The orientation-dependent expression of angiostatin-endostatin hybrid proteins and their characterization for the synergistic effects of antiangiogenesis

J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2010 Oct;20(10):1430-5. doi: 10.4014/jmb.1004.04040.

Abstract

Two angiostatic fusion proteins (hAE and hEA) of human angiostatin (hAS) and endostatin (hES) proteins differed in tandem connection manner were constructed and evaluated for synergistic anti-angiogenic effects. The 65 kDa secreted fusion proteins from Pichia pastoris expression were verified by mass-spec analysis and western blotting assay. Luciferase reporter gene assay using VEGF promoter revealed that angiostatin-endostatin fusion protein (hAE) and its corresponding fusion gene delivery on Human Microvascular Endothelial Cells (HMEC-1) resulted in more potent synergistic anti-angiogenic effects than endostatin-angiostatin fusion protein (hEA). These facts suggest that the orientation of fusion genes between hAS and hES might be an important factor for developing therapeutic proteins.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / genetics
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / metabolism
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Angiostatins / genetics*
  • Angiostatins / metabolism
  • Angiostatins / pharmacology*
  • Drug Synergism
  • Endostatins / genetics*
  • Endostatins / metabolism
  • Endostatins / pharmacology*
  • Endothelial Cells / drug effects
  • Gene Expression*
  • Humans
  • Pichia / genetics
  • Pichia / metabolism
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / pharmacology

Substances

  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • Endostatins
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Angiostatins