2023
Developing synthetic tools to decipher the tumor–immune interactome
Weizman O, Luyten S, Lu P, Song E, Qin K, Mostaghimi D, Ring A, Iwasaki A. Developing synthetic tools to decipher the tumor–immune interactome. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2306632120. PMID: 37871202, PMCID: PMC10622925, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2306632120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell CommunicationHumansHydrolasesImmunologic SurveillanceImmunotherapyNeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsImmune cellsImmune-based therapiesTumor-immune cell interactionsDifferent immunotherapiesRetroviral reportersSensitive tumorsImmune surveillanceTumor subtypesTumor microenvironmentSynthetic Notch receptorCell interactionsCell contactTissue functionTissue locationNotch receptorsVivoOptimal tissue functionCellsComprehensive landscapeImmunotherapyTherapyTumorsImmunogenicitySubtypes
2022
Distinct Mechanisms of Mismatch-Repair Deficiency Delineate Two Modes of Response to Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy in Endometrial Carcinoma.
Chow RD, Michaels T, Bellone S, Hartwich T, Bonazzoli E, Iwasaki A, Song E, Santin AD. Distinct Mechanisms of Mismatch-Repair Deficiency Delineate Two Modes of Response to Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy in Endometrial Carcinoma. Cancer Discovery 2022, 13: 312-331. PMID: 36301137, PMCID: PMC9905265, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-22-0686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain NeoplasmsDNA Mismatch RepairEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleHumansImmunotherapyNeoplastic Syndromes, HereditaryConceptsAnti-PD-1 immunotherapyImmune checkpoint blockadeMMRd tumorsNK cellsEndometrial carcinomaICB responseMutation burdenT-cell-driven immunityPhase II clinical trialMMRd endometrial cancersPD-1 inhibitorsMismatch repair-deficient cancersTumor-extrinsic factorsHigh response rateEffector CD8Antitumor immunityEndometrial cancerCancer immunotherapyImmune cellsLonger survivalClinical trialsPrimary resistanceT cellsResponse rateMMRd
2019
YTHDF1 Control of Dendritic Cell Cross-Priming as a Possible Target of Cancer Immunotherapy
Kim DJ, Iwasaki A. YTHDF1 Control of Dendritic Cell Cross-Priming as a Possible Target of Cancer Immunotherapy. Biochemistry 2019, 58: 1945-1946. PMID: 30943019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00200.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
KDM5 histone demethylases repress immune response via suppression of STING
Wu L, Cao J, Cai WL, Lang SM, Horton JR, Jansen DJ, Liu ZZ, Chen JF, Zhang M, Mott BT, Pohida K, Rai G, Kales SC, Henderson MJ, Hu X, Jadhav A, Maloney DJ, Simeonov A, Zhu S, Iwasaki A, Hall MD, Cheng X, Shadel GS, Yan Q. KDM5 histone demethylases repress immune response via suppression of STING. PLOS Biology 2018, 16: e2006134. PMID: 30080846, PMCID: PMC6095604, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2006134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune responseSTING expressionCyclic GMP-AMP synthase stimulatorSuppression of STINGCancer cellsCancer immunotherapy agentsHuman papilloma virusAdaptive immune responsesMultiple clinical trialsExpression of STINGBreast cancer cellsInnate immune defenseRobust interferon responseMultiple cancer typesIntratumoral CD8Immunotherapy agentsAnticancer immunotherapyPatient survivalNeck cancerPapilloma virusClinical trialsT cellsSTING agonistsKDM5 histonePositive head
2017
Immune Regulation of Antibody Access to Neuronal Tissues
Iwasaki A. Immune Regulation of Antibody Access to Neuronal Tissues. Trends In Molecular Medicine 2017, 23: 227-245. PMID: 28185790, PMCID: PMC5626569, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2017.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood-brain barrierBlood-nerve barrierAdaptive immune systemImmune systemAntibody accessInnate immune controlUse of vaccinesImmune controlNeurotropic virusesCancer immunotherapyImmune regulationImmune surveillanceT cellsTAM receptorsNeurodegenerative conditionsAlzheimer's diseaseNeuronal tissueNeural tissueDiseaseTissueNovel insightsSuch novel insightsImmunotherapyCD4Cells