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Convergent Identification and Interrogation of Tumor-Intrinsic Factors that Modulate Cancer Immunity In Vivo
Codina A, Renauer PA, Wang G, Chow RD, Park JJ, Ye H, Zhang K, Dong MB, Gassaway B, Ye L, Errami Y, Shen L, Chang A, Jain D, Herbst RS, Bosenberg M, Rinehart J, Fan R, Chen S. Convergent Identification and Interrogation of Tumor-Intrinsic Factors that Modulate Cancer Immunity In Vivo. Cell Systems 2019, 8: 136-151.e7. PMID: 30797773, PMCID: PMC6592847, DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2019.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell transcriptomic profilingExtracellular protein productionCancer cellsMutant cellsFunctional interrogationGenetic programCRISPR screensTranscriptomic profilingTumor-intrinsic mutationsTranscriptomic alterationsTumor microenvironmentProtein productionPRKAR1A lossGenetic makeupHost myeloid cellsTumor-intrinsic factorsDrastic alterationsCytometry analysisConvergent identificationMyeloid cellsCellsImmunocompetent hostsCancer immunityMutant tumorsHost
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