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Gene Synthesis> | The sequences encoding for the fusion of human VWF A3 domain residues Cys1670-Gly1874 (907-1111 of mature VWF) and mouse SA without pro-peptide (25 to 608 amino acids of whole SA) were synthesized and subcloned into the mammalian expression vector pcDNA3.1(+) by GenScript. | Get A Quote |
Serum albumin (SA) is used as a carrier to deliver cytotoxic agents to tumors via passive targeting. To further improve SA’s tumor targeting capacity, we sought to develop an approach to retain SA-drug conjugates within tumors through a combination of passive and active targeting. SA was recombinantly fused with a collagen-binding domain (CBD) of von Willebrand factor to bind within the tumor stroma after extravasation due to tumor vascular permeability. Doxorubicin (Dox) was conjugated to the CBD-SA via a pH-sensitive linker. Dox-CBD-SA treatment significantly suppressed tumor growth compared to both Dox-SA and aldoxorubicin treatment in a mouse model of breast cancer. Dox-CBD-SA efficiently stimulated host ... More