ZEB1 shapes AML immunological niches, suppressing CD8 T cell activity while fostering Th17 cell expansion

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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) progression is influenced by immune suppression induced by leukemia cells. ZEB1, a critical transcription factor in epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, demonstrates immune regulatory functions in AML. Silencing ZEB1 in leukemic cells reduces engraftment and extramedullary disease in immune-competent mice, activating CD8 T lymphocytes and limiting Th17 cell expansion. ZEB1 in AML cells directly promotes Th17 cell development that, in turn, creates a self-sustaining loop and a pro-invasive phenotype, favoring transforming growth factor β (TGF-β), interleukin-23 (IL-23), and SOCS2 gene transcription. In bone marrow biopsies from AML patients, immunohistochemistry shows a direct correlation between ZEB1 and Th17. Also, the analysis of ZEB1 expression in larger datasets identifies two distinct AML groups, ZEB1high and ZEB1low, each with specific immunological and molecular traits. ZEB1high patients exhibit increased IL-17, SOCS2, and TGF-β pathways and a negative association with overall survival. This unveils ZEB1's dual role in AML, entwining pro-tumoral and immune regulatory capacities in AML blasts.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

Cell reports - 43(2024), 2 vom: 27. Feb., Seite 113794

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bassani, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Simonetti, Giorgia [VerfasserIn]
Cancila, Valeria [VerfasserIn]
Fiorino, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Ciciarello, Marilena [VerfasserIn]
Piva, Annamaria [VerfasserIn]
Khorasani, Arman Mandegar [VerfasserIn]
Chiodoni, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Lecis, Daniele [VerfasserIn]
Gulino, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Fonzi, Eugenio [VerfasserIn]
Botti, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Portararo, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Costanza, Massimo [VerfasserIn]
Brambilla, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Colombo, Giorgia [VerfasserIn]
Schwaller, Juerg [VerfasserIn]
Tzankov, Alexandar [VerfasserIn]
Ponzoni, Maurilio [VerfasserIn]
Ciceri, Fabio [VerfasserIn]
Bolli, Niccolò [VerfasserIn]
Curti, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Tripodo, Claudio [VerfasserIn]
Colombo, Mario P [VerfasserIn]
Sangaletti, Sabina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CP: Immunology
Immune suppression
Journal Article
Leukemia
Microenvironment
Th17
Transforming Growth Factor beta
ZEB1 protein, human
ZEB1 protein, mouse
Zinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1

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Date Completed 04.03.2024

Date Revised 05.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113794

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36853748X