Hallaji Malihe, Allahyari Mojgan, Teimoori-Toolabi Ladan, Yasami-Khiabani Setayesh, Golkar Majid, Fard-Esfahani Pezhman
Department of Biochemistry, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Recombinant Protein Production Department, Research and Production Complex, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Karaj, Iran.
Sci Rep. 2025 Feb 11;15(1):5107. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-89143-5.
Fc-fusion peptides, also known as peptibodies, are a promising new category of targeted therapeutics that offer alternatives to monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) for cancer treatment. This study focuses on an Fc-fusion peptide consisting of the Fc region of IgG1 and an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-targeting peptide, GE11, which was identified using the phage display method and demonstrated high affinity for the receptor. The fusion peptide (FcIgG-GE11) was successfully expressed in Escherichia coli and purified using ion-exchange chromatography. Flow cytometry confirmed its specific binding to EGFR. Like Cetuximab, the FcIgG-GE11 peptibody exhibited effective, dose- and time-dependent growth inhibition of EGFR-overexpressing cancer cell lines. Additionally, the results showed that the FcIgG-GE11 peptibody induced cell death or cycle arrest in certain cancer cell lines, with varying responses depending on the cancer type. The results of In-Cell ELISA when comparing the effects of the FcIgG-GE11 peptibody to Cetuximab on Tyr 1173 phosphorylation were similar. In addition, the relative potency of the FcIgG-GE11 peptibody compared to Cetuximab was assessed using the MTT results by Slope Ratio Analysis. These findings suggest that FcIgG-GE11 peptibody can provide a specific and efficient tool for both targeting and treating cancer cells.
Fc融合肽,也称为肽抗体,是一类很有前景的新型靶向治疗药物,为癌症治疗提供了单克隆抗体(mAb)的替代方案。本研究聚焦于一种由IgG1的Fc区域和表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)靶向肽GE11组成的Fc融合肽,该肽通过噬菌体展示方法鉴定,对该受体具有高亲和力。融合肽(FcIgG-GE11)在大肠杆菌中成功表达,并使用离子交换色谱法进行纯化。流式细胞术证实了其与EGFR的特异性结合。与西妥昔单抗一样,FcIgG-GE11肽抗体对EGFR过表达的癌细胞系表现出有效的、剂量和时间依赖性的生长抑制作用。此外,结果表明,FcIgG-GE11肽抗体在某些癌细胞系中诱导细胞死亡或细胞周期停滞,不同癌症类型的反应各不相同。比较FcIgG-GE11肽抗体和西妥昔单抗对Tyr 1173磷酸化影响的细胞内ELISA结果相似。此外,使用MTT结果通过斜率比分析评估了FcIgG-GE11肽抗体与西妥昔单抗相比的相对效价。这些发现表明,FcIgG-GE11肽抗体可以为靶向和治疗癌细胞提供一种特异性且有效的工具。
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