一种针对 EAG2-Kvβ2 钾通道的设计肽靶向癌细胞和神经元的相互作用,以治疗神经胶质瘤。
A designer peptide against the EAG2-Kvβ2 potassium channel targets the interaction of cancer cells and neurons to treat glioblastoma.
机构信息
Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
出版信息
Nat Cancer. 2023 Oct;4(10):1418-1436. doi: 10.1038/s43018-023-00626-8. Epub 2023 Sep 11.
Glioblastoma (GBM) is an incurable brain cancer that lacks effective therapies. Here we show that EAG2 and Kvβ2, which are predominantly expressed by GBM cells at the tumor-brain interface, physically interact to form a potassium channel complex due to a GBM-enriched Kvβ2 isoform. In GBM cells, EAG2 localizes at neuron-contacting regions in a Kvβ2-dependent manner. Genetic knockdown of the EAG2-Kvβ2 complex decreases calcium transients of GBM cells, suppresses tumor growth and invasion and extends the survival of tumor-bearing mice. We engineered a designer peptide to disrupt EAG2-Kvβ2 interaction, thereby mitigating tumor growth in patient-derived xenograft and syngeneic mouse models across GBM subtypes without overt toxicity. Neurons upregulate chemoresistant genes in GBM cells in an EAG2-Kvβ2-dependent manner. The designer peptide targets neuron-associated GBM cells and possesses robust efficacy in treating temozolomide-resistant GBM. Our findings may lead to the next-generation therapeutic agent to benefit patients with GBM.
胶质母细胞瘤(GBM)是一种无法治愈的脑癌,缺乏有效的治疗方法。在这里,我们发现 EAG2 和 Kvβ2 在肿瘤-大脑界面上主要由 GBM 细胞表达,由于 GBM 中丰富的 Kvβ2 异构体,它们物理相互作用形成钾通道复合物。在 GBM 细胞中,EAG2 以 Kvβ2 依赖性方式定位于与神经元接触的区域。EAG2-Kvβ2 复合物的基因敲低会降低 GBM 细胞的钙瞬变,抑制肿瘤生长和侵袭,并延长荷瘤小鼠的存活时间。我们设计了一种设计肽来破坏 EAG2-Kvβ2 相互作用,从而减轻患者来源的异种移植和同基因小鼠模型中不同 GBM 亚型的肿瘤生长,而没有明显的毒性。神经元以 EAG2-Kvβ2 依赖性方式上调 GBM 细胞中的化学抗性基因。该设计肽以神经元相关的 GBM 细胞为靶点,在治疗替莫唑胺耐药性 GBM 方面具有强大的疗效。我们的研究结果可能会导致下一代治疗剂,使 GBM 患者受益。