Loss of MAPK-activated protein kinase 2 enables potent dendritic cell-driven anti-tumour T cell response

Autor: Klara Soukup, Angela Halfmann, Barbara Dillinger, Fiona Poyer, Katharina Martin, Bernadette Blauensteiner, Maximilian Kauer, Mario Kuttke, Gernot Schabbauer, Alexander M. Dohnal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12208-7
Popis: Abstract Maintaining dendritic cells (DC) in a state of dysfunction represents a key mechanism by which tumour cells evade recognition and elimination by the immune system. Limited knowledge about the intracellular mediators of DC dysfunction restricts success of therapies aimed at reactivating a DC-driven anti-tumour immune response. Using a cell type-specific murine knock-out model, we have identified MAPK-activated protein kinase 2 (MK2) as a major guardian of a suppressive DC phenotype in the melanoma tumour microenvironment. MK2 deletion in CD11c+ cells led to an expansion of stimulatory CD103+ DCs, mounting a potent CD8+ T cell response that resulted in elimination of highly aggressive B16-F10 tumours upon toll-like receptor (TLR) activation in the presence of tumour antigen. Moreover, tumour infiltration by suppressive myeloid cells was strongly diminished. These insights into the regulation of DC functionality reveal MK2 as a targetable pathway for DC-centred immunomodulatory cancer therapies.
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