Abstract
Tetraspanin 8 (TSPAN8) is a tumor-associated antigen implicated in tumor progression and metastasis. However, the validation of TSPAN8 as a potential therapeutic target in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) has not yet been studied. In this study, through several in vitro methodologies, we identified a large extracellular loop of TSPAN8 (TSPAN8-LEL) as a key domain for regulating mCRC invasion. Using phage display technology, we developed a novel anti-TSPAN8-LEL human antibody with subnanomolar affinity that specifically recognizes amino acids 140-205 of TSPAN8-LEL in a conformation-dependent manner. Finally, we demonstrated that the antibody specifically reduces invasion in the HCT116 and LoVo mCRC cell lines more potently than in the HCT-8 and SW480 non-mCRC cell lines. Our data suggest that TSPAN8-LEL may play an important role in mCRC cell invasion, and that the antibody we have developed could be a useful tool for inhibiting the invasion of TSPAN8-expressing mCRCs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 774-780 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 468 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 25 Dec 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by an intramural research grant ( 10TS03 ) from Scripps Korea Antibody Institute in the Republic of Korea.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Colorectal cancer cells
- Human antibody
- Invasion
- Large extracellular loop
- TSPAN8