화학공학소재연구정보센터
Biomacromolecules, Vol.14, No.8, 2510-2520, 2013
Targeted Delivery of Dendritic Polyglycerol-Doxorubicin Conjugates by scFv-SNAP Fusion Protein Suppresses EGFR(+) Cancer Cell Growth
Development of effective polymer-based nanocarriers for the successful application in cancer therapy still remains a great challenge in current research. In the present study we present a dendritic polyglycerol-based multifunctional drug immunoconjugate that specifically targets and kills cancer cell lines expressing epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). The nanocarrier was provided with a dendritic core as a multifunctional anchoring point, doxorubicin (Doxo) coupled through a pH-sensitive linker, a fluorescence marker, poly(ethylene glycol), as solubilizing and shielding moiety, and a scFv antibody conjugated through the SNAP-Tag technology. The study provides the proof of principle that SNAP-tag technology can be used to generate drug-carrying nanoparticles efficiently modified with single-chain antibodies to specifically target and destroy cancer cells.