Cell-Autonomous Cxcl1 Sustains Tolerogenic Circuitries and Stromal Inflammation via Neutrophil-Derived TNF in Pancreatic Cancer

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We have shown that KRAS-TP53 genomic coalteration is associated with immune-excluded microenvironments, chemoresistance, and poor survival in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients. By treating KRAS-TP53 cooperativity as a model for high-risk biology, we now identify cell-autonomous Cxcl1 as a key mediator of spatial T-cell restriction via interactions with CXCR2+ neutrophilic myeloid-derived suppressor cells in human PDAC using imaging mass cytometry. Silencing of cell-intrinsic Cxcl1 in LSL-KrasG12D/+;Trp53R172H/+;Pdx-1Cre/+(KPC) cells reprograms the trafficking and functional dynamics of neutrophils to overcome T-cell exclusion and controls tumor growth in a T cell-dependent manner. Mechanistically, neutrophil-derived TNF is a central regulator of this immunologic rewiring, instigating feed-forward Cxcl1 overproduction from tumor cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF), T-cell dysfunction, and inflammatory CAF polarization via transmembrane TNF-TNFR2 interactions. TNFR2 inhibition disrupts this circuitry and improves sensitivity to chemotherapy in vivo. Our results uncover cancer cell-neutrophil cross-talk in which context-dependent TNF signaling amplifies stromal inflammation and immune tolerance to promote therapeutic resistance in PDAC.

SIGNIFICANCE: By decoding connections between high-risk tumor genotypes, cell-autonomous inflammatory programs, and myeloid-enriched/T cell-excluded contexts, we identify a novel role for neutrophil-derived TNF in sustaining immunosuppression and stromal inflammation in pancreatic tumor microenvironments. This work offers a conceptual framework by which targeting context-dependent TNF signaling may overcome hallmarks of chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer. This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 1275.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2023 Jul 17;8(1):272. - PMID 37455286

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Cancer discovery - 13(2023), 6 vom: 02. Juni, Seite 1428-1453

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bianchi, Anna [VerfasserIn]
De Castro Silva, Iago [VerfasserIn]
Deshpande, Nilesh U [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Samara [VerfasserIn]
Mehra, Siddharth [VerfasserIn]
Garrido, Vanessa T [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Xinyu [VerfasserIn]
Nivelo, Luis A [VerfasserIn]
Kolonias, Despina S [VerfasserIn]
Saigh, Shannon J [VerfasserIn]
Wieder, Eric [VerfasserIn]
Rafie, Christine I [VerfasserIn]
Dosch, Austin R [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Zhiqun [VerfasserIn]
Umland, Oliver [VerfasserIn]
Amirian, Haleh [VerfasserIn]
Ogobuiro, Ifeanyichukwu C [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jian [VerfasserIn]
Ban, Yuguang [VerfasserIn]
Shiau, Carina [VerfasserIn]
Nagathihalli, Nagaraj S [VerfasserIn]
Montgomery, Elizabeth A [VerfasserIn]
Hwang, William L [VerfasserIn]
Brambilla, Roberta [VerfasserIn]
Komanduri, Krishna [VerfasserIn]
Villarino, Alejandro V [VerfasserIn]
Toska, Eneda [VerfasserIn]
Stanger, Ben Z [VerfasserIn]
Gabrilovich, Dmitry I [VerfasserIn]
Merchant, Nipun B [VerfasserIn]
Datta, Jashodeep [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CXCL1 protein, human
Chemokine CXCL1
EC 3.6.5.2
Journal Article
Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)
Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 05.06.2023

Date Revised 14.12.2023

published: Print

CommentIn: Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2023 Jul 17;8(1):272. - PMID 37455286

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1158/2159-8290.CD-22-1046

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM35452030X