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CD39/CD73 upregulation on myeloid-derived suppressor cells via TGF-β-mTOR-HIF-1 signaling in patients with non-small cell lung cancer

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Li, Jieyao, Wang, Liping, Chen, Xinfeng, Li, Lifeng, Li, Yu, Ping, Yu, Huang, Lan, Yue, Dongli +14 more·2017·OncoImmunology

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CD39/CD73-adenosine pathway has been recently defined as an important tumor-induced immunosuppressive mechanism. We here documented a fraction of CD11b+CD33+ myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in peripheral blood and tumor tissues from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients expressed surface ectonucleotidases CD39 and CD73. Tumor TGF-β stimulated CD39 and CD73 expression, thereby inhibited T cell and NK cell activity, and protected tumor cells from the cytotoxic effect of chemotherapy through ectonucleotidase activity. Mechanistically, TGF-β triggered phosphorylation of mammalian target of rapamycin, and subsequently activated hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) that induced CD39/CD73 expression on MDSCs. CD39 and CD73 on MDSCs, therefore, link their immunosuppressive and chemo-protective effects to NSCLC progression, providing novel targets for chemo-immunotherapeutic intervention.

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  • Independent of glycolysis, HIFs induce immunosuppressive metabolites such as adenosine by transcriptionally activating ectoenzymes ENTPD2/CD39L1, CD39, and CD73, which convert extracellular ATP to adenosine, promoting MDSC maintenance and limiting immune checkpoint inhibitor activity.

    “Independent of glycolysis, the HIFs can induce the production of immunosuppressive metabolites such as adenosine by transcriptionally activating ectoenzymes such as ENTPD2/CD39L1, CD39, and CD73 (Table 1), which contribute to the multistep conversion of extracellular ATP through ADP/AMP to adenosine, thus promoting the maintenance of MDSCs, which limits the activity of immune checkpoint inhibitors”

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Li, J., Wang, L., Chen, X., Li, L., Li, Y., Ping, Y., Huang, L., Yue, D., Zhang, Z., Wang, F., Li, F., Yang, L., Huang, J., Yang, S., Li, H., Zhao, X., Dong, W., Yan, Y., Zhao, S., Huang, B., Zhang, B., & Zhang, Y.
Affiliations
  • First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University (CN)
  • Department of Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
  • Biotherapy Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
  • Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
  • Northwestern University (US)
Corresponding author
  • Wang, Liping
  • Zhang, Bin
  • Zhang, Yi
Venue
OncoImmunology
Published
2017-05-30
Volume
6
Issue
6
Pages
e1320011-e1320011
ISSN
  • 2162-4011 (ISSN-L)
  • 2162-402X
OpenAlex
W2605835842
Cited by
299
References
57
Citations by year
2026: 22 · 2025: 32 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 33 · 2022: 52 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 37 · 2019: 26 · 2018: 19
FWCI
17.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • OncoImmunology (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (81171985, 112300410153, 122300410155, 81171986, 20110110001)
  • Science and Technology Department of Henan Province
  • National Institutes of Health (CA149669)
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA208354)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Physiology › Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune cells in cancer
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Biochemical and Molecular Research
Keywords
CD39/CD73, myeloid-derived suppressor cells, non-small cell lung cancer, TGF-beta, mTOR, HIF-1α, adenosine pathway, ectonucleotidases, tumor immunosuppression, chemoresistance, T cell suppression, NK cell inhibition, chemoimmunotherapy

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