PMID- 18323790 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20080916 LR - 20121115 IS - 1476-5462 (Electronic) IS - 0969-7128 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 13 DP - 2008 Jul TI - Adenovirus targeting to HLA-A1/MAGE-A1-positive tumor cells by fusing a single-chain T-cell receptor with minor capsid protein IX. PG - 978-89 LID - 10.1038/gt.2008.26 [doi] AB - Adenovirus vectors have great potential in cancer gene therapy. Targeting of cancer-testis (CT) antigens, which are specifically presented at the surface of tumor cells by human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecules, is an attractive option. In this study, a single-chain T-cell receptor (scTCR) directed against the CT antigen melanoma-associated antigen (MAGE)-A1 in complex with the HLA class I molecule of haplotype HLA-A1 is fused with the C terminus of the adenovirus minor capsid protein IX. Propagation of a protein-IX (pIX)-gene-deleted human adenovirus 5 (HAdV-5) vector on cells that constitutively express the pIXscTCR fusion protein yielded viral particles with the pIXscTCR fusion protein incorporated in their capsid. Generated particles specifically transduced melanoma cell lines expressing the HLA-A1/MAGE-A1 target complex with at least 10-fold higher efficiency than control viruses. Whereas loading of HLA-A1-positive cells with MAGE-A1 peptides leads to enhanced transduction of the cells, the efficiency of virus transduction is strongly reduced if the HLA-A1 molecules are not accessible at the target cell. Taken together, these data provide proof of principle that pIXscTCR fusions can be used to target HAdV-5 vectors to tumor cells expressing intracellular CT antigens. FAU - de Vrij, J AU - de Vrij J AD - Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. FAU - Uil, T G AU - Uil TG FAU - van den Hengel, S K AU - van den Hengel SK FAU - Cramer, S J AU - Cramer SJ FAU - Koppers-Lalic, D AU - Koppers-Lalic D FAU - Verweij, M C AU - Verweij MC FAU - Wiertz, E J H J AU - Wiertz EJ FAU - Vellinga, J AU - Vellinga J FAU - Willemsen, R A AU - Willemsen RA FAU - Hoeben, R C AU - Hoeben RC LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20080306 PL - England TA - Gene Ther JT - Gene therapy JID - 9421525 RN - 0 (Antigens, Neoplasm) RN - 0 (Capsid Proteins) RN - 0 (HLA-A1 Antigen) RN - 0 (Melanoma-Specific Antigens) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - 0 (Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell) SB - IM MH - Adenoviridae/*genetics MH - Antigen Presentation MH - Antigens, Neoplasm/immunology MH - Capsid Proteins/genetics MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cytotoxicity, Immunologic MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Gene Targeting MH - Genetic Engineering MH - Genetic Therapy/*methods MH - Genetic Vectors/*administration & dosage/genetics MH - HLA-A1 Antigen/immunology MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Melanoma/immunology/metabolism/*therapy MH - Melanoma-Specific Antigens MH - Neoplasm Proteins/immunology MH - Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics MH - Transduction, Genetic/*methods EDAT- 2008/03/08 09:00 MHDA- 2008/09/17 09:00 CRDT- 2008/03/08 09:00 PHST- 2008/03/08 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2008/09/17 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/03/08 09:00 [entrez] AID - gt200826 [pii] AID - 10.1038/gt.2008.26 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Gene Ther. 2008 Jul;15(13):978-89. doi: 10.1038/gt.2008.26. Epub 2008 Mar 6.