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ArticleBiomolecules2023

Upregulation of Apolipoprotein L6 Improves Tumor Immunotherapy by Inducing Immunogenic Cell Death.

Kecheng Liu, Yutong Chen, Bixiang Li, Yaning Li, Xinyue Liang, Hai Lin, Lisi Luo, Tianliang Chen, Yalan Dai, Wenzheng Pang and 1 more

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Article in Biomolecules, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kecheng LiuThe Cancer Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China.
Yutong ChenThe Cancer Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China.
Bixiang LiThe Cancer Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China.
Yaning LiThe Cancer Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China.
Xinyue LiangThe Cancer Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China.
Hai LinThe Cancer Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China.
Lisi LuoThe Cancer Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China.
Tianliang ChenThe Cancer Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China.
Yalan DaiThe Cancer Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China.
Wenzheng PangThe Cancer Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China.
Linjuan ZengThe Cancer Center, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8357-1858
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the past few years, immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy has emerged as a breakthrough treatment for cancers and has demonstrated inspiring effects in tumor patients with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. To allow more patients to benefit from immunotherapy, exploring novel biomarkers based on EBV-related tumors and immunotherapy cohorts was pursued in the present study. The essential biomarkers that may enhance antitumor immunity across EBV-related tumors were identified using the large-scale transcriptomic profiles of EBV-associated tumors and tumor immunotherapy cohorts. The clinical significance of vital genes was evaluated in multiple tumor immunotherapy cohorts. Moreover, the potential function of essential genes in immunotherapy was explored via bioinformatic analyses and verified by qRT-PCR, Western blot analysis, CCK8 assay and flow cytometry. Apolipoprotein L6 (APOL6) was considered the essential biomarker for enhancing antitumor immunity across EBV-positive tumors. The upregulation of APOL6 was correlated with increased response rates and prolonged survival in multiple tumor immunotherapy cohorts. Bioinformatic analyses suggested that APOL6 may enhance tumor immunotherapy by inducing immunogenic cell death. Pancreatic cancer cells transfected with APOL6 overexpression plasmid underwent apoptosis, necroptosis, and pyroptosis with immunogenic features. The biomarker upregulated in EBV-related tumors could further elucidate the drivers of immunotherapy response. The upregulation of APOL6 could improve immunotherapy by triggering immunogenic cell death, thus offering a new target to optimize cancer immunotherapy.

Indexed as

Epstein-Barr Virus InfectionsApolipoproteinsHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansImmunogenic Cell DeathImmunotherapyUp-RegulationApolipoproteinsapolipoproteins Lepstein-barr virus infectionsimmune checkpoint inhibitorsimmunotherapy

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PMID36979348
PMCPMC10046184
OpenAlexW4321495953

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