The FLRT3-UNC5B checkpoint pathway inhibits T cell–based cancer immunotherapies
Prajapati K, Yan C, Yang Q, Arbitman S, Fitzgerald D, Sharee S, Shaik J, Bosiacki J, Myers K, Paucarmayta A, Johnson D, O’Neill T, Kundu S, Cusumano Z, Langermann S, Langenau D, Patel S, Flies D. The FLRT3-UNC5B checkpoint pathway inhibits T cell–based cancer immunotherapies. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadj4698. PMID: 38427724, PMCID: PMC10906930, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj4698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibronectin leucine-rich transmembrane protein 3T cellsHuman T cellsCancer immunotherapyT cell-based cancer immunotherapyInhibit T cell activationT cell checkpointsActivated human T cellsT cell immunityT cell killingT cell activationHuman cancer modelsImmune-dependent mannerAxon guidance proteinsTarget such mechanismsCAR-TCoinhibitory receptorsGuidance proteinsTumor immunityClinical benefitCancer modelsTumor growthCancer cellsHuman cancersMonoclonal antibodies