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Targeting claudin-overexpressing thyroid and lung cancer by modified Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin.
Molecular oncology - 1 Feb 2020
Piontek Anna, Eichner Miriam, Zwanziger Denise, Beier Laura-Sophie, Protze Jonas, Walther Wolfgang, Theurer Sarah, Schmid Kurt Werner, Führer-Sakel Dagmar, Piontek Jörg, Krause Gerd
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Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin (CPE) can be used to eliminate carcinoma cells that overexpress on their cell surface CPE receptors - a subset of claudins (e.g., Cldn3 and Cldn4). However, CPE cannot target tumors expressing solely CPE-insensitive claudins (such as Cldn1 and Cldn5). To overcome this limitation, structure-guided modifications were used to generate CPE variants that can strongly bind to Cldn1,...
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