METABOLIC MODULATION OF INTRATUMORAL CHOLESTEROL WITH ENGINEERED BACTERIA FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCERS

Abstract

A method of treating a cancer (e.g., a colorectal cancer, a liver cancer, a breast cancer, or a lung cancer) in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of (i) a bacterium that converts intestinal cholesterol to 4-cholesten-3-one (4-C-3) or (ii) 4-C-3. Also disclosed is a recombinant Escherichia coli TOP10 bacterium comprising a nucleic acid encoding cholesterol oxidase (CHOX), which is capable of converting cholesterol to 4-C-3 and can be used to treat gastrointestinal tract cancers including a colorectal cancer or lung cancer.

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