RRC ID 78093
著者 Sun X, Watanabe T, Oda Y, Shen W, Ahmad A, Ouda R, de Figueiredo P, Kitamura H, Tanaka S, Kobayashi KS.
タイトル Targeted demethylation and activation of NLRC5 augment cancer immunogenicity through MHC class I.
ジャーナル Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Abstract Impaired expression of MHC (major histocompatibility complex) class I in cancers constitutes a major mechanism of immune evasion. It has been well documented that the low level of MHC class I is associated with poor prognosis and resistance to checkpoint blockade therapies. However, there is lmited approaches to specifically induce MHC class I to date. Here, we show an approach for robust and specific induction of MHC class I by targeting an MHC class I transactivator (CITA)/NLRC5, using a CRISPR/Cas9-based gene-specific system, designated TRED-I (Targeted reactivation and demethylation for MHC-I). The TRED-I system specifically recruits a demethylating enzyme and transcriptional activators on the NLRC5 promoter, driving increased MHC class I antigen presentation and accelerated CD8+ T cell activation. Introduction of the TRED-I system in an animal cancer model exhibited tumor-suppressive effects accompanied with increased infiltration and activation of CD8+ T cells. Moreover, this approach boosted the efficacy of checkpoint blockade therapy using anti-PD1 (programmed cell death protein) antibody. Therefore, targeting NLRC5 by this strategy provides an attractive therapeutic approach for cancer.
巻・号 121(6)
ページ e2310821121
公開日 2024-2-6
DOI 10.1073/pnas.2310821121
PMID 38300873
MeSH Animals Demethylation Genes, MHC Class I* / genetics Histocompatibility Antigens Class I Neoplasms* / genetics Trans-Activators / metabolism
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 B16F10(RCB2630) MCF7(RCB1904)