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Antitumor Effects of a Recombinant Baculovirus Displaying Anti-Her2 Scfv Expressing Apoptin in Her2 Positive Sk-Br-3 Breast Cancer Cells Publisher



Meysami P1 ; Rezaei F1 ; Marashi SM1 ; Amiri MM2 ; Bakker E3 ; Mokhtariazad T1
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Source: Future Virology Published:2019


Abstract

Aim: Since HER2 targeted therapies have shown clinical benefit in breast cancer, in the present study recombinant baculovirus (BV) displaying anti-HER2 single-chain variable domain fragment (scFv) expressing Apoptin was generated. Methods: The binding specificity and surface display of anti-HER2 scFv were evaluated using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and electron microscopy, respectively. The targeting properties and cytotoxic effect on breast cancer cells determined by fluorescence microscopy and MTT assays. Results: The results demonstrated that recombinant BV could specifically bind to HER2-overexpressing SK-BR-3 cells but not to the HER2 negative MCF-7 cells and reduced the viability of SK-BR-3 cells by expressing Apoptin. Conclusion: These results suggest that the antitumor effect of Apoptin in combination with HER2 targeting of this recombinant BV makes it a promising vector in targeted cancer therapy. © 2019 Future Medicine Ltd.
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