2023
PD-1 maintains CD8 T cell tolerance towards cutaneous neoantigens
Damo M, Hornick N, Venkat A, William I, Clulo K, Venkatesan S, He J, Fagerberg E, Loza J, Kwok D, Tal A, Buck J, Cui C, Singh J, Damsky W, Leventhal J, Krishnaswamy S, Joshi N. PD-1 maintains CD8 T cell tolerance towards cutaneous neoantigens. Nature 2023, 619: 151-159. PMID: 37344588, PMCID: PMC10989189, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06217-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffector CD8 T cellsCD8 T cellsAntigen-specific effector CD8 T cellsAntigen-specific CD8 T cellsAntigen-expressing cellsT cell tolerancePD-1T cellsAdverse eventsCell toleranceCD8 T cell toleranceImmune-related adverse eventsPeripheral T cell repertoirePeripheral T cell toleranceNon-lesional skinT cell repertoireT-cell antigensPeripheral toleranceCheckpoint receptorsSkin biopsiesLocal infiltrationLocal pathologyCell repertoireMouse modelSkin tolerance
2017
766 Exposure to ultraviolet light enhances anti-tumor immunity and response to immunotherapy in a mouse model of melanoma
Damsky W, Wang J, Perry C, Meeth K, Kaech S, Bosenberg M. 766 Exposure to ultraviolet light enhances anti-tumor immunity and response to immunotherapy in a mouse model of melanoma. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2017, 137: s132. DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.02.791.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 biologyImmunologyTherapyCancerMiceA comprehensive system of congenic mouse melanoma models for evaluation of immune therapies
Bosenberg M, Meeth K, Damsky W. A comprehensive system of congenic mouse melanoma models for evaluation of immune therapies. The Journal Of Immunology 2016, 196: 144.19-144.19. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.196.supp.144.19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune therapyMouse modelImmune systemImmune checkpoint inhibitorsSubset of patientsRenal cell carcinomaMouse melanoma modelMouse melanoma cell lineCheckpoint inhibitorsMelanoma cell linesMelanoma patientsCell carcinomaLung cancerCancer immunologyMalignant melanomaProstate cancerTherapeutic approachesMelanoma modelSkin cancerHuman melanomaTherapyTumor microenvironmentCancerFlow cytometryPatients
2011
β-Catenin Signaling Controls Metastasis in Braf-Activated Pten-Deficient Melanomas
Damsky WE, Curley DP, Santhanakrishnan M, Rosenbaum LE, Platt JT, Rothberg BE, Taketo MM, Dankort D, Rimm DL, McMahon M, Bosenberg M. β-Catenin Signaling Controls Metastasis in Braf-Activated Pten-Deficient Melanomas. Cancer Cell 2011, 20: 741-754. PMID: 22172720, PMCID: PMC3241928, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2011.10.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, DifferentiationBenzamidesBeta CateninCell Transformation, NeoplasticColorectal NeoplasmsEnzyme ActivationGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansImatinib MesylateKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMelanocytesMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMice, 129 StrainMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPhosphorylationPiperazinesProtein StabilityProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPTEN PhosphohydrolasePyrimidinesSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsSplenic NeoplasmsTranscription, GeneticTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsΒ-catenin levelsPI3K/AktLymph nodesMetastatic tumorsFrequent metastasisTumor differentiationMalignant melanomaMAPK/ERKMelanoma metastasesMouse modelControl metastasisHuman melanomaMelanomaMetastasisΒ-catenin stabilizationPTEN lossCentral mediatorMetastasis regulatorsΒ-cateninSpecific changesFunctional implicationsWntLung