2022
Double knockout CRISPR screen for cancer resistance to T cell cytotoxicity
Park J, Codina A, Ye L, Lam S, Guo J, Clark P, Zhou X, Peng L, Chen S. Double knockout CRISPR screen for cancer resistance to T cell cytotoxicity. Journal Of Hematology & Oncology 2022, 15: 172. PMID: 36456981, PMCID: PMC9716677, DOI: 10.1186/s13045-022-01389-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell cytotoxicityCell cytotoxicityT cell killingTumor suppressorCancer patientsImmune responseAvailable agentsSurvival analysisClinical patientsCancer treatmentCancer cellsCancer resistanceDirect targetingPotential new conceptCancer mutationsPatientsCell killingNormal samplesResistance pathwaysCellular responsesSuch resistanceCytotoxicityResistance genesHigh-affinity, neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 can be made without T follicular helper cells
Chen JS, Chow RD, Song E, Mao T, Israelow B, Kamath K, Bozekowski J, Haynes WA, Filler RB, Menasche BL, Wei J, Alfajaro MM, Song W, Peng L, Carter L, Weinstein JS, Gowthaman U, Chen S, Craft J, Shon JC, Iwasaki A, Wilen CB, Eisenbarth SC. High-affinity, neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 can be made without T follicular helper cells. Science Immunology 2022, 7: eabl5652. PMID: 34914544, PMCID: PMC8977051, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl5652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2Follicular helper cellsB cell responsesHelper cellsAntibody productionCell responsesSARS-CoV-2 vaccinationB-cell receptor sequencingSevere COVID-19Cell receptor sequencingIndependent antibodiesT cell-B cell interactionsViral inflammationAntiviral antibodiesImmunoglobulin class switchingVirus infectionGerminal centersViral infectionClonal repertoireInfectionAntibodiesClass switchingCOVID-19Patients
2020
CRISPR-GEMM Pooled Mutagenic Screening Identifies KMT2D as a Major Modulator of Immune Checkpoint Blockade
Wang G, Chow RD, Zhu L, Bai Z, Ye L, Zhang F, Renauer PA, Dong MB, Dai X, Zhang X, Du Y, Cheng Y, Niu L, Chu Z, Kim K, Liao C, Clark P, Errami Y, Chen S. CRISPR-GEMM Pooled Mutagenic Screening Identifies KMT2D as a Major Modulator of Immune Checkpoint Blockade. Cancer Discovery 2020, 10: 1912-1933. PMID: 32887696, PMCID: PMC7710536, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-19-1448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint blockadeCheckpoint blockadeCancer typesMajority of patientsRemarkable clinical efficacyFraction of patientsMajor modulatorComplex molecular landscapeMultiple cancer typesClinical efficacyICB responseImmune infiltrationTumor immunogenicityAntigen presentationMutation burdenMouse modelPatient stratificationMutant tumorsTumor microenvironmentIssue featurePatientsTumorsMolecular landscapeBlockadeCancer