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Liu Y, John P, Nishitani K, Cui J, Nishimura CD, Christin JR, Couturier N, Ren X, Wei Y, Pulanco MC, Galbo PM, Zhang X, Fu W, Cui W, Bartholdy BA, Zheng D, Lauvau G, Fineberg SA, Oktay MH, Zang X, Guo W. A SOX9-B7x axis safeguards dedifferentiated tumor cells from immune surveillance to drive breast cancer progression. Dev Cell 2023; 58:2700-2717.e12. [PMID: 37963469 PMCID: PMC10842074 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
Abstract
How dedifferentiated stem-like tumor cells evade immunosurveillance remains poorly understood. We show that the lineage-plasticity regulator SOX9, which is upregulated in dedifferentiated tumor cells, limits the number of infiltrating T lymphocytes in premalignant lesions of mouse basal-like breast cancer. SOX9-mediated immunosuppression is required for the progression of in situ tumors to invasive carcinoma. SOX9 induces the expression of immune checkpoint B7x/B7-H4 through STAT3 activation and direct transcriptional regulation. B7x is upregulated in dedifferentiated tumor cells and protects them from immunosurveillance. B7x also protects mammary gland regeneration in immunocompetent mice. In advanced tumors, B7x targeting inhibits tumor growth and overcomes resistance to anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy. In human breast cancer, SOX9 and B7x expression are correlated and associated with reduced CD8+ T cell infiltration. This study, using mouse models, cell lines, and patient samples, identifies a dedifferentiation-associated immunosuppression mechanism and demonstrates the therapeutic potential of targeting the SOX9-B7x pathway in basal-like breast cancer.
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- Yu Liu
- Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Department of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, USA; Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Gruss-Lipper Biophotonic Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Integrated Imaging Program, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Department of Urology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
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- Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA; Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
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Outteryck O, Ongagna J, Brochet B, Rumbach L, Lebrun-Frenay C, Debouverie M, Zéphir H, Ouallet J, Berger E, Cohen M, Pittion S, Laplaud D, Wiertlewski S, Cabre P, Pelletier J, Rico A, Defer G, Derache N, Camu W, Thouvenot E, Moreau T, Fromont A, Tourbah A, Labauge P, Castelnovo G, Clavelou P, Casez O, Hautecoeur P, Papeix C, Lubetzki C, Fontaine B, Couturier N, Bohossian N, Clanet M, Vermersch P, de Sèze J, Brassat D. A prospective observational post-marketing study of natalizumab-treated multiple sclerosis patients: clinical, radiological and biological features and adverse events. The BIONAT cohort. Eur J Neurol 2013; 21:40-8. [DOI: 10.1111/ene.12204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2013] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- O. Outteryck
- Neurologie; Université de Lille Nord de France (EA2686); Hôpital Roger Salengro CHRU Lille; Lille France
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- Neurologie; CHU Pellegrin; Bordeaux France
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- Neurologie; CHU Besançon; Besançon France
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- Neurologie; Université de Lille Nord de France (EA2686); Hôpital Roger Salengro CHRU Lille; Lille France
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- Neurologie; CHU Besançon; Besançon France
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- Neurologie; Hôpital Pasteur; Nice France
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- Neurologie; CHU Fort de France; Fort de France France
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- Neurologie; Hôpital de la Timone; Marseille France
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- Neurologie; Hôpital de la Timone; Marseille France
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- Neurologie; CHU Caen; Caen France
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- Neurologie; CHU Montpellier; Montpellier France
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- Neurologie; CHU Montpellier; Montpellier France
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- Neurologie; CHRU Clermont Ferrand; Clermont Ferrand France
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- Neurologie; CHU Grenoble; Grenoble France
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- Neurologie; Hôpital de la Salpêtrière; Paris France
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- Neurologie; Hôpital de la Salpêtrière; Paris France
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- Neurologie; Hôpital de la Salpêtrière; Paris France
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- Pole des neurosciences CHU Purpan; INSERM U1043; Toulouse France
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- Pole des neurosciences CHU Purpan; INSERM U1043; Toulouse France
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- Pole des neurosciences CHU Purpan; INSERM U1043; Toulouse France
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- Neurologie; Université de Lille Nord de France (EA2686); Hôpital Roger Salengro CHRU Lille; Lille France
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- Neurologie; Hôpital Civil; Strasbourg France
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- Pole des neurosciences CHU Purpan; INSERM U1043; Toulouse France
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