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Abdallah B, Seguin C, Aubert E, BenHassou HA, Sbabou L, Choulier L, Vonthron C, Schalk IJ, Mislin GLA, Fournel S, Pitchon V, Fechter P. Corrigendum to "Past mastering of metal transformation enabled physicians to increase their therapeutic potential" [J. Trace Elem. Med. Biol. 71 (2022) 126926]. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2022; 73:127033. [PMID: 35802987 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2022.127033] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Basma Abdallah
- Medical Biotechnology Center, Moroccan Foundation for Science, Innovation & Research (MAScIR), Rabat 10100, Morocco; CNRS, UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France; CNRS, UMR 7242, Biotechnologie et Signalisation Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7199, Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7242, Biotechnologie et Signalisation Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France; Laboratoire d'Innovation Thérapeutique (LIT) UMR CNRS 7200, LabEx Medalis, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Biotechnology Center, Moroccan Foundation for Science, Innovation & Research (MAScIR), Rabat 10100, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University Mohamed V Agdal, Faculty of Sciences, Rabat 10100, Morocco
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- CNRS, UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire d'Innovation Thérapeutique (LIT) UMR CNRS 7200, LabEx Medalis, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7242, Biotechnologie et Signalisation Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7242, Biotechnologie et Signalisation Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7199, Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- CNRS, UMR7044, Archéologie et Histoire Ancienne: Méditerranée, Europe, MISHA, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
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- CNRS, UMR 7242, Biotechnologie et Signalisation Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France.
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Abdallah B, Seguin C, Aubert E, Ait BenHassou H, Sbabou L, Choulier L, Vonthron C, Schalk IJ, Mislin GLA, Fournel S, Pitchon V, Fechter P. Past mastering of metal transformation enabled physicians to increase their therapeutic potential. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2022; 71:126926. [PMID: 35033860 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2022.126926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Metals are trace elements, vital in some instances or toxic in others. Due to this toxicity, they have been used since ancient time as antimicrobials, and prescribed when plant-only remedies were not efficient enough. These remedies could still contain secrets that may lead to the discovery of new therapeutically interesting combinations. The objective of this study was to give a proof of concept that such remedies combining metals and plants are worth studying again. METHODS We exploited 4 medical formularies (aqrābādhīn), from three Arab authors from the 9-12th century. We reproduced a remedy, and analyzed the role of each ingredient. We further looked for the minimum inhibitory concentration against three pathogenic bacteria, and we analyzed toxic and inflammatory effects of this remedy on macrophages. RESULTS Even if plants were extensively used (almost 80 % of all ingredients), more than 36 different minerals have been found in these 4 aqrābādhīn. When it came to remedies against infections that could be applied externally, the use of metals grew to 70 %. We focused on a remedy, containing mainly metals. We have been able to attribute a role for each ingredient, to show that this skin remedy helped to combat the infection and to resorb the wound, and to highlight the mastering of metal transformation by these physicians. CONCLUSIONS With a very simple recipe, mainly composed of metals, these past physicians designed a complete and synergistic remedy to combat abscesses, while restricting the toxic effect of metals to the site of infection. It is a first example showing that different metal manufactures were evolved to improve their therapeutic potentials. The knowledge acquired by these physician should deserve more attention, and unexpected features, original organo-metallic compounds or therapeutic synergy could still be found from such research.
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Affiliation(s)
- Basma Abdallah
- Medical Biotechnology Center, Moroccan Foundation for Science, Innovation & Research (MAScIR), Rabat, 10100, Morocco; CNRS, UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401, Illkirch, France; CNRS, UMR 7242, Biotechnologie et Signalisation Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, 67400, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7199, Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7242, Biotechnologie et Signalisation Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, 67400, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France; Laboratoire d'Innovation Thérapeutique (LIT) UMR CNRS 7200, LabEx Medalis, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Biotechnology Center, Moroccan Foundation for Science, Innovation & Research (MAScIR), Rabat, 10100, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, University Mohamed V Agdal, Faculty of Sciences, Rabat, 10100, Morocco
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- CNRS, UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire d'Innovation Thérapeutique (LIT) UMR CNRS 7200, LabEx Medalis, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7242, Biotechnologie et Signalisation Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, 67400, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7242, Biotechnologie et Signalisation Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, 67400, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7199, Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- CNRS, UMR7044, Archéologie et Histoire Ancienne: Méditerranée- Europe, MISHA, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
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- CNRS, UMR 7242, Biotechnologie et Signalisation Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, 67400, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France.
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Moussaron A, Jouan-Hureaux V, Collet C, Pierson J, Thomas N, Choulier L, Veran N, Doyen M, Arnoux P, Maskali F, Dumas D, Acherar S, Barberi-Heyob M, Frochot C. Preliminary Study of New Gallium-68 Radiolabeled Peptide Targeting NRP-1 to Detect Brain Metastases by Positron Emission Tomography. Molecules 2021; 26:7273. [PMID: 34885871 PMCID: PMC8659110 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Due to their very poor prognosis and a fatal outcome, secondary brain tumors are one of the biggest challenges in oncology today. From the point of view of the early diagnosis of these brain micro- and macro-tumors, the sensitivity and specificity of the diagnostic tools constitute an obstacle. Molecular imaging, such as Positron Emission Tomography (PET), is a promising technique but remains limited in the search for cerebral localizations, given the commercially available radiotracers. Indeed, the [18F]FDG PET remains constrained by the physiological fixation of the cerebral cortex, which hinders the visualization of cerebral metastases. Tumor angiogenesis is recognized as a crucial phenomenon in the progression of malignant tumors and is correlated with overexpression of the neuropilin-1 (NRP-1) receptor. Here, we describe the synthesis and the photophysical properties of the new gallium-68 radiolabeled peptide to target NRP-1. The KDKPPR peptide was coupled with gallium-68 anchored into a bifunctional NODAGA chelating agent, as well as Cy5 for fluorescence detection. The Cy5 absorbance spectra did not change, whereas the molar extinction coefficient (ε) decreased drastically. An enhancement of the fluorescence quantum yield (φF) could be observed due to the better water solubility of Cy5. [68Ga]Ga-NODAGA-K(Cy5)DKPPR was radiosynthesized efficiently, presented hydrophilic properties (log D = -1.86), and had high in vitro stability (>120 min). The molecular affinity and the cytotoxicity of this new chelated radiotracer were evaluated in vitro on endothelial cells (HUVEC) and MDA-MB-231 cancer cells (hormone-independent and triple-negative line) and in vivo on a brain model of metastasis in a nude rat using the MDA-MB-231 cell line. No in vitro toxicity has been observed. The in vivo preliminary experiments showed promising results, with a high contrast between the healthy brain and metastatic foci for [68Ga]Ga-NODAGA-K(Cy5)DKPPR.
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- Albert Moussaron
- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LRGP, F-54000 Nancy, France; (A.M.); (P.A.)
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, CRAN, F-54000 Nancy, France; (V.J.-H.); (J.P.); (N.T.); (M.B.-H.)
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- Nancyclotep Molecular Imaging Platform, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; (C.C.); (N.V.); (M.D.); (F.M.)
- Université de Lorraine, INSERM, U1254, IADI, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, CRAN, F-54000 Nancy, France; (V.J.-H.); (J.P.); (N.T.); (M.B.-H.)
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, CRAN, F-54000 Nancy, France; (V.J.-H.); (J.P.); (N.T.); (M.B.-H.)
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- Nancyclotep Molecular Imaging Platform, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; (C.C.); (N.V.); (M.D.); (F.M.)
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- Nancyclotep Molecular Imaging Platform, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; (C.C.); (N.V.); (M.D.); (F.M.)
- Université de Lorraine, INSERM, U1254, IADI, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LRGP, F-54000 Nancy, France; (A.M.); (P.A.)
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- Nancyclotep Molecular Imaging Platform, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; (C.C.); (N.V.); (M.D.); (F.M.)
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LCPM, F-54000 Nancy, France;
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, CRAN, F-54000 Nancy, France; (V.J.-H.); (J.P.); (N.T.); (M.B.-H.)
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LRGP, F-54000 Nancy, France; (A.M.); (P.A.)
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Entz-Werlé N, Poidevin L, Nazarov PV, Poch O, Lhermitte B, Chenard MP, Burckel H, Guérin E, Fuchs Q, Castel D, Noel G, Choulier L, Dontenwill M, Van Dyck E. A DNA Repair and Cell Cycle Gene Expression Signature in Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas: Prognostic and Therapeutic Value. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13092252. [PMID: 34067180 PMCID: PMC8125831 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13092252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Pediatric high-grade gliomas (pHGGs) are the leading cause of mortality in pediatric neuro-oncology, displaying frequent resistance to standard therapies. Profiling DNA repair and cell cycle gene expression has recently been proposed as a strategy to classify adult glioblastomas. To improve our understanding of the DNA damage response pathways that operate in pHGGs and the vulnerabilities that these pathways might expose, we sought to identify and characterize a specific DNA repair and cell-cycle gene expression signature of pHGGs. METHODS Transcriptomic analyses were performed to identify a DNA repair and cell-cycle gene expression signature able to discriminate pHGGs (n = 6) from low-grade gliomas (n = 10). This signature was compared to related signatures already established. We used the pHGG signature to explore already transcriptomic datasets of DIPGs and sus-tentorial pHGGs. Finally, we examined the expression of key proteins of the pHGG signature in 21 pHGG diagnostic samples and nine paired relapses. Functional inhibition of one DNA repair factor was carried out in four patients who derived H3.3 K27M mutant cell lines. RESULTS We identified a 28-gene expression signature of DNA repair and cell cycle that clustered pHGGs cohorts, in particular sus-tentorial locations, in two groups. Differential protein expression levels of PARP1 and XRCC1 were associated to TP53 mutations and TOP2A amplification and linked significantly to the more radioresistant pHGGs displaying the worst outcome. Using patient-derived cell lines, we showed that the PARP-1/XRCC1 expression balance might be correlated with resistance to PARP1 inhibition. CONCLUSION We provide evidence that PARP1 overexpression, associated to XRCC1 expression, TP53 mutations, and TOP2A amplification, is a new theranostic and potential therapeutic target.
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- Natacha Entz-Werlé
- UMR CNRS 7021, Laboratory Bioimaging and Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Faculty of Pharmacy, 67401 Illkirch, France; (Q.F.); (L.C.); (M.D.)
- Pediatric Onco-Hematology Unit, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 67098 Strasbourg, France
- Correspondence: (N.E.-W.); (E.V.D.); Tel.: +33-3-88-12-83-96 (N.E.-W.); +352-26970-239 (E.V.D.)
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- ICube-UMR7357, CSTB, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg, 67084 Strasbourg, France; (L.P.); (O.P.)
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- Multiomics Data Science Research Group, Quantitative Biology Unit, Department of Oncology and Bioinformatics Platform, Luxembourg Institute of Health, L-1445 Luxembourg, Luxembourg;
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- ICube-UMR7357, CSTB, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg, 67084 Strasbourg, France; (L.P.); (O.P.)
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- Pathology Department, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 67098 Strasbourg, France; (B.L.); (M.P.C.)
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- Pathology Department, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 67098 Strasbourg, France; (B.L.); (M.P.C.)
- Centre de Ressources Biologiques, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 67098 Strasbourg, France
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- Paul Strauss Comprehensive Cancer Center, Radiobioly Laboratory, ICANS (Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe), University of Strasbourg, Unicancer, 67200 Strasbourg, France; (H.B.); (G.N.)
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- Oncobiology Platform, Laboratory of Biochemistry, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 67098 Strasbourg, France;
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- UMR CNRS 7021, Laboratory Bioimaging and Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Faculty of Pharmacy, 67401 Illkirch, France; (Q.F.); (L.C.); (M.D.)
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- Team Genomics & Oncogenesis of Pediatric Brain Tumors, Inserm U981, Gustave Roussy Institute, 94805 Villejuif, France;
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- Paul Strauss Comprehensive Cancer Center, Radiobioly Laboratory, ICANS (Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe), University of Strasbourg, Unicancer, 67200 Strasbourg, France; (H.B.); (G.N.)
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- UMR CNRS 7021, Laboratory Bioimaging and Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Faculty of Pharmacy, 67401 Illkirch, France; (Q.F.); (L.C.); (M.D.)
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- UMR CNRS 7021, Laboratory Bioimaging and Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Faculty of Pharmacy, 67401 Illkirch, France; (Q.F.); (L.C.); (M.D.)
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- DNA Repair and Chemoresistance, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health, L-1526 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Correspondence: (N.E.-W.); (E.V.D.); Tel.: +33-3-88-12-83-96 (N.E.-W.); +352-26970-239 (E.V.D.)
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Cruz Da Silva E, Mercier MC, Etienne-Selloum N, Dontenwill M, Choulier L. A Systematic Review of Glioblastoma-Targeted Therapies in Phases II, III, IV Clinical Trials. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:1795. [PMID: 33918704 PMCID: PMC8069979 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13081795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [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: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Glioblastoma (GBM), the most frequent and aggressive glial tumor, is currently treated as first line by the Stupp protocol, which combines, after surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. For recurrent GBM, in absence of standard treatment or available clinical trials, various protocols including cytotoxic drugs and/or bevacizumab are currently applied. Despite these heavy treatments, the mean overall survival of patients is under 18 months. Many clinical studies are underway. Based on clinicaltrials.org and conducted up to 1 April 2020, this review lists, not only main, but all targeted therapies in phases II-IV of 257 clinical trials on adults with newly diagnosed or recurrent GBMs for the last twenty years. It does not involve targeted immunotherapies and therapies targeting tumor cell metabolism, that are well documented in other reviews. Without surprise, the most frequently reported drugs are those targeting (i) EGFR (40 clinical trials), and more generally tyrosine kinase receptors (85 clinical trials) and (ii) VEGF/VEGFR (75 clinical trials of which 53 involving bevacizumab). But many other targets and drugs are of interest. They are all listed and thoroughly described, on an one-on-one basis, in four sections related to targeting (i) GBM stem cells and stem cell pathways, (ii) the growth autonomy and migration, (iii) the cell cycle and the escape to cell death, (iv) and angiogenesis.
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- Elisabete Cruz Da Silva
- CNRS, UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France; (E.C.D.S.); (M.-C.M.); (N.E.-S.); (M.D.)
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- CNRS, UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France; (E.C.D.S.); (M.-C.M.); (N.E.-S.); (M.D.)
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- CNRS, UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France; (E.C.D.S.); (M.-C.M.); (N.E.-S.); (M.D.)
- Service de Pharmacie, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France; (E.C.D.S.); (M.-C.M.); (N.E.-S.); (M.D.)
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- CNRS, UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France; (E.C.D.S.); (M.-C.M.); (N.E.-S.); (M.D.)
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Antony P, Fournel S, Zoll J, Mantz JM, Befort K, Massotte D, Giégé P, Céraline J, Metzger D, Becker H, Drouard L, Florentz C, Martin R, Nébigil C, Potier S, Schaefer A, Schaeffer E, Schuster C, Bresson A, Quéméneur E, Choulier L, Matt N, Monassier L, Lugnier C, Freysz L, Hoffmann J, Dreyfus H, Romier C. La Société de Biologie de Strasbourg : 100 ans au service de la science et de la société. Biol Aujourdhui 2020; 214:137-148. [PMID: 33357372 DOI: 10.1051/jbio/2020018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
Abstract
Founded in 1919, the Society of Biology of Strasbourg (SBS) is a learned society whose purpose is the dissemination and promotion of scientific knowledge in biology. Subsidiary of the Society of Biology, the SBS celebrated its Centenary on Wednesday, the 16th of October 2019 on the Strasbourg University campus and at the Strasbourg City Hall. This day allowed retracing the various milestones of the SBS, through its main strengths, its difficulties and its permanent goal to meet scientific and societal challenges. The common thread of this day was the transmission of knowledge related to the past, the present, but also the future. At the start of the 21st century, the SBS must continue to reinvent itself to pursue its objective of transmitting scientific knowledge in biology and beyond. Scientific talks performed by senior scientists and former SBS thesis prizes awardees, a round table, and informal discussions reflected the history and the dynamism of the SBS association. All SBS Centennial participants have set the first milestone for the SBS Bicentennial.
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- Pierre Antony
- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Société de Biologie de Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch, France
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Sani S, Messe M, Fuchs Q, Pierrevelcin M, Laquerriere P, Entz-Werle N, Reita D, Etienne-Selloum N, Bruban V, Choulier L, Martin S, Dontenwill M. Biological Relevance of RGD-Integrin Subtype-Specific Ligands in Cancer. Chembiochem 2020; 22:1151-1160. [PMID: 33140906 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Integrins are heterodimeric transmembrane proteins able to connect cells with the micro-environment. They represent a family of receptors involved in almost all the hallmarks of cancer. Integrins recognizing the Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) peptide in their natural extracellular matrix ligands have been particularly investigated as tumoral therapeutic targets. In the last 30 years, intense research has been dedicated to designing specific RGD-like ligands able to discriminate selectively the different RGD-recognizing integrins. Chemists' efforts have led to the proposition of modified peptide or peptidomimetic libraries to be used for tumor targeting and/or tumor imaging. Here we review, from the biological point of view, the rationale underlying the need to clearly delineate each RGD-integrin subtype by selective tools. We describe the complex roles of RGD-integrins (mainly the most studied αvβ3 and α5β1 integrins) in tumors, the steps towards selective ligands and the current usefulness of such ligands. Although the impact of integrins in cancer is well acknowledged, the biological characteristics of each integrin subtype in a specific tumor are far from being completely resolved. Selective ligands might help us to reconsider integrins as therapeutic targets in specific clinical settings.
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- Saidu Sani
- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies (LBP), UMR CNRS 7021, Institut Thématique Interdisciplinaire InnoVec, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du, Rhin, CS 60024, 67401, Illkirch Cedex, France
- Cancer and Diabetic Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, P.M.B, 1010, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies (LBP), UMR CNRS 7021, Institut Thématique Interdisciplinaire InnoVec, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du, Rhin, CS 60024, 67401, Illkirch Cedex, France
- Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), UMR CNRS 7178, Université de Strasbourg, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies (LBP), UMR CNRS 7021, Institut Thématique Interdisciplinaire InnoVec, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du, Rhin, CS 60024, 67401, Illkirch Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies (LBP), UMR CNRS 7021, Institut Thématique Interdisciplinaire InnoVec, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du, Rhin, CS 60024, 67401, Illkirch Cedex, France
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- Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), UMR CNRS 7178, Université de Strasbourg, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies (LBP), UMR CNRS 7021, Institut Thématique Interdisciplinaire InnoVec, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du, Rhin, CS 60024, 67401, Illkirch Cedex, France
- Pediatric Onco-Hematology Department, Pediatrics, University Hospital of Strasbourg, 1 avenue Molière, 67098, Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies (LBP), UMR CNRS 7021, Institut Thématique Interdisciplinaire InnoVec, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du, Rhin, CS 60024, 67401, Illkirch Cedex, France
- Department of Oncobiology, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies (LBP), UMR CNRS 7021, Institut Thématique Interdisciplinaire InnoVec, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du, Rhin, CS 60024, 67401, Illkirch Cedex, France
- Institut du Cancer Strasbourg Europe (ICANS), Service de Pharmacie, 17 rue Albert Calmette, 67200 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies (LBP), UMR CNRS 7021, Institut Thématique Interdisciplinaire InnoVec, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du, Rhin, CS 60024, 67401, Illkirch Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies (LBP), UMR CNRS 7021, Institut Thématique Interdisciplinaire InnoVec, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du, Rhin, CS 60024, 67401, Illkirch Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies (LBP), UMR CNRS 7021, Institut Thématique Interdisciplinaire InnoVec, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du, Rhin, CS 60024, 67401, Illkirch Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies (LBP), UMR CNRS 7021, Institut Thématique Interdisciplinaire InnoVec, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du, Rhin, CS 60024, 67401, Illkirch Cedex, France
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Gries M, Thomas N, Daouk J, Rocchi P, Choulier L, Jubréaux J, Pierson J, Reinhard A, Jouan-Hureaux V, Chateau A, Acherar S, Frochot C, Lux F, Tillement O, Barberi-Heyob M. Multiscale Selectivity and in vivo Biodistribution of NRP-1 -Targeted Theranostic AGuIX Nanoparticles for PDT of Glioblastoma. Int J Nanomedicine 2020; 15:8739-8758. [PMID: 33223826 PMCID: PMC7673487 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s261352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Local recurrences of glioblastoma (GBM) after heavy standard treatments remain frequent and lead to a poor prognostic. Major challenges are the infiltrative part of the tumor tissue which is the ultimate cause of recurrence. The therapeutic arsenal faces the difficulty of eradicating this infiltrating part of the tumor tissue while increasing the targeting of tumor and endogenous stromal cells such as angiogenic endothelial cells. In this aim, neuropilin-1 (NRP-1), a transmembrane receptor mainly overexpressed by endothelial cells of the tumor vascular system and associated with malignancy, proliferation and migration of GBM, highlighted to be a relevant molecular target to promote the anti-vascular effect of photodynamic therapy (VTP). METHODS The multiscale selectivity was investigated for KDKPPR peptide moiety targeting NRP-1 and a porphyrin molecule as photosensitizer (PS), both grafted onto original AGuIX design nanoparticle. AGuIX nanoparticle, currently in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of brain metastases with radiotherapy, allows to achieve a real-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and an accumulation in the tumor area by EPR (enhanced permeability and retention) effect. Using surface-plasmon resonance (SPR), we evaluated the affinities of KDKPPR and scramble free peptides, and also peptides-conjugated AGuIX nanoparticles to recombinant rat and human NRP-1 proteins. For in vivo selectivity, we used a cranial window model and parametric maps obtained from T2*-weighted perfusion MRI analysis. RESULTS The photophysical characteristics of the PS and KDKPPR molecular affinity for recombinant human NRP-1 proteins were maintained after the functionalization of AGuIX nanoparticle with a dissociation constant of 4.7 μM determined by SPR assays. Cranial window model and parametric maps, both revealed a prolonged retention in the vascular system of human xenotransplanted GBM. Thanks to the fluorescence of porphyrin by non-invasive imaging and the concentration of gadolinium evaluated after extraction of organs, we checked the absence of nanoparticle in the brains of tumor-free animals and highlighted elimination by renal excretion and hepatic metabolism. CONCLUSION Post-VTP follow-ups demonstrated promising tumor responses with a prolonged delay in tumor growth accompanied by a decrease in tumor metabolism.
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- Mickaël Gries
- Université de Lorraine, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Research Center for Automatic Control of Nancy (CRAN), Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Research Center for Automatic Control of Nancy (CRAN), Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Research Center for Automatic Control of Nancy (CRAN), Nancy, France
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- Université de Lyon, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière, Lyon, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Laboratory of Bioimaging and Pathologies, Illkirch, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Research Center for Automatic Control of Nancy (CRAN), Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Research Center for Automatic Control of Nancy (CRAN), Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Research Center for Automatic Control of Nancy (CRAN), Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Research Center for Automatic Control of Nancy (CRAN), Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Research Center for Automatic Control of Nancy (CRAN), Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie-Physique Macromoléculaire, Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, Nancy, France
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- Université de Lyon, CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière, Lyon, France
- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Laboratory of Bioimaging and Pathologies, Illkirch, France
- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie-Physique Macromoléculaire, Nancy, France
- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, Nancy, France
- Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Research Center for Automatic Control of Nancy (CRAN), Nancy, France
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Blandin AF, Cruz Da Silva E, Mercier MC, Glushonkov O, Didier P, Dedieu S, Schneider C, Devy J, Etienne-Selloum N, Dontenwill M, Choulier L, Lehmann M. Gefitinib induces EGFR and α5β1 integrin co-endocytosis in glioblastoma cells. Cell Mol Life Sci 2020; 78:2949-2962. [PMID: 33151388 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-020-03686-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Overexpression of EGFR drives glioblastomas (GBM) cell invasion but these tumours remain resistant to EGFR-targeted therapies such as tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Endocytosis, an important modulator of EGFR function, is often dysregulated in glioma cells and is associated with therapy resistance. However, the impact of TKIs on EGFR endocytosis has never been examined in GBM cells. In the present study, we showed that gefitinib and other tyrosine kinase inhibitors induced EGFR accumulation in early-endosomes as a result of an increased endocytosis. Moreover, TKIs trigger early-endosome re-localization of another membrane receptor, the fibronectin receptor alpha5beta1 integrin, a promising therapeutic target in GBM that regulates physiological EGFR endocytosis and recycling in cancer cells. Super-resolution dSTORM imaging showed a close-proximity between beta1 integrin and EGFR in intracellular membrane compartments of gefitinib-treated cells, suggesting their potential interaction. Interestingly, integrin depletion delayed gefitinib-mediated EGFR endocytosis. Co-endocytosis of EGFR and alpha5beta1 integrin may alter glioma cell response to gefitinib. Using an in vitro model of glioma cell dissemination from spheroid, we showed that alpha5 integrin-depleted cells were more sensitive to TKIs than alpha5-expressing cells. This work provides evidence for the first time that EGFR TKIs can trigger massive EGFR and alpha5beta1 integrin co-endocytosis, which may modulate glioma cell invasiveness under therapeutic treatment.
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- Anne-Florence Blandin
- Department of Oncologic Pathology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
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- UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- UMR CNRS 7369, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire (MEDyC), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne (URCA), Reims, France
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- UMR CNRS 7369, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire (MEDyC), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne (URCA), Reims, France
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- UMR CNRS 7369, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire (MEDyC), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne (URCA), Reims, France
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- UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 67401, Illkirch, France.,Département de Pharmacie, Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer Paul Strauss, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 67401, Illkirch, France.
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Vautrin-Glabik A, Devy J, Bour C, Baud S, Choulier L, Hoarau A, Dupont-Deshorgue A, Sellier C, Brassart B, Oudart JB, Ramont L, Monboisse JC, Brassart-Pasco S. Angiogenesis Inhibition by a Short 13 Amino Acid Peptide Sequence of Tetrastatin, the α4(IV) NC1 Domain of Collagen IV. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:775. [PMID: 32850867 PMCID: PMC7431705 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Angiogenesis is defined as the formation of new capillaries by sprouting from the pre-existing microvasculature. It occurs in physiological and pathological processes particularly in tumor growth and metastasis. α1, α2, α3, and α6 NC1 domains from type IV collagen were reported to inhibit tumor angiogenesis. We previously demonstrated that the α4 NC1 domain from type IV collagen, named Tetrastatin, inhibited tumor growth in a mouse melanoma model. The inhibitory activity was located in a 13 amino acid sequence named QS-13. In the present paper, we demonstrate that QS-13 decreases VEGF-induced-angiogenesis in vivo using the Matrigel plug model. Fluorescence molecular tomography allows the measurement of a 65% decrease in Matrigel plug angiogenesis following QS-13 administration. The results are confirmed by CD31 microvessel density analysis on Matrigel plug slices. QS-13 peptide decreases Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVEC) migration and pseudotube formation in vitro. Relevant QS-13 conformations were obtained from molecular dynamics simulations and docking. A putative interaction of QS-13 with α5β1 integrin was investigated. The interaction was confirmed by affinity chromatography, solid phase assay, and surface plasmon resonance. QS-13 binding site on α5β1 integrin is located in close vicinity to the RGD binding site, as demonstrated by competition assays. Collectively, our results suggest that QS-13 exhibits a mighty anti-angiogenic activity that could be used in cancer treatment and other pathologies with excessive angiogenesis such as hemangioma, psoriasis or diabetes.
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- Alexia Vautrin-Glabik
- Laboratoire de Biochimie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), Reims, France.,CNRS UMR 7369, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire (MEDyC), Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), Reims, France.,CNRS UMR 7369, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire (MEDyC), Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), Reims, France.,CNRS UMR 7369, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire (MEDyC), Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), Reims, France.,CNRS UMR 7369, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire (MEDyC), Reims, France.,Plateau de Modélisation Moléculaire Multi-échelle, URCA, Reims, France
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- CNRS UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), Reims, France.,CNRS UMR 7369, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire (MEDyC), Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), Reims, France.,CNRS UMR 7369, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire (MEDyC), Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), Reims, France.,CNRS UMR 7369, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire (MEDyC), Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), Reims, France.,CNRS UMR 7369, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire (MEDyC), Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), Reims, France.,CNRS UMR 7369, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire (MEDyC), Reims, France.,CHU Reims, Service Biochimie-Pharmacologie-Toxicologie, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), Reims, France.,CNRS UMR 7369, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire (MEDyC), Reims, France.,CHU Reims, Service Biochimie-Pharmacologie-Toxicologie, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), Reims, France.,CNRS UMR 7369, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire (MEDyC), Reims, France.,CHU Reims, Service Biochimie-Pharmacologie-Toxicologie, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), Reims, France.,CNRS UMR 7369, Matrice Extracellulaire et Dynamique Cellulaire (MEDyC), Reims, France
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Fechter P, Cruz Da Silva E, Mercier MC, Noulet F, Etienne-Seloum N, Guenot D, Lehmann M, Vauchelles R, Martin S, Lelong-Rebel I, Ray AM, Seguin C, Dontenwill M, Choulier L. RNA Aptamers Targeting Integrin α5β1 as Probes for Cyto- and Histofluorescence in Glioblastoma. Mol Ther Nucleic Acids 2019; 17:63-77. [PMID: 31226519 PMCID: PMC6586995 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2019.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Revised: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Nucleic acid aptamers are often referred to as chemical antibodies. Because they possess several advantages, like their smaller size, temperature stability, ease of chemical modification, lack of immunogenicity and toxicity, and lower cost of production, aptamers are promising tools for clinical applications. Aptamers against cell surface protein biomarkers are of particular interest for cancer diagnosis and targeted therapy. In this study, we identified and characterized RNA aptamers targeting cells expressing integrin α5β1. This αβ heterodimeric cell surface receptor is implicated in tumor angiogenesis and solid tumor aggressiveness. In glioblastoma, integrin α5β1 expression is associated with an aggressive phenotype and a decrease in patient survival. We used a complex and original hybrid SELEX (selective evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment) strategy combining protein-SELEX cycles on the recombinant α5β1 protein, surrounded by cell-SELEX cycles using two different cell lines. We identified aptamer H02, able to differentiate, in cyto- and histofluorescence assays, glioblastoma cell lines, and tissues from patient-derived tumor xenografts according to their α5 expression levels. Aptamer H02 is therefore an interesting tool for glioblastoma tumor characterization.
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- Pierre Fechter
- CNRS, UMR 7242, Biotechnologie et Signalisation Cellulaire, Institut de Recherche de l'Ecole de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France; Département de Pharmacie, Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer Paul Strauss, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- EA 3430, Progression Tumorale et Micro-environnement, Approches Translationnelles et Épidémiologie, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7199, Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7021, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 67401 Illkirch, France.
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Cruz da Silva E, Dontenwill M, Choulier L, Lehmann M. Role of Integrins in Resistance to Therapies Targeting Growth Factor Receptors in Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11050692. [PMID: 31109009 PMCID: PMC6562376 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11050692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [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: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Integrins contribute to cancer progression and aggressiveness by activating intracellular signal transduction pathways and transducing mechanical tension forces. Remarkably, these adhesion receptors share common signaling networks with receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and support their oncogenic activity, thereby promoting cancer cell proliferation, survival and invasion. During the last decade, preclinical studies have revealed that integrins play an important role in resistance to therapies targeting RTKs and their downstream pathways. A remarkable feature of integrins is their wide-ranging interconnection with RTKs, which helps cancer cells to adapt and better survive therapeutic treatments. In this context, we should consider not only the integrins expressed in cancer cells but also those expressed in stromal cells, since these can mechanically increase the rigidity of the tumor microenvironment and confer resistance to treatment. This review presents some of these mechanisms and outlines new treatment options for improving the efficacy of therapies targeting RTK signaling.
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- Elisabete Cruz da Silva
- UMR 7021 CNRS, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 67401 Illkirch, France.
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- UMR 7021 CNRS, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 67401 Illkirch, France.
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- UMR 7021 CNRS, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 67401 Illkirch, France.
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- UMR 7021 CNRS, Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 67401 Illkirch, France.
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Blandin A, Mercier M, Choulier L, Glushonkov O, Didier P, Martin S, Dedieu S, Dontenwill M, Lehmann M. PO-132 Alpha5 beta1 integrin provides glioma cell resistance to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors. role of membrane trafficking. ESMO Open 2018. [DOI: 10.1136/esmoopen-2018-eacr25.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Jung AC, Ray AM, Ramolu L, Macabre C, Simon F, Noulet F, Blandin AF, Renner G, Lehmann M, Choulier L, Kessler H, Abecassis J, Dontenwill M, Martin S. Caveolin-1-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma primary tumors display increased epithelial to mesenchymal transition and prometastatic properties. Oncotarget 2016; 6:41884-901. [PMID: 26474461 PMCID: PMC4747196 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.6099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [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: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Distant metastases arise in 20-30% of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) in the 2 years following treatment. Therapeutic options are limited and the outcome of the patients is poor. The identification of predictive biomarkers of patient at risk for distant metastasis and therapies are urgently needed. We previously identified a clinical subgroup, called "R1" characterized by high propensity for rapid distant metastasis. Here, we showed that "R1" patients do not or at very low level express caveolin-1 (Cav1). Low or no expression of Cav1 is of bad prognosis. Disappearance of Cav1 enables cells to undergo epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). EMT is associated with enhanced migration and invasion. Our study uncovered a new target, α5β1 integrin. Targeting α5β1 integrins might not only prevent metastasis of HNSCC but also delay the development of the primary tumor by reducing tumor cell viability. Cav1 detection might be taken into consideration in the future in the clinic not only to identify patients at high risk of metastasis but also to select patient who might benefit from an anti-integrin therapy.
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- Alain C Jung
- Laboratoire de Biologie Tumorale, EA 3430 Université de Strasbourg, CRLC Paul Strauss, Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, LBP, CNRS UMR 7213, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Tumorale, EA 3430 Université de Strasbourg, CRLC Paul Strauss, Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Tumorale, EA 3430 Université de Strasbourg, CRLC Paul Strauss, Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, LBP, CNRS UMR 7213, Illkirch, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, LBP, CNRS UMR 7213, Illkirch, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, LBP, CNRS UMR 7213, Illkirch, France
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- Institute for Advanced Study and Center of Integrated Protein Studies, Technische Universität München, Department Chemie, Garching, Germany
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Tumorale, EA 3430 Université de Strasbourg, CRLC Paul Strauss, Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, LBP, CNRS UMR 7213, Illkirch, France
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Choulier L, Fenat M, Fechter P, Blandin A, Renner G, Etienne-Selloum N, Lelong-Rebel I, Martin S, Lehmann M, Dontenwill M. Characterization of RNA aptamers as specific ligands of integrin alpha5 beta1. Eur J Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)61447-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Blandin AF, Noulet F, Renner G, Mercier MC, Choulier L, Vauchelles R, Ronde P, Carreiras F, Etienne-Selloum N, Vereb G, Lelong-Rebel I, Martin S, Dontenwill M, Lehmann M. Glioma cell dispersion is driven by α5 integrin-mediated cell-matrix and cell-cell interactions. Cancer Lett 2016; 376:328-38. [PMID: 27063097 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2016.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Revised: 04/01/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Glioblastoma multiform (GBM) is the most common and most aggressive primary brain tumor. The fibronectin receptor, α5 integrin is a pertinent novel therapeutic target. Despite numerous data showing that α5 integrin support tumor cell migration and invasion, it has been reported that α5 integrin can also limit cell dispersion by increasing cell-cell interaction. In this study, we showed that α5 integrin was involved in cell-cell interaction and gliomasphere formation. α5-mediated cell-cell cohesion limited cell dispersion from spheroids in fibronectin-poor microenvironment. However, in fibronectin-rich microenvironment, α5 integrin promoted cell dispersion. Ligand-occupied α5 integrin and fibronectin were distributed in fibril-like pattern at cell-cell junction of evading cells, forming cell-cell fibrillar adhesions. Activated focal adhesion kinase was not present in these adhesions but was progressively relocalized with α5 integrin as cell migrates away from the spheroids. α5 integrin function in GBM appears to be more complex than previously suspected. As GBM overexpressed fibronectin, it is most likely that in vivo, α5-mediated dissemination from the tumor mass overrides α5-mediated tumor cell cohesion. In this respect, α5-integrin antagonists may be useful to limit GBM invasion in brain parenchyma.
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- Anne-Florence Blandin
- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Equipe de Recherche sur les Relations Matrice Extracellulaire Cellules, ERRMECe (EA 1391), Institut des Matériaux, Université de Cergy-Pontoise, France
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France; Department of Pharmacy, Centre Paul Strauss, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Hungary
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France.
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Renner G, Janouskova H, Noulet F, Koenig V, Guerin E, Bär S, Nuesch J, Rechenmacher F, Neubauer S, Kessler H, Blandin AF, Choulier L, Etienne-Selloum N, Lehmann M, Lelong-Rebel I, Martin S, Dontenwill M. Integrin α5β1 and p53 convergent pathways in the control of anti-apoptotic proteins PEA-15 and survivin in high-grade glioma. Cell Death Differ 2015; 23:640-53. [PMID: 26470725 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2015.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Revised: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Integrin α5β1 expression is correlated with a worse prognosis in high-grade glioma. We previously unraveled a negative crosstalk between integrin α5β1 and p53 pathway, which was proposed to be part of the resistance of glioblastoma to chemotherapies. The restoration of p53 tumor-suppressor function is under intensive investigations for cancer therapy. However, p53-dependent apoptosis is not always achieved by p53-reactivating compounds such as Nutlin-3a, although full transcriptional activity of p53 could be obtained. Here we investigated whether integrin α5β1 functional inhibition or repression could sensitize glioma cells to Nutlin-3a-induced p53-dependent apoptosis. We discovered that α5β1 integrin-specific blocking antibodies or small RGD-like antagonists in association with Nutlin-3a triggered a caspase (Casp) 8/Casp 3-dependent strong apoptosis in glioma cells expressing a functional p53. We deciphered the molecular mechanisms involved and we showed the crucial role of two anti-apoptotic proteins, phosphoprotein enriched in astrocytes 15 (PEA-15) and survivin in glioma cell apoptotic outcome. PEA-15 is under α5β1 integrin/AKT (protein kinase B) control and survivin is a p53-repressed target. Moreover, interconnections between integrin and p53 pathways were revealed. Indeed PEA-15 repression by specific small-interfering RNA (siRNA)-activated p53 pathway to repress survivin and conversely survivin repression by specific siRNA decreased α5β1 integrin expression. This pro-apoptotic loop could be generalized to several glioma cell lines, whatever their p53 status, inasmuch PEA-15 and survivin protein levels were decreased. Our findings identify a novel mechanism whereby inhibition of α5β1 integrin and activation of p53 modulates two anti-apoptotic proteins crucially involved in the apoptotic answer of glioma cells. Importantly, our results suggest that high-grade glioma expressing high level of α5β1 integrin may benefit from associated therapies including integrin antagonists and repressors of survivin expression.
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- G Renner
- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- EA3430, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Tumor Virology Division (F010), Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum/German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Tumor Virology Division (F010), Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum/German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department Chemie, Institute for Advanced Study and Center of Integrated Protein Studies, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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- Department Chemie, Institute for Advanced Study and Center of Integrated Protein Studies, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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- Department Chemie, Institute for Advanced Study and Center of Integrated Protein Studies, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Integrins and Cancer, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7213 CNRS, LBP, Tumoral Signaling and Therapeutic Targets Department, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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Vernet T, Choulier L, Nominé Y, Bellard L, Baltzinger M, Travé G, Altschuh D. Spot peptide arrays and SPR measurements: throughput and quantification in antibody selectivity studies. J Mol Recognit 2015; 28:635-44. [PMID: 25960426 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.2477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Revised: 03/31/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Antibody selectivity represents a major issue in the development of efficient immuno-therapeutics and detection assays. Its description requires a comparison of the affinities of the antibody for a significant number of antigen variants. In the case of peptide antigens, this task can now be addressed to a significant level of details owing to improvements in spot peptide array technologies. They allow the high-throughput mutational analysis of peptides with, depending on assay design, an evaluation of binding stabilities. Here, we examine the cross-reactive capacity of an antibody fragment using the PEPperCHIP(®) technology platform (PEPperPRINT GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany; >8800 peptides per microarray) combined with the surface plasmon resonance characterization (Biacore(®) technology; GE-Healthcare Biacore, Uppsala, Sweden) of a subset of interactions. ScFv1F4 recognizes the N-terminal end of oncoprotein E6 of human papilloma virus 16. The spot permutation analysis (i.e. each position substituted by all amino acids except cysteine) of the wild type decapeptide (sequence (6)TAMFQDPQER(15)) and of 15 variants thereof defined the optimal epitope and provided a ranking for variant recognition. The SPR affinity measurements mostly validated the ranking of complex stabilities deduced from array data and defined the sensitivity of spot fluorescence intensities, bringing further insight into the conditions for cross-reactivity. Our data demonstrate the importance of throughput and quantification in the assessment of antibody selectivity.
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- Thierry Vernet
- IBS, Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38044, Grenoble, France.,IBS, CNRS, F-38044, Grenoble, France.,IBS, CEA, F-38044, Grenoble, France
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- Biotechnologie et signalisation cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, ESBS, Boulevard Sébastien Brant BP10413, 67412, Illkirch, France.,Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS UMR 7213, Université de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Biotechnologie et signalisation cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, ESBS, Boulevard Sébastien Brant BP10413, 67412, Illkirch, France
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- IBS, Université Grenoble Alpes, F-38044, Grenoble, France.,IBS, CNRS, F-38044, Grenoble, France.,IBS, CEA, F-38044, Grenoble, France
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- Biotechnologie et signalisation cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, ESBS, Boulevard Sébastien Brant BP10413, 67412, Illkirch, France.,IBMC, CNRS UPR 9002 - ARN, Université de Strasbourg, 15 rue René Descartes, 67084, Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- Biotechnologie et signalisation cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, ESBS, Boulevard Sébastien Brant BP10413, 67412, Illkirch, France
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- Biotechnologie et signalisation cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, ESBS, Boulevard Sébastien Brant BP10413, 67412, Illkirch, France
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Ray AM, Schaffner F, Janouskova H, Noulet F, Rognan D, Lelong-Rebel I, Choulier L, Blandin AF, Lehmann M, Martin S, Kapp T, Neubauer S, Rechenmacher F, Kessler H, Dontenwill M. Single cell tracking assay reveals an opposite effect of selective small non-peptidic α5β1 or αvβ3/β5 integrin antagonists in U87MG glioma cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2014; 1840:2978-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2014.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2013] [Revised: 04/11/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Dontenwill M, Janouskova H, Renner G, Ray A, Noulet F, Choulier L, Etienne-Selloum N, Lehmann M, Lelong-Rebel I, Martin S. 825: Improved cytotoxic therapy by dual targeting of a5β1 integrin and p53 pathway in glioblastoma. Eur J Cancer 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(14)50728-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Duval M, Korepanov A, Fuchsbauer O, Fechter P, Haller A, Fabbretti A, Choulier L, Micura R, Klaholz BP, Romby P, Springer M, Marzi S. Escherichia coli ribosomal protein S1 unfolds structured mRNAs onto the ribosome for active translation initiation. PLoS Biol 2013; 11:e1001731. [PMID: 24339747 PMCID: PMC3858243 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 10/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Regulation of translation initiation is well appropriate to adapt cell growth in response to stress and environmental changes. Many bacterial mRNAs adopt structures in their 5' untranslated regions that modulate the accessibility of the 30S ribosomal subunit. Structured mRNAs interact with the 30S in a two-step process where the docking of a folded mRNA precedes an accommodation step. Here, we used a combination of experimental approaches in vitro (kinetic of mRNA unfolding and binding experiments to analyze mRNA-protein or mRNA-ribosome complexes, toeprinting assays to follow the formation of ribosomal initiation complexes) and in vivo (genetic) to monitor the action of ribosomal protein S1 on the initiation of structured and regulated mRNAs. We demonstrate that r-protein S1 endows the 30S with an RNA chaperone activity that is essential for the docking and the unfolding of structured mRNAs, and for the correct positioning of the initiation codon inside the decoding channel. The first three OB-fold domains of S1 retain all its activities (mRNA and 30S binding, RNA melting activity) on the 30S subunit. S1 is not required for all mRNAs and acts differently on mRNAs according to the signals present at their 5' ends. This work shows that S1 confers to the ribosome dynamic properties to initiate translation of a large set of mRNAs with diverse structural features.
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- Mélodie Duval
- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire-CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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- CNRS UPR9073, University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Paris, France
- Institute of Protein Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia
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- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire-CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire-CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, Leopold Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Department of Biology MCA, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- CNRS UMR 7213, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences, Leopold Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Integrated Structural Biology, Institute of Genetics and of Molecular and Cellular Biology, UMR 7104-CNRS, U964-INSERM, Illkirch, France; and Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire-CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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- CNRS UPR9073, University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Paris, France
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- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Université de Strasbourg, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire-CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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Choulier L, Nominé Y, Zeder-Lutz G, Charbonnier S, Didier B, Jung ML, Altschuh D. Chemical Library Screening Using a SPR-Based Inhibition in Solution Assay: Simulations and Experimental Validation. Anal Chem 2013; 85:8787-95. [DOI: 10.1021/ac4019445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Laurence Choulier
- Biotechnologie et Signalisation
Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, ESBS, Boulevard Sébastien Brant BP10413, 67412 Illkirch,
France
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- Biotechnologie et Signalisation
Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, ESBS, Boulevard Sébastien Brant BP10413, 67412 Illkirch,
France
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- Biotechnologie et Signalisation
Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, ESBS, Boulevard Sébastien Brant BP10413, 67412 Illkirch,
France
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- Biotechnologie et Signalisation
Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, ESBS, Boulevard Sébastien Brant BP10413, 67412 Illkirch,
France
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- Prestwick Chemical, Bd Gonthier d’Andernach, Parc d’Innovation,
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Illkirch, France
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- Prestwick Chemical, Bd Gonthier d’Andernach, Parc d’Innovation,
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Illkirch, France
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- Biotechnologie et Signalisation
Cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, ESBS, Boulevard Sébastien Brant BP10413, 67412 Illkirch,
France
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Janouskova H, Ray AM, Noulet F, Lelong-Rebel I, Choulier L, Schaffner F, Lehmann M, Martin S, Teisinger J, Dontenwill M. Activation of p53 pathway by Nutlin-3a inhibits the expression of the therapeutic target α5 integrin in colon cancer cells. Cancer Lett 2013; 336:307-18. [PMID: 23523610 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2013.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2012] [Revised: 03/01/2013] [Accepted: 03/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Integrins emerge nowadays as crucial actors of tumor aggressiveness and resistance to therapies. Integrin α5β1, the fibronectin receptor, determines malignant properties of colon carcinoma which is one of the most important causes of cancer-related deaths in the world. Here we show that inhibition of α5 integrin subunit expression by siRNA or α5β1 integrin function by specific antagonist affects the survival of HCT116 colon cancer cells. We also evidence that pharmacological reactivation of the tumor suppressor p53 by Nutlin-3a inhibits specifically the expression of the α5 integrin subunit both at the transcriptional and protein level. Inversely repression of α5 integrin modulates p53 activity. A clear relationship between p53 activation by Nutlin-3a, α5 repression and cell survival is shown. No such effects are obtained in cells lacking p53 or when another non-genotoxic activator of p53, RITA, is used. Our results emphasize the crucial role of α5β1 integrin in colon tumors. Data also suggest that interfering with the integrin α5β1 through the reactivation of p53 by Nutlin-3a may be of valuable interest as a new therapeutic option for colon tumors expressing high level of the integrin and a wild type p53.
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- Hana Janouskova
- UMR7213 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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Altschuh D, Björkelund H, Strandgård J, Choulier L, Malmqvist M, Andersson K. Deciphering complex protein interaction kinetics using Interaction Map. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 428:74-9. [PMID: 23063847 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2012] [Accepted: 10/02/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Cellular receptor systems are expected to present complex ligand interaction patterns that cannot be evaluated assuming a simple one ligand:one receptor interaction model. We have previously evaluated heterogeneous interactions using an alternative method to regression analysis, called Interaction Map (IM). IM decomposes a time-resolved binding curve into its separate components. By replacing the reductionistic, scalar kinetic association rate constant k(a) and dissociation rate constant k(d) with a two-dimensional distribution of k(a) and k(d), it is possible to display heterogeneous data as a map where each peak corresponds to one of the components that contribute to the cumulative binding curve. Here we challenge the Interaction Map approach by artificially generating heterogeneous data from two known interactions, on either LigandTracer or Surface Plasmon Resonance devices. We prove the ability of IM to accurately decompose these man-made heterogeneous binding curves composed of two different interactions. We conclude that the Interaction Map approach is well suited for the analysis of complex binding data and forecast that it has a potential to resolve previously uninterpretable data, in particular those generated in cell-based assays.
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- Danièle Altschuh
- Biotechnologie et signalisation cellulaire, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Irebs-ESBS, Boulevard Sébastien Brant, 67412 Illkirch, France.
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Zeder-Lutz G, Choulier L, Besse M, Cousido-Siah A, Figueras FXR, Didier B, Jung ML, Podjarny A, Altschuh D. Validation of surface plasmon resonance screening of a diverse chemical library for the discovery of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1b binders. Anal Biochem 2012; 421:417-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2011.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2011] [Revised: 09/13/2011] [Accepted: 09/14/2011] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Hammani K, Gobert A, Hleibieh K, Choulier L, Small I, Giegé P. An Arabidopsis dual-localized pentatricopeptide repeat protein interacts with nuclear proteins involved in gene expression regulation. Plant Cell 2011; 23:730-40. [PMID: 21297037 PMCID: PMC3077779 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.110.081638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Following the endosymbiotic acquisition of mitochondria by eukaryotic cells, most of the genes in this organelle were transferred to the nucleus. To maintain mitochondrial biogenesis and function, nuclear and mitochondrial genomes require regulated and coordinated expression. In plant organelles, nuclear-encoded proteins targeted to the organelles control posttranscriptional and posttranslational mechanisms. Pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins are good candidates to play such regulatory roles. Here, we identify PNM1 (for PPR protein localized to the nucleus and mitochondria 1), a novel PPR protein that is dual localized to mitochondria and nuclei in Arabidopsis thaliana, as observed by green fluorescent protein fusions and immunodetection on subcellular fractions and on histological sections. Genetic complementation showed that loss of PNM1 function in mitochondria, but not in nuclei, is lethal for the embryo. In mitochondria, it is associated with polysomes and may play a role in translation. A genetic screen in yeast identified protein partners of PNM1. These partners, the nucleosome assembly protein NAP1, and the transcription factor TCP8 interact with PNM1 in the nucleus in planta. Furthermore, TCP8 can bind the promoter of PNM1. This suggests that PNM1 might be involved in the regulation of its own gene expression in the nucleus and could thus play a role in gene expression adjustments between mitochondria and the nucleus.
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- Kamel Hammani
- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, 67084 Strasbourg Cedex, France
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, 67084 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, 67084 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- Institut de Recherche de l'Ecole de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Université de Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch Cedex, France
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, 67084 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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Roldós V, Martín-Santamaría S, Julián M, Martínez A, Choulier L, Altschuh D, de Pascual-Teresa B, Ramos A. Small-molecule negative modulators of adrenomedullin: design, synthesis, and 3D-QSAR study. ChemMedChem 2008; 3:1345-55. [PMID: 18759242 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.200800066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Adrenomedullin (AM) is a peptidic hormone that was isolated in 1993, the function of which is related to several diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancer. Compound 1 is one of the first nonpeptidic small-molecule negative modulators of AM, identified in a high-throughput screen carried out at the National Cancer Institute. Herein we report the synthesis of a series of analogues of 1. The ability of the synthesized compounds to disrupt the binding between AM and its monoclonal antibody has been measured, together with surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-based binding assays as implemented with Biacore technology. These data were used to derive a three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship (3D-QSAR) model, with a q(2) (LOO) value of 0.8240. This study has allowed us to identify relevant features for effective binding to AM: the presence of a hydrogen-bond donor group and an aromatic ring. Evaluation of the ability of selected compounds to modify cAMP production in Rat2 cells showed that the presence of a free carboxylic acid is essential for negative AM modulation.
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- Virginia Roldós
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Boadilla del Monte, 28668 Madrid, Spain
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Enander K, Choulier L, Olsson AL, Yushchenko DA, Kanmert D, Klymchenko AS, Demchenko AP, Mély Y, Altschuh D. A peptide-based, ratiometric biosensor construct for direct fluorescence detection of a protein analyte. Bioconjug Chem 2008; 19:1864-70. [PMID: 18693760 DOI: 10.1021/bc800159d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We present the design, synthesis, and functional evaluation of peptide-based fluorescent constructs for wavelength-ratiometric biosensing of a protein analyte. The concept was shown using the high-affinity model interaction between the 18 amino acid peptide pTMVP and a recombinant antibody fragment, Fab57P. pTMVP was functionalized in two different positions with 6-bromomethyl-2-(2-furanyl)-3-hydroxychromone, an environmentally sensitive fluorophore with a two-band emission. The equilibrium dissociation constant of the interaction between pTMVP and Fab57P was largely preserved upon labeling. The biosensor ability of the labeled peptide constructs was evaluated in terms of the relative intensity change of the emission bands from the normal (N*) and tautomer (T*) excited-state species of the fluorophore ( I(N*)/I(T*)) upon binding of Fab57P. When the peptide was labeled in the C terminus, the I(N*)/I(T*) ratio changed by 40% upon analyte binding, while labeling close to the residues most important for binding resulted in a construct that completely lacked ratiometric biosensor ability. Integrated biosensor elements for reagentless detection, where peptides and ratiometric fluorophores are combined to ensure robustness in both recognition and signaling, are expected to become an important contribution to the design of future protein quantification assays in immobilized formats.
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- Karin Enander
- Division of Molecular Physics, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linkoping University, 58183 Linkoping, Sweden.
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Greschik H, Althage M, Flaig R, Sato Y, Chavant V, Peluso-Iltis C, Choulier L, Cronet P, Rochel N, Schüle R, Strömstedt PE, Moras D. Communication between the ERRalpha homodimer interface and the PGC-1alpha binding surface via the helix 8-9 loop. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:20220-30. [PMID: 18441008 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m801920200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2023] Open
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Although structural studies on the ligand-binding domain (LBD) have established the general mode of nuclear receptor (NR)/coactivator interaction, determinants of binding specificity are only partially understood. The LBD of estrogen receptor-alpha (ERalpha), for example, interacts only with a region of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor coactivator (PGC)-1alpha, which contains the canonical LXXLL motif (NR box2), whereas the LBD of estrogen-related receptor-alpha (ERRalpha) also binds efficiently an untypical, LXXYL-containing region (NR box3) of PGC-1alpha. Surprisingly, in a previous structural study, the ERalpha LBD has been observed to bind NR box3 of transcriptional intermediary factor (TIF)-2 untypically via LXXYL, whereas the ERRalpha LBD binds this region of TIF-2 only poorly. Here we present a new crystal structure of the ERRalpha LBD in complex with a PGC-1alpha box3 peptide. In this structure, residues N-terminal of the PGC-1alpha LXXYL motif formed contacts with helix 4, the loop connecting helices 8 and 9, and with the C terminus of the ERRalpha LBD. Interaction studies using wild-type and mutant PGC-1alpha and ERRalpha showed that these contacts are functionally relevant and are required for efficient ERRalpha/PGC-1alpha interaction. Furthermore, a structure comparison between ERRalpha and ERalpha and mutation analyses provided evidence that the helix 8-9 loop, which differs significantly in both nuclear receptors, is a major determinant of coactivator binding specificity. Finally, our results revealed that in ERRalpha the helix 8-9 loop allosterically links the LBD homodimer interface with the coactivator cleft, thus providing a plausible explanation for distinct PGC-1alpha binding to ERRalpha monomers and homodimers.
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- Holger Greschik
- Département de Biologie et Génomique Structurales, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Illkirch, France
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Choulier L, Martin-Santamaria S, Roldos V, Ramos A, Altschuh D, de Pascual-Teresa B. SPR label-free ranking of small molecule negative modulators of adrenomedullin. EJC Suppl 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(08)71760-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Sibler AP, Baltzinger M, Choulier L, Desplancq D, Altschuh D. SPR identification of mild elution conditions for affinity purification of E6 oncoprotein, using a multivariate experimental design. J Mol Recognit 2008; 21:46-54. [DOI: 10.1002/jmr.865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Jovanovic J, Takagi J, Choulier L, Abrescia NGA, Stuart DI, van der Merwe PA, Mardon HJ, Handford PA. αVβ6 Is a Novel Receptor for Human Fibrillin-1. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:6743-51. [PMID: 17158881 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m607008200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Human fibrillin-1, the major structural protein of connective tissue 10-12 nm microfibrils, contains multiple calcium binding epidermal growth factor-like domains interspersed with transforming growth factor beta-binding protein-like (TB) domains. TB4 contains a flexible RGD loop that mediates cell adhesion via alphaVbeta3 and alpha5beta1 integrins. This study identifies integrin alphaVbeta6 as a novel cellular receptor for fibrillin-1 with a K(d) of approximately 0.45 mum. Analyses of this interaction by surface plasmon resonance and immunocytochemistry reveal different module requirements for alphaVbeta6 activation compared with those of alphaVbeta3, suggesting that a covalent linkage of an N-terminal calcium binding epidermal growth factor-like domain to TB4 can modulate alphaV integrin binding specificity. Furthermore, our data suggest alpha5beta1 is a low affinity fibrillin-1 receptor (K(d) > 1 mum), thus providing a molecular explanation for the different alpha5beta1 distribution patterns seen when human keratinocytes and fibroblasts are plated on recombinant fibrillin fragments versus those derived from the physiological ligand fibronectin. Non-focal contact distribution of alpha5beta1 suggests that its engagement by fibrillin-1 may elicit a lesser degree and/or different type of intracellular signaling compared with that seen with a high affinity ligand.
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- Jelena Jovanovic
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, United Kingdom
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Dejaegere A, Choulier L, Lafont V, De Genst E, Altschuh D. Variations in Antigen−Antibody Association Kinetics as a Function of pH and Salt Concentration: A QSAR and Molecular Modeling Study. Biochemistry 2005; 44:14409-18. [PMID: 16262241 DOI: 10.1021/bi050986v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The relationship between three environmental factors (ionic strength, pH, and temperature) and antigen-antibody binding kinetics was investigated using QSAR (quantitative structure-activity relationship) and molecular modeling approaches. The interaction used for this analysis is that between the camel antibody fragment cAbLys3 and lysozyme. Binding kinetics were measured using a Biacore 2000 instrument, at NaCl concentrations between 50 and 500 mM, at pH's between 5 and 10, and at temperatures between 15 and 30 degrees C, according to multivariate experimental designs. Variations in kinetic on- and off-rate parameters were up to 400- and 16-fold, respectively. Mathematical models that relate log k(on) to experimental conditions were developed. They indicated an influence of all three factors, with a clear dependency between pH and NaCl concentration for their effect on k(on). These models were able to predict on-rate parameters under new experimental conditions. Titration calculations using continuum electrostatics were performed on the crystallographic structures of the isolated and bound proteins to gain structural insight for the on-rate enhancement observed at pH <6.5 and low salt concentrations. These calculations rule out electrostatic steering linked to global and/or local charge variations in the molecules as the factor responsible for the on-rate enhancement at low pH. His 111 of cAbLys3, located at the binding interface, can adopt two side chain orientations with different intramolecular contacts. The results of the calculations suggest an alternative mechanism whereby the conformation of the interfacial His 111 depends on the charge, and these differences in conformation may influence the solvation energy and the subsequent binding kinetics. Our results stress the complex relationship between environmental conditions and molecular binding properties.
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- Annick Dejaegere
- UMR 7104, Structural Biology and Genomics Department, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/ULP, BP 10142 F-67404 Illkirch Cedex, France
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Lee SS, Knott V, Jovanović J, Harlos K, Grimes JM, Choulier L, Mardon HJ, Stuart DI, Handford PA. Structure of the integrin binding fragment from fibrillin-1 gives new insights into microfibril organization. Structure 2004; 12:717-29. [PMID: 15062093 PMCID: PMC5582136 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2004.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2003] [Revised: 12/19/2003] [Accepted: 12/22/2003] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Human fibrillin-1, the major structural protein of extracellular matrix (ECM) 10-12 nm microfibrils, is dominated by 43 calcium binding epidermal growth factor-like (cbEGF) and 7 transforming growth factor beta binding protein-like (TB) domains. Crystal structures reveal the integrin binding cbEGF22-TB4-cbEGF23 fragment of human fibrillin-1 to be a Ca(2+)-rigidified tetragonal pyramid. We suggest that other cbEGF-TB pairs within the fibrillins may adopt a similar orientation to cbEGF22-TB4. In addition, we have located a flexible RGD integrin binding loop within TB4. Modeling, cell attachment and spreading assays, immunocytochemistry, and surface plasmon resonance indicate that cbEGF22 bound to TB4 is a requirement for integrin activation and provide insight into the molecular basis of the fibrillin-1 interaction with alphaVbeta3. In light of our data, we propose a novel model for the assembly of the fibrillin microfibril and a mechanism to explain its extensibility.
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- Stephen S.J. Lee
- The Henry Wellcome Building of Genomic Medicine Roosevelt Drive Oxford OX3 7BN
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Department of Biochemistry University of Oxford South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QU
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Department of Biochemistry University of Oxford South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QU
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- The Henry Wellcome Building of Genomic Medicine Roosevelt Drive Oxford OX3 7BN
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- The Henry Wellcome Building of Genomic Medicine Roosevelt Drive Oxford OX3 7BN
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- Division of Medical Sciences Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology The Women's Centre Level 3 John Radcliffe Hospital Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU United Kingdom
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- Division of Medical Sciences Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology The Women's Centre Level 3 John Radcliffe Hospital Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU United Kingdom
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- The Henry Wellcome Building of Genomic Medicine Roosevelt Drive Oxford OX3 7BN
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Department of Biochemistry University of Oxford South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QU
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The ninth and tenth FIII domains (FIII9-10) of human fibronectin act in synergy to promote cell adhesion via the interaction with integrin receptors. Here we describe the functional and structural properties of a set of recombinant FIII9-10 mutants containing various alanine substitutions within the key synergistic site, DRVPHSRN in FIII9, either alone or in combination with another substitution (Leu(1408) to Pro), on the opposite face of FIII9, that increases stability and the functional capacity of FIII9-10. We show that the introduction of mutations into the synergistic sequence of FIII9-10 has a negative effect on the adhesion of baby hamster kidney fibroblasts and results in reduced ability of these ligands to recognize integrin alpha(5)beta(1). Conformational stability of the FIII9 domain in the synergy site mutants is likewise reduced in comparison with native FIII9. The Leu(1408) to Pro substitution in mutant FIII9-10 proteins carrying substitutions in the synergy site results in a substantial recovery of the adhesive activity of the mutants and affinity to alpha(5)beta(1). In keeping with the enhancement of functional activity, the Leu(1408) to Pro substitution in the FIII9-10 synergy site mutants also causes a significant increase in conformational stability of FIII9. These observations imply a strong positive correlation between the biological activity and conformational stability of the assessed FIII9-10 mutants and suggest that a Leu(1408) to Pro substitution restores the biological activity of the mutants via their ability to restore their conformational stability. We conclude that domain stability may be a major determinant of the synergistic potential of FIII9. Our data underscore the value of using more than one approach in such structure-function studies and the requirement for validating the global structural integrity of protein ligands in which sequences that disrupt function have been perturbed.
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- ‡ To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel.: 44-1865-222936; E-mail:
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Choulier L, Andersson K, Hämäläinen MD, van Regenmortel MHV, Malmqvist M, Altschuh D. QSAR studies applied to the prediction of antigen-antibody interaction kinetics as measured by BIACORE. Protein Eng Des Sel 2002; 15:373-82. [PMID: 12034857 DOI: 10.1093/protein/15.5.373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The objective of this work was to investigate the potential of the quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) approach for predictive modulation of molecular interaction kinetics. A multivariate QSAR approach involving modifications in peptide sequence and buffer composition was recently used in an attempt to predict the kinetics of peptide-antibody interactions as measured by BIACORE. Quantitative buffer-kinetics relationships (QBKR) and quantitative sequence-kinetics relationships (QSKR) models were developed. Their predictive capacity was investigated in this study by comparing predicted and observed kinetic dissociation parameters (k(d)) for new antigenic peptides, or in new buffers. The range of experimentally measured k(d) variations was small (300-fold), limiting the practical value of the approach for this particular interaction. However, the models were validated from a statistical point of view. In QSKR, the leave-one-out cross validation gave Q(2) = 0.71 for 24 peptides (all but one outlier), compared to 0.81 for 17 training peptides. A more precise model (Q(2) = 0.92) could be developed when removing sets of peptides sharing distinctive structural features, suggesting that different peptides use slightly different binding modes. All models share the most important factor and are informative for structure-kinetics relationships. In QBKR, the measured effect on k(d) of individual additives in the buffers was consistent with the effect predicted from multivariate buffers. Our results open new perspectives for the predictive optimization of interaction kinetics, with important implications in pharmacology and biotechnology.
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- Laurence Choulier
- UMR7100-CNRS, ESBS, Bld Sébastien Brandt, 67400 Illkirch Cedex, France and Biacore AB, Rapsgatan 7, SE754 50 Uppsala, Sweden
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Weidenhaupt M, Khalifa MB, Hugo N, Choulier L, Altschuh D, Vernet T. Functional mapping of conserved, surface-exposed charges of antibody variable domains. J Mol Recognit 2002; 15:94-103. [PMID: 11954054 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Surface-exposed charges can affect protein structure, stability and solubility as well as the kinetics of both the folding process and interaction with binding partners. We have investigated the influence on kinetic interaction parameters of 14 conserved, surface-exposed charges located away from the paratope in the variable domains of two antibodies of different specificity. We found that conserved, surface-exposed, charged framework residues are asymmetrically distributed on opposite faces of both VH and VL domains. Some of the charges play a critical role in protein folding and stability. While electrostatic forces within or close to the binding interface can be used to optimize the association rate, we confirmed the predicted minor effects of charge modifications remote from the binding site. They had no effect on the dissociation rate parameter. Our study demonstrates the role of residues remote from the interaction site in the recognition function as well as the limited effect of surface charge modifications in antibody fragments on kinetic interaction parameters.
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- Marianne Weidenhaupt
- Institut de Biologie Structurale Jean-Pierre Ebel, Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Macromolécules, CEA/CNRS/UJF, 41 rue Jules Horowitz,-F-38027 Grenoble cedex 1, France
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Choulier L, Orfanoudakis G, Robinson P, Laune D, Ben Khalifa M, Granier C, Weiss E, Altschuh D. Comparative properties of two peptide-antibody interactions as deduced from epitope delineation. J Immunol Methods 2002; 259:77-86. [PMID: 11730843 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(01)00496-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The linear epitope recognized by three closely related antibodies specific for the E6 oncoprotein of papillomavirus type 16 was delineated by phage display, spot peptide synthesis on cellulose membranes, and kinetic measurements with antigenic variants using a BIACORE. The same approaches, recently applied to an antibody specific for tobacco mosaic virus protein, led to the clear-cut delineation of a functional epitope comprising four key positions with well defined physico-chemical properties. In contrast, the E6 system is characterized by a non-essential contribution to binding of various factors, so that combinations of alternative properties are compatible with measurable binding activity.
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- Laurence Choulier
- FRE2370-CNRS, Biotechnologie des Interactions Mol., Ecole Superieure de Biotech. de Strasbourg (ESBS), Boulevard Sébastien Brandt, 67400 Illkirch Cedex, France
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Van Regenmortel MH, Choulier L. Recognition of peptides by antibodies and investigations of affinity using biosensor technology. Comb Chem High Throughput Screen 2001; 4:385-95. [PMID: 11472227 DOI: 10.2174/1386207013330940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The study of peptide-antibody interactions has many applications in biology and medicine. Synthetic peptides corresponding to single protein epitopes are used instead of intact proteins as reagents for the diagnosis of viral and autoimmune diseases. Furthermore, antibodies raised against peptides are useful reagents for isolating and characterizing gene products. In this review, methods for analysing the molecular basis of peptide-antibody interactions are described, such as amino acid replacement studies, X-ray crystallography of peptide-antibody complexes and biosensor technology based on surface plasmon resonance. The importance of peptide conformation in antibody recognition is discussed, and the antigenic reactivity of epitopes in synthetic peptides and in cognate, intact proteins is compared.
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Data from real-time molecular interaction analysis using BIACORE are currently evaluated by numerical integration. We have investigated the ability of two software packages (BIAevaluation 3.0 and CLAMP99) to analyze complex interactions. Three experimental data sets of high quality obtained with BIACORE upgraded and 2000 instruments, representative of simple bimolecular, heterogeneous ligand, and mass-transport-limited interactions, were processed by the global fitting procedure. The two software, which differ mainly in the statistical assessment of the output values, were able to discriminate correctly between various interacting models and provided very close output parameters with satisfactory statistical tests.
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- M B Khalifa
- Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Macromolécules, Laboratoire de Biophysique Moléculaire, Institut de Biologie Structurale Jean-Pierre Ebel, 41 rue Jules Horowitz, Grenoble Cedex 1, 38027, France
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Choulier L, Laune D, Orfanoudakis G, Wlad H, Janson J, Granier C, Altschuh D. Delineation of a linear epitope by multiple peptide synthesis and phage display. J Immunol Methods 2001; 249:253-64. [PMID: 11226482 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(00)00358-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Two different approaches, the phage display technique and the Spot peptide synthesis on cellulose membranes, were used to identify sequences recognized by Fab 57P, specific for tobacco mosaic virus protein (TMVP), and define the preferred chemical composition of a functional epitope. Kinetic measurements of the interaction between peptide variants and the antibody fragment were used to further refine the molecular basis of binding activity. Our results show that the functional epitope of Fab 57P requires precise physico-chemical properties at a limited number of positions, and that residues flanking these key residues can influence binding affinity. The phage display and Spot synthesis methods allowed the straightforward localization of the binding region and the identification of residues that are essential for recognition. However, these methods yielded slightly different views of accessory factors that are able to influence antibody binding. The influence on binding activity of these factors can only be assessed through quantitative affinity measurements.
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- L Choulier
- UPR9021-CNRS, IBMC, 15 rue Descartes, 67084 Cedex, Strasbourg, France
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Andersson K, Choulier L, Hämäläinen MD, van Regenmortel MH, Altschuh D, Malmqvist M. Predicting the kinetics of peptide-antibody interactions using a multivariate experimental design of sequence and chemical space. J Mol Recognit 2001; 14:62-71. [PMID: 11180562 DOI: 10.1002/1099-1352(200101/02)14:1<62::aid-jmr520>3.0.co;2-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A multivariate approach involving modifications in peptide sequence and chemical buffer medium was used as an attempt to predict the kinetics of peptide-antibody interactions. Using a BIACORE system the kinetic parameters of the interaction of Fab 57P with 18 peptide analogues of an epitope of tobacco mosaic virus protein were characterized in 20 buffers of various pH values and containing different chemical additives (NaCl, urea, EDTA, KSCN and DMSO). For multivariate peptide design, three amino acid positions were selected because their modification was known to moderately affect binding, without abolishing it entirely. Predictive mathematical models were developed which related kinetic parameters (k(a) or k(d)) measured in standard buffer to the amino acid sequence of the antigen. ZZ-scales and a helix-forming-tendency (HFT) scale were used as descriptors of the physico-chemical properties of amino acids in the peptide antigen. These mathematical models had good predictive power (Q(2) = 0.49 for k(a), Q(2) = 0.73 for k(d)). For the non-essential residues under study, HFT and charge were found to be the most important factors that influenced the activity. Experiments in 19 buffers were performed to assess the sensitivity of the interactions to buffer composition. The presence of urea, DMSO and NaCl in the buffer influenced binding properties, while change in pH and the presence of EDTA and KSCN had no effect. The chemical sensitivity fingerprints were different for the various peptides. The results indicate that multivariate experimental design and mathematical modeling can be applied to the prediction of interaction kinetics.
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- K Andersson
- Biacore AB, Rapsgatan 7, SB754 50 Uppsala, Sweden
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A nonrestrictive method for identifying covariance in protein families is described and applied to human and mouse germline Vkappa and VH sequence alignments. Amino acids that occur at each position in a sequence alignment are divided into two sets, called a word, by generating all possible combinations of alternative amino acids. Each word is associated with a pattern of changes. Words with identical patterns identify covariant positions. In antibody variable domains, the number of words generated ranged between 1103 and 2195 depending on the alignment, of which 4 to 12 % occurred in covariant pairs. Despite the nonrestrictive character of pattern generation, covariant residues did not reflect a random selection with respect to the nature of amino acid changes and/or their spatial proximity in a reference crystallographic structure. This approach allowed the identification of a covariance signal for positions with high variability, mostly located in the outer part of the common structural framework of antibody variable domains. Covariance in these regions may reflect the existence of alternative and mutually exclusive atomic arrangements that are compatible with antibody function. The method may be of general applicability to rationalize residue variability in protein families.
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- L Choulier
- UPR 9021-CNRS, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Strasbourg Cedex, France
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Khalifa MB, Weidenhaupt M, Choulier L, Chatellier J, Rauffer-Bruyère N, Altschuh D, Vernet T. Effects on interaction kinetics of mutations at the VH-VL interface of Fabs depend on the structural context. J Mol Recognit 2000; 13:127-39. [PMID: 10867708 DOI: 10.1002/1099-1352(200005/06)13:3<127::aid-jmr495>3.0.co;2-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The influence of framework residues belonging to VH and VL modules of antibody molecules on antigen binding remains poorly understood. To investigate the functional role of such residues, we have performed semi-conservative amino acid replacements at the VH-VL interface. This work was carried out with (i) variants of the same antibody and (ii) with antibodies of different specificities (Fab fragments 145P and 1F1h), in order to check if functional effects are additive and/or similar for the two antibodies. Interaction kinetics of Fab mutants with peptide and protein antigens were measured using a BIACORE instrument. The substitutions introduced at the VH-VL interface had no significant effects on k(a) but showed small, significant effects on k(d). Mutations in the VH module affected k(d) not only for the two different antibodies but also for variants of the same antibody. These effects varied both in direction and in magnitude. In the VL module, the double mutation F(L37)L-Q(L38)L, alone or in combination with other mutations, consistently decreased k(d) about two-fold in Fab 145P. Other mutations in the VL module had no effect on k(d) in 145P, but always decreased k(d) in 1F1h. Moreover, in both systems, small-magnitude non-additive effects on k(d) were observed, but affinity variations seemed to be limited by a threshold. When comparing functional effects in antibodies of different specificity, no general rules could be established. In addition, no clear relationship could be pointed out between the nature of the amino acid change and the observed functional effect. Our results show that binding kinetics are affected by alteration of framework residues remote from the binding site, although these effects are unpredictable for most of the studied changes.
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- M B Khalifa
- Institut de Biologie Structurale Jean-Pierre Ebel, CEA/CNRS, Grenoble, France
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We describe a novel vector-host system suitable for the efficient preparation of fluorescent single-chain antibody Fv fragments (scFv) in Escherichia coli. The previously described pscFv1F4 vector used for the bacterial expression of functional scFv to the E6 protein of human papillomavirus type 16 was modified by appending to its C-terminus the green fluorescent protein (GFP). The expression of the scFv1F4-GFP fusion proteins was monitored by analyzing of the typical GFP fluorescence of the transformed cells under UV illumination. The brightest signal was obtained when scFv1F4 was linked to the cycle 3 GFP variant (GFPuv) and expressed in the cytoplasm of AD494(DE3) bacteria under control of the arabinose promoter. Although the scFv1F4 expressed under these conditions did not contain disulfide bridges, about 1% of the molecules were able to bind antigen. Fluorescence analysis of antigen-coated agarose beads incubated with the cytoplasmic scFv-GFP complexes showed that a similar proportion of fusions retained both E6-binding and green-light-emitting activities. The scFv1F4-GFPuv molecules were purified by affinity chromatography and successfully used to detect viral E6 protein in transfected COS cells by fluorescence microscopy. When an anti-beta-galactosidase scFv, which had previously been adapted to cytoplasmic expression at high levels, was used in this system, it was possible to produce large amounts of functional fluorescent antibody fragments. This indicates that these labeled scFvs may have many applications in fluorescence-based single-step immunoassays.
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- G Schwalbach
- Ecole Supérieure de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, ULP/UPRES 1329, boulevard Sébastien Brant, Illkirch, 67400, France
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Choulier L, Rauffer-Bruyère N, Ben Khalifa M, Martin F, Vernet T, Altschuh D. Kinetic analysis of the effect on Fab binding of identical substitutions in a peptide and its parent protein. Biochemistry 1999; 38:3530-7. [PMID: 10090739 DOI: 10.1021/bi982011z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Monoclonal antibody 57P, which was raised against tobacco mosaic virus protein, cross-reacts with a peptide corresponding to residues 134-146 of this protein. Previous studies using peptide variants suggested that the peptide in the antibody combining site adopts a helical configuration that mimics the structure in the protein. In this study, we carried out a detailed comparison of Fab-peptide and Fab-protein interactions. The same five amino acid substitutions were introduced in the peptide (residues 134-151) and the parent protein, and the effect of these substitutions on antibody binding parameters have been measured with a Biacore instrument. Fabs that recognize epitopes located away from the site of mutations were used as indirect probes for the conformational integrity of protein antigens. Their interaction kinetics with all proteins were similar, suggesting that the substitutions had no drastic effect on their conformation. The five substitutions introduced in the peptide and the protein had minor effects on association rate constants (ka) and significant effects on dissociation rate constants (kd) of the antigen-Fab 57P interactions. In four out of five cases, the effect on binding affinity of the substitutions was identical when the epitope was presented in the form of a peptide or a protein antigen, indicating that antibody binding specifity was not affected by epitope presentation. However, ka values were about 10 times larger and kd values about 5 times larger for the peptide-Fab compared to the protein-Fab interaction, suggesting a different binding mechanism. Circular dichroism measurements performed for three of the peptides showed that they were mainly lacking structure in solution. Differences in conformational properties of the peptide and protein antigens in solution and/or in the paratope could explain differences in binding kinetics. Our results demonstrate that the peptides were able to mimic correctly some but not all properties of the protein-Fab 57P interaction and highlight the importance of quantitative analysis of both equilibrium and kinetic binding parameters in the design of synthetic vaccines and drugs.
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- L Choulier
- UPR 9021-CNRS et UPR 9002-CNRS, 15 rue René Descartes, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, 67084 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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