Abstract
Blocking the interaction of human programmed death 1 (hPD-1) and its ligand hPD-L1 has been a promising immunotherapy in cancer treatment. In this paper, using a computational de novo peptide design method, we designed several hPD-1 binding peptides. The most potent peptide Ar5Y_4 showed a KD value of 1.38 ± 0.39 μM, comparable to the binding affinity of the cognate hPD-L1. A Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) competitive binding assay result indicated that Ar5Y_4 could inhibit the interaction of hPD-1/hPD-L1. Moreover, Ar5Y_4 could restore the function of Jurkat T cells which had been suppressed by stimulated HCT116 cells. Peptides described in this paper provide promising biologic candidates for cancer immunotherapy or diagnostics.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 64967-64976 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Oncotarget |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 40 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- De novo peptide design
- Human programmed death 1
- Immunotherapy
- Peptide inhibitor
- Protein-protein interactions (PPIs)