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We developed a strategy for covalent coupling of targeting proteins to liposomes decorated with a standard adapter protein. This strategy is based on “dock and lock” the interactions between two mutated fragments of human RNase I, a 1–15-aa fragment with the R4C amino acid substitution, (Cys-tag), and a 21–127-aa fragment with the V118C substitution, (Ad-C). Upon binding to each other, Cys-tag and Ad-C spontaneously form a disulfide bond between the complimentary 4C and 118C residues. Therefore, any targeting protein expressed with Cys-tag can be easily coupled to liposomes decorated with Ad-C. Here, we describe the preparation of Ad-liposomes followed by coupling them to two Cys-tagged targeted proteins, human vascular endothelial growth factor expressed with N-terminal Cys-tag, and a 254-aa long N-terminal fragment of anthrax lethal factor carrying C-terminal Cys-tag. Both proteins retain functional activity after coupling to Ad-C-decorated drug-loaded liposomes. We expect that our “dock and lock” strategy will open new opportunities for development of targeted therapeutic liposomes for research and clinical use.
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Backer, M.V., Backer, J.M. (2010). A “Dock and Lock” Approach to Preparation of Targeted Liposomes. In: Weissig, V. (eds) Liposomes. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 605. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-360-2_17
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