| Literature DB >> 26176990 |
Siqi Chen1,2, Qiang Huang1,2, Jiayu Liu1,2, Jieyu Xing1,2, Ning Zhang3, Yawei Liu4, Zhong Wang1,2, Qing Li1,2.
Abstract
IL-15 has been actively investigated for its potential in tumor immunotherapy. To enhance the anti-tumor activity of IL-15, the novel PFC-1 construct was designed, which comprises the following 3 parts: (1) IL-15Rα fused with IL-15 to enhance IL-15 activity, (2) an Fc fragment to increase protein half-life, and (3) an integrin-targeting RGD peptide to enhance tumor targeting. PFC-1 showed tumor cell targeting without compromising IL-15 activity. PFC-1 also had potent anti-tumor activities in xenograft models, suggesting the potential application of this multi-functional fusion protein in tumor therapy.Entities:
Keywords: IL-15; IL-15Rα; RGD; fusion protein; tumor immunotherapy
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26176990 PMCID: PMC4622986 DOI: 10.1080/15384047.2015.1071739
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Biol Ther ISSN: 1538-4047 Impact factor: 4.742