Tumor microenvironment signaling and therapeutics in cancer progression

A Goenka, F Khan, B Verma, P Sinha… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor development and metastasis are facilitated by the complex interactions between
cancer cells and their microenvironment, which comprises stromal cells and extracellular …

Control of immune cell function by the unfolded protein response

G Di Conza, PC Ho, JR Cubillos-Ruiz… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Initiating and maintaining optimal immune responses requires high levels of protein
synthesis, folding, modification and trafficking in leukocytes, which are processes …

PD-1 and TIM-3 differentially regulate subsets of mouse IL-17A–producing γδ T cells

SC Edwards, A Hedley, WHM Hoevenaar… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - rupress.org
IL-17A–producing γδ T cells in mice consist primarily of Vγ6+ tissue-resident cells and Vγ4+
circulating cells. How these γδ T cell subsets are regulated during homeostasis and cancer …

Endoplasmic reticulum stress—a key guardian in cancer

W Zhang, Y Shi, L Oyang, S Cui, S Li, J Li, L Liu… - Cell Death …, 2024 - nature.com
Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) is a cellular stress response characterized by excessive
contraction of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). It is a pathological hallmark of many …

Identification of a small-molecule Tim-3 inhibitor to potentiate T cell–mediated antitumor immunotherapy in preclinical mouse models

S Ma, Y Tian, J Peng, C Chen, X Peng, F Zhao… - Science Translational …, 2023 - science.org
T cell immunoglobulin and mucin-containing molecule 3 (Tim-3), expressed in dysfunctional
and exhausted T cells, has been widely acknowledged as a promising immune checkpoint …

Decoding endoplasmic reticulum stress signals in cancer cells and antitumor immunity

C Salvagno, JK Mandula, PC Rodriguez… - Trends in cancer, 2022 - cell.com
The tumor microenvironment (TME) provokes endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in
malignant cells and infiltrating immune populations. Sensing and responding to ER stress is …

Beyond T cell exhaustion: TIM-3 regulation of myeloid cells

KO Dixon, GF Lahore, VK Kuchroo - Science immunology, 2024 - science.org
T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-containing protein 3 (TIM-3) is an important
immune checkpoint molecule initially identified as a marker of IFN-γ–producing CD4+ and …

Tim-3 adapter protein Bat3 acts as an endogenous regulator of tolerogenic dendritic cell function

R Tang, N Acharya, A Subramanian, V Purohit… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Dendritic cells (DCs) sense environmental cues and adopt either an immune-stimulatory or
regulatory phenotype, thereby fine-tuning immune responses. Identifying endogenous …

Unleashing the power of immune checkpoints: post-translational modification of novel molecules and clinical applications

J Wang, Y Wang, X Jiang, M Xu, M Wang, R Wang… - Cancer Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Immune checkpoint molecules play a pivotal role in the initiation, regulation, and termination
of immune responses. Tumor cells exploit these checkpoints to dampen immune cell …

T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain containing-3 (TIM-3): Solving a key puzzle in autoimmune diseases

H Chen, J Zha, R Tang, G Chen - International Immunopharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Dysfunctional immune cells participate in the pathogenesis of a variety of autoimmune
diseases, although the specific mechanisms remain elusive and effective clinical …