Inhibition of tumor metastasis: functional immune modulation of the CUB domain containing protein 1.
Despite significant progress and notable successes in tumor therapy, malignant disease remains an extremely difficult problem in today's health care setting. There is, however, an increasing application of new therapies targeting proteins specifically upregulated on tumor cells. These innovative therapeutic approaches are aimed at molecules that contribute to malignant development and progression but spare normal tissues. The CUB domain containing protein 1 (CDCP1) is such a tumor-associated protein and, thus, a potential candidate for targeted cancer immunotherapy. Herein, we describe the generation of function-blocking human antibodies against CDCP1 that were obtained from human scFv phage display libraries using subtractive panning protocols on CDCP1 expressing cancer cells and immunopurified CDCP1 protein. One of the isolated anti-CDCP1 antibodies, namely, C20Fc, efficiently blocked experimental metastasis of human carcinoma cells, including HeLa cells stably transfected with CDCP1 and prostate carcinoma cells PC-hi/diss naturally expressing CDCP1, in both chick embryo and mouse model systems. The C20Fc antibody also reduced colony formation of CDCP1 expressing cells in a soft agar assay for anchorage-independent cell growth. Specific targeting of CDCP1 by C20Fc mediated the delivery of a toxin-conjugated antibody complex, thus, providing evidence for antibody internalization and specific killing of CDCP1-positive tumor cells. Our findings indicate a functional role for CDCP1 in human cancer and underscore the therapeutic potential of function-blocking anti-CDCP1 antibodies targeting both primary and metastatic carcinoma cells.
Fukuchi
Keisuke
K
The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
Steiniger
Sebastian C J
SC
Deryugina
Elena
E
Liu
Ying
Y
Lowery
Colin A
CA
Gloeckner
Christian
C
Zhou
Bin
B
Kaufmann
Gunnar F
GF
Quigley
James P
JP
Janda
Kim D
KD
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D019138:Antibodies, Blocking / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000235:genetics; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000235:genetics; D000920:Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002642:Chick Embryo; D005260:Female; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D016688:Mice, Inbred NOD; D016513:Mice, SCID; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D019151:Peptide Library; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014162:Transfection; D023041:Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
D019138:Antibodies, Blocking; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; C432044:CDCP1 protein, human; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D019151:Peptide Library; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins