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  • - The study aimed to find a peptide that specifically binds to kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) to detect tumors that overexpress this protein, using a library of phage-displayed peptides.
  • - Researchers identified the CNWMINKEC peptide, which showed a strong binding affinity to KIM-1 and selectively targeted KIM-1-overexpressing tumor cells without being toxic.
  • - In vivo experiments demonstrated that the CNWMINKEC peptide could effectively locate KIM-1-overexpressing tumors in mice, suggesting its potential as an imaging and detection tool for such tumors.

Article Abstract

Purpose: This study was carried out to identify a peptide that selectively binds to kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) by screening a phage-displayed peptide library and to use the peptide for the detection of KIM-1overexpressing tumors in vivo.

Materials And Methods: Biopanning of a phage-displayed peptide library was performed on KIM-1-coated plates. The binding of phage clones, peptides, and a peptide multimer to the KIM-1 protein and KIM-1-overexpressing and KIM-1-low expressing cells was examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, fluorometry, and flow cytometry. A biotin-peptide multimer was generated using NeutrAvidin. In vivo homing of the peptide to KIM-1-overexpressing and KIM1-low expressing tumors in mice was examined by whole-body fluorescence imaging.

Results: A phage clone displaying the CNWMINKEC peptide showed higher binding affinity to KIM-1 and KIM-1-overexpressing 769-P renal tumor cells compared to other phage clones selected after biopanning. The CNWMINKEC peptide and a NeutrAvidin/biotin-CNWMINKEC multimer selectively bound to KIM-1 over albumin and to KIM-1-overexpressing 769-P cells and A549 lung tumor cells compared to KIM-1-low expressing HEK293 normal cells. Co-localization and competition assays using an anti-KIM-1 antibody demonstrated that the binding of the CNWMINKEC peptide to 769-P cells was specifically mediated by KIM-1. The CNWMINKEC peptide was not cytotoxic to cells and was stable for up to 24 hours in the presence of serum. Whole-body fluorescence imaging demonstrated selective homing of the CNWM-INKEC peptide to KIM-1-overexpressing A498 renal tumor compared to KIM1-low expressing HepG2 liver tumor in mice.

Conclusion: The CNWMINKEC peptide is a promising probe for in vivo imaging and detection of KIM-1‒overexpressing tumors.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6639206PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.4143/crt.2018.214DOI Listing

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