Antigen Dominance Hierarchies Shape TCF1+ Progenitor CD8 T Cell Phenotypes in Tumors

Autor: Jason M. Schenkel, Sara Z. Tavana, Michelle Hillman, Peter M. K. Westcott, Megan L. Burger, Sarah E. Blatt, Tyler Jacks, David Canner, Marta M. Holovatska, Michael Manos, Giorgio Gaglia, Izumi de los Rios Kobara, Aviv Regev, Alex M. Jaeger, Arjun Bhutkar, Sandro Santagata, William L. Hwang, F. Stephen Hodi, Cecily C. Ritch, Amanda M. Cruz, Tamina Kienka, Andrea Garmilla, Alexia L. Barandiaran, Amy Li, Grace E. Crossland
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Cell
Popis: Summary CD8 T cell responses against different tumor neoantigens occur simultaneously, yet little is known about the interplay between responses and its impact on T cell function and tumor control. In mouse lung adenocarcinoma, we found that immunodominance is established in tumors, wherein CD8 T cell expansion is predominantly driven by the antigen that most stably binds MHC. T cells responding to subdominant antigens were enriched for a TCF1+ progenitor phenotype correlated with response to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy. However, the subdominant T cell response did not preferentially benefit from ICB due to a dysfunctional subset of TCF1+ cells marked by CCR6 and Tc17 differentiation. Analysis of human samples and sequencing datasets revealed that CCR6+ TCF1+ cells exist across human cancers and are not correlated with ICB response. Vaccination eliminated CCR6+ TCF1+ cells and dramatically improved the subdominant response, highlighting a strategy to optimally engage concurrent neoantigen responses against tumors.
Databáze: OpenAIRE