2018
Fibrinogen-like Protein 1 Is a Major Immune Inhibitory Ligand of LAG-3
Wang J, Sanmamed MF, Datar I, Su TT, Ji L, Sun J, Chen L, Chen Y, Zhu G, Yin W, Zheng L, Zhou T, Badri T, Yao S, Zhu S, Boto A, Sznol M, Melero I, Vignali DAA, Schalper K, Chen L. Fibrinogen-like Protein 1 Is a Major Immune Inhibitory Ligand of LAG-3. Cell 2018, 176: 334-347.e12. PMID: 30580966, PMCID: PMC6365968, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibrinogen-like protein 1MHC-IILAG-3Major histocompatibility complex class IILymphocyte activation gene-3Histocompatibility complex class IILiver-secreted proteinsImmune inhibitory receptorsProtein 1Immune evasion mechanismsCell immunityTumor immunityPoor prognosisCancer immunotherapyCancer patientsInhibitory receptorsEvasion mechanismsHuman cancer cellsCell activationClass IIMouse tumorsMonoclonal antibodiesCancer cellsInhibitory ligandsInhibitory function
2015
Role of Chitinase 3–like-1 and Semaphorin 7a in Pulmonary Melanoma Metastasis
Ma B, Herzog EL, Lee CG, Peng X, Lee CM, Chen X, Rockwell S, Koo JS, Kluger H, Herbst RS, Sznol M, Elias JA. Role of Chitinase 3–like-1 and Semaphorin 7a in Pulmonary Melanoma Metastasis. Cancer Research 2015, 75: 487-496. PMID: 25511377, PMCID: PMC4321965, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-13-3339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma lung metastasisPulmonary melanoma metastasesPulmonary metastasesLung metastasesMelanoma metastasesGenetic deletionBreast cancer cellsPlexin C1 receptorsPulmonary microenvironmentPoor prognosisSemaphorin 7AMelanoma spreadChitinase 3MetastasisCHI3L1Cancer progressionSema7AInhibitory wayCancer cellsReceptorsSignificant reductionΒ1 integrinNovel pathwayCritical roleIL13Rα2
2011
Blockade of the B7-H1/PD-1 pathway for cancer immunotherapy.
Flies DB, Sandler BJ, Sznol M, Chen L. Blockade of the B7-H1/PD-1 pathway for cancer immunotherapy. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2011, 84: 409-21. PMID: 22180678, PMCID: PMC3238327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB7-H1/PDTumor-associated antigensImmune responseCancer immunotherapyMolecular pathwaysCancer-specific immune responsesImmune-mediated destructionSpecific immune responseCancer immunotherapy researchAnti-cancer effectsCoinhibitory functionImmunotherapeutic modalitiesCoinhibitory moleculesClinical evidenceImmunotherapy researchMalignant diseaseNew immunotherapeuticsImmune cellsImmune functionStromal cellsCancerMonoclonal antibodiesCancer cellsImmunotherapyCurrent knowledge
2009
Integrative Analysis of Epigenetic Modulation in Melanoma Cell Response to Decitabine: Clinical Implications
Halaban R, Krauthammer M, Pelizzola M, Cheng E, Kovacs D, Sznol M, Ariyan S, Narayan D, Bacchiocchi A, Molinaro A, Kluger Y, Deng M, Tran N, Zhang W, Picardo M, Enghild JJ. Integrative Analysis of Epigenetic Modulation in Melanoma Cell Response to Decitabine: Clinical Implications. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e4563. PMID: 19234609, PMCID: PMC2642998, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA damage responseMelanoma cell responseDamage responseGene expressionIntegrative analysisDifferential gene expressionMelanoma cell strainsGene expression profilesDNA promoter methylationP53-independent mannerHistone modificationsImproved combination therapiesEpigenetic modifiersTGFbeta pathwayBioinformatics analysisProtein stabilityEpigenetic modulationResistant melanoma cellsExpression profilesGrowth arrestPromoter methylationCancer cellsCell strainsProteasome inhibitorsPTEN mutations