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Generation and Characterization of a Diabody Targeting the αvβ6 Integrin

Kogelberg, H; Miranda, E; Burnet, J; Ellison, D; Tolner, B; Foster, J; Picón, C; ... Chester, K; + view all (2013) Generation and Characterization of a Diabody Targeting the αvβ6 Integrin. PLoS One , 8 (9) , Article e73260. 10.1371/journal.pone.0073260. Green open access

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Abstract

The αvβ6 integrin is up-regulated in cancer and wound healing but it is not generally expressed in healthy adult tissue. There is increasing evidence that it has a role in cancer progression and will be a useful target for antibody-directed cancer therapies. We report a novel recombinant diabody antibody fragment that targets specifically αvβ6 and blocks its function. The diabody was engineered with a C-terminal hexahistidine tag (His tag), expressed in Pichia pastoris and purified by IMAC. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) analysis of the purified diabody showed affinity in the nanomolar range. Pre-treatment of αvβ6-expressing cells with the diabody resulted in a reduction of cell migration and adhesion to LAP, demonstrating biological function-blocking activity. After radio-labeling, using the His-tag for site-specific attachment of (99m)Tc, the diabody retained affinity and targeted specifically to αvβ6-expressing tumors in mice bearing isogenic αvβ6 +/- xenografts. Furthermore, the diabody was specifically internalized into αvβ6-expressing cells, indicating warhead targeting potential. Our results indicate that the new αvβ6 diabody has a range of potential applications in imaging, function blocking or targeted delivery/internalization of therapeutic agents.

Type: Article
Title: Generation and Characterization of a Diabody Targeting the αvβ6 Integrin
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073260
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073260
Language: English
Additional information: © 2013 Kogelberg et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. PMCID: PMC3762766
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute > Research Department of Oncology
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1406073
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