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胡哲銘博士

長聘副研究員
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Specialty:

Biomaterials and Nanotechnology for Drug and Vaccine Development


Education and Positions:
  • B.S. University of California, Berkeley (Biomedical Engineering)

    Ph.D. University of California, San Diego (Bioengineering)


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High-Affinity Superantigen-Based Trifunctional Immune Cell Engager Synergizes NK and T Cell Activation for Tumor Suppression

Dr. Hu, Che-Ming (Jack)
Advanced Science, Jun 27, 2024

The development of immune cell engagers (ICEs) can be limited by logistical and functional restrictions associated with fusion protein designs, thus limiting immune cell recruitment to solid tumors. Herein, a high affinity superantigen-based multivalent ICE is developed for simultaneous activation and recruitment of NK and T cells for tumor treatment. Yeast library-based directed evolution is adopted to identify superantigen variants possessing enhanced binding affinity to immunoreceptors expressed on human T cells and NK cells. High-affinity superantigens exhibiting improved immune-stimulatory activities are then incorporated into a superantigen-based tri-functional yeast-display-enhanced multivalent immune cell engager (STYMIE), which is functionalized with a nanobody, a Neo-2/15 cytokine, and an Fc domain for tumor targeting, immune stimulation, and prolonged circulation, respectively. Intravenous administration of STYMIE enhances NK and T cell recruitment into solid tumors, leading to enhanced inhibition in multiple tumor models. The study offers design principles for multifunctional ICEs.