Cancer organoids 2.0: modelling the complexity of the tumour immune microenvironment

R Polak, ET Zhang, CJ Kuo - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
The development of neoplasia involves a complex and continuous interplay between
malignantly transformed cells and the tumour microenvironment (TME). Cancer …

Targeted protein degradation: advances in drug discovery and clinical practice

G Zhong, X Chang, W ** spatial organization and genetic cell-state regulators to target immune evasion in ovarian cancer
CY Yeh, K Aguirre, O Laveroni, S Kim, A Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The drivers of immune evasion are not entirely clear, limiting the success of cancer
immunotherapies. Here we applied single-cell spatial and perturbational transcriptomics to …

Haploinsufficiency in PTPN2 leads to early-onset systemic autoimmunity from Evans syndrome to lupus

M Jeanpierre, J Cognard, M Tusseau, Q Riller… - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - rupress.org
An exome sequencing strategy employed to identify pathogenic variants in patients with
pediatric-onset systemic lupus or Evans syndrome resulted in the discovery of six novel …

Inhibition of DUSP18 impairs cholesterol biosynthesis and promotes anti-tumor immunity in colorectal cancer

X Zhou, G Wang, C Tian, L Du, EV Prochownik… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Tumor cells reprogram their metabolism to produce specialized metabolites that both fuel
their own growth and license tumor immune evasion. However, the relationships between …

X-CHIME enables combinatorial, inducible, lineage-specific and sequential knockout of genes in the immune system

MW LaFleur, AM Lemmen, ISL Streeter… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Annotation of immunologic gene function in vivo typically requires the generation of
knockout mice, which is time consuming and low throughput. We previously developed …

Dismantlable coronated nanoparticles for coupling the induction and perception of immunogenic cell death

H Liang, C Xu, D Guo, F Peng, N Chen… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Therapy‐induced immunogenic cell death (ICD) can initiate both innate and adaptive
immune responses for amplified anti‐tumor efficacy. However, dying cell‐released ICD …

PTPRT loss enhances anti–PD-1 therapy efficacy by regulation of STING pathway in non–small cell lung cancer

Z Chen, W Ji, W Feng, J Cui, Y Wang, F Li… - Science Translational …, 2024 - science.org
With the revolutionary progress of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in non–small cell lung
cancer, identifying patients with cancer who would benefit from ICIs has become critical and …

Discovery of PVD-06 as a Subtype-Selective and Efficient PTPN2 Degrader

L Hu, H Li, J Qin, D Yang, J Liu, X Luo… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Protein tyrosine phosphatase nonreceptor Type 2 (PTPN2) is an attractive target for cancer
immunotherapy. PTPN2 and another subtype of PTP1B are highly similar in structure, but …

Focusing on CD8+ T-cell phenotypes: improving solid tumor therapy

Z Yao, Y Zeng, C Liu, H **, H Wang, Y Zhang… - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - Springer
Vigorous CD8+ T cells play a crucial role in recognizing tumor cells and combating solid
tumors. How T cells efficiently recognize and target tumor antigens, and how they maintain …