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ReviewCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2024

GPCRs: emerging targets for novel T cell immune checkpoint therapy.

Kaitlyn Dickinson, Elliott J Yee, Isaac Vigil, Richard D Schulick, Yuwen Zhu

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Review in Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Gpr171 regulates embryonic hematopoietic stem cell emergence via ERK1/2 and Notch signaling.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
    Article
  4. GPCR Biased Signaling in Cancer.Handbook of experimental pharmacology · 2026
    Review
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  7. Insights into Reproductive Immunology and Placental Pathology.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
    Article
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kaitlyn DickinsonDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Elliott J YeeDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Isaac VigilDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Richard D SchulickDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Yuwen ZhuDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA. yuwen.zhu@cuanschutz.edu.

Funding

The CD93 pathway and melanoma therapyR01CA258302 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · 2023 to 2025
$1.0M
Melanoma Immunotherapy with GPR182 blockadeR01CA269644 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · 2024 to 2025
$694k
The GPR171 pathway in cancer immunotherapyR01CA279398 · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · 2025 to 2025
$356k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA258302NCI NIH HHS R01 CA269644NCI NIH HHS R01 CA279398NIH HHS R01CA269644
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) has become the mainstay of treatment for advanced solid organ malignancies, success in revitalizing the host anticancer immune response remains limited. G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are a broad family of cell-surface proteins that have been regarded as main players in regulating the immune system, namely by mediating the activity of T lymphocytes. Among the most novel immunoregulatory GPCRs include GPR171, lysophosphatidic acid receptors (LPARs), GPR68, cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2), and prostaglandin E receptors, many of which have shown promise in mediating antitumor response via activation of cytotoxic T cells, inhibiting immunosuppressive lymphocytes, and facilitating immune cell infiltration within the tumor microenvironment across multiple types of cancers. This paper reviews our current understanding of some of the most novel GPCRs-their expression patterns, evolving roles within the immune system and cancer, potential therapeutic applications, and perspective for future investigation.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledAnimalsHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyMolecular Targeted TherapyT-LymphocytesTumor MicroenvironmentImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledGPCRsImmune checkpoint inhibitorT cellTumor immunology

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PMID39358616
PMCPMC11447192

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