Characterizing the regulatory Fas (CD95) epitope critical for agonist antibody targeting and CAR-T bystander function in ovarian cancer

© 2023. The Author(s)..

Receptor clustering is the most critical step to activate extrinsic apoptosis by death receptors belonging to the TNF superfamily. Although clinically unsuccessful, using agonist antibodies, the death receptors-5 remains extensively studied from a cancer therapeutics perspective. However, despite its regulatory role and elevated function in ovarian and other solid tumors, another tumor-enriched death receptor called Fas (CD95) remained undervalued in cancer immunotherapy until recently, when its role in off-target tumor killing by CAR-T therapies was imperative. By comprehensively analyzing structure studies in the context of the binding epitope of FasL and various preclinical Fas agonist antibodies, we characterize a highly significant patch of positively charged residue epitope (PPCR) in its cysteine-rich domain 2 of Fas. PPCR engagement is indispensable for superior Fas agonist signaling and CAR-T bystander function in ovarian tumor models. A single-point mutation in FasL or Fas that interferes with the PPCR engagement inhibited apoptotic signaling in tumor cells and T cells. Furthermore, considering that clinical and immunological features of the autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) are directly attributed to homozygous mutations in FasL, we reveal differential mechanistic details of FasL/Fas clustering at the PPCR interface compared to described ALPS mutations. As Fas-mediated bystander killing remains vital to the success of CAR-T therapies in tumors, our findings highlight the therapeutic analytical design for potentially effective Fas-targeting strategies using death agonism to improve cancer immunotherapy in ovarian and other solid tumors.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Cell death and differentiation - 30(2023), 11 vom: 11. Nov., Seite 2408-2431

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mondal, Tanmoy [VerfasserIn]
Gaur, Himanshu [VerfasserIn]
Wamba, Brice E N [VerfasserIn]
Michalak, Abby Grace [VerfasserIn]
Stout, Camryn [VerfasserIn]
Watson, Matthew R [VerfasserIn]
Aleixo, Sophia L [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Arjun [VerfasserIn]
Condello, Salvatore [VerfasserIn]
Faller, Roland [VerfasserIn]
Leiserowitz, Gary Scott [VerfasserIn]
Bhatnagar, Sanchita [VerfasserIn]
Tushir-Singh, Jogender [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies
Epitopes
Fas Ligand Protein
Fas Receptor
Journal Article
Receptors, Chimeric Antigen
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 20.11.2023

Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41418-023-01229-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363317317