, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Immunology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China.,National Clinical Research Center of Cancer, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Cancer Immunology and Biotherapy, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Immunology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China.,National Clinical Research Center of Cancer, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Cancer Immunology and Biotherapy, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China.,National Clinical Research Center of Cancer, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Cancer Immunology and Biotherapy, Tianjin, China
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Yang JL, Liu DX, Zhen SJ, Zhou YG, Zhang DJ, Yang LY, Chen HB, Feng Q. A novel anti-p21Ras scFv antibody reacting specifically with human tumour cell lines and primary tumour tissues. BMC Cancer 2016; 16:131. [PMID: 26897358 PMCID: PMC4761205 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2168-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The ras genes play an important role in the development and progression of human tumours. Neutralizing Ras proteins in the cytoplasm could be an effective approach to blocking ras signalling. In this study, we prepared anti-p21Ras single chain fragment variable antibody (scFv) and investigated its immunoreactivity with human tumours. METHODS The coding sequences of H-ras, K-ras, and N-ras were separately ligated into the vector pET-28a(+). Then, recombinant expressing plasmids were induced by IPTG for p21Ras expression in E. coli. Hybridoma cell lines producing anti-p21Ras monoclonal antibodies were isolated using wildtype p21Ras proteins as immunogens. Anti-p21Ras scFv antibody was prepared from the hybridoma by the phage scFv display method. The immunoreactivity of the anti-p21Ras monoclonal antibody and the scFv antibody was identified by ELISA and immunocytochemistry. RESULTS We prokaryotically expressed wildtype H-p21Ras, K-p21Ras and N-p21Ras and generated the hybridoma cell line KGH-R1, producing anti-p21Ras monoclonal antibodies. It was demonstrated that KGH-R1 monoclonal antibody could recognize wildtype and mutated H-p21Ras, K-p21Ras and N-p21Ras in human tumour cell lines. In all 14 types of primary human cancer tissues tested, the monoclonal antibody presented strong immunoreactivity but showed weak or negative immunoreactivity in the corresponding normal tissues. Subsequently, we prepared anti-p21Ras scFv from hybridoma KGH-R1, which showed the same immunoreactivity as the original monoclonal antibody. Sequence analysis demonstrated that the nucleotides and amino acids of the scFv exhibited an approximately 50 % difference from the anti-p21Ras scFv reported previously. CONCLUSIONS This study presents a novel anti-p21Ras scFv antibody. Our data suggest that the scFv may be useful for ras signalling blockage and may be a potential therapeutic antibody for ras-derived tumours.
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- Ju-Lun Yang
- Department of Pathology, Kunming General Hospital/Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650032, Yunnan Province, China.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Kunming General Hospital/Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650032, Yunnan Province, China
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Kunming General Hospital/Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650032, Yunnan Province, China
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Kunming General Hospital/Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650032, Yunnan Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, Kunming General Hospital/Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650032, Yunnan Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, Kunming General Hospital/Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650032, Yunnan Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, Kunming General Hospital/Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650032, Yunnan Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, Kunming General Hospital/Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650032, Yunnan Province, China
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Antibody therapy of neuroblastoma is promising and our goal is to derive antibodies from patients with neuroblastoma for developing new therapeutic antibodies. The feasibility of using residual bone marrow obtained for clinical indications as a source of tumor cells and a source of antibodies was assessed. From marrow samples, neuroblastoma cells were recovered, grown in cell culture and also implanted into mice to create xenografts. Mononuclear cells from the marrow were used as a source to generate phage display antibody libraries and also hybridomas. Growth of neuroblastoma patient cells was possible both in vitro and as xenografts. Antibodies from the phage libraries and from the monoclonal hybridomas bound autologous neuroblastoma cells with some selectivity. It appears feasible to recover neuroblastoma cells from residual marrow specimens and to generate human antibodies that bind autologous neuroblastoma cells. Expansion of this approach is underway to collect more specimens, optimize methods to generate antibodies, and to evaluate the bioactivity of neuroblastoma-binding antibodies.
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- Yujing Sun
- Department of Surgery, Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA; Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA; Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.
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