Enzyme specific activation of benzoquinone ansamycin prodrugs using HuCC49ΔCH2-β-galactosidase conjugates
Enzyme specific activation of benzoquinone ansamycin prodrugs using HuCC49ΔCH2-β-galactosidase conjugates
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DOI:
10.1021/jm060647f
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发表时间:
2006-10-19
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7.3
通讯作者:
Sun, Duxin
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作者:
Fang, Lanyan;Battisti, Robert F.;Sun, Duxin
To activate prodrugs for cancer treatment, an anti-TAG-72 antibody (HuCC49 Delta CH2) was used for delivery of an activation enzyme (beta-galactosidase) to specifically activate a geldanamycin prodrug (17-AG-C2-Gal) against colon cancer. The geldanamycin prodrug 17-AG-C2-Gal was synthesized by coupling a galactose-amine derivative with geldanamycin at the C-17 position. Molecular docking with two different programs (Affinity and Autodock) showed that the prodrug (17-AG-C2-Gal) was unable to bind to Hsp90; however, the product (17-AG-C2), enzymatically cleaved by beta-galactosidase conjugate, bound to Hsp90 in a similar way as geldanamycin and 17-AG. The computational docking results were further confirmed in experimental testing by the tetrazolium [3-(4,5-dimethythiazol-2-yl)]-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium assay and mass spectrometry. HuCC49 Delta CH2 was chemically conjugated to beta-galactosidase. The antibody-enzyme conjugate was able to target tumor antigen TAG-72 with the well preserved enzymatic activity to activate 17-AG-C2-Gal prodrug. The released active drug 17-AG-C2 was demonstrated to induce up to 70% AKT degradation and enhance anticancer activity by more than 25-fold compared to the prodrug.