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5‐Fluorouracil efficacy requires anti‐tumor immunity triggered by cancer‐cell‐intrinsic STING
Tian J, Zhang D, Kurbatov V, Wang Q, Wang Y, Fang D, Wu L, Bosenberg M, Muzumdar MD, Khan S, Lu Q, Yan Q, Lu J. 5‐Fluorouracil efficacy requires anti‐tumor immunity triggered by cancer‐cell‐intrinsic STING. The EMBO Journal 2021, 40: embj2020106065. PMID: 33615517, PMCID: PMC8013832, DOI: 10.15252/embj.2020106065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-tumor immunityTumor burdenSubsequent type I interferon productionHigh STING expressionIntratumoral T cellsT-cell depletionType I interferon productionI interferon productionLoss of STINGImmunocompetent hostsColorectal specimensT cellsSTING expressionBetter survivalHigh doseTherapeutic effectivenessHuman colorectal specimensMelanoma tumorsInterferon productionChemotherapeutic drugsMurine colonImmunityEfficacyStingsColon
2016
The microRNA miR-148a functions as a critical regulator of B cell tolerance and autoimmunity
Gonzalez-Martin A, Adams BD, Lai M, Shepherd J, Salvador-Bernaldez M, Salvador JM, Lu J, Nemazee D, Xiao C. The microRNA miR-148a functions as a critical regulator of B cell tolerance and autoimmunity. Nature Immunology 2016, 17: 433-440. PMID: 26901150, PMCID: PMC4803625, DOI: 10.1038/ni.3385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsAutoimmunityB-LymphocytesBcl-2-Like Protein 11Bone Marrow TransplantationCell Cycle ProteinsCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalHEK293 CellsHumansImmune ToleranceImmunoblottingLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred MRL lprMicroRNAsNuclear ProteinsProto-Oncogene ProteinsPTEN PhosphohydrolaseReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSequence Analysis, RNA
2010
Lineage-Specific Transcriptional Regulation of DICER by MITF in Melanocytes
Levy C, Khaled M, Robinson KC, Veguilla RA, Chen PH, Yokoyama S, Makino E, Lu J, Larue L, Beermann F, Chin L, Bosenberg M, Song JS, Fisher DE. Lineage-Specific Transcriptional Regulation of DICER by MITF in Melanocytes. Cell 2010, 141: 994-1005. PMID: 20550935, PMCID: PMC2897150, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBcl-2-Like Protein 11Cell DifferentiationCell SurvivalCells, CulturedEpidermal CellsGene Expression RegulationGene Knockdown TechniquesHair FollicleHumansMelanocytesMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrophthalmia-Associated Transcription FactorMicroRNAsPromoter Regions, GeneticProto-Oncogene ProteinsRibonuclease IIITranscription, GeneticUp-RegulationConceptsTranscriptional start siteLineage-specific transcriptional regulationDicer-dependent processingRegulatory element upstreamMITF bindsTranscriptional regulationMature miRNAsProapoptotic regulatorsMiRNA regulationStart siteMelanocyte survivalCentral regulatorDicerMelanocyte differentiationElement upstreamMiRNA expressionCell typesDicer expressionMiRNAsTranscriptional targetingMITFRegulatorMelanocytesExpressionRegulation