2023
Developing synthetic tools to decipher the tumor–immune interactome
Weizman O, Luyten S, Lu P, Song E, Qin K, Mostaghimi D, Ring A, Iwasaki A. Developing synthetic tools to decipher the tumor–immune interactome. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2306632120. PMID: 37871202, PMCID: PMC10622925, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2306632120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune cellsImmune-based therapiesTumor-immune cell interactionsDifferent immunotherapiesRetroviral reportersSensitive tumorsImmune surveillanceTumor subtypesTumor microenvironmentSynthetic Notch receptorCell interactionsCell contactTissue functionTissue locationNotch receptorsVivoOptimal tissue functionCellsComprehensive landscapeImmunotherapyTherapyTumorsImmunogenicitySubtypes
2021
KDM5B promotes immune evasion by recruiting SETDB1 to silence retroelements
Zhang SM, Cai WL, Liu X, Thakral D, Luo J, Chan LH, McGeary MK, Song E, Blenman KRM, Micevic G, Jessel S, Zhang Y, Yin M, Booth CJ, Jilaveanu LB, Damsky W, Sznol M, Kluger HM, Iwasaki A, Bosenberg MW, Yan Q. KDM5B promotes immune evasion by recruiting SETDB1 to silence retroelements. Nature 2021, 598: 682-687. PMID: 34671158, PMCID: PMC8555464, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03994-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TumorDNA-Binding ProteinsEpigenesis, GeneticGene SilencingHeterochromatinHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHumansInterferon Type IJumonji Domain-Containing Histone DemethylasesMaleMelanomaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNuclear ProteinsRepressor ProteinsRetroelementsTumor EscapeConceptsImmune checkpoint blockadeImmune evasionCheckpoint blockadeImmune responseAnti-tumor immune responseRobust adaptive immune responseTumor immune evasionAnti-tumor immunityAdaptive immune responsesType I interferon responseDNA-sensing pathwayMouse melanoma modelImmunotherapy resistanceMost patientsCurrent immunotherapiesTumor immunogenicityImmune memoryMelanoma modelCytosolic RNA sensingRole of KDM5BConsiderable efficacyInterferon responseImmunotherapyEpigenetic therapyBlockade