Saponins modulate the intracellular trafficking of protein toxins
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2012.10.002
Saponins modulate the intracellular trafficking of protein toxins
Abstract
Type I ribosome inactivating proteins such as saporin from the plant Saponaria officinalis L. are widely used as toxin moieties of targeted anti-tumor toxins. For exerting cytotoxicity the toxin moieties have to be released into the cytosol of tumor cells. However the cytosolic transfer of toxin molecules into the cytosol is mostly an inefficient process. In this report we demonstrate that certain saponins, which are also biosynthesized by Saponaria officinalis L., specifically mediate the release of saporin out of the intracellular compartments into the cytosol without affecting the integrity of the plasma membrane. The relevant cellular compartments were identified as late endosomes and lysosomes. Further studies revealed that endosomal acidification is a prerequisite for the saponin-mediated release of saporin. Binding analysis demonstrated an association of the saponins with saporin in a pH-dependent manner. The applicability of the saponin-mediated effect was demonstrated in vivo in a syngeneic tumor model using a saporin-based targeted anti-tumor toxin in combination with characterized saponins.
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