RRC ID 12059
著者 Nakamura T, Sasaki T, Fujimori M, Yazawa K, Kano Y, Amano J, Taniguchi S.
タイトル Cloned cytosine deaminase gene expression of Bifidobacterium longum and application to enzyme/pro-drug therapy of hypoxic solid tumors.
ジャーナル Biosci Biotechnol Biochem
Abstract Bifidobacterium longum is a nonpathogenic anaerobic bacterium among normal bacterial flora. Recently, it was reported that B. longum accumulated in hypoxic solid tumors. The gene of interest was expressed in transfected B. longum by the shuttle vector pBLES100 in solid tumors. In this report, we constructed pBLES100-S-eCD, which included the cytosine deaminase gene. We confirmed by western blotting that transfected B. longum produced cytosine deaminase. In addition, transfected B. longum produced cytosine deaminase that converted 5-fluorocytosine into 5-fluorouracil. B. longum could be useful for enzyme/pro-drug therapy of hypoxic solid tumors.
巻・号 66(11)
ページ 2362-6
公開日 2002-11-1
DOI 10.1271/bbb.66.2362
PMID 12506973
MeSH Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / pharmacokinetics* Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / therapeutic use Bifidobacterium / enzymology* Bifidobacterium / genetics* Bifidobacterium / metabolism Blotting, Western Cloning, Molecular Cytosine Deaminase Flucytosine / pharmacokinetics* Flucytosine / therapeutic use Fluorouracil / pharmacokinetics* Fluorouracil / therapeutic use Gene Expression Genetic Therapy / methods* Genetic Vectors / genetics Hypoxia / physiopathology Neoplasms / drug therapy Nucleoside Deaminases / genetics* Nucleoside Deaminases / metabolism* Prodrugs / pharmacokinetics* Prodrugs / therapeutic use Transfection Transformation, Bacterial
IF 1.516
引用数 49
WOS 分野 CHEMISTRY, APPLIED FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
リソース情報
遺伝子材料 pAxCACD pAdex1CACD (RDB1591)