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A local human Vδ1 T cell population is associated with survival in nonsmall-cell lung cancer
Wu Y, Biswas D, Usaite I, Angelova M, Boeing S, Karasaki T, Veeriah S, Czyzewska-Khan J, Morton C, Joseph M, Hessey S, Reading J, Georgiou A, Al-Bakir M, McGranahan N, Jamal-Hanjani M, Hackshaw A, Quezada S, Hayday A, Swanton C. A local human Vδ1 T cell population is associated with survival in nonsmall-cell lung cancer. Nature Cancer 2022, 3: 696-709. PMID: 35637401, PMCID: PMC9236901, DOI: 10.1038/s43018-022-00376-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell populationsT cellsLung tissueLung cancerCD8+ T cellsNonsmall-cell lung cancerNonsmall cell lung cancerEffector memory phenotypeT cell compartmentCell lung cancerAssociated with survivalNonmalignant lung tissuesStem-like featuresNontumor lung tissuesT cell biologyHuman lung tissueImmunotherapeutic strategiesMemory phenotypeNatural killerLung tumorsTissue-residentPost-surgeryResident memoryMurine tissuesTumor
2024
TRACERx analysis identifies a role for FAT1 in regulating chromosomal instability and whole-genome doubling via Hippo signalling
Lu W, Zalmas L, Bailey C, Black J, Martinez-Ruiz C, Pich O, Gimeno-Valiente F, Usaite I, Magness A, Thol K, Webber T, Jiang M, Saunders R, Liu Y, Biswas D, Ige E, Aerne B, Grönroos E, Venkatesan S, Stavrou G, Karasaki T, Al Bakir M, Renshaw M, Xu H, Schneider-Luftman D, Sharma N, Tovini L, Jamal-Hanjani M, McClelland S, Litchfield K, Birkbak N, Howell M, Tapon N, Fugger K, McGranahan N, Bartek J, Kanu N, Swanton C. TRACERx analysis identifies a role for FAT1 in regulating chromosomal instability and whole-genome doubling via Hippo signalling. Nature Cell Biology 2024, 27: 154-168. PMID: 39738653, PMCID: PMC11735399, DOI: 10.1038/s41556-024-01558-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCadherinsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorChromosomal InstabilityGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHippo Signaling PathwayHumansLung NeoplasmsMiceMitosisProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsYAP-Signaling ProteinsConceptsWhole-genome doublingStructural chromosome instabilityChromosomal instabilityHomologous recombinationNumerical chromosome instabilityNon-small-cell lung cancerHR deficiencyPersistent replication stressGenome doublingRadial chromosomesHippo signalingReplication stressChromosomal translocationsEvolutionary adaptationDriver eventsGenetic alterationsFAT1Increased tumor heterogeneityChromosomeCO depletionYAP1Downstream mechanismsRepair deficiencyIntratumour heterogeneityExperimental approach
2020
Metastasis and Immune Evasion from Extracellular cGAMP HydrolysisENPP1, a Therapeutic Target in Chromosomally Unstable Tumors
Li J, Duran M, Dhanota N, Chatila W, Bettigole S, Kwon J, Sriram R, Humphries M, Salto-Tellez M, James J, Hanna M, Melms J, Vallabhaneni S, Litchfield K, Usaite I, Biswas D, Bareja R, Li H, Martin M, Dorsaint P, Cavallo J, Li P, Pauli C, Gottesdiener L, DiPardo B, Hollmann T, Merghoub T, Wen H, Reis-Filho J, Riaz N, Su S, Kalbasi A, Vasan N, Powell S, Wolchok J, Elemento O, Swanton C, Shoushtari A, Parkes E, Izar B, Bakhoum S. Metastasis and Immune Evasion from Extracellular cGAMP HydrolysisENPP1, a Therapeutic Target in Chromosomally Unstable Tumors. Cancer Discovery 2020, 11: 1212-1227. PMID: 33372007, PMCID: PMC8102348, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-20-0387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromosomally unstable tumorsAnti-PD-1/PD-L1 treatmentResponse to immune checkpoint blockadeReduced immune cell infiltrationUnstable tumorsGeneration of extracellular adenosineCancer cells to immune cellsImmune-suppressive pathwaysImmune checkpoint blockadeResistance to immunotherapyTumor immune infiltrationImmune cell infiltrationEvading immune surveillanceMetastatic cancer cellsCGAS-STING innate immune pathwayExtracellular cGAMPCheckpoint blockadeInnate immune pathwaysTumor inflammationImmune surveillanceExtracellular adenosineImmune infiltrationIncreased metastasisImmune cellsCell infiltration
2019
An innate-like Vδ1+ γδ T cell compartment in the human breast is associated with remission in triple-negative breast cancer
Wu Y, Kyle-Cezar F, Woolf R, Naceur-Lombardelli C, Owen J, Biswas D, Lorenc A, Vantourout P, Gazinska P, Grigoriadis A, Tutt A, Hayday A. An innate-like Vδ1+ γδ T cell compartment in the human breast is associated with remission in triple-negative breast cancer. Science Translational Medicine 2019, 11 PMID: 31597756, PMCID: PMC6877350, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aax9364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell compartmentT cell receptorTriple-negative breast cancerInnate-like responsesT cellsBreast cancerExpress T cell receptorsIFN-g productionProgression-free survivalHuman breastAntigen-specific responsesAssociated with remissionHuman breast tumorsT cell receptor signalingMaximal patient benefitProgression-freeNKG2D receptorOverall survivalPeripheral bloodTissue-residentBreast tumorsIFN-gIL-17Paired tumorInflammatory pathology