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TIGIT: A Key Inhibitor of the Cancer Immunity Cycle. Trends Immunol 2017; 38:20-28. [DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2016.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Revised: 10/02/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Molfetta R, Zitti B, Santoni A, Paolini R. Ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like modifiers modulate NK cell-mediated recognition and killing of damaged cells. AIMS ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.3934/allergy.2017.4.164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Pignoloni B, Fionda C, Dell'Oste V, Luganini A, Cippitelli M, Zingoni A, Landolfo S, Gribaudo G, Santoni A, Cerboni C. Distinct Roles for Human Cytomegalovirus Immediate Early Proteins IE1 and IE2 in the Transcriptional Regulation of MICA and PVR/CD155 Expression. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 197:4066-4078. [PMID: 27733551 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1502527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Elimination of virus-infected cells by cytotoxic lymphocytes is triggered by activating receptors, among which NKG2D and DNAM-1/CD226 play an important role. Their ligands, that is, MHC class I-related chain (MIC) A/B and UL16-binding proteins (ULBP)1-6 (NKG2D ligand), Nectin-2/CD112, and poliovirus receptor (PVR)/CD155 (DNAM-1 ligand), are often induced on virus-infected cells, although some viruses, including human CMV (HCMV), can block their expression. In this study, we report that infection of different cell types with laboratory or low-passage HCMV strains upregulated MICA, ULBP3, and PVR, with NKG2D and DNAM-1 playing a role in NK cell-mediated lysis of infected cells. Inhibition of viral DNA replication with phosphonoformic acid did not prevent ligand upregulation, thus indicating that early phases of HCMV infection are involved in ligand increase. Indeed, the major immediate early (IE) proteins IE1 and IE2 stimulated the expression of MICA and PVR, but not ULBP3. IE2 directly activated MICA promoter via its binding to an IE2-responsive element that we identified within the promoter and that is conserved among different alleles of MICA. Both IE proteins were instead required for PVR upregulation via a mechanism independent of IE DNA binding activity. Finally, inhibiting IE protein expression during HCMV infection confirmed their involvement in ligand increase. We also investigated the contribution of the DNA damage response, a pathway activated by HCMV and implicated in ligand regulation. However, silencing of ataxia telangiectasia mutated, ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related protein, and DNA-dependent protein kinase did not influence ligand expression. Overall, these data reveal that MICA and PVR are directly regulated by HCMV IE proteins, and this may be crucial for the onset of an early host antiviral response.
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- Benedetta Pignoloni
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, 00162 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, 00162 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, 10123 Turin, Italy; and
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, 00162 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, 00162 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, 10123 Turin, Italy; and
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, 00162 Rome, Italy; .,Mediterranean Neurological Institute-Neuromed, 86077 Pozzilli (Isernia), Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, 00162 Rome, Italy;
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Koumbi L, Pollicino T, Raimondo G, Kumar N, Karayiannis P, Khakoo SI. Hepatitis B viral replication influences the expression of natural killer cell ligands. Ann Gastroenterol 2016; 29:348-57. [PMID: 27366037 PMCID: PMC4923822 DOI: 10.20524/aog.2016.0036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is accounting for over one million deaths annually due to immune-mediated chronic liver damage. Natural killer (NK) cells are abundant in the liver and contribute in HBV persistence. NK cytotoxic effects are controlled by signals from activating and inhibitory receptors. HBV may circumvent host antiviral immunity via the regulation of NK receptors and their ligands. We investigated the effect of viral replication and HBeAg mutations on NK mediators expression in the livers of chronic HBV (CHB) patients and in cell cultures. METHODS HBV monomers bearing hotspot mutations in the basal core promoter and precore region were transfected into HepG2 cells using a plasmid-free assay. Serum viremia and liver HBV RNA were measured in 19 CHB patients. The expression of HBV RNA and of NKG2D ligands, B7H6, DNAX accessory molecule-1, lectin-like transcript 1 (LLT1), LFA-1 and TRAIL was measured in the livers of CHB patients and transfected cells. RESULTS In general, high HBV replication in CHB patients and cell lines upregulated the mRNA of all NK cell ligands and particularly the inhibitory NK cell ligand, LLT1. The exception was the NKG2D ligand, MICA, that was significantly decreased in patients with high serum viremia and intrahepatic HBV RNA levels. CONCLUSIONS HBV replication has differential effects on NK cell ligands suggesting a potential escape mechanisms through up-regulation of LLT1 and down-regulation of MICA. A general trend towards upregulating NK cell ligands can be counteracted by decreasing MICA and hence weakening NK surveillance.
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- Lemonica Koumbi
- Department of Medicine, Hepatology and Gastroenterology Section, Imperial College, St. Mary's Campus, London, UK (Lemonia Koumbi, Naveenta Kumar)
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- Department of Pediatric, Gynecologic, Microbiologic, and Biomedical Sciences, University Hospital of Messina, Messina, Italy (Teresa Pollicino)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Hospital of Messina, Messina, Italy (Giovanni Raimondo)
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- Department of Medicine, Hepatology and Gastroenterology Section, Imperial College, St. Mary's Campus, London, UK (Lemonia Koumbi, Naveenta Kumar)
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- University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus (Peter Karayiannis)
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- Henry Welcome Laboratories, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK (Salim I. Khakoo)
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Torelli GF, Peragine N, Mariglia P, Foà R. The antileukemic potential of natural killer cells. Immunotherapy 2016; 8:425-34. [PMID: 26973124 DOI: 10.2217/imt-2015-0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The antileukemic potential of natural killer (NK) cells has over the years raised considerable interest and new immune-based treatment protocols characterized by the infusion of freshly isolated or ex vivo activated and expanded effectors have been designed. Several aspects still need to be addressed, including the optimal timing of NK infusion during the course of the disease, the best preparative regimen, the origin of NK cells and the possible need of ex vivo NK cell manipulation before the infusion. The aims of this review are to discuss the experimental and clinical data available on the role played by NK cells for leukemia patients and to revise the different good manufacturing practice protocols for ex vivo manipulation of these effector cells.
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- Giovanni F Torelli
- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies & Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies & Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies & Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies & Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Differential expression of ligands for NKG2D and DNAM-1 receptors by epithelial ovarian cancer-derived exosomes and its influence on NK cell cytotoxicity. Tumour Biol 2015; 37:5455-66. [PMID: 26563374 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-4313-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Cancers constitutively produce and secrete into the blood and other biofluids 30-150 nm-sized endosomal vehicles called exosomes. Cancer-derived exosomes exhibit powerful influence on a variety of biological mechanisms to the benefit of the tumors that produce them. We studied the immunosuppressive ability of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) exosomes on two cytotoxic pathways of importance for anticancer immunity-the NKG2D receptor-ligand pathway and the DNAM-1-PVR/nectin-2 pathway. Using exosomes, isolated from EOC tumor explant and EOC cell-line culture supernatants, and ascitic fluid from EOC patients, we studied the expression of NKG2D and DNAM-1 ligands on EOC exosomes and their ability to downregulate the cognate receptors. Our results show that EOC exosomes differentially and constitutively express NKG2D ligands from both MICA/B and ULBP families on their surface, while DNAM-1 ligands are more seldom expressed and not associated with the exosomal membrane surface. Consequently, the NKG2D ligand-bearing EOC exosomes significantly downregulated the NKG2D receptor expression on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) while the DNAM-1 receptor was unaffected. The downregulation of NKG2D receptor expression was coupled to inhibition of NKG2D receptor-ligand-mediated degranulation and cytotoxicity measured in vitro with OVCAR-3 and K562 cells as targets. The EOC exosomes acted as a decoy impairing the NKG2D mediated cytotoxicity while the DNAM-1 receptor-ligand system remained unchanged. Taken together, our results support and explain the mechanism behind the recently reported finding that in EOC, NK-cell recognition and killing of tumor cells was mainly dependent on DNAM-1 signaling while the contribution of the NKG2D receptor-ligand pathway was complementary and uncertain.
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Śledzińska A, Menger L, Bergerhoff K, Peggs KS, Quezada SA. Negative immune checkpoints on T lymphocytes and their relevance to cancer immunotherapy. Mol Oncol 2015; 9:1936-65. [PMID: 26578451 DOI: 10.1016/j.molonc.2015.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2015] [Revised: 10/09/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The term 'inhibitory checkpoint' refers to the broad spectrum of co-receptors expressed by T cells that negatively regulate T cell activation thus playing a crucial role in maintaining peripheral self-tolerance. Co-inhibitory receptor ligands are highly expressed by a variety of malignancies allowing evasion of anti-tumour immunity. Recent studies demonstrate that manipulation of these co-inhibitory pathways can remove the immunological brakes that impede endogenous immune responses against tumours. Antibodies that block the interactions between co-inhibitory receptors and their ligands have delivered very promising clinical responses, as has been shown by recent successful trials targeting the CTLA-4 and PD-1 pathways. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms of action and expression pattern of co-inhibitory receptors on different T cells subsets, emphasising differences between CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells. We also summarise recent clinical findings utilising immune checkpoint blockade.
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- Anna Śledzińska
- Cancer Immunology Unit, UCL Cancer Institute, UCL, London, UK
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- Cancer Immunology Unit, UCL Cancer Institute, UCL, London, UK
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- Cancer Immunology Unit, UCL Cancer Institute, UCL, London, UK.
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Fionda C, Abruzzese MP, Zingoni A, Cecere F, Vulpis E, Peruzzi G, Soriani A, Molfetta R, Paolini R, Ricciardi MR, Petrucci MT, Santoni A, Cippitelli M. The IMiDs targets IKZF-1/3 and IRF4 as novel negative regulators of NK cell-activating ligands expression in multiple myeloma. Oncotarget 2015; 6:23609-30. [PMID: 26269456 PMCID: PMC4695140 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.4603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Accepted: 06/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) have potent anti-tumor activities in multiple myeloma (MM) and are able to enhance the cytotoxic function of natural killer (NK) cells, important effectors of the immune response against MM. Here, we show that these drugs can enhance the expression of the NKG2D and DNAM-1 activating receptor ligands MICA and PVR/CD155 in human MM cell lines and primary malignant plasma cells. Depletion of cereblon (CRBN) by shRNA interference strongly impaired upregulation of these ligands and, more interestingly, IMiDs/CRBN-mediated downregulation of the transcription factors Ikaros (IKZF1), Aiolos (IKZF3) and IRF4 was critical for these regulatory mechanisms. Indeed, shRNA knockdown of IKZF1 or IKZF3 expression was both necessary and sufficient for the upregulation of MICA and PVR/CD155 expression, suggesting that these transcription factors can repress these genes; accordingly, the direct interaction and the negative role of IKZF1 and IKZF3 proteins on MICA and PVR/CD155 promoters were demonstrated. Finally, MICA expression was enhanced in IRF4-silenced cells, indicating a specific suppressive role of this transcription factor on MICA gene expression in MM cells.Taken together, these findings describe novel molecular pathways involved in the regulation of MICA and PVR/CD155 gene expression and identify the transcription factors IKZF-1/IKZF-3 and IRF4 as repressors of these genes in MM cells.
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- Cinzia Fionda
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, CLNS@Sapienza, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Istituto Mediterraneo di Neuroscienze Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Qiu ZX, Peng Y, Li WM. CD226 gene polymorphisms are associated with non-small-cell lung cancer in the Chinese Han population. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2015; 11:1259-64. [PMID: 26346602 PMCID: PMC4554428 DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s90365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background The immunoglobulin-like glycoprotein CD226 (DNAX accessory molecule-1) represents receptor-activating cytotoxic T lymphocyte and natural killer cells taking part in tumor surveillance, the pathogenesis of inflammation, and autoimmune disorders. The aim of the present study is to analyze the association between polymorphisms rs763361 and rs727088 in the CD226 gene and their impact on the pathogenesis of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Materials and methods Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP) were used to genotype the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs763361 and rs727088 of the CD226 gene in 302 NSCLC patients and 389 ethnicity matched healthy controls. Results The frequencies of the T allele and TT genotype of rs763361 (T allele odds ratio [OR] 1.42, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.14–1.77; TT genotype OR 2.73, 95% CI 1.70–4.39), as well as the G allele and GG genotype of rs727088 (G allele OR 1.89, 95% CI 1.50–2.39; GG genotype OR 4.62, 95% CI 2.31–9.20) in the NSCLC patients were significantly higher than that of normal controls, indicating that both of these two SNPs as risk factors were associated with NSCLC (P<0.05). Results of stratified analysis revealed that the polymorphism of rs727088 was associated with lymph node invasion and clinical stage cancer (P<0.05). However, there was no association between SNP rs763361 and clinical characteristics. Conclusion Our results demonstrated that CD226 gene polymorphisms (T allele of rs763361 and G allele of rs727088) as risk factors were associated with NSCLC.
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- Zhi-Xin Qiu
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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The Clinical and Pathological Significance of Nectin-2 and DDX3 Expression in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinomas. DISEASE MARKERS 2015; 2015:379568. [PMID: 26294807 PMCID: PMC4534609 DOI: 10.1155/2015/379568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Revised: 05/17/2015] [Accepted: 06/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly malignant disease, but the genetic basis of PDAC is still unclear. In this study, Nectin-2 and DDX3 expression in 106 PDAC, 35 peritumoral tissues, 55 benign pancreatic lesions, and 13 normal pancreatic tissues were measured by immunohistochemical methods. Results showed that the percentage of positive Nectin-2 and DDX3 expression was significantly higher in PDAC tumors than in peritumoral tissues, benign pancreatic tissues, and normal pancreatic tissues (P < 0.01). The percentage of cases with positive Nectin-2 and DDX3 expression was significantly lower in PDAC patients without lymph node metastasis and invasion and having TNM stage I/II disease than in patients with lymph node metastasis, invasion, and TNM stage III/IV disease (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). Positive DDX3 expression is associated with poor differentiation of PDAC. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that positive Nectin-2 and DDX3 expression were significantly associated with survival in PDAC patients (P < 0.001). Cox multivariate analysis revealed that positive Nectin-2 and DDX3 expression were independent poor prognosis factors in PDAC patients. In conclusion, positive Nectin-2 and DDX3 expression are associated with the progression and poor prognosis in PDAC patients.
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Battella S, Cox MC, Santoni A, Palmieri G. Natural killer (NK) cells and anti-tumor therapeutic mAb: unexplored interactions. J Leukoc Biol 2015; 99:87-96. [PMID: 26136506 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.5vmr0415-141r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Tumor-targeting mAb are widely used in the treatment of a variety of solid and hematopoietic tumors and represent the first immunotherapeutic approach successfully arrived to the clinic. Nevertheless, the role of distinct immune mechanisms in contributing to their therapeutic efficacy is not completely understood and may vary depending on tumor- or antigen/antibody-dependent characteristics. Availability of next-generation, engineered, tumor-targeting mAb, optimized in their capability to recruit selected immune effectors, re-enforces the need for a deeper understanding of the mechanisms underlying anti-tumor mAb functionality. NK cells participate with a major role to innate anti-tumor responses, by exerting cytotoxic activity and producing a vast array of cytokines. As the CD16 (low-affinity FcγRIIIA)-activating receptor is expressed on the majority of NK cells, its effector functions can be ideally recruited against therapeutic mAb-opsonized tumor cells. The exact role of NK cells in determining therapeutic efficacy of tumor-targeting mAb is still unclear and much sought after. This knowledge will be instrumental to design innovative combination schemes with newly validated immunomodulatory agents. We will summarize what is known about the role of NK cells in therapeutic anti-tumor mAb therapy, with particular emphasis on RTX chimeric anti-CD20 mAb, the first one used in clinical practice for treating B cell malignancies.
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- Simone Battella
- Departments of *Experimental Medicine and Molecular Medicine, Hematology Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, and Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Departments of *Experimental Medicine and Molecular Medicine, Hematology Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, and Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Departments of *Experimental Medicine and Molecular Medicine, Hematology Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, and Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Departments of *Experimental Medicine and Molecular Medicine, Hematology Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, and Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Ge NJ, Shi ZY, Yu XH, Huang XJ, Wu YS, Chen YY, Zhang J, Yang YF. Genetic Variants in ASCT2 Gene are Associated with the Prognosis of Transarterial Chemoembolisation-Treated Early-Stage Hepatocelluar Carcinoma. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2015; 16:4103-7. [DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.9.4103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Nishiwada S, Sho M, Yasuda S, Shimada K, Yamato I, Akahori T, Kinoshita S, Nagai M, Konishi N, Nakajima Y. Nectin-4 expression contributes to tumor proliferation, angiogenesis and patient prognosis in human pancreatic cancer. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 2015; 34:30. [PMID: 25888293 PMCID: PMC4387735 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-015-0144-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Nectin-4 belongs to the nectin family that has diverse physiological and pathological functions in humans. Recent studies have also suggested some roles for Nectin-4 in several human cancers. However, the precise roles and clinical relevance of Nectin-4 in tumors are largely unknown. METHODS Nectin-4 expression was investigated in 123 patients with pancreatic cancer by immunohistochemistry. Furthermore, we investigated the association of Nectin-4 in pancreatic cancer with tumor proliferation, angiogenesis and immunity by using immunohistochemistry and siRNA interference method. RESULTS Patients with high Nectin-4 expression had poorer postoperative prognosis than those with low expression. Importantly, multivariate analysis indicated that Nectin-4 expression had a significant independent prognostic value in pancreatic cancer (HR = 1.721, 1.085-2.730; P = 0.021). Tumor Nectin-4 expression was significantly correlated with Ki67 expression. In addition, siRNA-mediated gene silencing of Nectin-4 significantly inhibited the cell proliferation in human pancreatic cancer cells, Capan-2 and BxPC-3. Furthermore, Nectin-4 expression was also positively correlated with VEGF expression and intratumoral microvessel density. However, there were no significant correlations of tumor Nectin-4 expression with tumor-infiltrating T cells. CONCLUSION Nectin-4 is a significant prognostic predictor, and may play a critical role in pancreatic cancer. Nectin-4 may be novel therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer.
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- Satoshi Nishiwada
- Department of Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan.
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- Department of Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan.
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- Department of Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan.
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Frys S, Simons Z, Hu Q, Barth MJ, Gu JJ, Mavis C, Skitzki J, Song L, Czuczman MS, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri FJ. Entinostat, a novel histone deacetylase inhibitor is active in B-cell lymphoma and enhances the anti-tumour activity of rituximab and chemotherapy agents. Br J Haematol 2015; 169:506-19. [PMID: 25712263 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.13318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2014] [Accepted: 01/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Histone deacetylases (HDACs) inhibitors are active in T-cell lymphoma and are undergoing pre-clinical and clinical testing in other neoplasms. Entinostat is an orally bioavailable class I HDAC inhibitor with a long half-life, which is under evaluation in haematological and solid tumour malignancies. To define the activity and biological effects of entinostat in B-cell lymphoma we studied its anti-tumour activity in several rituximab-sensitive or -resistant pre-clinical models. We demonstrated that entinostat is active in rituximab-sensitive cell lines (RSCL), rituximab-resistant cell lines (RRCL) and primary tumour cells isolated from lymphoma patients (n = 36). Entinostat exposure decreased Bcl-XL (BCL2L1) levels and induced apoptosis in cells. In RSCL and RRCL, entinostat induced p21 (CDKN1A) expression leading to G1 cell cycle arrest and exhibited additive effects when combined with bortezomib or cytarabine. Caspase inhibition diminished entinostat activity in some primary tumour cells suggesting that entinostat has dual mechanisms-of-action. In addition, entinostat increased the expression of CD20 and adhesion molecules. Perhaps related to these effects, we observed a synergistic activity between entinostat and rituximab in a lymphoma-bearing severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mouse model. Our data suggests that entinostat is an active HDAC inhibitor that potentiates rituximab activity in vivo and supports its further clinical development in B-cell lymphoma.
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- Sarah Frys
- Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA; Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA
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Samanta D, Almo SC. Nectin family of cell-adhesion molecules: structural and molecular aspects of function and specificity. Cell Mol Life Sci 2015; 72:645-58. [PMID: 25326769 PMCID: PMC11113404 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-014-1763-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Revised: 10/11/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Cell-cell adhesive processes are central to the physiology of multicellular organisms. A number of cell surface molecules contribute to cell-cell adhesion, and the dysfunction of adhesive processes underlies numerous developmental defects and inherited diseases. The nectins, a family of four immunoglobulin superfamily members (nectin-1 to -4), interact through their extracellular domains to support cell-cell adhesion. While both homophilic and heterophilic interactions among the nectins are implicated in cell-cell adhesion, cell-based and biochemical studies suggest heterophilic interactions are stronger than homophilic interactions and control a range of physiological processes. In addition to interactions within the nectin family, heterophilic associations with nectin-like molecules, immune receptors, and viral glycoproteins support a wide range of biological functions, including immune modulation, cancer progression, host-pathogen interactions and immune evasion. We review current structural and molecular knowledge of nectin recognition processes, with a focus on the biochemical and biophysical determinants of affinity and selectivity that drive distinct nectin associations. These proteins and interactions are discussed as potential targets for immunotherapy.
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- Dibyendu Samanta
- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY 10461 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY 10461 USA
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Bronx, NY 10461 USA
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Catros V, Dessarthe B, Thedrez A, Toutirais O. [Nectins and nectin-like receptors DNAM-1 and CRTAM: new ways for tumor escape]. Med Sci (Paris) 2014; 30:537-43. [PMID: 24939541 DOI: 10.1051/medsci/20143005017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Nectin and nectin-like (Necl) are cell adhesion molecules expressed in various tumors. They were alternatively reported as involved in tumor suppressor or oncogenic functions that led to their use as histological or serological cancer markers. Gene inactivation in lung carcinoma but overexpression in leukemia were reported for Necl-2. DNAM-1 and CRTAM are emerging NK receptors of immune cells that were described to interact with nectin and Necl. DNAM-1, constitutively expressed by CD8(+) T cells, NK or γδ T lymphocytes, is a ligand of Necl-5. It participates to tumor immunosurveillance promoting Necl-5 expressing tumor cell lysis. CRTAM, only expressed after lymphocyte activation, is a ligand of Necl-2. Engagement of CRTAM with Necl-2 has opposite effects depending on the type of lymphocyte. For NK or CD8(+) T cells, it promotes cytotoxicity and IFNγ secretion favoring immunosurveillance. By contrast, CRTAM/Necl-2 interaction triggers cell death of activated TVg9Vd2 γδ T cells favoring immune escape. Nectin and Necl-mediated interactions appear to be crucial for the delicate balance between tumor escape and antitumor response.
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- Véronique Catros
- Inserm UMR U991, Foie, Métabolismes et Cancer, 35033 Rennes, France - Site biologie cellulaire du CRB (centre de ressources biologiques) santé de Rennes, centre hospitalier universitaire de Rennes, 35033 Rennes, France
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- Inserm UMR U991, Foie, Métabolismes et Cancer, 35033 Rennes, France
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- Inserm UMR U991, Foie, Métabolismes et Cancer, 35033 Rennes, France
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- Inserm U919, GIP (groupe d'intérêt public) Cyceron, université de Caen Basse-Normandie, 14074 Caen, France
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Soriani A, Iannitto ML, Ricci B, Fionda C, Malgarini G, Morrone S, Peruzzi G, Ricciardi MR, Petrucci MT, Cippitelli M, Santoni A. Reactive oxygen species- and DNA damage response-dependent NK cell activating ligand upregulation occurs at transcriptional levels and requires the transcriptional factor E2F1. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 193:950-60. [PMID: 24913980 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1400271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Increasing evidence indicates that cancer cell stress induced by chemotherapeutic agents promote antitumor immune responses and contribute to their full clinical efficacy. In this article, we identify the signaling events underlying chemotherapy-induced NKG2D and DNAM-1 ligand expression on multiple myeloma (MM) cells. Our findings indicate that sublethal doses of doxorubicin and melphalan initiate a DNA damage response (DDR) controlling ligand upregulation on MM cell lines and patient-derived malignant plasma cells in Chk1/2-dependent and p53-independent manner. Drug-induced MICA and PVR gene expression are transcriptionally regulated and involve DDR-dependent E2F1 transcription factor activity. We also describe the involvement of changes in the redox state in the control of DDR-dependent upregulation of ligand surface expression and gene transcriptional activity by using the antioxidant agent N-acetyl-L-cysteine. Finally, in accordance with much evidence indicating that DDR and oxidative stress are major determinants of cellular senescence, we found that redox-dependent DDR activation upon chemotherapeutic treatment is critical for MM cell entry in premature senescence and is required for the preferential ligand upregulation on senescent cells, which are preferentially killed by NK cells and trigger potent IFN-γ production. We propose immunogenic senescence as a mechanism that promotes the clearance of drug-treated tumor cells by innate effector lymphocytes, including NK cells.
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- Alessandra Soriani
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Center for Life Nano Science-Italian Institute of Technology Sapienza, 00161 Rome, Italy; and
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy;
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Cortez VS, Cervantes-Barragan L, Song C, Gilfillan S, McDonald KG, Tussiwand R, Edelson BT, Murakami Y, Murphy KM, Newberry RD, Sibley LD, Colonna M. CRTAM controls residency of gut CD4+CD8+ T cells in the steady state and maintenance of gut CD4+ Th17 during parasitic infection. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 211:623-33. [PMID: 24687959 PMCID: PMC3978276 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20130904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Interactions between cell adhesion molecules CRTAM and Cadm1 regulate the residency and maintenance of CD4+CD8+ and CD4+ T cells in the gut that can influence the immune response to infection. Retention of lymphocytes in the intestinal mucosa requires specialized chemokine receptors and adhesion molecules. We find that both CD4+CD8+ and CD4+ T cells in the intestinal epithelium, as well as CD8+ T cells in the intestinal mucosa and mesenteric lymph nodes, express the cell adhesion molecule class I–restricted T cell–associated molecule (Crtam) upon activation, whereas the ligand of Crtam, cell adhesion molecule 1 (Cadm1), is expressed on gut CD103+DCs. Lack of Crtam–Cadm1 interactions in Crtam−/− and Cadm1−/− mice results in loss of CD4+CD8+ T cells, which arise from mucosal CD4+ T cells that acquire a CD8 lineage expression profile. After acute oral infection with Toxoplasma gondii, both WT and Crtam−/− mice mounted a robust TH1 response, but markedly fewer TH17 cells were present in the intestinal mucosa of Crtam−/− mice. The almost exclusive TH1 response in Crtam−/− mice resulted in more efficient control of intestinal T. gondii infection. Thus, Crtam–Cadm1 interactions have a major impact on the residency and maintenance of CD4+CD8+ T cells in the gut mucosa in the steady state. During pathogenic infection, Crtam–Cadm1 interactions regulate the dynamic equilibrium between newly formed CD4+ T cells and their retention in the gut, thereby shaping representation of disparate CD4+ T cell subsets and the overall quality of the CD4+ T cell response.
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- Victor S Cortez
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, 2 Department of Internal Medicine, 3 Department of Molecular Microbiology, and 4 Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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The receptors CD96 and CD226 oppose each other in the regulation of natural killer cell functions. Nat Immunol 2014; 15:431-8. [DOI: 10.1038/ni.2850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 313] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Accepted: 02/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Torelli GF, Peragine N, Raponi S, Pagliara D, De Propris MS, Vitale A, Bertaina A, Barberi W, Moretta L, Basso G, Santoni A, Guarini A, Locatelli F, Foà R. Recognition of adult and pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia blasts by natural killer cells. Haematologica 2014; 99:1248-54. [PMID: 24658822 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2013.101931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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In this study, we aimed to investigate the pathways of recognition of acute lymphoblastic leukemia blasts by natural killer cells and to verify whether differences in natural killer cell activating receptor ligand expression among groups defined by age of patients, or presence of cytogenetic/molecular aberrations correlate with the susceptibility to recognition and killing. We analyzed 103 newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients: 46 adults and 57 children. Pediatric blasts showed a significantly higher expression of Nec-2 (P=0.03), ULBP-1 (P=0.01) and ULBP-3 (P=0.04) compared to adult cells. The differential expression of these ligands between adults and children was confined to B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia with no known molecular alterations. Within molecularly defined subgroups of patients, a high surface expression of NKG2D and DNAM1 ligands was found on BCR-ABL(+) blasts, regardless of patient age. Accordingly, BCR-ABL(+) blasts proved to be significantly more susceptible to natural killer-dependent lysis than B-lineage blasts without molecular aberrations (P=0.03). Cytotoxic tests performed in the presence of neutralizing antibodies indicated a pathway of acute lymphoblastic leukemia cell recognition in the setting of the Nec-2/DNAM-1 interaction. These data provide a biological explanation of the different roles played by alloreactive natural killer cells in pediatric versus adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia and suggest that new natural killer-based strategies targeting specific subgroups of patients, particularly those BCR-ABL(+), are worth pursuing further.
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- Giovanni F Torelli
- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome
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- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome
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- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome
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- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome
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- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome
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- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome
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- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome University of Pavia, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome
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Marcus A, Gowen BG, Thompson TW, Iannello A, Ardolino M, Deng W, Wang L, Shifrin N, Raulet DH. Recognition of tumors by the innate immune system and natural killer cells. Adv Immunol 2014; 122:91-128. [PMID: 24507156 PMCID: PMC4228931 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800267-4.00003-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 259] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In recent years, roles of the immune system in immune surveillance of cancer have been explored using a variety of approaches. The roles of the adaptive immune system have been a major emphasis, but increasing evidence supports a role for innate immune effector cells such as natural killer (NK) cells in tumor surveillance. Here, we discuss some of the evidence for roles in tumor surveillance of innate immune cells. In particular, we focus on NK cells and other immune cells that express germline-encoded receptors, often labeled NK receptors. The impact of these receptors and the cells that express them on tumor suppression is summarized. We discuss in detail some of the pathways and events in tumor cells that induce or upregulate cell-surface expression of the ligands for these receptors, and the logic of how those pathways serve to identify malignant, or potentially malignant cells. How tumors often evade tumor suppression mediated by innate killer cells is another major subject of the review. We end with a discussion on some of the implications of the various findings with respect to possible therapeutic approaches.
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- Assaf Marcus
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Cancer Research Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Cancer Research Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Cancer Research Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Cancer Research Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Cancer Research Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Cancer Research Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Cancer Research Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Cancer Research Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Cancer Research Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
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Foks AC, Ran IA, Frodermann V, Bot I, van Santbrink PJ, Kuiper J, van Puijvelde GHM. Agonistic anti-TIGIT treatment inhibits T cell responses in LDLr deficient mice without affecting atherosclerotic lesion development. PLoS One 2013; 8:e83134. [PMID: 24376654 PMCID: PMC3869776 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2013] [Accepted: 10/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Objective Co-stimulatory and co-inhibitory molecules are mainly expressed on T cells and antigen presenting cells and strongly orchestrate adaptive immune responses. Whereas co-stimulatory molecules enhance immune responses, signaling via co-inhibitory molecules dampens the immune system, thereby showing great therapeutic potential to prevent cardiovascular diseases. Signaling via co-inhibitory T cell immunoglobulin and ITIM domain (TIGIT) directly inhibits T cell activation and proliferation, and therefore represents a novel therapeutic candidate to specifically dampen pro-atherogenic T cell reactivity. In the present study, we used an agonistic anti-TIGIT antibody to determine the effect of excessive TIGIT-signaling on atherosclerosis. Methods and Results TIGIT was upregulated on CD4+ T cells isolated from mice fed a Western-type diet in comparison with mice fed a chow diet. Agonistic anti-TIGIT suppressed T cell activation and proliferation both in vitro and in vivo. However, agonistic anti-TIGIT treatment of LDLr−/− mice fed a Western-type diet for 4 or 8 weeks did not affect atherosclerotic lesion development in comparison with PBS and Armenian Hamster IgG treatment. Furthermore, elevated percentages of dendritic cells were observed in the blood and spleen of agonistic anti-TIGIT-treated mice. Additionally, these cells showed an increased activation status but decreased IL-10 production. Conclusions Despite the inhibition of splenic T cell responses, agonistic anti-TIGIT treatment does not affect initial atherosclerosis development, possibly due to increased activity of dendritic cells.
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- Amanda C. Foks
- Division of Biopharmaceutics, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Biopharmaceutics, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Biopharmaceutics, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Biopharmaceutics, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Biopharmaceutics, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Zechmann M, Reese S, Göbel TW. Chicken CRTAM binds nectin-like 2 ligand and is upregulated on CD8+ αβ and γδ T lymphocytes with different kinetics. PLoS One 2013; 8:e81942. [PMID: 24339981 PMCID: PMC3858274 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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During a search for immunomodulatory receptors in the chicken genome, we identified a previously cloned chicken sequence as CRTAM homologue by its overall identity and several conserved sequence features. For further characterization, we generated a CRTAM specific mab. No staining was detectable in freshly isolated cell preparations from thymus, bursa, caecal tonsils, spleen, blood and intestine. Activation of splenocytes with recombinant IL-2 increased rapid CRTAM expression within a 2 h period on about 30% of the cells. These CRTAM+ cells were identified as CD8+ γδ T lymphocytes. In contrast, CRTAM expression could not be stimulated on PBL with IL-2, even within a 48 h stimulation period. As a second means of activation, T cell receptor (TCR) crosslinking using an anti-αβ-TCR induced CRTAM on both PBL and splenocytes. While CRTAM expression was again rapidly upregulated on splenocytes within 2 h, it took 48 h to reach maximum levels of CRTAM expression in PBL. Strikingly, albeit the stimulation of splenocytes was performed with anti-αβ-TCR, CRTAM expression after 2 h was mainly restricted to CD8+ γδ T lymphocytes, however, the longer anti-TCR stimulation of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) resulted in CRTAM expression on αβ T lymphocytes. In order to characterize the potential ligand we cloned and expressed chicken Necl-2, a member of the nectin and nectin-like family which is highly homologous to its mammalian counterpart. Three independent assays including a reporter assay, staining with a CRTAM-Ig fusion protein and a cell conjugate assay confirmed the interaction of CRTAM with Necl-2 which could also be blocked by a soluble CRTAM-Ig fusion protein or a CRTAM specific mab. These results suggest that chicken CRTAM represents an early activation antigen on CD8+ T cells which binds to Necl-2 and is upregulated with distinct kinetics on αβ versus γδ T lymphocytes.
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- Maria Zechmann
- Institute for Animal Physiology, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Animal Physiology, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Ramsbottom KM, Hawkins ED, Shimoni R, McGrath M, Chan CJ, Russell SM, Smyth MJ, Oliaro J. Cutting Edge: DNAX Accessory Molecule 1–Deficient CD8+ T Cells Display Immunological Synapse Defects That Impair Antitumor Immunity. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 192:553-7. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1302197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Soloski MJ, Chrest FJ. Multiparameter flow cytometry for discovery of disease mechanisms in rheumatic diseases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 65:1148-56. [PMID: 23334929 DOI: 10.1002/art.37847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2012] [Accepted: 12/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Mark J Soloski
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Molecular mechanisms of natural killer cell activation in response to cellular stress. Cell Death Differ 2013; 21:5-14. [PMID: 23579243 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2013.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2013] [Accepted: 02/27/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Protection against cellular stress from various sources, such as nutritional, physical, pathogenic, or oncogenic, results in the induction of both intrinsic and extrinsic cellular protection mechanisms that collectively limit the damage these insults inflict on the host. The major extrinsic protection mechanism against cellular stress is the immune system. Indeed, it has been well described that cells that are stressed due to association with viral infection or early malignant transformation can be directly sensed by the immune system, particularly natural killer (NK) cells. Although the ability of NK cells to directly recognize and respond to stressed cells is well appreciated, the mechanisms and the breadth of cell-intrinsic responses that are intimately linked with their activation are only beginning to be uncovered. This review will provide a brief introduction to NK cells and the relevant receptors and ligands involved in direct responses to cellular stress. This will be followed by an in-depth discussion surrounding the various intrinsic responses to stress that can naturally engage NK cells, and how therapeutic agents may induce specific activation of NK cells and other innate immune cells by activating cellular responses to stress.
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Dessarthe B, Thedrez A, Latouche JB, Cabillic F, Drouet A, Daniel P, de La Pintière CT, Catros V, Toutirais O. CRTAM Receptor Engagement by Necl-2 on Tumor Cells Triggers Cell Death of Activated Vγ9Vδ2 T Cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 190:4868-76. [PMID: 23530148 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1202596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Antigens/immunology
- Autophagy/immunology
- Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
- Cell Adhesion Molecules/immunology
- Cell Adhesion Molecules/metabolism
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Membrane/immunology
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic/immunology
- Down-Regulation/immunology
- HT29 Cells
- Hep G2 Cells
- Humans
- Immunoglobulins/immunology
- Immunoglobulins/metabolism
- Immunotherapy/methods
- Interferon-gamma/immunology
- Interferon-gamma/metabolism
- K562 Cells
- Neoplasms/immunology
- Neoplasms/metabolism
- Neoplasms/pathology
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta/immunology
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta/metabolism
- Receptors, Natural Killer Cell/immunology
- Receptors, Natural Killer Cell/metabolism
- T-Lymphocytes/cytology
- T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
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- Benoît Dessarthe
- INSERM UMR991 "Foie, Métabolisme et Cancer," F-35033 Rennes, France
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Samanta D, Ramagopal UA, Rubinstein R, Vigdorovich V, Nathenson SG, Almo SC. Structure of Nectin-2 reveals determinants of homophilic and heterophilic interactions that control cell-cell adhesion. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:14836-40. [PMID: 22927415 PMCID: PMC3443150 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1212912109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Nectins are members of the Ig superfamily that mediate cell-cell adhesion through homophilic and heterophilic interactions. We have determined the crystal structure of the nectin-2 homodimer at 1.3 Å resolution. Structural analysis and complementary mutagenesis studies reveal the basis for recognition and selectivity among the nectin family members. Notably, the close proximity of charged residues at the dimer interface is a major determinant of the binding affinities associated with homophilic and heterophilic interactions within the nectin family. Our structural and biochemical data provide a mechanistic basis to explain stronger heterophilic versus weaker homophilic interactions among these family members and also offer insights into nectin-mediated transinteractions between engaging cells.
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- Biochemistry
- Physiology and Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461
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Adam L, Wszolek MF, Liu CG, Jing W, Diao L, Zien A, Zhang JD, Jackson D, Dinney CPN. Plasma microRNA profiles for bladder cancer detection. Urol Oncol 2012; 31:1701-8. [PMID: 22863868 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2012.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2012] [Revised: 06/13/2012] [Accepted: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bladder cancer (BC) is a burdensome disease with significant morbidity, mortality, and cost. The development of novel plasma-based biomarkers for BC diagnosis and surveillance could significantly improve clinical outcomes and decrease health expenditures. Plasma miRNAs are promising biomarkers that have yet to be rigorously investigated in BC. OBJECTIVE To determine the feasibility and efficacy of detecting BC with plasma miRNA signatures. MATERIALS AND METHODS Plasma miRNA was isolated from 20 patients with bladder cancer and 18 noncancerous controls. Samples were analyzed with a miRNA array containing duplicate probes for each miRNA in the Sanger database. Logistic regression modeling was used to optimize diagnostic miRNA signatures to distinguish between muscle invasive BC (MIBC), non-muscle-invasive BC (NMIBC) and noncancerous controls. RESULTS Seventy-nine differentially expressed plasma miRNAs (local false discovery rate [FDR] <0.5) in patients with or without BC were identified. Some diagnostically relevant miRNAs, such as miR-200b, were up-regulated in MIBC patients, whereas others, such as miR-92 and miR-33, were inversely correlated with advanced clinical stage, supporting the notion that miRNAs released in the circulation have a variety of cellular origins. Logistic regression modeling was able to predict diagnosis with 89% accuracy for detecting the presence or absence of BC, 92% accuracy for distinguishing invasive BC from other cases, 100% accuracy for distinguishing MIBC from controls, and 79% accuracy for three-way classification between MIBC, NIMBC, and controls. CONCLUSIONS This study provides preliminary data supporting the use of plasma miRNAs as a noninvasive means of BC detection. Future studies will be required to further specify the optimal plasma miRNA signature, and to apply these signatures to clinical scenarios, such as initial BC detection and BC surveillance.
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- Liana Adam
- Department of Urology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Xu X, Zhang X, Lu G, Cai Y. Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of the IgV domain of human nectin-4. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2012; 68:942-5. [PMID: 22869128 PMCID: PMC3412779 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309112027236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2012] [Accepted: 06/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Nectin-4 belongs to a family of immunoglobulin-like cell adhesion molecules and is highly expressed in cancer cells. Recently, nectin-4 was found to be a receptor of measles virus and the IgV domain sustains strong binding to measles virus H protein. In this study, the successful expression and purification of human nectin-4 V domain (nectin-4v) is reported. The purified protein was crystallized using the sitting-drop vapour-diffusion method. The crystals diffracted to 1.8 Å resolution and belonged to space group P2(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 33.1, b = 51.7, c = 56.9 Å, β = 94.7°. Preliminary analysis of the diffraction data was also performed.
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- Xiang Xu
- College of Life Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Anhui 230036, People’s Republic of China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People’s Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People’s Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Anhui 230036, People’s Republic of China
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Balsamo M, Vermi W, Parodi M, Pietra G, Manzini C, Queirolo P, Lonardi S, Augugliaro R, Moretta A, Facchetti F, Moretta L, Mingari MC, Vitale M. Melanoma cells become resistant to NK-cell-mediated killing when exposed to NK-cell numbers compatible with NK-cell infiltration in the tumor. Eur J Immunol 2012; 42:1833-42. [DOI: 10.1002/eji.201142179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2011] [Revised: 02/21/2012] [Accepted: 03/20/2012] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Servizio di Anatomia Patologica; Spedali Civili di Brescia; Brescia; Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale; Università di Genova; Genova; Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale; Università di Genova; Genova; Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale; Università di Genova; Genova; Italy
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- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino - IST; Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro; Genova; Italy
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- Servizio di Anatomia Patologica; Spedali Civili di Brescia; Brescia; Italy
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- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino - IST; Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro; Genova; Italy
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- Servizio di Anatomia Patologica; Spedali Civili di Brescia; Brescia; Italy
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- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino - IST; Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro; Genova; Italy
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Liu J, Qian X, Chen Z, Xu X, Gao F, Zhang S, Zhang R, Qi J, Gao GF, Yan J. Crystal structure of cell adhesion molecule nectin-2/CD112 and its binding to immune receptor DNAM-1/CD226. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 188:5511-20. [PMID: 22547693 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1200324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The nectin and nectin-like molecule (Necl) family includes important cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) characterized by their Ig-like nature. Such CAMs regulate a broad spectrum of cell-cell interactions, including the interaction between NK cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) and their target cells. CAM members nectin-2 (CD112) and Necl-5 (CD155) are believed to form homodimers (for nectin-2) or heterodimers in their functions for cell adhesion, as well as to interact with immune costimulatory receptor DNAX accessory molecule 1 (DNAM-1) (CD226) to regulate functions of both NK and CTL cells. However, the structural basis of the interactive mode of DNAM-1 with nectin-2 or Necl-5 is not yet understood. In this study, a soluble nectin-2 Ig-like V-set domain (nectin-2v) was successfully prepared and demonstrated to bind to both soluble ectodomain and cell surface-expressed full-length DNAM-1. The 1.85-Å crystal structure of nectin-2v displays a perpendicular homodimer arrangement, revealing the homodimer characteristics of the nectin and Necls. Further mutational analysis indicated that disruption of the homodimeric interface of nectin-2v led to a failure of the homodimer formation, as confirmed by crystal structure and biochemical properties of the mutant protein of nectin-2v. Interestingly, the monomer mutant also loses DNAM-1 binding, as evidenced by cell staining with tetramers and surface plasmon resonance assays. The data indicate that interaction with DNAM-1 requires either the homodimerization or engagement of the homodimeric interface of nectin-2v. These results have implications for immune intervention of tumors or autoimmune diseases in the DNAM-1/nectin-2-dependent pathway.
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- Jun Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101 China
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Gertner-Dardenne J, Castellano R, Mamessier E, Garbit S, Kochbati E, Etienne A, Charbonnier A, Collette Y, Vey N, Olive D. Human Vγ9Vδ2 T cells specifically recognize and kill acute myeloid leukemic blasts. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 188:4701-8. [PMID: 22467661 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1103710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Vγ9Vδ2 T cells are attractive candidates for antileukemic activity. The analysis of Vγ9Vδ2 T cells in newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients revealed that their absolute cell numbers were normal in the blood as well as in the bone marrow but showed a striking imbalance in the differentiation subsets, with preponderance of the effector memory population. This unusual phenotype was restored after removal of leukemic cells in patients, which reached complete remission after chemotherapy, suggesting that leukemic cells might be involved in the alteration of γδ T cell development in AML. Accordingly, coculture between AML cells and Vγ9Vδ2 T cells induced selection of effector cells. In accordance with their effector memory status, in vitro proliferation of Vγ9Vδ2 T cells was reduced compared with normal controls. Nevertheless, Vγ9Vδ2 T cells efficiently killed autologous AML blasts via the perforin/granzyme pathway. The ligands for DNAM-1 were expressed by AML cells. We showed that killing of AML blasts was TCR and DNAM-1 dependent. Using a xenotransplantation murine model, we showed that Vγ9Vδ2 T cells homed to the bone marrow in close proximity of engrafted leukemic cells and enhanced survival. These data demonstrate that Vγ9Vδ2 T cells are endowed with the ability to interact with and eradicate AML blasts both in vitro and in a mouse model. Collectively, our data revealed that Vγ9Vδ2 T cells have a potent antileukemic activity provided that optimal activation is achieved, such as with synthetic TCR agonists. This study enhances the interest of these cells for therapeutic purposes such as AML treatment.
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- Julie Gertner-Dardenne
- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Laboratoire d'Immunologie des Tumeurs, Marseille F-13009, France.
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Gong J, Liu R, Zhuang R, Zhang Y, Fang L, Xu Z, Jin L, Wang T, Song C, Yang K, Wei Y, Yang A, Jin B, Chen L. miR-30c-1* promotes natural killer cell cytotoxicity against human hepatoma cells by targeting the transcription factor HMBOX1. Cancer Sci 2012; 103:645-52. [PMID: 22320217 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2012.02207.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2011] [Revised: 12/12/2011] [Accepted: 12/25/2011] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Natural killer (NK) cells play a critical role in antitumor immunity, and the activation of NK cells is regulated by a series of NK cell receptors. Here, we show that crosslinking CD226, an important NK cell receptor, with the anti-CD226 mAb LeoA1 on NKL cells, regulated the expression of several microRNA and transmembrane tumor necrosis factor-α. Among them, miR-30c-1(*) was noticed because overexpression of miR-30c-1(*) triggered upregulation of transmembrane tumor necrosis factor-α expression and enhanced NK cell cytotoxicity against hepatoma cell lines SMMC-7721 and HepG2. Furthermore, we proved that the inhibitory transcription factor HMBOX1, which depressed the activation of NK cells, was the direct target gene of miR-30c-1(*). In conclusion, our results revealed a novel regulatory mechanism: miR-30c-1(*) promoted NK cell cytotoxicity against hepatoma cells by targeting HMBOX1.
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- Jiuyu Gong
- Department of Immunology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Kamimura H, Yamagiwa S, Tsuchiya A, Takamura M, Matsuda Y, Ohkoshi S, Inoue M, Wakai T, Shirai Y, Nomoto M, Aoyagi Y. Reduced NKG2D ligand expression in hepatocellular carcinoma correlates with early recurrence. J Hepatol 2012; 56:381-8. [PMID: 21756848 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2011.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2011] [Revised: 05/20/2011] [Accepted: 06/14/2011] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS The activating receptor natural killer group 2, member D (NKG2D) and its ligands play a crucial role in immune response to tumors. NKG2D ligand expression in tumors has been shown to be associated with tumor eradication and superior patient survival, but the involvement of NKG2D ligands in the immune response against hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) still remains to be elucidated. METHODS We investigated the expression of NKG2D ligands in HCC tissues collected from 54 patients and HCC cell lines. We also examined the proteasome expression and the effect of inhibition of proteasome activity on NKG2D ligand expression in HCC tissues and cell lines. RESULTS In dysplastic nodules (DN), well-differentiated (well-HCC), and moderately-differentiated HCCs (mod-HCC), UL16-binding protein (ULBP) 1 was expressed predominantly in tumor cells, but not in poorly-differentiated HCCs (poor-HCC). Remarkably, recurrence-free survival of patients with ULBP1-negative HCC was significantly shorter than that of patients with ULBP1-positive HCC (p=0.006). Cox regression analysis revealed that loss of ULBP1 expression was an independent predictor of early recurrence (p=0.008). We confirmed that ULBP1 was expressed in the well- and mod-HCC cell lines, but not in the poor-HCC cell line KYN-2. However, inhibition of proteasome activity resulted in significant up-regulation of ULBP1 expression in KYN-2. Moreover, we found that 20S proteasome expression was more abundant in KYN-2 than that in the well- and mod-HCC cell lines. CONCLUSIONS ULBP1 is prevalently expressed in DN to mod-HCC, but loss of its expression correlates with tumor progression and early recurrence.
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- Hiroteru Kamimura
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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Chan CJ, Andrews DM, Smyth MJ. Receptors that interact with nectin and nectin-like proteins in the immunosurveillance and immunotherapy of cancer. Curr Opin Immunol 2012; 24:246-51. [PMID: 22285893 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2012.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2011] [Revised: 01/09/2012] [Accepted: 01/09/2012] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Management of an immune response is achieved through a delicate balance of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory mechanisms. Controlling this response requires co-operation between a multitude of immune cells that are in turn controlled by specific receptor-ligand interactions and cytokine networks. In the context of cancer, a major mechanism by which the immune system restrains disease is through the action of cytotoxic lymphocytes that include natural killer (NK) cells and CD8 T cells. Both of these cell types express a panoply of receptors that are able to control their responses in order to heighten the specificity of their effector function. An emerging class of such receptors on cytotoxic lymphocytes are a group of immunoglobulin superfamily members that interact with ligands of the nectin and nectin-like (necl) family. These receptors include CD226, TIGIT, CRTAM and CD96. This review will outline the immunobiology of these receptors, the contexts where their function is important, their role in tumour immunosurveillance, and how they may be utilised for therapeutic applications in cancer.
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- Christopher J Chan
- Cellular Immunity Laboratory, Cancer Immunology Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne 3002, Australia
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Giangreco A, Hoste E, Takai Y, Rosewell I, Watt FM. Epidermal Cadm1 Expression Promotes Autoimmune Alopecia via Enhanced T Cell Adhesion and Cytotoxicity. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 188:1514-22. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1003342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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DNAM-1 ligand expression on Ag-stimulated T lymphocytes is mediated by ROS-dependent activation of DNA-damage response: relevance for NK–T cell interaction. Blood 2011; 117:4778-86. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-08-300954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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An important role for natural killer (NK) cells in the regulation of T-cell responses is emerging, although the receptor pairs regulating the NK–T-cell interaction have still not been identified. We found that superantigen-stimulated T cells express Nectin-2 (CD112) and poliovirus receptor (PVR; CD155), the ligands of the activating NK receptor DNAX accessory molecule-1 (DNAM-1; CD226). Interestingly, only PVR was present at the T cell surface, particularly on cells in the S and G2/M phases of the cell cycle. The up-regulation of PVR expression involves DNA-damage response (DDR)–dependent pathways, because we found that pharmacologic inhibition of ATM and ATR kinases reduced PVR expression and that PVR was almost exclusively induced on cells expressing the DDR marker γH2AX. Oxidative stress contributed to DDR activation, and our results showed impaired PVR levels in the presence of the reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC), being monocytes the main ROS source needed for optimal PVR expression on activated T cells. Interestingly, in accordance with ligand expression, NK cells lysed allogeneic proliferating more efficiently than nonproliferating T lymphocytes, with a mechanism requiring the cooperation between DNAM-1 and NKG2D. These results could contribute to unraveling the role of NK cells in the down-regulation of T-cell responses in physiologic and pathologic processes such as autoimmunity or GVHD.
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Bolanos FD, Tripathy SK. Activation receptor-induced tolerance of mature NK cells in vivo requires signaling through the receptor and is reversible. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 186:2765-71. [PMID: 21263069 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1003046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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NK cell responses are determined by signals received through activating and inhibitory cell surface receptors. Ly49H is an NK cell-specific activating receptor that accounts for the genetic resistance to murine CMV (MCMV). The Ly49H receptor has been shown to interact with two adaptor proteins (DAP12 and DAP10). In the context of MCMV infection, interaction of m157 (the MCMV-encoded ligand for Ly49H) with Ly49H results in activation of Ly49H-expressing NK cells. Chronic exposure of Ly49H with m157, however, induces tolerance in these same cells. The mechanism of this tolerance remains poorly understood. Using a transgenic mouse model, we demonstrate that induction of tolerance in Ly49H(+) NK cells by chronic exposure to m157, in vivo, requires signaling through the Ly49H adaptor protein DAP12, but not the DAP10 adaptor protein. Furthermore, mature Ly49H-expressing NK cells from wild-type mice can acquire a tolerant phenotype by 24 h posttransfer into a transgenic C57BL/6 mouse that expresses m157. The tolerant phenotype can be reversed, in vivo, if tolerant NK cells are transferred to mice that do not express the m157 protein. Thus, continuous activating receptor engagement can induce a transient tolerance in mature NK cells in vivo. These observations provide new insight into how activating receptor engagement shapes NK cell function and has important implications in how NK cells respond to tumors and during chronic viral infection.
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- Fred D Bolanos
- Gastroenterology Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Stanietsky N, Mandelboim O. Paired NK cell receptors controlling NK cytotoxicity. FEBS Lett 2010; 584:4895-900. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2010.08.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2010] [Revised: 08/31/2010] [Accepted: 08/31/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Byun EB, Sung NY, Kim JH, Choi JI, Matsui T, Byun MW, Lee JW. Enhancement of anti-tumor activity of gamma-irradiated silk fibroin via immunomodulatory effects. Chem Biol Interact 2010; 186:90-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2010.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2009] [Revised: 03/16/2010] [Accepted: 03/16/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Xu Z, Jin B. A novel interface consisting of homologous immunoglobulin superfamily members with multiple functions. Cell Mol Immunol 2010; 7:11-9. [PMID: 20081873 DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2009.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Immunoglobulin superfamily (IgSF) members account for a large proportion of cell adhesion molecules that perform important immunological functions, including recognizing a variety of counterpart molecules on the cell surface or extracellular matrix. The findings that CD155/poliovirus receptor (PVR) and CD112/nectin-2 are the ligands for CD226/platelet and T-cell activation antigen 1 (PTA1)/DNAX accessory molecular-1 (DNAM-1), CD96/tactile and Washington University cell adhesion molecule (WUCAM) and that CD226 is physically and functionally associated with lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) on natural killer (NK) and activated T cells have largely expanded our knowledge about the functions of CD226, CD96, WUCAM and LFA-1 and their respective ligands, CD155, CD112, intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 and junctional adhesion molecule (JAM)-1. The interactions of these receptors and their ligands are involved in many key functions of immune cells including naive T cells, cytotoxic T cells, NK cells, NK T cells, monocytes, dendritic cells, mast cells and platelets/megakaryocytes.
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- Zhuwei Xu
- Department of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
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Nalam RL, Lin YN, Matzuk MM. Testicular cell adhesion molecule 1 (TCAM1) is not essential for fertility. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2010; 315:246-53. [PMID: 19766163 PMCID: PMC2815265 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2009.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2009] [Revised: 09/07/2009] [Accepted: 09/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Testicular cell adhesion molecule 1 (Tcam1) is a testis-expressed gene that is evolutionarily conserved in most mammalian species. The putative location of TCAM1 on the cell surface makes it an attractive contraceptive target to study. We found that Tcam1 transcription is enriched in the adult testis, and in situ hybridization revealed that Tcam1 is expressed in pachytene to secondary spermatocytes. Immunofluorescence for TCAM1 protein showed strong expression along cell membranes of spermatocytes and weak localization to round spermatids. In light of this evidence, we hypothesized that TCAM1 interacts with an unknown receptor on the surface of Sertoli cells and that this interaction is important for germ cell-Sertoli cell interactions. However, Tcam1 knockout mice that we generated are fertile, and testis weights and sperm counts were not significantly altered. Therefore, we conclude that TCAM1 is not essential for male fertility or germ cell function in Mus musculus.
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- Roopa L. Nalam
- Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Corresponding Author: Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Room S217, Houston, TX 77030, Phone: +1(713)798-6451, Fax: +1(713)798-5838,
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The interaction of TIGIT with PVR and PVRL2 inhibits human NK cell cytotoxicity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:17858-63. [PMID: 19815499 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0903474106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 614] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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NK cell cytotoxicity is controlled by numerous NK inhibitory and activating receptors. Most of the inhibitory receptors bind MHC class I proteins and are expressed in a variegated fashion. It was recently shown that TIGIT, a new protein expressed by T and NK cells binds to PVR and PVR-like receptors and inhibits T cell activity indirectly through the manipulation of DC activity. Here, we show that TIGIT is expressed by all human NK cells, that it binds PVR and PVRL2 but not PVRL3 and that it inhibits NK cytotoxicity directly through its ITIM. Finally, we show that TIGIT counter inhibits the NK-mediated killing of tumor cells and protects normal cells from NK-mediated cytotoxicity thus providing an "alternative self" mechanism for MHC class I inhibition.
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Minimal requirement for induction of natural cytotoxicity and intersection of activation signals by inhibitory receptors. Blood 2009; 114:2657-66. [PMID: 19628705 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-01-201632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Natural killer (NK) cells provide innate control of infected and neoplastic cells. Multiple receptors have been implicated in natural cytotoxicity, but their individual contribution remains unclear. Here, we studied the activation of primary, resting human NK cells by Drosophila cells expressing ligands for receptors NKG2D, DNAM-1, 2B4, CD2, and LFA-1. Each receptor was capable of inducing inside-out signals for LFA-1, promoting adhesion, but none induced degranulation. Rather, release of cytolytic granules required synergistic activation through coengagement of receptors, shown here for NKG2D and 2B4. Although engagement of NKG2D and 2B4 was not sufficient for strong target cell lysis, collective engagement of LFA-1, NKG2D, and 2B4 defined a minimal requirement for natural cytotoxicity. Remarkably, inside-out signaling induced by each one of these receptors, including LFA-1, was inhibited by receptor CD94/NKG2A binding to HLA-E. Strong inside-out signals induced by the combination of NKG2D and 2B4 or by CD16 could overcome CD94/NKG2A inhibition. In contrast, degranulation induced by these receptors was still subject to inhibition by CD94/NKG2A. These results reveal multiple layers in the activation pathway for natural cytotoxicity and that steps as distinct as inside-out signaling to LFA-1 and signals for granule release are sensitive to inhibition by CD94/NKG2A.
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Toutirais O, Cabillic F, Le Friec G, Salot S, Loyer P, Le Gallo M, Desille M, de La Pintière CT, Daniel P, Bouet F, Catros V. DNAX accessory molecule-1 (CD226) promotes human hepatocellular carcinoma cell lysis by Vgamma9Vdelta2 T cells. Eur J Immunol 2009; 39:1361-8. [PMID: 19404979 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200838409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Human Vgamma9Vdelta2 T lymphocytes can be activated by nonpeptidic antigens such as the mevalonate pathway-derived isopentenyl pyrophosphate or synthetic phosphoantigen such as bromohydrin pyrophosphate. They display a strong cytotoxic activity against several tumor types, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Little is known about the mechanisms underlying Vgamma9Vdelta2 T-cell recognition of tumor cells, but there is strong evidence that activating NK receptors play a role in gammadelta T-cell cytotoxicity. In this study, we showed that the two NK receptors DNAX accessory molecule-1 (DNAM-1) and CD96 were expressed by Vgamma9Vdelta2 T cells. The ligands Nectin-like-5 specific of both DNAM-1 and CD96, and also Nectin-2, an additional ligand of DNAM-1, were present on all HCC cell lines analyzed. Furthermore, we demonstrated by mAb-mediated masking experiments that cytotoxicity against HCC cells as well as IFN-gamma production in gammadelta T cells were dependent on DNAM-1. Our experiments indicated that Nectin-like-5 but not Nectin-2 was involved in DNAM-1-dependent gammadelta T-cell functions. We did not reveal a role for CD96 in the killing of HCC cells. Finally, we showed by combined mAb-mediated blockade that DNAM-1 and NKG2D could cooperate in the cell lysis of HCC.
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- Olivier Toutirais
- EE 341 Biothérapies Innovantes, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France
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Xu Z, Zhang T, Zhuang R, Zhang Y, Jia W, Song C, Yang K, Yang A, Jin B. Increased levels of soluble CD226 in sera accompanied by decreased membrane CD226 expression on peripheral blood mononuclear cells from cancer patients. BMC Immunol 2009; 10:34. [PMID: 19490613 PMCID: PMC2700819 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2172-10-34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2009] [Accepted: 06/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background As a cellular membrane triggering receptor, CD226 is involved in the NK cell- or CTL-mediated lysis of tumor cells of different origin, including freshly isolated tumor cells and tumor cell lines. Here, we evaluated soluble CD226 (sCD226) levels in sera, and membrane CD226 (mCD226) expression on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from cancer patients as well as normal subjects, and demonstrated the possible function and origin of the altered sCD226, which may provide useful information for understanding the mechanisms of tumor escape and for immunodiagnosis and immunotherapy. Results Soluble CD226 levels in serum samples from cancer patients were significantly higher than those in healthy individuals (P < 0.001), while cancer patients exhibited lower PBMC mCD226 expression than healthy individuals (P < 0.001). CD226-Fc fusion protein could significantly inhibit the cytotoxicity of NK cells against K562 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, three kinds of protease inhibitors could notably increase mCD226 expression on PMA-stimulated PBMCs and Jurkat cells with a decrease in the sCD226 level in the cell culture supernatant. Conclusion These findings suggest that sCD226 might be shed from cell membranes by certain proteases, and, further, sCD226 may be used as a predictor for monitoring cancer, and more important, a possible immunotherapy target, which may be useful in clinical application.
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- Zhuwei Xu
- Department of Immunology, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China.
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Wang L, Zhang W, Wu DA, Chen C, Xu QZ, Zhao B, Liao YD, Zhao SH, Fu XN, Chen S, Zhu M. Molecular cloning, characterization and three-dimensional modeling of porcine nectin-2/CD112. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2009; 132:257-63. [PMID: 19497625 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2009.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2009] [Revised: 05/04/2009] [Accepted: 05/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Nectin-2, also known as poliovirus receptor-related 2 or CD112, has been identified in many animals and plays a crucial role in cell recognition and adhesion. Here we report the identification of two porcine Nectin-2 (poNectin-2) isoforms. The open reading frame (ORF) of 1440 nucleotides (nt) of poNectin-2alpha encodes 479 amino acids (aa). poNectin-2delta gene consists of 1620nt of ORF with 539aa. The deduced aa sequences of poNectin-2alpha and poNectin-2delta gene exhibit high identity with human (74% and 79%) and mouse (71% and 76%) orthologs, respectively. The ectodomains of deduced poNectin-2 protein share the structural feature of mammalian Nectin-2, including a conserved cysteine skeleton important for the formation of the three-dimensional structure. RT-PCR analysis showed that the mRNA of both poNectin-2 isoforms was broadly expressed in various tissues and cells. poNectin-2 gene was mapped to chromosome 6q21. Information from this study will help to elucidate the Nectin-2 pathway in xenotransplant immunity.
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- Lu Wang
- Institute of Organ Transplantation, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China
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