Targeting phosphatidylserine on apoptotic cells with phages and peptides selected from a bacteriophage display library

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Abstract

Phosphatidylserine (PS) is a well-characterized biomarker for apoptosis. Ligands that bind to PS can be used for noninvasive imaging of therapy-induced cell death, particularly apoptosis. In this study, we screened a random 12-mer peptide phage library on liposomes prepared from PS. One clone displaying the peptide SVSVGMKPSPRP (designated as PS3-10) bound to PS approximately 4-fold better than its binding to phosphatidylcholine and 18-fold better than to bovine serum albumin in a solid-phase binding assay. In addition, the binding of the corresponding PS3-10 peptide to PS was significantly higher than that of a scrambled peptide. PS3-10 phages, but not a control 4-2-2 phage, bound to aged red blood cells that had PS exposed on their surface. Binding of PS3-10 phages and PS3-10 peptide to TRAIL-induced apoptotic DLDI cells was 3.2 and 5.4 times higher than their binding to untreated viable cells, respectively. Significantly, immunohistochemical staining confirmed selective binding of PS3-10 phages to apoptotic cells. Our data suggest that panning of phage display libraries may allow the selection of suitable peptide ligands for apoptotic cells and that PS3-10 peptide may serve as a template for further development of molecular probes for in vitro and in vivo imaging of apoptosis. © 2007 BC Decker Inc.

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Shao, R., Xiong, C., Wen, X., Gelovani, J. G., & Li, C. (2007). Targeting phosphatidylserine on apoptotic cells with phages and peptides selected from a bacteriophage display library. Molecular Imaging, 6(6), 417–426. https://doi.org/10.2310/7290.2007.00037

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