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  1. Article ; Online: Therapeutic applications of the selective high affinity ligand drug SH7139 extend beyond non-Hodgkin's lymphoma to many other types of solid cancers.

    Balhorn, Rod / Balhorn, Monique Cosman

    Oncotarget

    2020  Volume 11, Issue 35, Page(s) 3315–3349

    Abstract: SH7139, the first of a series of selective high affinity ligand (SHAL) oncology drug candidates designed to target and bind to the HLA-DR proteins overexpressed by B-cell lymphomas, has demonstrated exceptional efficacy in the treatment of Burkitt ... ...

    Abstract SH7139, the first of a series of selective high affinity ligand (SHAL) oncology drug candidates designed to target and bind to the HLA-DR proteins overexpressed by B-cell lymphomas, has demonstrated exceptional efficacy in the treatment of Burkitt lymphoma xenografts in mice and a safety profile that may prove to be unprecedented for an oncology drug. The aim of this study was to determine how frequently the HLA-DRs targeted by SH7139 are expressed by different subtypes of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and by other solid cancers that have been reported to express HLA-DR. Binding studies conducted with SH7129, a biotinylated analog of SH7139, reveal that more than half of the biopsy sections obtained from patients with different types of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma express the HLA-DRs targeted by SH7139. Similar analyses of tumor biopsy tissue obtained from patients diagnosed with eighteen other solid cancers show the majority of these tumors also express the HLA-DRs targeted by SH7139. Cervical, ovarian, colorectal and prostate cancers expressed the most HLA-DR. Only a few esophageal and head and neck tumors bound the diagnostic. Within an individual's tumor, cell to cell differences in HLA-DR target expression varied by only 2 to 3-fold while the expression levels in tumors obtained from different patients varied as much as 10 to 100-fold. The high frequency with which SH7129 was observed to bind to these cancers suggests that many patients diagnosed with B-cell lymphomas, myelomas, and other non-hematological cancers should be considered potential candidates for new therapies such as SH7139 that target HLA-DR-expressing tumors.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2560162-3
    ISSN 1949-2553 ; 1949-2553
    ISSN (online) 1949-2553
    ISSN 1949-2553
    DOI 10.18632/oncotarget.27709
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  2. Article ; Online: The small molecule antibody mimic SH7139 targets a family of HLA-DRs expressed by B-cell lymphomas and other solid cancers.

    Balhorn, Rod / Balhorn, Monique Cosman / Balakrishnan, Karuppiah / Rebhun, Robert B

    Journal of drug targeting

    2020  Volume 28, Issue 10, Page(s) 1124–1136

    Abstract: Selective high-affinity ligands (SHALs) belong to a novel class of small-molecule cancer therapeutics that function as targeted prodrugs. SH7139, the most advanced of the SHAL drugs designed to bind to a unique β-subunit structural epitope located on HLA- ...

    Abstract Selective high-affinity ligands (SHALs) belong to a novel class of small-molecule cancer therapeutics that function as targeted prodrugs. SH7139, the most advanced of the SHAL drugs designed to bind to a unique β-subunit structural epitope located on HLA-DR10, has exhibited exceptional preclinical efficacy and safety profiles. A comparison of SH7139 and SH7129, a biotin derivative of the drug developed for use as a diagnostic, showed the incorporation of a biotin tag did not alter the SHALs ability to target or kill HLA-DR10 expressing Raji cells. The use of SH7129 in an immuno-histochemical type assay to stain peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) obtained from individuals expressing specific HLA-DRB1 alleles has also revealed that in addition to HLA-DR10, seven other more commonly expressed HLA-DRs are targeted by the drug. Computational dockings of the SHAL's recognition ligands to a number of HLA-DR structures explain, in part, why the targeting domains of SH7129 and SH7139 bind to some HLA-DRs but not others. The results also substantiate the selectivity of SH7129 and suggest it may prove useful as a companion diagnostic for pre-screening biopsy samples to identify those patients whose tumours should respond to SH7139 therapy.
    MeSH term(s) Antibodies/immunology ; Antibodies/therapeutic use ; Antineoplastic Agents/immunology ; Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use ; Biotin/chemistry ; Biotin/immunology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; HLA-DR Serological Subtypes/immunology ; Humans ; Leukocytes, Mononuclear/immunology ; Ligands ; Lymphoma, B-Cell/diagnosis ; Lymphoma, B-Cell/therapy ; Molecular Docking Simulation ; Piperazines/chemistry ; Piperazines/immunology ; Piperazines/therapeutic use ; Pyridines/chemistry ; Pyridines/immunology ; Pyridines/therapeutic use
    Chemical Substances Antibodies ; Antineoplastic Agents ; HLA-DR Serological Subtypes ; HLA-DR10 antigen ; Ligands ; Piperazines ; Pyridines ; SH7129 ; SH7139 ; Biotin (6SO6U10H04)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 1187110-6
    ISSN 1029-2330 ; 1061-186X
    ISSN (online) 1029-2330
    ISSN 1061-186X
    DOI 10.1080/1061186X.2020.1787418
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  3. Article ; Online: Sperm nuclear protamines: A checkpoint to control sperm chromatin quality.

    Steger, Klaus / Balhorn, Rod

    Anatomia, histologia, embryologia

    2018  Volume 47, Issue 4, Page(s) 273–279

    Abstract: Protamines are nuclear proteins which are specifically expressed in haploid male germ cells. Their replacement of histones and binding to DNA is followed by chromatin hypercondensation that protects DNA from negative influences by environmental factors. ... ...

    Abstract Protamines are nuclear proteins which are specifically expressed in haploid male germ cells. Their replacement of histones and binding to DNA is followed by chromatin hypercondensation that protects DNA from negative influences by environmental factors. Mammalian sperm contain two types of protamines: PRM1 and PRM2. While the proportion of the two protamines is highly variable between different species, abnormal ratios within a species are known to be associated with male subfertility. Therefore, it is more than likely that correct protamine expression represents a kind of chromatin checkpoint during sperm development rendering protamines as suitable biomarkers for the estimation of sperm quality. This review presents an overview of our current knowledge on protamines comparing gene and protein structures between different mammalian species with particular consideration given to man, mouse and stallion. At last, recent insights into the possible role of inherited sperm histones for early embryo development are provided.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Biological Evolution ; Chromatin/physiology ; Fertility/genetics ; Gene Expression ; Horses ; Humans ; Male ; Mice ; Protamines/chemistry ; Protamines/classification ; Protamines/genetics ; Spermatozoa/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Chromatin ; Protamines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-05-23
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 537922-2
    ISSN 1439-0264 ; 0340-2096 ; 0044-4294
    ISSN (online) 1439-0264
    ISSN 0340-2096 ; 0044-4294
    DOI 10.1111/ahe.12361
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  4. Article ; Online: Protamines. Editorial.

    Balhorn, Monique Cosman / Balhorn, Rod

    Protein and peptide letters

    2011  Volume 18, Issue 8, Page(s) 753–754

    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Protamines
    Chemical Substances Protamines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-03-24
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Editorial ; Introductory Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1280776-x
    ISSN 1875-5305 ; 0929-8665
    ISSN (online) 1875-5305
    ISSN 0929-8665
    DOI 10.2174/092986611795713952
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  5. Article: Sperm nuclear protamines: A checkpoint to control sperm chromatin quality

    Steger, Klaus / Rod Balhorn

    Anatomia, histologia, embryologia. 2018 Aug., v. 47, no. 4

    2018  

    Abstract: Protamines are nuclear proteins which are specifically expressed in haploid male germ cells. Their replacement of histones and binding to DNA is followed by chromatin hypercondensation that protects DNA from negative influences by environmental factors. ... ...

    Abstract Protamines are nuclear proteins which are specifically expressed in haploid male germ cells. Their replacement of histones and binding to DNA is followed by chromatin hypercondensation that protects DNA from negative influences by environmental factors. Mammalian sperm contain two types of protamines: PRM1 and PRM2. While the proportion of the two protamines is highly variable between different species, abnormal ratios within a species are known to be associated with male subfertility. Therefore, it is more than likely that correct protamine expression represents a kind of chromatin checkpoint during sperm development rendering protamines as suitable biomarkers for the estimation of sperm quality. This review presents an overview of our current knowledge on protamines comparing gene and protein structures between different mammalian species with particular consideration given to man, mouse and stallion. At last, recent insights into the possible role of inherited sperm histones for early embryo development are provided.
    Keywords biomarkers ; chromatin ; DNA ; embryogenesis ; environmental factors ; genes ; haploidy ; histones ; male fertility ; mice ; protamines ; protein structure ; sperm quality ; stallions
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2018-08
    Size p. 273-279.
    Publishing place John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
    Document type Article
    Note REVIEW
    ZDB-ID 537922-2
    ISSN 1439-0264 ; 0340-2096 ; 0044-4294
    ISSN (online) 1439-0264
    ISSN 0340-2096 ; 0044-4294
    DOI 10.1111/ahe.12361
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  6. Article ; Online: The protamine family of sperm nuclear proteins.

    Balhorn, Rod

    Genome biology

    2007  Volume 8, Issue 9, Page(s) 227

    Abstract: The protamines are a diverse family of small arginine-rich proteins that are synthesized in the late-stage spermatids of many animals and plants and bind to DNA, condensing the spermatid genome into a genetically inactive state. Vertebrates have from one ...

    Abstract The protamines are a diverse family of small arginine-rich proteins that are synthesized in the late-stage spermatids of many animals and plants and bind to DNA, condensing the spermatid genome into a genetically inactive state. Vertebrates have from one to 15 protamine genes per haploid genome, which are clustered together on the same chromosome. Comparison of protamine gene and amino-acid sequences suggests that the family evolved from specialized histones through protamine-like proteins to the true protamines. Structural elements present in all true protamines are a series of arginine-rich DNA-anchoring domains (often containing a mixture of arginine and lysine residues in non-mammalian protamines) and multiple phosphorylation sites. The two protamines found in mammals, P1 and P2, are the most widely studied. P1 packages sperm DNA in all mammals, whereas protamine P2 is present only in the sperm of primates, many rodents and a subset of other placental mammals. P2, but not P1, is synthesized as a precursor that undergoes proteolytic processing after binding to DNA and also binds a zinc atom, the function of which is not known. P1 and P2 are phosphorylated soon after their synthesis, but after binding to DNA most of the phosphate groups are removed and cysteine residues are oxidized, forming disulfide bridges that link the protamines together. Both P1 and P2 have been shown to be required for normal sperm function in primates and many rodents.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Chromosome Mapping ; Evolution, Molecular ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Humans ; Male ; Models, Genetic ; Nuclear Proteins/physiology ; Phosphorylation ; Protamines/chemistry ; Protein Processing, Post-Translational ; Spermatozoa/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Nuclear Proteins ; Protamines ; protamine P2
    Language English
    Publishing date 2007-09-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2040529-7
    ISSN 1474-760X ; 1474-760X
    ISSN (online) 1474-760X
    ISSN 1474-760X
    DOI 10.1186/gb-2007-8-9-227
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  7. Article: High-Performance Concurrent Chemo-Immuno-Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Hematologic Cancer through Selective High-Affinity Ligand Antibody Mimic-Functionalized Doxorubicin-Encapsulated Nanoparticles.

    Au, Kin Man / Balhorn, Rod / Balhorn, Monique C / Park, Steven I / Wang, Andrew Z

    ACS central science

    2018  Volume 5, Issue 1, Page(s) 122–144

    Abstract: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is one of the most common types of cancer. Relapsed and refractory diseases are still common and remain significant challenges as the majority of these patients eventually succumb to the disease. Herein, we report a translatable ... ...

    Abstract Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is one of the most common types of cancer. Relapsed and refractory diseases are still common and remain significant challenges as the majority of these patients eventually succumb to the disease. Herein, we report a translatable concurrent chemo-immuno-radiotherapy (CIRT) strategy that utilizes fully synthetic antibody mimic Selective High-Affinity Ligand (SHAL)-functionalized doxorubicin-encapsulated nanoparticles (Dox NPs) for the treatment of human leukocyte antigen-D related (HLA-DR) antigen-overexpressed tumors. We demonstrated that our tailor-made antibody mimic-functionalized NPs bound selectively to different HLA-DR-overexpressed human lymphoma cells, cross-linked the cell surface HLA-DR, and triggered the internalization of NPs. In addition to the direct cytotoxic effect by Dox, the internalized NPs then released the encapsulated Dox and upregulated the HLA-DR expression of the surviving cells, which further augmented immunogenic cell death (ICD). The released Dox not only promotes ICD but also sensitizes the cancer cells to irradiation by inducing cell cycle arrest and preventing the repair of DNA damage. In vivo biodistribution and toxicity studies confirm that the targeted NPs enhanced tumor uptake and reduced systemic toxicities of Dox. Our comprehensive in vivo anticancer efficacy studies using lymphoma xenograft tumor models show that the antibody-mimic functional NPs effectively inhibit tumor growth and sensitize the cancer cells for concurrent CIRT treatment without incurring significant side effects. With an appropriate treatment schedule, the SHAL-functionalized Dox NPs enhanced the cell killing efficiency of radiotherapy by more than 100% and eradicated more than 80% of the lymphoma tumors.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-12-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2374-7943
    ISSN 2374-7943
    DOI 10.1021/acscentsci.8b00746
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  8. Article ; Online: New monoclonal antibodies specific for mammalian protamines P1 and P2.

    Balhorn, Rod / Steger, Klaus / Bergmann, Martin / Schuppe, Hans-Christian / Neuhauser, Stefanie / Balhorn, Monique C

    Systems biology in reproductive medicine

    2018  Volume 64, Issue 6, Page(s) 424–447

    Abstract: The expression of protamines and the binding of these small arginine-rich proteins to DNA complete the process of spermatid chromatin reorganization and the global inactivation of the male's haploid genome that occurs during the final stages of sperm ... ...

    Abstract The expression of protamines and the binding of these small arginine-rich proteins to DNA complete the process of spermatid chromatin reorganization and the global inactivation of the male's haploid genome that occurs during the final stages of sperm development in mammals. While a number of anti-protamine antibodies have been created during the last 40 years, only a few have proven useful for detecting the presence of the protamines, determining the timing of their expression and deposition in chromatin, and investigating their structure and function in both maturing spermatids and sperm. The aim of this effort was to develop an additional set of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) that not only recognize new P1 and P2 protamine epitopes but also work well as IHC reagents for detecting and identifying mammalian protamines in testicular tissue and ejaculated sperm. Using a combination of native and synthetic human protamines as antigens, 38 hybridoma clones recognizing human protamine P1 or P2 were generated. Antibodies produced by the 12 best clones were screened for selectivity by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and two were found to recognize only human protamine P1 or P2, while a number of the others bound to both the human and mouse proteins. One MAb recognized every protamine tested. All the antibodies, including one recognizing stallion P1 and another recognizing stallion P2, bound to the native protamines in the chromatin of spermatids or sperm. While the majority labeled only elongating spermatids or sperm, several of the antibodies were found to also bind to the cytoplasm or nuclei of cells that lack protamine, which indicates these MAbs must recognize epitopes present in the protamines that are also found in other proteins. Thirteen overlapping human protamine P1 peptides were synthesized and subsequently used to identify the epitopes recognized by the six best antibodies. Abbreviations: BSA: bovine serum albumin; ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; HCl: hydrochloric acid; IHC: immunohistochemistry; i.p: intraperitoneal; LIS: lithium diiodosalicylate; MAb: monoclonal antibody; PBS: phosphate buffered saline.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antibodies, Monoclonal/biosynthesis ; Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology ; Epitopes/immunology ; Humans ; Hybridomas ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Protamines/immunology ; Spermatozoa/chemistry ; Testis/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Monoclonal ; Epitopes ; Protamines ; protamine P1 ; protamine P2
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-08-31
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2417234-0
    ISSN 1939-6376 ; 1939-6368
    ISSN (online) 1939-6376
    ISSN 1939-6368
    DOI 10.1080/19396368.2018.1510063
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  9. Article ; Online: High-Performance Concurrent Chemo-Immuno-Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Hematologic Cancer through Selective High-Affinity Ligand Antibody Mimic-Functionalized Doxorubicin-Encapsulated Nanoparticles

    Kin Man Au / Rod Balhorn / Monique C. Balhorn / Steven I. Park / Andrew Z. Wang

    ACS Central Science, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 122-

    2018  Volume 144

    Keywords Chemistry ; QD1-999
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher American Chemical Society
    Document type Article ; Online
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  10. Article: The protamine family of sperm nuclear proteins

    Balhorn, Rod

    Genome biology. 2007 Sept., v. 8, no. 9

    2007  

    Abstract: The protamines are a diverse family of small arginine-rich proteins that are synthesized in the late-stage spermatids of many animals and plants and bind to DNA, condensing the spermatid genome into a genetically inactive state. Vertebrates have from one ...

    Abstract The protamines are a diverse family of small arginine-rich proteins that are synthesized in the late-stage spermatids of many animals and plants and bind to DNA, condensing the spermatid genome into a genetically inactive state. Vertebrates have from one to 15 protamine genes per haploid genome, which are clustered together on the same chromosome. Comparison of protamine gene and amino-acid sequences suggests that the family evolved from specialized histones through protamine-like proteins to the true protamines. Structural elements present in all true protamines are a series of arginine-rich DNA-anchoring domains (often containing a mixture of arginine and lysine residues in non-mammalian protamines) and multiple phosphorylation sites. The two protamines found in mammals, P1 and P2, are the most widely studied. P1 packages sperm DNA in all mammals, whereas protamine P2 is present only in the sperm of primates, many rodents and a subset of other placental mammals. P2, but not P1, is synthesized as a precursor that undergoes proteolytic processing after binding to DNA and also binds a zinc atom, the function of which is not known. P1 and P2 are phosphorylated soon after their synthesis, but after binding to DNA most of the phosphate groups are removed and cysteine residues are oxidized, forming disulfide bridges that link the protamines together. Both P1 and P2 have been shown to be required for normal sperm function in primates and many rodents.
    Keywords amino acid sequences ; arginine ; chromosomes ; cysteine ; disulfide bonds ; DNA ; genes ; haploidy ; histones ; lysine ; phosphates ; phosphorylation ; plants (botany) ; Primates ; protamines ; proteolysis ; rodents ; spermatids ; spermatozoa ; zinc
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2007-09
    Size p. 1446.
    Publishing place Springer-Verlag
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2040529-7
    ISSN 1474-760X ; 1465-6914 ; 1465-6906
    ISSN (online) 1474-760X ; 1465-6914
    ISSN 1465-6906
    DOI 10.1186/gb-2007-8-9-227
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