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Programmed death ligand 2 in cancer-induced immune suppression.

ABSTRACT: Inhibitory molecules of the B7/CD28 family play a key role in the induction of immune tolerance in the tumor microenvironment. The programmed death-1 receptor (PD-1), with its ligands PD-L1 and PD-L2, constitutes an important member of these inhibitory pathways. The relevance of the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway in cancer has been extensively studied and therapeutic approaches targeting PD-1 and PD-L1 have been developed and are undergoing human clinical testing. However, PD-L2 has not received as much attention and its role in modulating tumor immunity is less clear. Here, we review the literature on the immunobiology of PD-L2, particularly on its possible roles in cancer-induced immune suppression and we discuss the results of recent studies targeting PD-L2 in cancer.

SUBMITTER: Rozali EN

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3350956 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Programmed death ligand 2 in cancer-induced immune suppression.

Rozali Esdy N EN Hato Stanleyson V SV Robinson Bruce W BW Lake Richard A RA Lesterhuis W Joost WJ

Clinical & developmental immunology 20120429

Inhibitory molecules of the B7/CD28 family play a key role in the induction of immune tolerance in the tumor microenvironment. The programmed death-1 receptor (PD-1), with its ligands PD-L1 and PD-L2, constitutes an important member of these inhibitory pathways. The relevance of the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway in cancer has been extensively studied and therapeutic approaches targeting PD-1 and PD-L1 have been developed and are undergoing human clinical testing. However, PD-L2 has not received as much att ...[more]

PMID: 22611421

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Project description:BackgroundIncreasing studies have reported that oncogenes regulate components of the immune system, suggesting that this is a mechanism for tumorigenesis. Aurora kinase A (AURKA), a serine/threonine kinase, is involved in cell mitosis and is essential for tumor cell proliferation, metastasis, and drug resistance. However, the mechanism by which AURKA is involved in immune response regulation is unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the role of AURKA in immune regulation in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).MethodsPeripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were co-cultured with TNBC cells. The xCELLigence Real-Time Cell Analyzer-MP system was used to detect the killing efficiency of immune cells on TNBC cells. The expression of immune effector molecules was tested by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) to evaluate immune function. Furthermore, to validate AURKA-regulated immune response in vivo, 4T1 murine breast cancer cell line with AURKA overexpression or downregulation was engrafted into BALB/c mice. The distribution and proportion of immune cells in tumors were further evaluated by immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry.ResultsDownregulation of AURKA in TNBC cells increased immune response by activating CD8+ T cell proliferation and activity. Nuclear rather than cytoplasmic AURKA-derived programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression was independent of its kinase activity. Mechanistic investigations showed that nuclear AURKA increased PD-L1 expression via an MYC-dependent pathway. PD-L1 overexpression mostly reversed AURKA silencing-induced expression of immune effector molecules, including interleukin- (IL-2), interferon-γ (IFN-γ), and perforin. Moreover, AURKA expression was negatively correlated with the enrichment and activity of tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells in 4T1 engrafted BALB/c mouse model.ConclusionsNuclear AURKA elevated PD-L1 expression via an MYC-dependent pathway and contributed to immune evasion in TNBC. Therapies targeting nuclear AURKA may restore immune responses against tumors.

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Programmed death ligand 2 in cancer-induced immune suppression.

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