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  • Genome-wide Screens Identify Lineage- and Tumor-Specific Genes Modulating MHC-I- and MHC-II-Restricted Immunosurveillance of Human Lymphomas.

Genome-wide Screens Identify Lineage- and Tumor-Specific Genes Modulating MHC-I- and MHC-II-Restricted Immunosurveillance of Human Lymphomas.

Immunity (2020-12-04)
Devin Dersh, James D Phelan, Megan E Gumina, Boya Wang, Jesse H Arbuckle, Jaroslav Holly, Rigel J Kishton, Tovah E Markowitz, Mina O Seedhom, Nathan Fridlyand, George W Wright, Da Wei Huang, Michele Ceribelli, Craig J Thomas, Justin B Lack, Nicholas P Restifo, Thomas M Kristie, Louis M Staudt, Jonathan W Yewdell
ABSTRACT

Tumors frequently subvert major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) peptide presentation to evade CD8+ T cell immunosurveillance, though how this is accomplished is not always well defined. To identify the global regulatory networks controlling antigen presentation, we employed genome-wide screening in human diffuse large B cell lymphomas (DLBCLs). This approach revealed dozens of genes that positively and negatively modulate MHC-I cell surface expression. Validated genes clustered in multiple pathways including cytokine signaling, mRNA processing, endosomal trafficking, and protein metabolism. Genes can exhibit lymphoma subtype- or tumor-specific MHC-I regulation, and a majority of primary DLBCL tumors displayed genetic alterations in multiple regulators. We established SUGT1 as a major positive regulator of both MHC-I and MHC-II cell surface expression. Further, pharmacological inhibition of two negative regulators of antigen presentation, EZH2 and thymidylate synthase, enhanced DLBCL MHC-I presentation. These and other genes represent potential targets for manipulating MHC-I immunosurveillance in cancers, infectious diseases, and autoimmunity.

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