An antigen self-assembled and dendritic cell-targeted nanovaccine for enhanced immunity against cancer

The rise of nanotechnology has opened new horizons for cancer immunotherapy.However,most nano vaccines fabricated with nanomaterials suffer from carrier-related concerns,including low drug loading capacity,unpredictable metabolism,and potential systemic toxicity,which bring obstacles for their clinical translation.Herein,we developed an antigen self-assembled nanovaccine,which was resulted from a simple acryloyl modification of the antigen to induce self-assembly.Furthermore,a dendritic cell targeting head mannose monomer and a mevalonate pathway inhibitor zoledronic acid(Zol)were integrated or absorbed onto the nanoparticles(denoted as MEAO-Z)to intensify the immune response.The synthesized nano vaccine with a diameter of around 70 nm showed successful lymph node transportation,high dendritic cell internalization,promoted costimulatory molecule expression,and preferable antigen cross-presentation.In virtue of the above superiorities,MEAO-Z induced remarkably higher titers of serum antibody,stronger cytotoxic T lymphocyte immune responses and IFN-γsecretion than free antigen and adjuvants.In vivo,MEAO-Z significantly suppressed EG7-OVA tumor groth and prolonged the survival time of tumor-bearing mice.These results indicated the translation promise of our self-assembled nano vaccine for immune potentiation and cancer immunotherapy.

A new loss-of-function allele 28y reveals a role of ARGONAUTE1 in limiting asymmetric division of stomatal lineage ground cell

In Arabidopsis thaliana L., stomata are produced through a series of divisions including asymmetric and symmetric divisions. Asymmetric entry division of meristemoid mother cellproduces two daughter cells, the smal er meristemoid and the larger sister cell, a stomatal lineage ground cell（SLGC）. Stomatal lineage ground cells can differentiate into epidermal pavement cells but have the potential to divide asymmetrical y, spacing divisions, to create satel ite meristemoids. Peptide ligands and TOO MANY MOUTHS （TMM） and ERECTA family receptors regulate the initiation of stomatal lineages, activity, and orientation of spacing divisions. Here, we reported that a natural mutant 28y displayed an increased stomatal density and index. Using map-based cloning, we identified mutation in ARGONAUTE1 （AGO1） as the cause of 28y phenotypes. Time-lapse tracing of stomatal lineage cells reveals that stomatal overproduction in 28y is caused by the excessive asymmetric spacing division of SLGCs.Further genetic results demonstrated that AGO1 acts down-stream of TMM and negatively regulates the SPCH transcripts, but in a brassinosteroid-independent manner. Upregulation of AGAMOUS-LIKE16 （AGL16） in 28y mutants suggests that AGO1 is required to restrict AGL16-mediated stomatal spacing divisions, an miRNA pathway in addition to ligand-receptor signaling modules.