Liao Wei, Strube Randall W, Milne Ross W, Chen Si-Yi, Chan Lawrence
Department of Medicine and Molecular & Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2008 Aug 22;373(2):235-40. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.06.020. Epub 2008 Jun 17.
Apolipoprotein (apo) B is essential for the assembly and secretion of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins made by the liver. As the sole protein component in LDL, apoB is an important determinant of atherosclerosis susceptibility and a potential pharmaceutical target. Single-chain antibodies (sFvs) are the smallest fragment of an IgG molecule capable of maintaining the antigen binding specificity of the parental antibody. In the present study, we describe the cloning and construction of two intracellular antibodies (intrabodies) to human apoB. We targeted these intrabodies to the endoplasmic reticulum for the purpose of retaining nascent apoB within the ER, thereby preventing its secretion. Expression of the 1D1 intrabody in the apoB-secreting human hepatoma cell line HepG2 resulted in marked reduction of apoB secretion. This study demonstrates the utility of an intrabody to specifically block the secretion of a protein determinant of plasma LDL as a therapeutic strategy for the treatment of hyperlipidemia.
载脂蛋白(apo)B对于肝脏合成和分泌富含甘油三酯的脂蛋白至关重要。作为低密度脂蛋白(LDL)中的唯一蛋白质成分,apoB是动脉粥样硬化易感性的重要决定因素,也是一个潜在的药物靶点。单链抗体(sFv)是能够保持亲本抗体抗原结合特异性的最小IgG分子片段。在本研究中,我们描述了两种针对人apoB的细胞内抗体(intrabodies)的克隆和构建。我们将这些细胞内抗体靶向内质网,目的是将新生的apoB保留在内质网中,从而阻止其分泌。1D1细胞内抗体在分泌apoB的人肝癌细胞系HepG2中的表达导致apoB分泌显著减少。本研究证明了细胞内抗体作为治疗高脂血症的治疗策略,特异性阻断血浆LDL蛋白质决定簇分泌的效用。