2021
KDM5B promotes immune evasion by recruiting SETDB1 to silence retroelements
Zhang SM, Cai WL, Liu X, Thakral D, Luo J, Chan LH, McGeary MK, Song E, Blenman KRM, Micevic G, Jessel S, Zhang Y, Yin M, Booth CJ, Jilaveanu LB, Damsky W, Sznol M, Kluger HM, Iwasaki A, Bosenberg MW, Yan Q. KDM5B promotes immune evasion by recruiting SETDB1 to silence retroelements. Nature 2021, 598: 682-687. PMID: 34671158, PMCID: PMC8555464, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03994-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TumorDNA-Binding ProteinsEpigenesis, GeneticGene SilencingHeterochromatinHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHumansInterferon Type IJumonji Domain-Containing Histone DemethylasesMaleMelanomaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNuclear ProteinsRepressor ProteinsRetroelementsTumor EscapeConceptsImmune checkpoint blockadeImmune evasionCheckpoint blockadeImmune responseAnti-tumor immune responseRobust adaptive immune responseTumor immune evasionAnti-tumor immunityAdaptive immune responsesType I interferon responseDNA-sensing pathwayMouse melanoma modelImmunotherapy resistanceMost patientsCurrent immunotherapiesTumor immunogenicityImmune memoryMelanoma modelCytosolic RNA sensingRole of KDM5BConsiderable efficacyInterferon responseImmunotherapyEpigenetic therapyBlockade
2017
UV‐induced somatic mutations elicit a functional T cell response in the YUMMER1.7 mouse melanoma model
Wang J, Perry CJ, Meeth K, Thakral D, Damsky W, Micevic G, Kaech S, Blenman K, Bosenberg M. UV‐induced somatic mutations elicit a functional T cell response in the YUMMER1.7 mouse melanoma model. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2017, 30: 428-435. PMID: 28379630, PMCID: PMC5820096, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh somatic mutation burdenSomatic mutation burdenT cellsMutation burdenAnti-PD-1 therapyFunctional T cell responsesImmune checkpoint inhibitionAntitumor immune responseCD8 T cellsT cell responsesMouse melanoma modelCell numberSomatic mutationsMouse melanoma cell lineMelanoma cell linesTumor challengeAntitumor responseCheckpoint inhibitionImmune responseMelanoma modelHigh dosesImmune systemCell responsesMelanomas exhibitTumors
2016
The YUMM lines: a series of congenic mouse melanoma cell lines with defined genetic alterations
Meeth K, Wang JX, Micevic G, Damsky W, Bosenberg MW. The YUMM lines: a series of congenic mouse melanoma cell lines with defined genetic alterations. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2016, 29: 590-597. PMID: 27287723, PMCID: PMC5331933, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse melanoma cell lineMelanoma cell linesCell linesMouse cancer cell linesVariety of cancersCancer cell linesMouse melanoma linesImmune therapyTumor immunologyCancer immunologyHost miceMouse modelCancer modelMelanoma linesDriver mutationsGenetic alterationsCancer biologyImmunologyTherapyCancerMiceCell and Tissue Display
Theodosakis N, Micevic G, Bosenberg MW, Rodić N. Cell and Tissue Display. Journal Of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry 2016, 64: 403-411. PMID: 27270967, PMCID: PMC4931762, DOI: 10.1369/0022155416651065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNMT3b Modulates Melanoma Growth by Controlling Levels of mTORC2 Component RICTOR
Micevic G, Muthusamy V, Damsky W, Theodosakis N, Liu X, Meeth K, Wingrove E, Santhanakrishnan M, Bosenberg M. DNMT3b Modulates Melanoma Growth by Controlling Levels of mTORC2 Component RICTOR. Cell Reports 2016, 14: 2180-2192. PMID: 26923591, PMCID: PMC4785087, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA MethylationDown-RegulationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2Melanoma, ExperimentalMice, 129 StrainMice, Inbred C57BLMice, NudeMicroRNAsMultiprotein ComplexesNeoplasm TransplantationProportional Hazards ModelsRapamycin-Insensitive Companion of mTOR ProteinRNA InterferenceSkin NeoplasmsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTumor BurdenConceptsMelanoma formationPotential therapeutic targetMiR-196b expressionMouse melanoma modelPro-tumorigenic roleMTORC2 component RictorMelanoma growthTherapeutic targetMelanoma modelLoss of RictorHuman melanomaCancer typesTumor cellsMelanomaSpecific signaling pathwaysMTORC2 signalingSignaling pathwaysTurn preventsMiR-196b promoterDNA methyltransferase DNMT3BRictorControlling LevelsDNMT3BMethyltransferase DNMT3BCancer