GLIS1 intervention enhances anti-PD1 therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma by targeting SGK1-STAT3-PD1 pathway

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BACKGROUND: GLI-similar 1 (GLIS1) is one of of Krüppel-like zinc finger proteins, which are either stimulators or inhibitors of genetic transcription. Nevertheless, its effects on T cell were elusive.

METHODS: In this study, we intend to explore the effects of GLIS1 on modulating the anticancer potency of CD8+ T cells in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The expression of GLIS1 in CD8 peripheral blood mononuclear cell and CD8 tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes of HCC tissues was validated by quantificational real-time-PCR and flow cytometry. The anticancer potency of CD8+ T cells with GLIS1 knock down was confirmed in C57BL/6 mouse model and HCC patient-derived xenograft mice model. GLIS1-/- C57BL/6 mice was applied to explore the effects GLIS1 on tumor immune microenvironment. Chromatin immunoprecipitation and RNA transcriptome sequencing analysis were both performed in GLIS1-knock down of CD8+ T cells.

RESULTS: GLIS1 was upregulated in exhausted CD8+ T cells in HCC. GLIS1 downregulation in CD8+ T cells repressed cancer development, elevated the infiltrate ability of CD8+ T cells, mitigated CD8+ T cell exhaustion and ameliorated the anti-PD1 reaction of CD8+ T cells in HCC. The causal link beneath this included transcriptional regulation of SGK1-STAT3-PD1 pathway by GLIS1, thereby maintaining the abundant PD1 expression on the surface of CD8+ T cells.

CONCLUSION: Our study revealed that GLIS1 promoted CD8+ T cell exhaustion in HCC through transcriptional regulating SGK1-STAT3-PD1 pathway. Downregulating the expression of GLIS1 in CD8+ T cells exerted an effect with anti-PD1 treatment synergistically, revealing a prospective method for HCC immune therapy.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Journal for immunotherapy of cancer - 11(2023), 2 vom: 12. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rong, Dawei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yuliang [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Li [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Hengsong [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Tian [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Hanyuan [VerfasserIn]
Hao, Xiaopei [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Guangshun [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Guoqiang [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Zhiying [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Junwei [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Yongxiang [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ziyi [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Weiwei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xuehao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers, tumor
DNA-Binding Proteins
Drug therapy, combination
GLIS1 protein, human
Glis1 protein, mouse
Immunity, cellular
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
STAT3 Transcription Factor
STAT3 protein, human
Transcription Factors

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Date Completed 16.02.2023

Date Revised 24.02.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/jitc-2022-005126

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352945273