In vivo biotinylation of the vasculature in B-cell lymphoma identifies BST-2 as a target for antibody-based therapy

Blood. 2010 Jan 21;115(3):736-44. doi: 10.1182/blood-2009-08-239004. Epub 2009 Nov 10.

Abstract

The discovery of accessible markers of lymphoma may facilitate the development of antibody-based therapeutic strategies. Here, we describe the results of a chemical proteomic study, based on the in vivo biotinylation of vascular proteins in lymphoma-bearing mice followed by mass spectrometric and bioinformatic analysis, to discover proteins expressed at the tissue-blood border of disseminated B-cell lymphoma. From a list of 58 proteins, which were more than 10-fold up-regulated in nodal and extranodal lymphoma lesions compared with their levels in the corresponding normal host organs, we validated BST-2 as a novel vascular marker of B-cell lymphoma, using immunochemical techniques and in vivo biodistribution studies. Furthermore, targeting BST-2 with 2 independent monoclonal antibodies delayed lymphoma growth in a syngeneic mouse model of the disease. The results of this study delineate a strategy for the treatment of systemic B-cell lymphoma in humans and suggest that anti-BST-2 antibodies may facilitate pharmacodelivery approaches that target the tumor-stroma interface.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use*
  • Antigens, CD / immunology*
  • Antigens, CD / metabolism
  • Antigens, CD / physiology*
  • Antigens, Neoplasm / immunology
  • Antigens, Neoplasm / metabolism
  • Biotinylation / physiology
  • Blood Vessels / immunology
  • Blood Vessels / metabolism*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Female
  • Immunization, Passive / methods
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / metabolism*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / pathology
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / therapy*
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / immunology*
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / metabolism
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / physiology*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Models, Biological
  • Neoplasm Transplantation / immunology
  • Neoplasm Transplantation / pathology
  • Protein Array Analysis
  • Transplantation, Isogeneic

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antigens, CD
  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • BST2 protein, mouse
  • Membrane Glycoproteins