Fang Yuan, Wu Qiuyue, Wang Feiyu, Liu Ye, Zhang Huimin, Yang Chaoyong, Zhu Zhi
MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361000, China.
Innovation Laboratory for Sciences, Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province, Xiamen, 361000, China.
Small Methods. 2024 May 25:e2400349. doi: 10.1002/smtd.202400349.
MicroRNA (miRNA) molecules play crucial roles in a variety of diseases, making miRNA targeting a burgeoning field in medicinal chemistry. Ribonuclease targeting chimeras (RIBOTACs) present a compelling approach for RNA degradation. However, small molecule-based RIBOTAC requires an expensive and time-consuming screening process, and is difficult to directly target miRNA due to its short length lacking secondary structure. Antisense oligonucleotide (ASO)-based RIBOTAC is easy to design but with poor cell permeability. While both of them lack the specificity for tumor targeting. In this study, the first Aptamer-RIBOTAC (ARIBOTAC) chimera is designed based on ASO to achieve precise degradation of miRNA in a tumor cell-specific manner for precise cancer therapy. This chimera exhibits a remarkable ability to specifically identify and enter cancer cells, trigger localized activation of endogenous RNase L, and selectively cleave miRNAs that are complementary to ASO. The efficacy and universality of the ARIBOTAC strategy both in vitro and in vivo by degrading oncogenic miR-210-3p and miR-155-5p are validated. These findings underscore the potential of the ARIBOTAC strategy as a promising avenue for cancer therapy by precisely targeting cancer-associated miRNAs.
微小RNA(miRNA)分子在多种疾病中发挥着关键作用,这使得针对miRNA成为药物化学中一个新兴的领域。核糖核酸酶靶向嵌合体(RIBOTACs)为RNA降解提供了一种引人注目的方法。然而,基于小分子的RIBOTAC需要昂贵且耗时的筛选过程,并且由于其长度短且缺乏二级结构,难以直接靶向miRNA。基于反义寡核苷酸(ASO)的RIBOTAC易于设计,但细胞通透性较差。而且它们两者都缺乏肿瘤靶向特异性。在本研究中,基于ASO设计了首个适体-RIBOTAC(ARIBOTAC)嵌合体,以肿瘤细胞特异性方式实现miRNA的精确降解,用于精确癌症治疗。这种嵌合体表现出显著的特异性识别和进入癌细胞的能力,触发内源性RNase L的局部激活,并选择性切割与ASO互补的miRNA。通过降解致癌性miR-210-3p和miR-155-5p,验证了ARIBOTAC策略在体外和体内的有效性和通用性。这些发现强调了ARIBOTAC策略作为通过精确靶向癌症相关miRNA进行癌症治疗的有前景途径的潜力。