2023
CTLA-4 tail fusion enhances CAR-T antitumor immunity
Zhou X, Cao H, Fang S, Chow R, Tang K, Majety M, Bai M, Dong M, Renauer P, Shang X, Suzuki K, Levchenko A, Chen S. CTLA-4 tail fusion enhances CAR-T antitumor immunity. Nature Immunology 2023, 24: 1499-1510. PMID: 37500885, PMCID: PMC11344484, DOI: 10.1038/s41590-023-01571-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytoplasmic tailSingle-cell RNA sequencingRNA sequencingC-terminusTail fusionCell engineering techniquesAntigen receptorFurther characterizationCytometry analysisSurface expressionCAR functionLow surface expressionCellsUnique strategyT cellsPowerful therapeuticsFusionEndocytosisLeukemia modelTerminusTailSequencingPhenotypeReduced activationEngineering techniques
2019
Convergent Identification and Interrogation of Tumor-Intrinsic Factors that Modulate Cancer Immunity In Vivo
Codina A, Renauer PA, Wang G, Chow RD, Park JJ, Ye H, Zhang K, Dong MB, Gassaway B, Ye L, Errami Y, Shen L, Chang A, Jain D, Herbst RS, Bosenberg M, Rinehart J, Fan R, Chen S. Convergent Identification and Interrogation of Tumor-Intrinsic Factors that Modulate Cancer Immunity In Vivo. Cell Systems 2019, 8: 136-151.e7. PMID: 30797773, PMCID: PMC6592847, DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2019.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell transcriptomic profilingExtracellular protein productionCancer cellsMutant cellsFunctional interrogationGenetic programCRISPR screensTranscriptomic profilingTumor-intrinsic mutationsTranscriptomic alterationsTumor microenvironmentProtein productionPRKAR1A lossGenetic makeupHost myeloid cellsTumor-intrinsic factorsDrastic alterationsCytometry analysisConvergent identificationMyeloid cellsCellsImmunocompetent hostsCancer immunityMutant tumorsHost