Targeting myeloid cells for cancer immunotherapy: Siglec-7/9/10/15 and their ligands

K Boelaars, Y van Kooyk - Trends in Cancer, 2024 - cell.com
Advances in immunotherapy have revolutionized cancer treatment, yet many patients do not
show clinical responses. While most immunotherapies target T cells, myeloid cells are the …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in understanding and exploiting Siglec–glycan interactions

Z Jame-Chenarboo, TE Gray, MS Macauley - Current opinion in chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sialic-acid-binding immunoglobulin-type lectins (Siglecs) are a family of cell-surface
immunomodulatory receptors that recognize sialic-acid-containing glycans. The majority of …

ST3 beta-galactoside alpha-2, 3-sialyltransferase 1 (ST3Gal1) synthesis of Siglec ligands mediates anti-tumour immunity in prostate cancer

R Garnham, D Geh, R Nelson, E Ramon-Gil… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint blockade has yet to produce robust anti-cancer responses for prostate
cancer. Sialyltransferases have been shown across several solid tumours, including breast …

Antitumor effect of anti‐c‐myc aptamer‐based protac for degradation of the c‐myc protein

Y Wang, G Yang, X Zhang, R Bai, D Yuan… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Targeting “undruggable” targets with intrinsically disordered structures is of great
significance for the treatment of disease. The transcription factor c‐Myc controls global gene …

Disruption of the sialic acid/Siglec-9 axis improves antibody-mediated neutrophil cytotoxicity towards tumor cells

M Lustig, C Chan, JHM Jansen, M Bräutigam… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Upregulation of surface expressed sialoglycans on tumor cells is one of the mechanisms
which promote tumor growth and progression. Specifically, the interactions of sialic acids …

The glycoimmune checkpoint receptor Siglec-7 interacts with T-cell ligands and regulates T-cell activation

N Stewart, J Daly, O Drummond-Guy… - Journal of Biological …, 2024 - jbc.org
Siglec-7 (sialic acid–binding immunoglobulin-like lectin 7) is a glycan-binding immune
receptor that is emerging as a significant target of interest for cancer immunotherapy. The …

Sialylated glycoproteins suppress immune cell killing by binding to Siglec-7 and Siglec-9 in prostate cancer

RM Wen, JC Stark, GEW Marti, Z Fan, A Lyu… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - jci.org
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of male cancer death in the US Current
immune checkpoint inhibitor–based immunotherapies have improved survival for many …

Targeting MYC at the intersection between cancer metabolism and oncoimmunology

S Venkatraman, B Balasubramanian… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
MYC activation is a known hallmark of cancer as it governs the gene targets involved in
various facets of cancer progression. Of interest, MYC governs oncometabolism through the …

Sialylation: a cloak for tumors to trick the immune system in the microenvironment

X Zhou, K Chi, C Zhang, Q Liu, G Yang - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tumor cells accumulate sialylation in tissues via the coordination of
sialyltransferases and sialidases. Tumor sialylation can block receptor and ligand binding at …

Genetic mechanisms underlying tumor microenvironment composition and function in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

L Cerchietti - Blood, 2024 - ashpublications.org
Cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) show
enormous diversity and plasticity, with functions that can range from tumor inhibitory to tumor …