Therapeutic cancer vaccines

M Saxena, SH van der Burg, CJM Melief… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Therapeutic cancer vaccines have undergone a resurgence in the past decade. A better
understanding of the breadth of tumour-associated antigens, the native immune response …

Endoplasmic reticulum stress signals in the tumour and its microenvironment

X Chen, JR Cubillos-Ruiz - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Protein handling, modification and folding in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are tightly
regulated processes that determine cell function, fate and survival. In several tumour types …

Disturbed mitochondrial dynamics in CD8+ TILs reinforce T cell exhaustion

YR Yu, H Imrichova, H Wang, T Chao, Z **ao… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The metabolic challenges present in tumors attenuate the metabolic fitness and antitumor
activity of tumor-infiltrating T lymphocytes (TILs). However, it remains unclear whether …

Cancer SLC43A2 alters T cell methionine metabolism and histone methylation

Y Bian, W Li, DM Kremer, P Sajjakulnukit, S Li… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Abnormal epigenetic patterns correlate with effector T cell malfunction in tumours,,–, but the
cause of this link is unknown. Here we show that tumour cells disrupt methionine …

The cytosolic DNA-sensing cGAS–STING pathway in cancer

J Kwon, SF Bakhoum - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
The recognition of DNA as an immune-stimulatory molecule is an evolutionarily conserved
mechanism to initiate rapid innate immune responses against microbial pathogens. The …

Amino acid metabolism in immune cells: essential regulators of the effector functions, and promising opportunities to enhance cancer immunotherapy

L Yang, Z Chu, M Liu, Q Zou, J Li, Q Liu… - Journal of hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Amino acids are basic nutrients for immune cells during organ development, tissue
homeostasis, and the immune response. Regarding metabolic reprogramming in the tumor …

Metabolic adaptation of lymphocytes in immunity and disease

NM Chapman, H Chi - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Adaptive immune responses mediated by T cells and B cells are crucial for protective
immunity against pathogens and tumors. Differentiation and function of immune cells require …

Cholesterol induces CD8+ T cell exhaustion in the tumor microenvironment

X Ma, E Bi, Y Lu, P Su, C Huang, L Liu, Q Wang… - Cell metabolism, 2019 - cell.com
Tumor-infiltrating T cells often lose their effector function; however, the mechanisms are
incompletely understood. We report that cholesterol in the tumor microenvironment induces …

Metabolic and epigenetic regulation of T-cell exhaustion

F Franco, A Jaccard, P Romero, YR Yu, PC Ho - Nature metabolism, 2020 - nature.com
Current immunotherapies yield remarkable clinical outcomes by boosting the power of host
immunity in cancer cell elimination and viral clearance. However, after prolonged antigen …

PERK is a critical metabolic hub for immunosuppressive function in macrophages

LN Raines, H Zhao, Y Wang, HY Chen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Chronic inflammation triggers compensatory immunosuppression to stop inflammation and
minimize tissue damage. Studies have demonstrated that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress …