Human Immunology News Volume 11.01 | Jan 10 2023

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    2023-01-10 | HIN 11.01


    Human Immunology News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 11.01 – 10 January, 2023
    TOP STORY

    Targeting ATAD3A-PINK1-Mitophagy Axis Overcomes Chemoimmunotherapy Resistance by Redirecting PD-L1 to Mitochondria

    In the immune checkpoint inhibitor in combination with nab-paclitaxel cohort, tumor samples from responders showed significant distribution of PD-L1 at mitochondria, while non-responders instead showed increased accumulation of PD-L1 on tumor cell membrane.
    [Cell Research]

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    Human TH17 Cells Engage Gasdermin E Pores to Release IL-1α on NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation

    Scientists showed that human T cells expressed gasdermin E and that this expression was associated with durable viability and repurposed for the release of the alarmin interleukin (IL)-1α.
    [Nature Immunology]

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    MHC II Immunogenicity Shapes the Neoepitope Landscape in Human Tumors

    The authors developed a method to identify peptide-major histocompatibility complex (pMHC) whose structural alignment facilitates T cell reaction. This method predicted neoepitopes for MHC II and MHC I that were responsive to checkpoint blockade when applied to >1,200 samples of various tumor types.
    [Nature Genetics]

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    Autologous T Cell Therapy for MAGE-A4+ Solid Cancers in HLA-A*02+ Patients: A Phase 1 Trial

    Researchers conducted a multicenter, dose-escalation, phase I trial in patients with relapsed/refractory metastatic solid tumors expressing MAGE-A4, including synovial sarcoma, ovarian cancer and head and neck cancer.
    [Nature Medicine]

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    Conserved Angio-Immune Subtypes of the Tumor Microenvironment Predict Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy

    The authors classified the tumor microenvironment (TME) by analyzing the transcriptome from 11,069 cancer patients based on angiogenesis and T cell activity, and found three distinct angio-immune TME subtypes conserved across 30 non-hematological cancers.
    [Cell Reports Medicine]

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    A Comprehensive Single-Cell Map of T Cell Exhaustion-Associated Immune Environments in Human Breast Cancer

    Using single-cell transcriptomics combined with imaging mass cytometry, scientists systematically studied immune environments of human breast tumors that either did or did not contain exhausted T cells, with a focus on luminal subtypes.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Proteolytic Regulation of CD73 by TRIM21 Orchestrates Tumor Immunogenicity

    Researchers identified TRIM21 as an E3 ligase that governs CD73 destruction. Disruption of TRIM21 stabilized CD73, that in turn enhanced CD73-catalyzed production of adenosine, resulting in the suppression of CD8+ T cell function.
    [Science Advances]

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    Phagocytosis of Glioma Cells Enhances the Immunosuppressive Phenotype of Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages

    Investigators utilized single-cell RNA sequencing and whole-exome sequencing data of glioblastoma tissues and identified a subset of tumor-associated macrophages dually expressing macrophage and tumor signatures.
    [Cancer Research]

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    Targeting Lin28 Axis Enhances Glypican-3-CAR T Cell Efficacy Against Hepatic Tumor Initiating Cell Population

    Results using hepatocellular carcinoma patient samples showed a positive correlation between indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1, a kynurenine producing enzyme with effects on tumor immune escape, and Lin28B.
    [Molecular Therapy]

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    REVIEWS

    Harnessing Engineered Immune Cells and Bacteria As Drug Carriers for Cancer Immunotherapy

    Investigators present representative examples about the latest advances of biomaterial-based delivery systems employed in cancer immunotherapy, including immune cells, bacteria, and their derivatives.
    [Acs Nano]

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    Gata6+ Large Peritoneal Macrophages: An Evolutionarily Conserved Sentinel and Effector System for Infection and Injury

    The authors summarize the evolving literature regarding these Gata6+ large peritoneal macrophages, focusing on ontogeny, their responses to perturbations, including their rapid aggregation via coagulation, as well as scavenger receptor cysteine-rich domains and their potential roles in diseases, such as cancer.
    [Trends In Immunology]

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    Engineered Bacteria for Augmented In Situ Tumor Vaccination

    Scientists illustrate the mechanisms of bacteria as both efficient tumor immunogenic cell death inducers, and tumor-targeted delivery platforms. They then review the engineering strategies for designing bacteria-based in situ vaccination, including chemical modification, nanotechnology, and genetic engineering.
    [Biomaterials Science]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Phio Pharmaceuticals Announces Regulatory Clearance of Clinical Trial with PH-762 and AgonOx’s Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes to Treat Solid Tumors

    The initial Phase I clinical trial will assess safety and therapeutic benefit from the administration of Phio’s PH-762 treated “double positive” CD8 tumor infiltrating lymphocyte in patients with melanoma and other advanced solid tumors.
    [Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp.]

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    Instil Bio Announces Resumption of Clinical Trial of CoStAR-TIL Candidate ITIL-306 in Lung, Ovarian, and Renal Cancer

    Instil Bio, Inc. announced the resumption of its Phase I clinical trial of ITIL-306 for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, ovarian cancer, and renal cell carcinoma.
    [Instil Bio, Inc.]

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