Engineering bacteria as interactive cancer therapies

With increasing evidence that microbes colonize tumors, synthetic biology tools are being leveraged to repurpose bacteria as tumor-specific delivery systems. These engineered systems can modulate the tumor microenvironment using a combination of their inherent immunogenicity and local payload production. Here, we review genetic circuits that enhance spatial and temporal control of therapeutic bacteria to improve their safety and efficacy. We describe the engineering of interactions among bacteria, tumor cells, and immune cells, and the progression from bacteria as single agents toward their rational combination with other modalities. Together, these efforts are building toward an emerging concept of engineering interactions between programmable medicines using synthetic biology.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:378

Enthalten in:

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 378(2022), 6622 vom: 25. Nov., Seite 858-864

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gurbatri, Candice R [VerfasserIn]
Arpaia, Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Danino, Tal [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 30.11.2022

Date Revised 19.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1126/science.add9667

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM349363730