Localization, tissue biology and T cell state—implications for cancer immunotherapy

JM Schenkel, KE Pauken - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
Tissue localization is a critical determinant of T cell immunity. CD8+ T cells are contact-
dependent killers, which requires them to physically be within the tissue of interest to kill …

Understanding the tumor microenvironment for effective immunotherapy

H Sadeghi Rad, J Monkman… - Medicinal research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in immunotherapy have led to durable and long‐term benefits in a subset of
patients across a number of solid tumor types. Understanding of the subsets of patients that …

Mechanisms of resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors

RW Jenkins, DA Barbie, KT Flaherty - British journal of cancer, 2018 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) targeting CTLA-4 and the PD-1/PD-L1 axis have shown
unprecedented clinical activity in several types of cancer and are rapidly transforming the …

[HTML][HTML] Ketolysis drives CD8+ T cell effector function through effects on histone acetylation

KM Luda, J Longo, SM Kitchen-Goosen, LR Duimstra… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Environmental nutrient availability influences T cell metabolism, impacting T cell function
and shaping immune outcomes. Here, we identified ketone bodies (KBs)—including β …

TOX and TOX2 transcription factors cooperate with NR4A transcription factors to impose CD8+ T cell exhaustion

H Seo, J Chen, E González-Avalos… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
T cells expressing chimeric antigen receptors (CAR T cells) have shown impressive
therapeutic efficacy against leukemias and lymphomas. However, they have not been as …

The diverse functions of the PD1 inhibitory pathway

AH Sharpe, KE Pauken - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2018 - nature.com
T cell activation is a highly regulated process involving peptide–MHC engagement of the T
cell receptor and positive costimulatory signals. Upon activation, coinhibitory'checkpoints' …

Rethinking peripheral T cell tolerance: checkpoints across a T cell's journey

MA ElTanbouly, RJ Noelle - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2021 - nature.com
Following their exit from the thymus, T cells are endowed with potent effector functions but
must spare host tissue from harm. The fate of these cells is dictated by a series of …

Targeting TREM2 on tumor-associated macrophages enhances immunotherapy

M Binnewies, JL Pollack, J Rudolph, S Dash… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Converting checkpoint inhibitor (CPI)-resistant individuals to being responsive requires
identifying suppressive mechanisms. We identify TREM2+ tumor-associated macrophages …

Stat5 opposes the transcription factor Tox and rewires exhausted CD8+ T cells toward durable effector-like states during chronic antigen exposure

JC Beltra, MS Abdel-Hakeem, S Manne, Z Zhang… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Summary Rewiring exhausted CD8+ T (Tex) cells toward functional states remains a
therapeutic challenge. Tex cells are epigenetically programmed by the transcription factor …

Cancer neoantigens

TN Schumacher, W Scheper… - Annual review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Malignant transformation of cells depends on accumulation of DNA damage. Over the past
years we have learned that the T cell–based immune system frequently responds to the …