Li Shuyin, Shapiro Jason W, Shah Hardik, Higgs Emily F, Xie Lishi, Li Yaopeng, Zha Yuanyuan, Trujillo Jonathan, Cabanov Alexandra, Jones Tyler A, Flood Blake, Hatogai Ken, Tonea Ruxandra, Kline Justin, Gajewski Thomas F
Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Center for Research Informatics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Cancer Immunol Res. 2025 Aug 1;13(8):1284-1302. doi: 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-24-0519.
Immune checkpoint blockade therapies have transformed the landscape of cancer care, but durable clinical responses are achieved in only a subset of patients. To identify genes that can contribute to immunotherapy resistance, a genome-wide CRISPR screen was performed. Selection for mutants that are resistant to T cell-mediated killing identified the gene encoding Decr2, a peroxisomal 2,4-dienoyl-CoA reductase. We show that Decr2 in tumor cells participates in CD8+ T cell-mediated tumor cell killing and that Decr2 knockdown reduces the efficacy of anti-PD-L1 therapy in vivo. Knocking down Decr2 expression resulted in diminished ferroptosis that was associated with reduced induction of polyunsaturated ether phospholipids. Analysis of tumor RNA sequencing data from patients with melanoma revealed that upregulation of Decr2 was associated with anti-PD-1 efficacy, and patients with Decr2 gene deletions showed worse clinical outcomes. Our results identify Decr2 as a regulator of immunomediated tumor cell killing, with implications for improving immunotherapy efficacy.
免疫检查点阻断疗法已经改变了癌症治疗的格局,但只有一部分患者能实现持久的临床反应。为了确定可能导致免疫治疗耐药的基因,我们进行了全基因组CRISPR筛选。通过选择对T细胞介导的杀伤具有抗性的突变体,我们鉴定出了编码Decr2的基因,它是一种过氧化物酶体2,4-二烯酰辅酶A还原酶。我们发现肿瘤细胞中的Decr2参与了CD8+ T细胞介导的肿瘤细胞杀伤,并且敲低Decr2会降低体内抗PD-L1治疗的疗效。敲低Decr2表达导致铁死亡减少,这与多不饱和醚磷脂诱导减少有关。对黑色素瘤患者的肿瘤RNA测序数据进行分析发现,Decr2的上调与抗PD-1疗效相关,而Decr2基因缺失的患者临床结局更差。我们的研究结果将Decr2确定为免疫介导的肿瘤细胞杀伤的调节因子,这对提高免疫治疗疗效具有重要意义。
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