Modular Design of T Cell Nanoengagers for Tumor Immunotherapy via Genetically Engineered Lipid‐Tagged Antibody Fragments
T cell engagers, which bind tumor-associated antigens and T cell specific molecules, represent a promising class of immunotherapies for enhancing targeted immune responses. Here, a "plug-and-display" platform is introduced for engineering T cell nanoengagers by anchoring antibody fragments into lipid-based nanoparticles. This approach utilizes a genetically engineered lipoprotein fused with single-chain variable fragments (scFv) and nanobodies, which spontaneously integrate into lipid bilayer of the nanoparticles, achieving a high surface density of at least 0.102 scFv nm<sup>-2</sup> (≈3200 scFv per particle). Modular bi-specific (Lipo-BiTE) and tri-specific (Lipo-TriTE) immunoliposomes are designed to enhance anti-tumor T cell immune responses. The Lipo-BiTE, integrating anti-CD3 and anti-HER2 scFv at an optimized surface density of 1.28 × 10<sup>-3</sup> scFv nm<sup>-2</sup>, exhibits enhanced CD8<sup>+</sup> T cell-mediated cytotoxicity in HER2-positive tumor models by simultaneously engaging tumor cells and T cells. Incorporating anti-PD-L1 nanobodies to create Lipo-TriTE further addresses T cell exhaustion. This modular platform provides a robust foundation for designing immune cell engagers, with broad applications in targeted immunotherapy.
Authors
- Fan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4232-2492)
- Helong Kang
- Jin Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5364-8941)
- Yanqin Xu
- Fude Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2914-6356)
- Xinglu Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9378-7425)
- Ruming Liu
- Jie Zhuang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5472-9118)
- Mingsheng Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0960-219X)
- Zhizhao Miao
- Dan Ding
- Hongkai Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2186-5508)
- Zheng Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5962-4753)
- Yuanke Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8304-8768)
- Keyu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2456-6901)
- Buayishamu Kutilike
Institutions
- Hebei University of Technology (CN)
- Nankai University (CN)
- Institute of Biophysics (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Materials
- Published
- 2025-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202503060
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.44
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- National Key Research and Development Program of China
- Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Program