2019
Siglec-15 as an immune suppressor and potential target for normalization cancer immunotherapy
Wang J, Sun J, Liu LN, Flies DB, Nie X, Toki M, Zhang J, Song C, Zarr M, Zhou X, Han X, Archer KA, O’Neill T, Herbst RS, Boto AN, Sanmamed MF, Langermann S, Rimm DL, Chen L. Siglec-15 as an immune suppressor and potential target for normalization cancer immunotherapy. Nature Medicine 2019, 25: 656-666. PMID: 30833750, PMCID: PMC7175920, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-019-0374-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormalization cancer immunotherapyTumor microenvironmentSiglec-15Antibody blockadeCancer immunotherapyImmune suppressorMyeloid cellsAntigen-specific T cell responsesB7-H1/PDTumor-infiltrating myeloid cellsB7-H1 moleculesAnti-tumor immunityT cell responsesPotential targetImmune evasion mechanismsInhibits tumor growthMacrophage colony-stimulating factorColony-stimulating factorB7-H1Evasion mechanismsMouse modelHuman cancer cellsTumor growthCell responsesGenetic ablation
2015
High level PHGDH expression in breast is predominantly associated with keratin 5‐positive cell lineage independently of malignancy
Gromova I, Gromov P, Honma N, Kumar S, Rimm D, Talman ML, Wielenga VT, Moreira JM. High level PHGDH expression in breast is predominantly associated with keratin 5‐positive cell lineage independently of malignancy. Molecular Oncology 2015, 9: 1636-1654. PMID: 26026368, PMCID: PMC5528790, DOI: 10.1016/j.molonc.2015.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverexpression of PhgdhPHGDH expressionMammary epithelial cellsTriple-negative breast cancer patientsNegative breast cancer patientsEpithelial cellsBreast cancer patientsNormal breast tissueCell lineagesMammary tissue samplesHigh-level expressionExpression of PHGDHProspective cohortCancer patientsCK5-positive cellsBasal phenotypeProteomic profilingTNBC samplesIHC analysisQuantitative IHC analysisCancer typesBreast tissueMalignancyCandidate oncogeneOncogenic function