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Project description:Adoptive transfer of genetically engineered chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell is emerging as a promising treatment option for hematological malignancies. However, T cell immunotherapies have largely failed in patients with solid tumors. Here, with a CRISPR-Cas9 pooled library, we performed an in vivo targeted loss-of-function screen and identified ST3 b-galactoside a-2,3-sialyltransferase 1 (St3gal1) as a key negative regulator of the cancer-specific migration of CAR-T cells. Analysis of glycosylated proteins reveals that CD18 is a major effector of St3gal1 in activated CD8 T cells. St3gal1-mediated glycosylation induces the spontaneous nonspecific tissue sequestration of T cells by altering lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) endocytic recycling. Engineered CAR-T cells with enhanced expression of bII-spectrin, a key LFA-1 associated cytoskeleton molecule, reversed St3gal1-mediated nonspecific T cell migration and significantly reduced tumor growth in mice by improving tumor-specific homing of CAR-T cells. These findings identify a role of the St3gal1- bII-spectrin axis as the key cell-intrinsic program for cancer targeting CAR-T cell migration and as a promising strategy for effective T cell immunotherapy.
2023-03-17 | GSE227430 | GEO
Project description:Adoptive transfer of genetically engineered chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell is emerging as a promising treatment option for hematological malignancies. However, T cell immunotherapies have largely failed in patients with solid tumors. Here, with a CRISPR-Cas9 pooled library, we performed an in vivo targeted loss-of-function screen and identified ST3 b-galactoside a-2,3-sialyltransferase 1 (St3gal1) as a key negative regulator of the cancer-specific migration of CAR-T cells. Analysis of glycosylated proteins reveals that CD18 is a major effector of St3gal1 in activated CD8 T cells. St3gal1-mediated glycosylation induces the spontaneous nonspecific tissue sequestration of T cells by altering lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) endocytic recycling. Engineered CAR-T cells with enhanced expression of bII-spectrin, a key LFA-1 associated cytoskeleton molecule, reversed St3gal1-mediated nonspecific T cell migration and significantly reduced tumor growth in mice by improving tumor-specific homing of CAR-T cells. These findings identify a role of the St3gal1- bII-spectrin axis as the key cell-intrinsic program for cancer targeting CAR-T cell migration and as a promising strategy for effective T cell immunotherapy.
2023-03-17 | GSE227429 | GEO
Project description:Adoptive transfer of genetically engineered chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell is emerging as a promising treatment option for hematological malignancies. However, T cell immunotherapies have largely failed in patients with solid tumors. Here, with a CRISPR-Cas9 pooled library, we performed an in vivo targeted loss-of-function screen and identified ST3 b-galactoside a-2,3-sialyltransferase 1 (St3gal1) as a key negative regulator of the cancer-specific migration of CAR-T cells. Analysis of glycosylated proteins reveals that CD18 is a major effector of St3gal1 in activated CD8 T cells. St3gal1-mediated glycosylation induces the spontaneous nonspecific tissue sequestration of T cells by altering lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) endocytic recycling. Engineered CAR-T cells with enhanced expression of bII-spectrin, a key LFA-1 associated cytoskeleton molecule, reversed St3gal1-mediated nonspecific T cell migration and significantly reduced tumor growth in mice by improving tumor-specific homing of CAR-T cells. These findings identify a role of the St3gal1- bII-spectrin axis as the key cell-intrinsic program for cancer targeting CAR-T cell migration and as a promising strategy for effective T cell immunotherapy.
2023-03-17 | GSE227509 | GEO
Project description:St3gal1 and bII-spectrin pathways control CAR-T cell migration to target tumor sites
| PRJNA945033 | ENA
Project description:St3gal1 and bII-spectrin pathways control CAR-T cell migration to target tumor sites [1]
| PRJNA945035 | ENA
Project description:St3gal1 and bII-spectrin pathways control CAR-T cell migration to target tumor sites [2]
| PRJNA945036 | ENA
Project description:St3gal1 and bII-spectrin pathways control CAR-T cell migration to target tumor sites [3]
| PRJNA945418 | ENA
Project description:Cell surface sialylation is associated with tumor cell invasiveness in many cancers. Glioblastoma is the most malignant primary brain tumor and is highly infiltrative. ST3GAL1 sialyltransferase gene is amplified in a subclass of glioblastomas, and its role in tumor cell self-renewal remains unexplored. Self-renewal of patient glioma cells was evaluated using clonogenic, viability, and invasiveness assays. ST3GAL1 was identified from differentially expressed genes in Peanut Agglutinin-stained cells and validated in REMBRANDT (n = 390) and Gravendeel (n = 276) clinical databases. Gene set enrichment analysis revealed upstream processes. TGFβ signaling on ST3GAL1 transcription was assessed using chromatin immunoprecipitation. Transcriptome analysis of ST3GAL1 knockdown cells was done to identify downstream pathways. A constitutively active FoxM1 mutant lacking critical anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome ([APC/C]-Cdh1) binding sites was used to evaluate ST3Gal1-mediated regulation of FoxM1 protein. Finally, the prognostic role of ST3Gal1 was determined using an orthotopic xenograft model (3 mice groups comprising nontargeting and 2 clones of ST3GAL1 knockdown in NNI-11 [8 per group] and NNI-21 [6 per group]), and the correlation with patient clinical information. All statistical tests on patients' data were two-sided; other P values below are one-sided. High ST3GAL1 expression defines an invasive subfraction with self-renewal capacity; its loss of function prolongs survival in a mouse model established from mesenchymal NNI-11 (P < .001; groups of 8 in 3 arms: nontargeting, C1, and C2 clones of ST3GAL1 knockdown). ST3GAL1 transcriptomic program stratifies patient survival (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.47, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.72 to 3.55, REMBRANDT P = 1.92 x 10⁻⁸; HR = 2.89, 95% CI = 1.94 to 4.30, Gravendeel P = 1.05 x 10⁻¹¹), independent of age and histology, and associates with higher tumor grade and T2 volume (P = 1.46 x 10⁻⁴). TGFβ signaling, elevated in mesenchymal patients, correlates with high ST3GAL1 (REMBRANDT gliomacor = 0.31, P = 2.29 x 10⁻¹⁰; Gravendeel gliomacor = 0.50, P = 3.63 x 10⁻²⁰). The transcriptomic program upon ST3GAL1 knockdown enriches for mitotic cell cycle processes. FoxM1 was identified as a statistically significantly modulated gene (P = 2.25 x 10⁻⁵) and mediates ST3Gal1 signaling via the (APC/C)-Cdh1 complex. The ST3GAL1-associated transcriptomic program portends poor prognosis in glioma patients and enriches for higher tumor grades of the mesenchymal molecular classification. We show that ST3Gal1-regulated self-renewal traits are crucial to the sustenance of glioblastoma multiforme growth.
| S-EPMC4755447 | biostudies-literature
Project description:ST3Gal1 is a key sialyltransferase which adds α2,3-linked sialic acid to substrates and generates core 1 O-glycan structure. Upregulation of ST3Gal1 has been associated with worse prognosis of breast cancer patients. However, the protein substrates of ST3Gal1 implicated in tumor progression remain elusive. In our study, we demonstrated that ST3GAL1-silencing significantly reduced tumor growth along with a notable decrease in vascularity of MCF7 xenograft tumors. We identified vasorin (VASN) which was shown to bind TGF-β1, as a potential candidate that links ST3Gal1 to angiogenesis. LC-MS/MS analysis of VASN secreted from MCF7, revealed that more than 80% of its O-glycans are sialyl-3T and disialyl-T. ST3GAL1-silencing or desialylation of VASN by neuraminidase enhanced its binding to TGF-β1 by 2- to 3-fold and thereby dampening TGF-β1 signaling and angiogenesis, as indicated by impaired tube formation of HUVECs, suppressed angiogenesis gene expression and reduced activation of Smad2 and Smad3 in HUVEC cells. Examination of 114 fresh primary breast cancer and their adjacent normal tissues showed that the expression levels of ST3Gal1 and TGFB1 were high in tumor part and the expression of two genes was positively correlated. Kaplan Meier survival analysis showed a significantly shorter relapse-free survival for those with lower expression VASN, notably, the combination of low VASN with high ST3GAL1 yielded even higher risk of recurrence (p = 0.025, HR = 2.967, 95% CI = 1.14-7.67). Since TGF-β1 is known to transcriptionally activate ST3Gal1, our findings illustrated a feedback regulatory loop in which TGF-β1 upregulates ST3Gal1 to circumvent the negative impact of VASN.
| S-EPMC6590135 | biostudies-literature
Project description:Measles viruses derived from the live-attenuated Edmonton-B vaccine lineage are currently investigated as novel anti-cancer therapeutics. In this context, tumor specificity and oncolytic potency are key determinants of the therapeutic index. Here, we describe a systematic and comprehensive analysis of a recently developed post-entry targeting strategy based on the incorporation of microRNA target sites (miRTS) into the measles virus genome. We have established viruses with target sites for different microRNA species in the 3' untranslated regions of either the N, F, H, or L genes and generated viruses harboring microRNA target sites in multiple genes. We report critical importance of target-site positioning with proximal genomic positions effecting maximum vector control. No relevant additional effect of six versus three miRTS copies for the same microRNA species in terms of regulatory efficiency was observed. Moreover, we demonstrate that, depending on the microRNA species, viral mRNAs containing microRNA target sites are directly cleaved and/or translationally repressed in presence of cognate microRNAs. In conclusion, we report highly efficient control of measles virus replication with various miRTS positions for development of safe and efficient cancer virotherapy and provide insights into the mechanisms underlying microRNA-mediated vector control.
| S-EPMC6026446 | biostudies-literature