Engineering light-controllable CAR T cells for cancer immunotherapy.
Sci Adv
; 6(8): eaay9209, 2020 02.
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| ID: mdl-32128416
ABSTRACT
T cells engineered to express chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) can recognize and engage with target cancer cells with redirected specificity for cancer immunotherapy. However, there is a lack of ideal CARs for solid tumor antigens, which may lead to severe adverse effects. Here, we developed a light-inducible nuclear translocation and dimerization (LINTAD) system for gene regulation to control CAR T activation. We first demonstrated light-controllable gene expression and functional modulation in human embryonic kidney 293T and Jurkat T cell lines. We then improved the LINTAD system to achieve optimal efficiency in primary human T cells. The results showed that pulsed light stimulations can activate LINTAD CAR T cells with strong cytotoxicity against target cancer cells, both in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, our LINTAD system can serve as an efficient tool to noninvasively control gene activation and activate inducible CAR T cells for precision cancer immunotherapy.
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Linfócitos T
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Imunoterapia Adotiva
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Receptores de Antígenos Quiméricos
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Luz
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Neoplasias
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Animals
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Humans
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Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article