Extensive editing of cellular and viral double-stranded RNA structures accounts for innate immunity suppression and the proviral activity of ADAR1p150

CK Pfaller, RC Donohue, S Nersisyan, L Brodsky… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The interferon (IFN)-mediated innate immune response is the first line of defense against
viruses. However, an IFN-stimulated gene, the adenosine deaminase acting on RNA 1 …

Energy status dictates PD-L1 protein abundance and anti-tumor immunity to enable checkpoint blockade

X Dai, X Bu, Y Gao, J Guo, J Hu, C Jiang, Z Zhang… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
Aberrant energy status contributes to multiple metabolic diseases, including obesity,
diabetes, and cancer, but the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Here, we report that …

Satellite repeat RNA expression in epithelial ovarian cancer associates with a tumor-immunosuppressive phenotype

RL Porter, S Sun, MN Flores, E Berzolla… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Aberrant expression of viral-like repeat elements is a common feature of epithelial cancers,
and the substantial diversity of repeat species provides a distinct view of the cancer …

Type I interferons and related pathways in cell senescence

SM Frisch, IP MacFawn - Aging cell, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This review article addresses the largely unanticipated convergence of two landmark
discoveries. The first is the discovery of interferons, critical signaling molecules for all …

The crossroads of cancer epigenetics and immune checkpoint therapy

G Micevic, MW Bosenberg, Q Yan - Clinical Cancer Research, 2023 - AACR
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have significantly improved treatment outcomes for
several types of cancer over the past decade, but significant challenges that limit wider …

LTR retroelement expansion of the human cancer transcriptome and immunopeptidome revealed by de novo transcript assembly

J Attig, GR Young, L Hosie, D Perkins… - Genome …, 2019 - genome.cshlp.org
Dysregulated endogenous retroelements (EREs) are increasingly implicated in the initiation,
progression, and immune surveillance of human cancer. However, incomplete knowledge of …

Targeting the innate immunoreceptor RIG-I overcomes melanoma-intrinsic resistance to T cell immunotherapy

L Such, F Zhao, D Liu, B Thier… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Understanding tumor resistance to T cell immunotherapies is critical to improve patient
outcomes. Our study revealed a role for transcriptional suppression of the tumor-intrinsic …

Physiological functions of RIG-I-like receptors

M Yoneyama, H Kato, T Fujita - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
RIG-I-like receptors (RLRs) are crucial for pathogen detection and triggering immune
responses and have immense physiological importance. In this review, we first summarize …

CXCL10 Produced by HPV-Positive Cervical Cancer Cells Stimulates Exosomal PDL1 Expression by Fibroblasts via CXCR3 and JAK-STAT Pathways

X Chen, H He, Y Xiao, A Hasim, J Yuan, M Ye… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Persistent infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) and immune surveillance failure may
be the initiating factors for the carcinogenesis of cervical squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) …

KLF7 promotes pancreatic cancer growth and metastasis by up-regulating ISG expression and maintaining Golgi complex integrity

R Gupta, P Malvi, KR Parajuli… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive cancer with a dismal prognosis.
Currently, there is no effective therapy for PDAC, and a detailed molecular and functional …