Restoration of DAP Kinase Tumor Suppressor Function: A Therapeutic Strategy to Selectively Induce Apoptosis in Cancer Cells Using Immunokinase Fusion Proteins

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作者
Tur, Mehmet Kemal [1 ]
Daramola, Adebukola K. [2 ]
Gattenloehner, Stefan [1 ]
Herling, Marco [3 ,4 ,5 ]
Chetty, Shivan [2 ]
Barth, Stefan [2 ]
机构
[1] Justus Liebig Univ, Univ Hosp, Inst Pathol, D-35390 Giessen, Germany
[2] Univ Cape Town, Canc Biotechnol, Inst Infect Dis & Mol Med, Dept Integrat Biomed Sci,Fac Hlth Sci, ZA-7700 Cape Town, South Africa
[3] Univ Cologne, Excellence Cluster Cellular Stress Response & Agi, Lab Lymphocyte Signaling & Oncoproteome, D-50923 Cologne, Germany
[4] Univ Cologne, Ctr Integrated Oncol Koln Bonn, Dept Internal Med 1, D-50923 Cologne, Germany
[5] Univ Cologne, CECAD, D-50923 Cologne, Germany
关键词
cancer immunotherapy; death-associated protein kinases (DAPk); apoptosis inducers; humanised cytolytic fusion proteins (hCFPs); PROMOTER METHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; SIGNAL-TRANSDUCTION; COLORECTAL-CANCER; LUNG-CANCER; DEATH; EXPRESSION; GENE; HYPERMETHYLATION; BINDING;
D O I
10.3390/biomedicines5040059
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Targeted cancer immunotherapy is designed to selectively eliminate tumor cells without harming the surrounding healthy tissues. The death-associated protein kinases (DAPk) are a family of proapoptotic proteins that play a vital role in the regulation of cellular process and have been identified as positive mediators of apoptosis via extrinsic and intrinsic death-regulating signaling pathways. Tumor suppressor activities have been shown for DAPk1 and DAPk2 and they are downregulated in e.g., Hodgkin's (HL) and B cell lymphoma (CLL), respectively. Here, we review a targeted therapeutic approach which involves reconstitution of DAPks by the generation of immunokinase fusion proteins. These recombinant proteins consist of a disease-specific ligand fused to a modified version of DAPk1 or DAPk2. HL was targeted via CD30 and B-CLL via CD22 cell surface antigens.
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