
研究團隊利用人體原有PEG10蛋白開發PBNP,在大腸癌動物實驗中抑制腫瘤生長,成果登上《自然通訊》
清華大學化工系胡育誠教授團隊利用人體原有PEG10蛋白,開發出能自行包裝mRNA的新型蛋白質奈米顆粒(PBNP),透過基因工程改造顆粒表面,提升mRNA進入癌細胞效率。在大腸癌動物實驗中,PBNP裝入免疫治療用mRNA並搭配化療藥物奧沙利鉑,能抑制腫瘤生長、增強免疫反應,且未見明顯急性毒性。新製程降低製造成本,每毫升PBNP製劑有效遞送mRNA能力提高11.3倍,且在攝氏4度冷藏7個月後仍能維持mRNA完整性與遞送功能。研究成果登上國際期刊《自然通訊》。
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mRNA是細胞製造蛋白質的指令,但容易分解,也不易自行進入細胞,需要載體協助運送。目前常用的脂質奈米顆粒(LNP),通常須先製造mRNA,再經多道程序封裝。
〔記者洪美秀/新竹報導〕清華大學研究團隊利用人體原有的PEG10蛋白,開發出能自行包裝mRNA的新型蛋白質奈米顆粒(PBNP),並透過基因工程改善製程,提升mRNA進入癌細胞的效率。化工系清華講座教授胡育誠團隊研究發現,PBNP裝入免疫治療用mRNA後,搭配化療藥物使用,在大腸癌動物實驗中更能抑制腫瘤生長、增強免疫反應,這項研究也登上國際期刊《自然通訊》。
清大指出,mRNA是細胞製造蛋白質的指令,但容易分解,也不易自行進入細胞,需要載體協助運送。目前常用的脂質奈米顆粒(LNP),通常須先製造mRNA,再經多道程序封裝。胡育誠團隊改用桿狀病毒(BV)將所需基因送入生產細胞。細胞製造出PEG10蛋白與設計好的mRNA後,PEG10蛋白便自行組裝成奈米顆粒,並將mRNA包裝其中。與傳統方法相比,新製程降低了製造成本,每毫升PBNP製劑有效遞送mRNA的能力也提高11.3倍。製成的PBNP在攝氏4度冷藏7個月後,仍能維持mRNA的完整性與遞送功能。
清華團隊將人體原有蛋白質改造成mRNA「送貨車」PBNP,讓細胞先完成包裝,再將mRNA送進癌細胞,成為發展癌症免疫治療的新載具。
胡育誠將PBNP比喻為「送貨車」,mRNA則是車上載運的貨物。透過基因工程改造顆粒表面,加入能辨識表皮生長因子受體(EGFR)的抗體片段,經過多次比例調整,終於讓PBNP兼顧辨識與進入癌細胞的能力。
確認PBNP能將mRNA送入細胞後,團隊進一步換上能讓細胞製造IL-12與OX40L兩種免疫調節蛋白的mRNA。實驗發現,癌細胞能依照指令製造這兩種蛋白,與免疫細胞共同培養時,也觀察到T細胞活化程度提高。動物模型中,研究人員將PBNP注入腫瘤,並搭配化療藥物奧沙利鉑(oxaliplatin)治療。與單獨使用任一療法相比,合併治療更能抑制腫瘤生長、增強免疫反應,初步觀察也未見明顯急性毒性。
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研究團隊將推動PBNP技術進入臨床試驗階段
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