2018
KDM5 histone demethylases repress immune response via suppression of STING
Wu L, Cao J, Cai WL, Lang SM, Horton JR, Jansen DJ, Liu ZZ, Chen JF, Zhang M, Mott BT, Pohida K, Rai G, Kales SC, Henderson MJ, Hu X, Jadhav A, Maloney DJ, Simeonov A, Zhu S, Iwasaki A, Hall MD, Cheng X, Shadel GS, Yan Q. KDM5 histone demethylases repress immune response via suppression of STING. PLOS Biology 2018, 16: e2006134. PMID: 30080846, PMCID: PMC6095604, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2006134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseSTING expressionCyclic GMP-AMP synthase stimulatorSuppression of STINGCancer cellsCancer immunotherapy agentsHuman papilloma virusAdaptive immune responsesMultiple clinical trialsExpression of STINGBreast cancer cellsInnate immune defenseRobust interferon responseMultiple cancer typesIntratumoral CD8Immunotherapy agentsAnticancer immunotherapyPatient survivalNeck cancerPapilloma virusClinical trialsT cellsSTING agonistsKDM5 histonePositive head
2013
High-risk human papillomavirus E6 inhibits monocyte differentiation to Langerhans cells
Iijima N, Goodwin EC, DiMaio D, Iwasaki A. High-risk human papillomavirus E6 inhibits monocyte differentiation to Langerhans cells. Virology 2013, 444: 257-262. PMID: 23871219, PMCID: PMC3755085, DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2013.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk human papillomavirusLangerhans cellsHigh-risk HPVCompetent antigen presenting cellsHPV-positive cancer cellsKey antigen-presenting cellsHPV-positive cervical cancer cellsCancer cellsHuman peripheral blood monocytesAntigen-presenting cellsAntigen presenting cellsImmune evasion strategiesPeripheral blood monocytesVariety of malignanciesCervical cancer cellsContact-dependent mannerDifferentiation of monocytesHuman papillomavirusPresenting cellsImmune surveillanceSquamous epitheliumBlood monocytesMucosal epitheliumHPV E6HPV16 E6