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The CD8α–PILRα interaction maintains CD8+ T cell quiescence
Zheng L, Han X, Yao S, Zhu Y, Klement J, Wu S, Ji L, Zhu G, Cheng X, Tobiasova Z, Yu W, Huang B, Vesely MD, Wang J, Zhang J, Quinlan E, Chen L. The CD8α–PILRα interaction maintains CD8+ T cell quiescence. Science 2022, 376: 996-1001. PMID: 35617401, DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz8658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell quiescenceT cellsT cell pool sizeMaintenance of CD8Peripheral lymphoid organsCell quiescenceMemory CD8Antigen exposureLymphoid organsActivation phenotypeCD8Specific antigenCD8αInducible deletionCell pool sizeDiverse antigensAntigenMolecular mechanismsBroad repertoireExposureCellsQuiescent stateTumorsMicePILRα
2024
Up-regulated PLA2G10 in cancer impairs T cell infiltration to dampen immunity
Zhang T, Yu W, Cheng X, Yeung J, Ahumada V, Norris P, Pearson M, Yang X, van Deursen W, Halcovich C, Nassar A, Vesely M, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Ji L, Flies D, Liu L, Langermann S, LaRochelle W, Humphrey R, Zhao D, Zhang Q, Zhang J, Gu R, Schalper K, Sanmamed M, Chen L. Up-regulated PLA2G10 in cancer impairs T cell infiltration to dampen immunity. Science Immunology 2024, 9: eadh2334. PMID: 38669316, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adh2334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell infiltrationT cell exclusionT cellsResistance to anti-PD-1 immunotherapyPoor T-cell infiltrationAnti-PD-1 immunotherapyImmunogenic mouse tumorsT cell mobilizationHuman cancer tissuesTherapeutic immunotherapyCancer immunotherapyMouse tumorsChemokine systemImmunotherapyTumor tissuesImpaired infiltrationTumorLipid metabolitesHuman cancersCancer tissuesInfiltrationA2 groupCancerPLA2G10Up-regulated
2021
Targeting the CSF1/CSF1R axis is a potential treatment strategy for malignant meningiomas
Yeung J, Yaghoobi V, Miyagishima D, Vesely MD, Zhang T, Badri T, Nassar A, Han X, Sanmamed MF, Youngblood M, Peyre M, Kalamarides M, Rimm DL, Gunel M, Chen L. Targeting the CSF1/CSF1R axis is a potential treatment strategy for malignant meningiomas. Neuro-Oncology 2021, 23: 1922-1935. PMID: 33914067, PMCID: PMC8563319, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noab075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColony-stimulating factor-1Myeloid cellsMalignant meningiomasTumor microenvironmentCSF1/CSF1RRNA-seqRNA sequencingHuman meningiomasImmune subsetsGene expressionT cellsTreatment strategiesNormalization cancer immunotherapyImportant regulatorCell typesNovel immunocompetent murine modelDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressionCell death receptor-1Immunosuppressive myeloid cellsDeath receptor-1Ligand 1 expressionFactor 1Immune cell typesImmunocompetent murine modelEffective treatment strategiesA Burned-Out CD8+ T-cell Subset Expands in the Tumor Microenvironment and Curbs Cancer Immunotherapy
Sanmamed MF, Nie X, Desai SS, Villaroel-Espindola F, Badri T, Zhao D, Kim AW, Ji L, Zhang T, Quinlan E, Cheng X, Han X, Vesely MD, Nassar AF, Sun J, Zhang Y, Kim TK, Wang J, Melero I, Herbst RS, Schalper KA, Chen L. A Burned-Out CD8+ T-cell Subset Expands in the Tumor Microenvironment and Curbs Cancer Immunotherapy. Cancer Discovery 2021, 11: 1700-1715. PMID: 33658301, PMCID: PMC9421941, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-20-0962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesExhausted T cellsTIL subsetsTumor microenvironmentCancer immunotherapyT cellsAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerPatient-derived tumor xenograft modelAnti-PD therapyT cell subsetsCell lung cancerPotential tissue biomarkersBaseline tumor tissueLung cancer tissuesSingle-cell mass cytometryTumor xenograft modelApoptotic CD8Dysfunctional CD8Immunotherapy resistancePD-1Activation markersAdjacent nontumoral tissuesPathway-dependent mannerLung cancer
2014
Checkpoint blockade cancer immunotherapy targets tumour-specific mutant antigens
Gubin MM, Zhang X, Schuster H, Caron E, Ward JP, Noguchi T, Ivanova Y, Hundal J, Arthur CD, Krebber WJ, Mulder GE, Toebes M, Vesely MD, Lam SS, Korman AJ, Allison JP, Freeman GJ, Sharpe AH, Pearce EL, Schumacher TN, Aebersold R, Rammensee HG, Melief CJ, Mardis ER, Gillanders WE, Artyomov MN, Schreiber RD. Checkpoint blockade cancer immunotherapy targets tumour-specific mutant antigens. Nature 2014, 515: 577-581. PMID: 25428507, PMCID: PMC4279952, DOI: 10.1038/nature13988.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Opposing Roles for IL-23 and IL-12 in Maintaining Occult Cancer in an Equilibrium State
Teng MW, Vesely MD, Duret H, McLaughlin N, Towne JE, Schreiber RD, Smyth MJ. Opposing Roles for IL-23 and IL-12 in Maintaining Occult Cancer in an Equilibrium State. Cancer Research 2012, 72: 3987-3996. PMID: 22869585, PMCID: PMC4384890, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-12-1337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-12IL-23Antibody treatmentImmune systemCD40 antibody treatmentIL‐12/23p40 antibodiesAutoimmune inflammatory disorderMonoclonal antibody treatmentOccult neoplasiaOccult cancerIL-17IL-23p19IL-12/23p40Immune controlInflammatory disordersTumor immunogenicityIL-4Malignant potentialCancer immunoeditingTumor outgrowthElimination phaseTumor growthTumor dormancyMutant cancersCancer cellsCancer exome analysis reveals a T-cell-dependent mechanism of cancer immunoediting
Matsushita H, Vesely MD, Koboldt DC, Rickert CG, Uppaluri R, Magrini VJ, Arthur CD, White JM, Chen YS, Shea LK, Hundal J, Wendl MC, Demeter R, Wylie T, Allison JP, Smyth MJ, Old LJ, Mardis ER, Schreiber RD. Cancer exome analysis reveals a T-cell-dependent mechanism of cancer immunoediting. Nature 2012, 482: 400-404. PMID: 22318521, PMCID: PMC3874809, DOI: 10.1038/nature10755.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Demonstration of inflammation-induced cancer and cancer immunoediting during primary tumorigenesis
Swann JB, Vesely MD, Silva A, Sharkey J, Akira S, Schreiber RD, Smyth MJ. Demonstration of inflammation-induced cancer and cancer immunoediting during primary tumorigenesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 652-656. PMID: 18178624, PMCID: PMC2206591, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0708594105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer immunoeditingWT controlsAdaptor myeloid differentiation factor 88Myeloid differentiation factor 88Adaptive immune surveillanceMyD88-/- miceMyD88-deficient miceRole of TNFDMBA/TPAInflammation-induced cancerDistinct mouse modelsTNF-deficient miceInflammation-induced carcinogenesisO-tetradecanoylphorbol 13Mouse tumor modelsFactor 88WT miceChronic inflammationMCA sarcomaProinflammatory processesTumor immunologistsImmune surveillanceMouse modelSkin papillomasPrimary tumorigenesis