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Title: Improving the therapeutic potential of endostatin by fusing it with the BAX BH3 death domain
Authors: CHURA-CHAMBI, R. M.BELLINI, M. H.JACYSYN, J. F.ANDRADE, L. N.MEDINA, L. P.PRIETO-DA-SILVA, A. R. B.AMARANTE-MENDES, G. P.MORGANTI, L.
Citation: CELL DEATH & DISEASE, v.5, article ID e1371, 10p, 2014
Abstract: Endostatin (ES) inhibits angiogenesis, reducing tumor growth in animal models. However, it has low therapeutic effect in human clinical trials. BAX is a member of the BCL-2 family of proteins; its proapoptotic (BH3) domain interacts with other members of the family in the cytoplasm, to induce apoptosis. Here, we fused the BAX BH3 domain with murine ES, to enhance ES potency. Endothelial cells specifically internalize the fusion protein ES-BAX. The presence of the BAX domain enhances endothelial cell death by apoptosis by 1.8-fold and diminishes microvessel outgrowth in the rat aortic ring assay by 6.5-fold. Daily injections of 15 mu g of ES-BAX/g in tumor-bearing mice reduce tumor weight by 86.9% as compared with ES-treated animals. Co-immunoprecipitation assays confirmed that ES-BAX interacts with members of the BCL-2 family. Also, ES interacts with BCL-2, BCL-XL, and BAK in endothelial cell lysates, suggesting a potential new mechanism for the apoptosis induction by ES. The superiority of the ES-BAX antiangiogenic effect indicates that this fusion protein could be a promising therapeutic alternative to treat cancer.
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