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ArticleJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2025

Protein catenation potentiates antitumor activity of malaria VAR2CSA navigation CAR-T cells in a mouse model of hematological malignancies.

Wen Hu, Zhu Tao, Wenzhong Guo, Wenting Ding, Shuozhou Huang, Jiaojiao Li, Huifeng Peng, Liangwei Zeng, Zhipeng Chen, Runmin Qiu and 3 more

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13 authors.

Wen Hu *CAS Lamvac (Guangzhou) Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, China chen_xiaoping@gibh.ac.cn wenhucas@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9561-1899
Zhu Tao *CAS Lamvac (Guangzhou) Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4623-3032
Wenzhong GuoCAS Lamvac (Guangzhou) Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, China.
Wenting DingCAS Lamvac (Guangzhou) Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, China.
Shuozhou HuangCAS Lamvac (Guangzhou) Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, China.
Jiaojiao LiCAS Lamvac (Guangzhou) Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-2549-1113
Huifeng PengCAS Lamvac (Guangzhou) Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, China.
Liangwei ZengCAS Lamvac (Guangzhou) Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, China.
Zhipeng ChenCAS Lamvac (Guangzhou) Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, China.
Runmin QiuCAS Lamvac (Guangzhou) Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, China.
Zhongkui KangCAS Lamvac (Guangzhou) Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, China.
Yongchao YaoCAS Lamvac (Guangzhou) Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8101-0347
Xiaoping ChenCAS Lamvac (Guangzhou) Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, China chen_xiaoping@gibh.ac.cn wenhucas@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0227-6647

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhile CD19-targeting chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies have shown efficacy in B-cell hematological malignancies, treatment of antigen-negative or relapsed tumors remains challenging. The recombinant malaria protein VAR2CSA (rVAR2) binds specifically to placental-like chondroitin sulfate A (

methodsWe overexpressed and purified rVAR2 and three catenation proteins in

resultsWe developed an orthogonal CAR-T cell system that employs a navigator protein (rVAR2 or AXVB) to target

conclusionsProtein catenation improved the thermostability and functional activity of rVAR2. In a murine model of hematologic malignancy, CAR-T cells utilizing the rVAR2 catenane (AXVB) as a targeting module exhibited superior antitumor activity.

Indexed as

Antigens, ProtozoanHematologic NeoplasmsImmunotherapy, AdoptiveAnimalsCell Line, TumorDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansMiceXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAntigens, ProtozoanVAR2CSA protein, Plasmodium falciparumAdoptive cell therapy - ACTChimeric antigen receptor - CARHematologic Malignancies

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PMID41260900
PMCPMC12636975

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