RnDCircle Logo
김광명 연구실
이화여자대학교 약학과
김광명 교수
기본 정보
연구 분야
프로젝트
발행물
구성원

김광명 연구실

이화여자대학교 약학과 김광명 교수

김광명 연구실은 생체적합성 고분자와 펩타이드 기반 나노소재를 활용하여 종양 표적 약물전달, 분자영상, 테라노스틱스, PROTAC 기반 표적 단백질 분해 및 광반응성 암 면역치료를 연구하며, 약물내성 극복과 종양미세환경 재프로그래밍을 목표로 차세대 나노의약과 정밀 항암 플랫폼의 전임상·중개연구를 수행하고 있다.

대표 연구 분야
연구 영역 전체보기
자가조립형 나노약물전달시스템 thumbnail
자가조립형 나노약물전달시스템
주요 논문
5
논문 전체보기
1
article
|
gold
·
인용수 14
·
2025
Reprogramming of cancer metabolism via photoresponsive nano-PROTAC enhances pyroptosis-mediated immunotherapy
Byeongmin Park, Ji‐Woong Choi, Jae-Hyeon Lee, Yelee Kim, Woo Jin Lee, Ansoo Lee, In‐Cheol Sun, Hong Yeol Yoon, Yongju Kim, Sun Hwa Kim, Yoosoo Yang, Kwangmeyung Kim, Jooho Park, Man Kyu Shim
IF 52.7
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) induces tumor cell pyroptosis, a form of programmed cell death that triggers antitumor immunity. However, high glucose metabolism and hypoxic conditions in the tumor microenvironment (TME) limit PDT efficiency and impair effector cell function. Here, we propose a cancer metabolic reprogramming-enabling photoresponsive nanoproteolysis-targeting chimera (Nano-PROTAC; NanoTAC), derived from the supramolecular self-assembly of drug conjugates that bridge a PROTAC targeting hexokinase II (HK2) and a photosensitizer via a biomarker-cleavable linker. In a triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) model, NanoTAC initially silences PROTAC activity and accumulates in tumor regions, where it undergoes linker cleavage in response to enzymatic biomarkers. Upon photoirradiation, PDT-induced pyroptotic cell death promotes the release of tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) and damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) to drive the cancer-immunity cycle. Concurrently, targeted protein degradation (TPD) via PROTACs counteracts glucose and oxygen consumption in the TME, ultimately potentiating pyroptosis-mediated photoimmunotherapy. This combination therapy achieves a high rate of complete regression in primary TNBC and confers adaptive immunity to prevent metastasis and recurrence. Our study presents a rationally designed nanomedicine that integrates PDT and PROTACs, shedding light on strategies for more effective cancer immunotherapy.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41392-025-02405-6
Photodynamic therapy
Immunogenic cell death
Cancer cell
Tumor microenvironment
Programmed cell death
Cancer immunotherapy
Reprogramming
Immunotherapy
Effector
2
article
|
인용수 3
·
2025
Effective Degradation of Wild‐Type and Mutant EGFR Using Self‐Assembling Peptide‐Derived PROTAC Nanoparticles (NanoTACs) for Cancer Therapy
Joohee Jeong, Hanhee Cho, Yujeong Moon, Nayeon Shim, Jeongrae Kim, Jinseong Kim, Sung-Chan Choi, Junseong Park, Yongju Kim, Kwangmeyung Kim
IF 26.8
Advanced Materials
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-targeted therapeutics, including monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), have achieved clinical success but are limited by drug resistance and off-target toxicity. Herein, self-assembling peptide-derived PROTAC nanoparticles (NanoTACs) engineered for effective degradation of both wild-type and mutant EGFR for cancer therapy is reported. The NanoTACs are constructed from three peptide components: EGFR-binding peptide (EHGAMEI), a self-assembling peptide linker (FF), and an E3 ligase recruiting peptide (ALAPYIP). Through the hydrophobic interaction and π-π stacking, self-assembling peptide-derived PROTACs formed uniform spherical nanoparticles with an average diameter of 144 nm under aqueous conditions. In vitro, NanoTACs effectively eliminated both wild-type and L858R/T790M-mutant EGFR in cancer cells through direct lysosomal degradation and PROTAC-driven proteasomal degradation. In vivo, NanoTACs exhibited 2.24-fold higher tumor-targeting efficiency than free EGFR-binding peptide via the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect and EGFR-mediated active targeting. In colon and lung tumor models, NanoTACs suppressed tumor growth by 88.3%, achieved 95% degradation of wild-type and 80% of mutant EGFR, and induced extensive apoptosis without systemic toxicity. These findings established NanoTACs as a promising EGFR-targeted platform to overcome drug resistance to mAbs and TKIs by enabling effective degradation of wild-type and mutant EGFR in heterogeneous cancers.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202516974
Epidermal growth factor receptor
Peptide
Mutant
Tyrosine kinase
Monoclonal antibody
Cancer cell
Ubiquitin ligase
Protein degradation
Cytotoxicity
3
article
|
hybrid
·
인용수 50
·
2024
Light‐Triggered PROTAC Nanoassemblies for Photodynamic IDO Proteolysis in Cancer Immunotherapy
Jiwoong Choi, Byeongmin Park, Jung Yeon Park, Dong-Won Shin, Sangmin Lee, Hong Yeol Yoon, Kwangmeyung Kim, Sun Hwa Kim, Yongju Kim, Yoosoo Yang, Man Kyu Shim
IF 26.8
Advanced Materials
While proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) hold great potential for persistently reprogramming the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment via targeted protein degradation, precisely activating them in tumor tissues and preventing uncontrolled proteolysis at off-target sites remain challenging. Herein, a light-triggered PROTAC nanoassembly (LPN) for photodynamic indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) proteolysis is reported. The LPN is derived from the self-assembly of prodrug conjugates, which comprise a PROTAC, cathepsin B-specific cleavable peptide linker, and photosensitizer, without any additional carrier materials. In colon tumor models, intravenously injected LPNs initially silence the activity of PROTACs and accumulate significantly in targeted tumor tissues due to an enhanced permeability and retention effect. Subsequently, the cancer biomarker cathepsin B begins to trigger the release of active PROTACs from the LPNs through enzymatic cleavage of the linkers. Upon light irradiation, tumor cells undergo immunogenic cell death induced by photodynamic therapy to promote the activation of effector T cells, while the continuous IDO degradation of PROTAC simultaneously blocks tryptophan metabolite-regulated regulatory-T-cell-mediated immunosuppression. Such LPN-mediated combinatorial photodynamic IDO proteolysis effectively inhibits tumor growth, metastasis, and recurrence. Collectively, this study presents a promising nanomedicine, designed to synergize PROTACs with other immunotherapeutic modalities, for more effective and safer cancer immunotherapy.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202405475
Cancer research
Photodynamic therapy
Proteolysis
Immunotherapy
Immunosurveillance
Cancer immunotherapy
Tumor microenvironment
Cathepsin B
Materials science
Chemistry
정부 과제
61
과제 전체보기
1
2025년 3월-2029년 12월
|993,100,000
종양 복잡성 해결을 위한 자가조립형 기능성 펩타이드-항암제 전구체 나노약물 기술개발
o 종양 복잡성 해결을 위한 자가조립형 기능성 펩타이드-항암제 전구체 나노약물 기술개발- 종양 표적형 자가조립형 펩타이드-항암제 전구체 나노약물 개발 - 약물내성 극복형 자가조립형 펩타이드-항암제 전구체 나노약물 개발 - 낮은 면역원성 극복형 자가조립형 펩타이드 항암제 전구에 나노약물 개발
자가조립
펩타이드
나노입자
항암제
전구체
2
2025년 3월-2029년 12월
|650,000,000
종양 복잡성 해결을 위한 자가조립형 기능성 펩타이드-항암제 전구체 나노약물 기술개발
o 종양 복잡성 해결을 위한 자가조립형 기능성 펩타이드-항암제 전구체 나노약물 기술개발- 종양 표적형 자가조립형 펩타이드-항암제 전구체 나노약물 개발 - 약물내성 극복형 자가조립형 펩타이드-항암제 전구체 나노약물 개발 - 낮은 면역원성 극복형 자가조립형 펩타이드 항암제 전구에 나노약물 개발
자가조립
펩타이드
나노입자
항암제
전구체
3
2025년 3월-2028년 3월
|400,000,000
EGFR 저해제의 약물내성 극복을 위한 자가조립형 펩타이드 기반 PROTAC 나노약물 선도물질 개발
- 개발 내용 및 목표EGFR 저해제 약물내성 극복을 위한 자가조립형 펩타이드 기반 PROTAC 나노약물(NanoTAC) 개발1. 타겟 EGFR에 결합이 가능하며, 동시에 E3ligase에 결합이 가능한 펩타이드 기반 PROTAC 유효물질 합성 (20): 펩타이드 PROTAC은 자가조립형 나노입자를 형성하는 펩타이드를 합성함 2. 다양한 펩타이드 PROTA...
약물내성
프로탁
약물전달
항암
나노입자
최신 특허
특허 전체보기
상태출원연도과제명출원번호상세정보
공개2025저출력의 가시광선으로 항종양 면역을 강화하는 광역학 치료용 이식형 마이크로-발광 다이오드 장치 및 이의 작동방법1020250147073
공개2025화학-광역학 병용 치료용 조성물 및 이를 위한 방법1020250062617
공개2024광유도 교차결합 및 항-PD-L1 폴리펩티드가 포함된 리포좀 및 이를 포함하는 암의 예방 또는 치료용 약학 조성물1020240081175
전체 특허

저출력의 가시광선으로 항종양 면역을 강화하는 광역학 치료용 이식형 마이크로-발광 다이오드 장치 및 이의 작동방법

상태
공개
출원연도
2025
출원번호
1020250147073

화학-광역학 병용 치료용 조성물 및 이를 위한 방법

상태
공개
출원연도
2025
출원번호
1020250062617

광유도 교차결합 및 항-PD-L1 폴리펩티드가 포함된 리포좀 및 이를 포함하는 암의 예방 또는 치료용 약학 조성물

상태
공개
출원연도
2024
출원번호
1020240081175