MYC-driven synthesis of Siglec ligands is a glycoimmune checkpoint

The Siglecs (sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectins) are glycoimmune checkpoint receptors that suppress immune cell activation upon engagement of cognate sialoglycan ligands. The cellular drivers underlying Siglec ligand production on cancer cells are poorly understood. We find the MYC oncogene causally regulates Siglec ligand production to enable tumor immune evasion. A combination of glycomics and RNA-sequencing of mouse tumors revealed the MYC oncogene controls expression of the sialyltransferase St6galnac4 and induces a glycan known as disialyl-T. Using in vivo models and primary human leukemias, we find that disialyl-T functions as a "don't eat me" signal by engaging macrophage Siglec-E in mice or the human ortholog Siglec-7, thereby preventing cancer cell clearance. Combined high expression of MYC and ST6GALNAC4 identifies patients with high-risk cancers and reduced tumor myeloid infiltration. MYC therefore regulates glycosylation to enable tumor immune evasion. We conclude that disialyl-T is a glycoimmune checkpoint ligand. Thus, disialyl-T is a candidate for antibody-based checkpoint blockade, and the disialyl-T synthase ST6GALNAC4 is a potential enzyme target for small molecule-mediated immune therapy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:120

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 120(2023), 11 vom: 14. März, Seite e2215376120

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Smith, Benjamin A H [VerfasserIn]
Deutzmann, Anja [VerfasserIn]
Correa, Kristina M [VerfasserIn]
Delaveris, Corleone S [VerfasserIn]
Dhanasekaran, Renumathy [VerfasserIn]
Dove, Christopher G [VerfasserIn]
Sullivan, Delaney K [VerfasserIn]
Wisnovsky, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Stark, Jessica C [VerfasserIn]
Pluvinage, John V [VerfasserIn]
Swaminathan, Srividya [VerfasserIn]
Riley, Nicholas M [VerfasserIn]
Rajan, Anand [VerfasserIn]
Majeti, Ravindra [VerfasserIn]
Felsher, Dean W [VerfasserIn]
Bertozzi, Carolyn R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antigens, CD
Glycosylation
Journal Article
Ligands
MYC
Myc protein, mouse
Oncogene
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sialic Acid Binding Immunoglobulin-like Lectins
Siglec

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Date Completed 21.03.2023

Date Revised 02.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1073/pnas.2215376120

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM354036661