Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, Volume. 18, Issue 3, 2541001(2025)

Recombinant PASylated nanobody probes with improved blood circulation and tumor targeting

Yicheng Yang1, Lingyue Jin1, You Zhang2, Siyu Zhou1, Weijun Wei2, Gang Huang2, and Changfeng Wu1、*
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  • 1Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, P. R. China
  • 2Department of Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Clinical Nuclear Medicine Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, P. R. China
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    Nanobodies have been extensively demonstrated in biomedical imaging and therapy. However, nanobody probes often suffer from rapid renal clearance due to its small size. Herein, we reported a recombinant nanobody with a 200 amino-acid polypeptide chain consisting of Pro, Ala, and Ser (PAS) at the C-terminal, which can be easily expressed in Escherichia coli with a high yield. The PASylated nanobody was functionalized with a fluorescent dye and the cell labeling properties were characterized by flow cytometry and confocal microscopy. In vivo fluorescence imaging indicated that the PASylated nanobody showed comparable blood circulation time, but 1.5 times higher tumor targeting ability as compared to the PEGylated nanobody of comparable molecular weight. Our findings demonstrate that nanobody PASylation is a promising approach to produce long-circulating nanobody probes for imaging and therapeutic applications.

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    Yicheng Yang, Lingyue Jin, You Zhang, Siyu Zhou, Weijun Wei, Gang Huang, Changfeng Wu. Recombinant PASylated nanobody probes with improved blood circulation and tumor targeting[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2025, 18(3): 2541001

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Oct. 4, 2024

    Accepted: Oct. 28, 2024

    Published Online: Jun. 18, 2025

    The Author Email: Changfeng Wu (wucf@sustech.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1142/S1793545825410019

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