The invention discloses a fusion polypeptide TGNL and application of neural stem cells modified by the fusion polypeptide TGNL in
spinal cord injury repair. The fusion polypeptide TGNL is composed of a TAT penetrating domain, a GSTP targeting domain, an NICDi inhibition domain, an MMP-2 activation domain and a flexible
Linker connecting the three domains, and the full-length
amino acid sequence is as shown in SEQ ID NO. 1. The invention also provides a preparation method of the polypeptide, a
neural stem cell (hNSCs-TGNL) for expressing the polypeptide and a construction method of the
neural stem cell (hNSCs-TGNL). Experiments show that the fusion polypeptide TGNL can efficiently penetrate
nerve cells, specifically target glial
scars, is selectively activated by MMP-2, and promotes neural stem cells to differentiate into neurons by inhibiting Notch signals; the hNSCs-TGNL has
high survival rate and strong penetrability in an in-vitro
glial scar model, and can significantly promote
motor function recovery, reduce injury volume, increase
axon density and reduce glial
scars in a rat
spinal cord contusion model. The invention provides a novel candidate
drug and a
cell treatment strategy for
clinical treatment of
spinal cord injury, and has remarkable clinical application value.