2024
Setdb1-loss induces type-I interferons and immune clearance of melanoma.
McGeary M, Damsky W, Daniels A, Lang S, Xu Q, Song E, Huet-Calderwood C, Lou H, Paradkar S, Micevic G, Kaech S, Calderwood D, Turk B, Yan Q, Iwasaki A, Bosenberg M. Setdb1-loss induces type-I interferons and immune clearance of melanoma. Cancer Immunology Research 2024 PMID: 39589394, DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-23-0514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT cell infiltrationMHC-I expressionType I interferonImmune clearanceCD8+ T cell-dependent mannerIncreased CD8+ T cell infiltrationCD8+ T cell infiltrationDecreased MHC-I expressionAnti-cancer immune responseT cell-dependent mannerCD8+ T cellsDecreased T-cell infiltrationComplete tumor clearanceImmunity to melanomaIncreased melanoma growthInflamed tumor microenvironmentLoss of SETDB1Type I interferon receptorTreatment of melanomaType I interferon signalingWhole-genome CRISPR screenEndogenous retrovirusesType I interferon expressionMetastatic diseaseTumor clearance
2023
New insights into programmed cell death protein 1 blockade-associated cutaneous immune-related adverse events
Micevic G, Daniels A, Flavell R. New insights into programmed cell death protein 1 blockade-associated cutaneous immune-related adverse events. British Journal Of Dermatology 2023, 189: 355-357. PMID: 37471669, PMCID: PMC10503525, DOI: 10.1093/bjd/ljad236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous immune-related adverse eventsImmune-related adverse eventsSelf-reactive T cellsCheckpoint receptor PD-1PD-1 inhibitorsHalf of patientsImmune checkpoint blockadeAntitumor immune responseReceptor PD-1Adverse eventsCheckpoint blockadePD-1Immune toleranceCTLA-4T cellsImmune responseLandmark studiesMolecular mechanismsFunctional roleCritical functional rolePatientsBlockadeDermatologistsImportant cluesIL-7R licenses a population of epigenetically poised memory CD8+ T cells with superior antitumor efficacy that are critical for melanoma memory
Micevic G, Daniels A, Flem-Karlsen K, Park K, Talty R, McGeary M, Mirza H, Blackburn H, Sefik E, Cheung J, Hornick N, Aizenbud L, Joshi N, Kluger H, Iwasaki A, Bosenberg M, Flavell R. IL-7R licenses a population of epigenetically poised memory CD8+ T cells with superior antitumor efficacy that are critical for melanoma memory. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2304319120. PMID: 37459511, PMCID: PMC10372654, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2304319120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-7R expressionT cellsIL-7RAntitumor memorySuperior antitumor efficacyCell-based therapiesTumor-specific T cellsAntigen-specific T cellsAntitumor efficacyPowerful antitumor immune responseMarkers of exhaustionTumor-specific CD8Antitumor immune responseIndependent prognostic factorAntitumor immune memoryMemory T cellsMajor risk factorSuperior antitumor activityFunctional CD8Memory CD8Prognostic factorsSurgical resectionAdvanced melanomaLymph nodesNaive mice
2016
Systemic Tolerance Mediated by Melanoma Brain Tumors Is Reversible by Radiotherapy and Vaccination.
Jackson CM, Kochel CM, Nirschl CJ, Durham NM, Ruzevick J, Alme A, Francica BJ, Elias J, Daniels A, Dubensky TW Jr, Lauer P, Brockstedt DG, Baxi EG, Calabresi PA, Taube JM, Pardo CA, Brem H, Pardoll DM, Lim M, Drake CG. Systemic Tolerance Mediated by Melanoma Brain Tumors Is Reversible by Radiotherapy and Vaccination. Clin Cancer Res 2016, 22: 1161-72. PMID: 26490306, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-15-1516.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Sleep deprivation impairs cAMP signalling in the hippocampus.
Vecsey CG, Baillie GS, Jaganath D, Havekes R, Daniels A, Wimmer M, Huang T, Brown KM, Li XY, Descalzi G, Kim SS, Chen T, Shang YZ, Zhuo M, Houslay MD, Abel T. Sleep deprivation impairs cAMP signalling in the hippocampus. Nature 2009, 461: 1122-5. PMID: 19847264, DOI: 10.1038/nature08488.Peer-Reviewed Original Research