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Melanoma cells express ICOS ligand to promote the activation and expansion of T-regulatory cells.


ABSTRACT: CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) T-regulatory cells (Tregs) accumulate in tumors; however, little is known about how the tumor environment influences this process. Here we show that human melanomas express inducible T-cell costimulator ligand (ICOS-L/B7H) that can provide costimulation through ICOS for the expansion of activated Tregs maintaining high Foxp3 and CD25 expression as well as a suppressive function. Thus, ICOS-L expression by melanoma tumor cells may directly drive Treg activation and expansion in the tumor microenvironment as another mechanism of immune evasion.

SUBMITTER: Martin-Orozco N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3058814 | biostudies-other | 2010 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Melanoma cells express ICOS ligand to promote the activation and expansion of T-regulatory cells.

Martin-Orozco Natalia N   Li Yufeng Y   Wang Yijun Y   Liu Shijuan S   Hwu Patrick P   Liu Yong-Jun YJ   Dong Chen C   Radvanyi Laszlo L  

Cancer research 20101123 23


CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) T-regulatory cells (Tregs) accumulate in tumors; however, little is known about how the tumor environment influences this process. Here we show that human melanomas express inducible T-cell costimulator ligand (ICOS-L/B7H) that can provide costimulation through ICOS for the expansion of activated Tregs maintaining high Foxp3 and CD25 expression as well as a suppressive function. Thus, ICOS-L expression by melanoma tumor cells may directly drive Treg activation and expansion  ...[more]

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