title: Construction of tumor-specific cells expressing a membrane-anchored single-chain Fv of anti-ErbB-2 antibody.
abstract: Cells expressing a membrane-anchored single-chain fragment variable (scFv) domain against a tumor-specific antibody were fabricated. These cells were able to bind to cells of a human colon cancer line (BM314) expressing the erbB-2 proto-oncogene. A plasmid, pMFverbB, was first constructed in which the anti-ErbB-2 scFv gene was cloned in-frame between a signal peptide sequence and the platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) transmembrane domain gene to express scFv on the cell surface. An African green monkey cell line, COS-1, was stably transfected with pMFverbB. Immunofluorescence assay experiments and microscopic observation showed that the cells expressing scFv bound to the human tumor cells overexpressing the ErbB-2 protein as well as to cells of a mouse fibroblast line (NIH-3T3) transfected with the erbB-2 gene. The cells expressing scFv could take up magnetite cationic liposomes as a model of particle-type drug and retained the ability to target ErbB-2-expressing cells. The fabricated cells have the potential to serve as drug carriers in drug targeting applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, 464-8603, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shinkai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamihira
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iijima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D019556:COS Cells; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000276:immunology; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004337:Drug Carriers; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D015870:Gene Expression; D018734:Genes, erbB-2; D006801:Humans; D007128:Immunoglobulin Fragments / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004337:Drug Carriers; D007128:Immunoglobulin Fragments; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases; C000715470:MAS1 protein, human; C055966:immunoglobulin Fv