2019
Convergent Identification and Interrogation of Tumor-Intrinsic Factors that Modulate Cancer Immunity In Vivo
Codina A, Renauer PA, Wang G, Chow RD, Park JJ, Ye H, Zhang K, Dong MB, Gassaway B, Ye L, Errami Y, Shen L, Chang A, Jain D, Herbst RS, Bosenberg M, Rinehart J, Fan R, Chen S. Convergent Identification and Interrogation of Tumor-Intrinsic Factors that Modulate Cancer Immunity In Vivo. Cell Systems 2019, 8: 136-151.e7. PMID: 30797773, PMCID: PMC6592847, DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2019.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell transcriptomic profilingExtracellular protein productionCancer cellsMutant cellsFunctional interrogationGenetic programCRISPR screensTranscriptomic profilingTumor-intrinsic mutationsTranscriptomic alterationsTumor microenvironmentProtein productionPRKAR1A lossGenetic makeupHost myeloid cellsTumor-intrinsic factorsDrastic alterationsCytometry analysisConvergent identificationMyeloid cellsCellsImmunocompetent hostsCancer immunityMutant tumorsHost
2017
Extracellular Matrix Receptor Expression in Subtypes of Lung Adenocarcinoma Potentiates Outgrowth of Micrometastases
Stevens LE, Cheung WKC, Adua SJ, Arnal-Estapé A, Zhao M, Liu Z, Brewer K, Herbst RS, Nguyen DX. Extracellular Matrix Receptor Expression in Subtypes of Lung Adenocarcinoma Potentiates Outgrowth of Micrometastases. Cancer Research 2017, 77: 1905-1917. PMID: 28196904, PMCID: PMC5468792, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-16-1978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain metastatic nicheRisk of relapseDistant metastasisPoor prognosisLUAD subtypesLung tumorsLung adenocarcinomaLUAD cellsMetastatic outgrowthMetastatic nicheCancer ResCancer cellsECM-mediated signalingExtracellular matrix moleculesCell survivalMolecular signaturesDifferential expressionHMMRMatrix moleculesImportant mechanismCellsRelapseAdenocarcinomaPrognosisMetastasis
2016
Immune checkpoint therapy for non-small-cell lung cancer: an update
Xia B, Herbst RS. Immune checkpoint therapy for non-small-cell lung cancer: an update. Immunotherapy 2016, 8: 279-298. PMID: 26860624, DOI: 10.2217/imt.15.123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell lung cancerImmune checkpointsLung cancerCo-inhibitory immune checkpointsRole of immunotherapyImmune checkpoint therapyImmune checkpoint pathwaysSynergistic antitumor activityCheckpoint inhibitorsInhibitory checkpointsCheckpoint therapyL1 antibodyImmune cellsNovel therapiesImmune activityAntagonist antibodyTumor growthTumor microenvironmentTumor cellsTherapyAntitumor activityAntibodiesCancerImmunotherapyCells
2008
To kill a tumor cell: the potential of proapoptotic receptor agonists
Ashkenazi A, Herbst RS. To kill a tumor cell: the potential of proapoptotic receptor agonists. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2008, 118: 1979-1990. PMID: 18523647, PMCID: PMC2396896, DOI: 10.1172/jci34359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProapoptotic receptor agonistsApo2L/TRAILReceptor agonistRecombinant human Apo2L/TRAILExtrinsic apoptosis pathwayPotential therapeutic interventionsNovel molecular biomarkersApoptosis pathwayAgonistic mAbConventional therapyPreclinical dataTherapeutic interventionsTumor cellsMolecular biomarkersAbnormal cellsLogical targetTherapyAgonistsCellsExciting opportunitiesTumorigenesisPatientsApoptosisPathway
1990
The state of cellular differentiation determines the activity of the adenovirus E1A enhancer element: evidence for negative regulation of enhancer function
Herbst RS, Pelletier M, Boczko EM, Babiss LE. The state of cellular differentiation determines the activity of the adenovirus E1A enhancer element: evidence for negative regulation of enhancer function. Journal Of Virology 1990, 64: 161-172. PMID: 2136708, PMCID: PMC249075, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.64.1.161-172.1990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenovirus Early ProteinsAdenoviruses, HumanAnimalsBase SequenceCell DifferentiationCell LineCell NucleusDNA-Binding ProteinsEnhancer Elements, GeneticGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, ViralGenes, ViralHeLa CellsHumansMolecular Sequence DataMutationOncogene Proteins, ViralPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA, MessengerSuppression, GeneticTranscription, GeneticViral Structural ProteinsConceptsE1A gene transcriptionFetal fibroblast cellsGene transcriptionHepatoma cell lineFibroblast cellsCell phenotypeCell linesLiver hepatocytesRodent hepatocytesRat liver hepatocytesSimilar binding activityFurther suppressionHeLa cellsEnhancer elementsCellsBinding activityHepatocytesViral genomeDifferentiated cellsE1A enhancerNegative regulationCellular differentiationImportant mechanismPhenotypeHigh levelsCis effect of the type 5 adenovirus E1A gene enhancer element on cellular transformation
Herbst R, Pelletier M, Babiss L. Cis effect of the type 5 adenovirus E1A gene enhancer element on cellular transformation. Journal Of Cellular Biochemistry 1990, 42: 33-44. PMID: 2137130, DOI: 10.1002/jcb.240420104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCREF cellsViral DNA replicationDNA replicationWild-type virusEnhancer elementsGene enhancer elementsRodent embryo fibroblastsCis effectViral DNA integrationE1A gene expressionE1A mRNAsCytoplasmic mRNA levelsE1B mRNAsDNA template concentrationCellular transformationGene expressionDNA integrationViral E1AEmbryo fibroblastsType 5 adenovirusMutant virusMRNA levelsMRNACellsMRNA concentrations