KEAP1 mutation in lung adenocarcinoma promotes immune evasion and immunotherapy resistance

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Lung cancer treatment has benefited greatly through advancements in immunotherapies. However, immunotherapy often fails in patients with specific mutations like KEAP1, which are frequently found in lung adenocarcinoma. We established an antigenic lung cancer model and used it to explore how Keap1 mutations remodel the tumor immune microenvironment. Using single-cell technology and depletion studies, we demonstrate that Keap1-mutant tumors diminish dendritic cell and T cell responses driving immunotherapy resistance. This observation was corroborated in patient samples. CRISPR-Cas9-mediated gene targeting revealed that hyperactivation of the NRF2 antioxidant pathway is responsible for diminished immune responses in Keap1-mutant tumors. Importantly, we demonstrate that combining glutaminase inhibition with immune checkpoint blockade can reverse immunosuppression, making Keap1-mutant tumors susceptible to immunotherapy. Our study provides new insight into the role of KEAP1 mutations in immune evasion, paving the way for novel immune-based therapeutic strategies for KEAP1-mutant cancers.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

Cell reports - 42(2023), 11 vom: 28. Nov., Seite 113295

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zavitsanou, Anastasia-Maria [VerfasserIn]
Pillai, Ray [VerfasserIn]
Hao, Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Warren L [VerfasserIn]
Bartnicki, Eric [VerfasserIn]
Karakousi, Triantafyllia [VerfasserIn]
Rajalingam, Sahith [VerfasserIn]
Herrera, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Karatza, Angeliki [VerfasserIn]
Rashidfarrokhi, Ali [VerfasserIn]
Solis, Sabrina [VerfasserIn]
Ciampricotti, Metamia [VerfasserIn]
Yeaton, Anna H [VerfasserIn]
Ivanova, Ellie [VerfasserIn]
Wohlhieter, Corrin A [VerfasserIn]
Buus, Terkild B [VerfasserIn]
Hayashi, Makiko [VerfasserIn]
Karadal-Ferrena, Burcu [VerfasserIn]
Pass, Harvey I [VerfasserIn]
Poirier, John T [VerfasserIn]
Rudin, Charles M [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Kwok-Kin [VerfasserIn]
Moreira, Andre L [VerfasserIn]
Khanna, Kamal M [VerfasserIn]
Tsirigos, Aristotelis [VerfasserIn]
Papagiannakopoulos, Thales [VerfasserIn]
Koralov, Sergei B [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adenocarcinoma
CD103 DC
CP: Cancer
CP: Immunology
Immune surveillance
Immunotherapy
Journal Article
KEAP1
KEAP1 protein, human
Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1
LUAD
Lung cancer
NF-E2-Related Factor 2
NRF2
NSCLC
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
T cell

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Date Completed 04.12.2023

Date Revised 21.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113295

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363818170