Endogenous retroviruses in the origins and treatment of cancer

N Jansz, GJ Faulkner - Genome biology, 2021 - Springer
Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are emerging as promising therapeutic targets in cancer.
As remnants of ancient retroviral infections, ERV-derived regulatory elements coordinate …

The immunological conundrum of endogenous retroelements

G Kassiotis - Annual review of immunology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Our defenses against infection rely on the ability of the immune system to distinguish
invading pathogens from self. This task is exceptionally challenging, if not seemingly …

Determinants of anti-PD-1 response and resistance in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

L Au, E Hatipoglu, MR de Massy, K Litchfield, G Beattie… - Cancer cell, 2021 - cell.com
ADAPTeR is a prospective, phase II study of nivolumab (anti-PD-1) in 15 treatment-naive
patients (115 multiregion tumor samples) with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma …

DNMT and HDAC inhibition induces immunogenic neoantigens from human endogenous retroviral element-derived transcripts

A Goyal, J Bauer, J Hey, DN Papageorgiou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Immunotherapies targeting cancer-specific neoantigens have revolutionized the treatment of
cancer patients. Recent evidence suggests that epigenetic therapies synergize with …

Differentiation therapy for myeloid malignancies: beyond cytotoxicity

RJ Stubbins, A Karsan - Blood Cancer Journal, 2021 - nature.com
Blocked cellular differentiation is a central pathologic feature of the myeloid malignancies,
myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Treatment regimens …

Advances in acute myeloid leukemia differentiation therapy: a critical review

AK Abdel-Aziz - Biochemical Pharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is characterized by impaired differentiation and indefinite
proliferation of abnormal myeloid progenitors. Although differentiating agents were deemed …

TOPORS E3 ligase mediates resistance to hypomethylating agent cytotoxicity in acute myeloid leukemia cells

P Truong, S Shen, S Joshi, MI Islam, L Zhong… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Hypomethylating agents (HMAs) are frontline therapies for Myelodysplastic Neoplasms
(MDS) and Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). However, acquired resistance and treatment …

Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs): sha** the innate immune response in cancers

V Alcazer, P Bonaventura, S Depil - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Human Endogenous Retroviruses (HERVs) are accounting for 8% of the human genome.
These sequences are remnants from ancient germline infections by exogenous retroviruses …

The transcription factor DDIT3 is a potential driver of dyserythropoiesis in myelodysplastic syndromes

N Berastegui, M Ainciburu, JP Romero… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) malignancies
characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis, with increased incidence in older individuals …

HERVs characterize normal and leukemia stem cells and represent a source of shared epitopes for cancer immunotherapy

V Alcazer, P Bonaventura, L Tonon… - American journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) represent 8% of the human genome. The
expression of HERVs and their immune impact have not been extensively studied in Acute …