Programmable Bacteria with Dynamic Virulence Modulation System for Precision Antitumor Immunity
Advanced Science,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Июль 26, 2024
Engineered
bacteria-mediated
antitumor
approaches
have
been
proposed
as
promising
immunotherapies
for
cancer.
However,
the
off-target
bacterial
toxicity
narrows
therapeutic
window.
Living
microbes
will
benefit
from
their
controllable
immunogenicity
within
tumors
safer
applications.
In
this
study,
a
genetically
encoded
microbial
activation
strategy
is
reported
that
uses
tunable
and
dynamic
expression
of
surface
extracellular
polysaccharides
to
improve
biocompatibility
while
retaining
efficacy.
Based
on
screening
genes
associated
with
Salmonella
survival
in
macrophages,
novel
attenuated
chassis
strain
AIS
(htrA
gene-deficient)
highly
enriched
after
administration
rapidly
cleared
normal
organs
are
reported.
Subsequently,
an
engineered
strain,
AISI-H,
constructed
based
optimized
quorum-sensing
regulatory
system.
The
AISI-H
can
achieve
recovery
tumor-specific
virulence
through
HTRA-RCSA
axis-based
synthetic
gene
circuit-mediated
increase
polysaccharide
content.
These
strains
act
"off"
avoid
unwanted
immune
"on"
precise
tumor
suppression
mice.
shows
significant
inhibition
potent
anticancer
immunity
melanoma
mouse
model.
exhibits
excellent
biocompatibility.
This
regulation
expands
applications
microbe-based
therapeutics.
Язык: Английский
Surface-Functionalized Bacteria: Frontier Explorations in Next-Generation Live Biotherapeutics
Biomaterials,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
317, С. 123029 - 123029
Опубликована: Дек. 15, 2024
Язык: Английский
Leveraging Microorganisms to Combat Skin Cancer
Hayden J. Oyler,
Austen W. Callister,
Makenzi N. Kutch
и другие.
Microorganisms,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
13(2), С. 462 - 462
Опубликована: Фев. 19, 2025
Skin
cancer,
including
melanoma
and
non-melanoma
types,
presents
a
significant
growing
global
health
challenge
due
to
its
increasing
incidence
mortality
rates.
While
conventional
treatments
such
as
surgical
excision,
immunotherapy,
targeted
therapies
are
well-established,
microorganism-based
approaches
represent
an
innovative
promising
alternative.
These
employ
live,
genetically
engineered,
or
commensal
bacteria,
viral
vectors,
bacterial
components
achieve
various
therapeutic
mechanisms,
tumor
targeting,
immune
system
modulation,
vascular
disruption,
competitive
exclusion,
drug
delivery,
direct
oncolysis.
Despite
their
potential,
these
require
further
investigation
address
safety
concerns,
optimize
treatment
protocols,
gain
comprehensive
understanding
of
long-term
outcomes.
Язык: Английский
Development of Ultrasound-Visualized Tumor-Targeting Engineered Bacteria for Precise Tumor Therapy
Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025
In
situ
imaging
diagnosis
and
precise
treatment
of
deep
tumor
tissues
are
hotspots
in
life
sciences
medical
research.
recent
years,
using
focused
ultrasound
to
remotely
control
engineered
bacteria
for
drug
release
has
become
one
the
methods
vivo
delivery.
However,
non-visualized
pose
challenges
within
body.
Therefore,
there
is
an
urgent
need
bacterial
vector
capable
tissue
precisely
locate
vivo.
Acoustic
reporter
genes
(ARGs)
biological
elements
used
imaging,
with
gene
clusters
over
8
kb.
ARGs
often
tested
on
plasmids,
which
hinders
stable
expression
limits
space
inserting
components
that
regulate
release.
we
attenuated
Salmonella
typhimurium
VNP20009,
known
its
tumor-targeting
ability,
as
chassis
bacteria.
By
CRISPR-Cas9
technology,
inserted
into
genome
optimized
promoter
strength
copy
number
ARG
expression,
constructing
ultrasound-visible
expressing
gas
vesicles
genome.
Additionally,
by
knocking
out
stress
protein
htrA
increased
maximum
injection
dose
tenfold
specificity
a
hundredfold.
The
constructed
can
stably
synthesize
output
signals
while
directly
carrying
plasmids
therapy.
Our
research
provides
effective
treatment.
Язык: Английский