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International journal
Sep 25, 2020

Elimination of MYCN-Amplified Neuroblastoma Cells by Telomerase-Targeted Oncolytic Virus via MYCN Suppression.

Molecular therapy oncolytics
  • Terutaka Tanimoto
  • ,
  • Hiroshi Tazawa
  • ,
  • Takeshi Ieda
  • ,
  • Hiroshi Nouso
  • ,
  • Morimichi Tani
  • ,
  • Takanori Oyama
  • ,
  • Yasuo Urata
  • ,
  • Shunsuke Kagawa
  • ,
  • Takuo Noda
  • ,
  • Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

Volume
18
Number
First page
14
Last page
23
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1016/j.omto.2020.05.015

Neuroblastoma (NB) is a primary malignant tumor of the peripheral sympathetic nervous system. High-risk NB is characterized by MYCN amplification and human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) rearrangement, contributing to hTERT activation and a poor outcome. For targeting hTERT-activated tumors, we developed two oncolytic adenoviruses, OBP-301 and tumor suppressor p53-armed OBP-702, in which the hTERT promoter drives expression of the viral E1 gene for tumor-specific virus replication. In this study, we demonstrate the therapeutic potential of the hTERT-driven oncolytic adenoviruses OBP-301 and OBP-702 using four human MYCN-amplified NB cell lines (IMR-32, CHP-134, NB-1, LA-N-5) exhibiting high hTERT expression. OBP-301 and OBP-702 exhibited a strong antitumor effect in association with autophagy in NB cells. Virus-mediated activation of E2F1 protein suppressed MYCN expression. OBP-301 and OBP-702 significantly suppressed the growth of subcutaneous CHP-134 tumors. Thus, these hTERT-driven oncolytic adenoviruses are promising antitumor agents for eliminating MYCN-amplified NB cells via E2F1-mediated suppression of MYCN protein.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omto.2020.05.015
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32637577
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7321810
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  • DOI : 10.1016/j.omto.2020.05.015
  • Pubmed ID : 32637577
  • Pubmed Central ID : PMC7321810

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