Project description:To systematically characterize anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy-related changes in serum glycoproteins and discover novel biomarkers related to treatment response, we analyzed a series of sera samples from patients with metastatic lung squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and lung adenocarcinoma (ADC), collected before and during ICIs treatment, with mass-spectrometry-based label-free quantification methodology.
Project description:We present a pan-cancer integrated analysis of transcriptome, exome and clinical records of patients. Herein, we identified candidate genes as potential biomarkers to predict clinical outcome of immunotherapy. We further explored the function of two IPM genes in vivo. Knockout of MALT1, which is critical for the T cell receptor signaling, can eliminate the anti-tumor effect of anti-PD-1 treatment completely by impairing the activation of CD8+ T cells. Notably, knockout of CLEC4D, a C-type lectin receptor that expressed on myeloid cells, also reduced the effect of anti-PD-1 treatment potentially through maintaining the immunosuppressive effects of myeloid cells.
Project description:A murine gastric cancer YTN16 is sensitive to anti-CTLA-4, but resistant to anti-PD-L1. To investigate tumor microenvironments after treatment of these mAbs, we performed RNA-Seq analyses.
Project description:To evaluate the influence of ablating Fcgr2b on anti-PD-1 treatment efficacy, we administered GL261 cells to both Fcgr2b knockout and wild-type (WT) mice, followed by treatment with anti-PD-1. Afterwards, we isolated immune cells from the brains of these mice for further analysis.