B7-H3 is a 316 amino acid-long type I transmembrane protein, existing in two isoforms determined by its extracellular domain. In mice, the extracellular domain consists of a single pair of immunoglobulin variable (IgV)-like and immunoglobulin constant (IgC)-like domains, whereas in humans it consists of one pair (2Ig-B7-H3) or two identical pairs (4Ig-B7-H3) due to . B7-H3 mRNA is expressed in most normal tissues. In contrast, B7-H3 protein has a very limited expression on normal tissues because of its post-transcriptional regulation by microRNAs. However, B7-H3 protein is expressed at high frequency on many different cancer types (60% of all cancers). [6]
Function[]
In non-malignant tissues, B7-H3 has a predominantly inhibitory role in adaptive immunity, suppressing T cell activation and proliferation.
In malignant tissues, B7-H3 is an immune checkpoint molecule that inhibits tumor antigen-specific immune responses. B7-H3 also possesses non-immunological pro-tumorigenic functions such as promoting migration, invasion, angiogenesis, chemoresistance, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, and affecting tumor cell metabolism.[6]
As a possible drug target[]
Due to its selective expression on solid tumors, B7-H3 has been the target of several anticancer agents such as enoblituzumab (MGA271),[7] , MGD009, MGC018, DS-7300a, and CAR T cells.[6]
Zhang GB, Chen YJ, Shi Q, Ma HB, Ge Y, Wang Q, Jiang Z, Xu Y, Zhang XG (June 2004). "Human recombinant B7-H3 expressed in E. coli enhances T lymphocyte proliferation and IL-10 secretion in vitro". Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica. 36 (6): 430–6. doi:10.1093/abbs/36.6.430. PMID15188059.
Sakthivel P, Wang X, Gharizadeh B, Giscombe R, Pirskanen R, Nyren P, Lefvert AK (December 2006). "Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the B7H3 gene are not associated with human autoimmune myasthenia gravis". Journal of Genetics. 85 (3): 217–20. doi:10.1007/BF02935335. PMID17406098. S2CID20818492.
External links[]
CD276+protein,+human at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Human CD276 genome location and CD276 gene details page in the UCSC Genome Browser.
Overview of all the structural information available in the PDB for UniProt: Q8VE98 (CD276 antigen) at the PDBe-KB.
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Proteins: B7 family (see also immunoglobulin superfamily)