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Inhibitory Effect of Polyclonal Antibodies Against Her3 Extracellular Subdomains on Breast Cancer Cell Lines Publisher Pubmed



Mansourifard S1 ; Ghaedi M1 ; Shokri MR2 ; Bahadori T1 ; Khoshnoodi J1 ; Golsazshirazi F1 ; Jedditehrani M3 ; Amiri MM1 ; Shokri F1, 3
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  1. 1. Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
  3. 3. Monoclonal Antibody Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran

Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention Published:2020


Abstract

Objective: Human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3) is a unique member of the tyrosine kinase receptors with an inactive kinase domain and is the preferable dimerization partner for HER2 which lead to potent tumorigenic signaling. Methods: In this study, the expression plasmids coding for the human HER3 subdomains were transfected into CHO-K1 cells. Produced proteins were characterized by ELISA and SDS-PAGE. Rabbits were immunized and produced polyclonal antibodies (pAbs) that were characterized by ELISA, Immunoblotting and flowcytometry and their inhibitory effects were assessed by XTT on BT-474 and JIMT-1 breast cancer cell lines. Result: The recombinant subdomains were highly immunogenic in rabbits. The pAbs reacted with the recombinant subdomains as well as commercial HER3 and the native receptor on tumor cell membranes and could significantly inhibit growth of Trastuzumab sensitive (BT-474) and resistant (JIMT-1) breast cancer cell lines in vitro. Conclusion: It seems that HER3 extra cellular domains (ECD) induce a strong anti-tumor antibody response and may prove to be potentially useful for immunotherapeutic applications. © This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International License.