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JAML immunotherapy targets recently activated tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells

JAML immunotherapy targets recently activated tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells
JAML immunotherapy targets recently activated tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells

Junctional adhesion molecule-like protein (JAML) serves as a co-stimulatory molecule in γδ T cells. While it has recently been described as a cancer immunotherapy target in mice, its potential to cause toxicity, specific mode of action with regard to its cellular targets, and whether it can be targeted in humans remain unknown. Here, we show that JAML is induced by T cell receptor engagement, reveal that this induction is linked to cis-regulatory interactions between the CD3D and JAML gene loci. When compared with other immunotherapy targets plagued by low target specificity and end-organ toxicity, we find JAML to be mostly restricted to and highly expressed by tissue-resident memory CD8 + T cells in multiple cancer types. By delineating the key cellular targets and functional consequences of agonistic anti-JAML therapy in a murine melanoma model, we show its specific mode of action and the reason for its synergistic effects with anti-PD-1.

CP: Cancer, CP: Immunology, JAML, TRM cells, agonistic antibody, cancer immunotherapy, co-stimulatory molecule, tumor immunology
2211-1247
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Wang, Alice
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Simon, Hayley
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Mondal, Monalisa
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Ellis, Matthew
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Chandra, Vivek
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Eschweiler, Simon, Wang, Alice, Ramírez-Suástegui, Ciro, von Witzleben, Adrian, Li, Yingcong, Chee, Serena J., Simon, Hayley, Mondal, Monalisa, Ellis, Matthew, Thomas, Gareth J., Chandra, Vivek, Ottensmeier, Christian H. and Vijayanand, Pandurangan (2023) JAML immunotherapy targets recently activated tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells. Cell Reports, 42 (2), [112040]. (doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112040).

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Junctional adhesion molecule-like protein (JAML) serves as a co-stimulatory molecule in γδ T cells. While it has recently been described as a cancer immunotherapy target in mice, its potential to cause toxicity, specific mode of action with regard to its cellular targets, and whether it can be targeted in humans remain unknown. Here, we show that JAML is induced by T cell receptor engagement, reveal that this induction is linked to cis-regulatory interactions between the CD3D and JAML gene loci. When compared with other immunotherapy targets plagued by low target specificity and end-organ toxicity, we find JAML to be mostly restricted to and highly expressed by tissue-resident memory CD8 + T cells in multiple cancer types. By delineating the key cellular targets and functional consequences of agonistic anti-JAML therapy in a murine melanoma model, we show its specific mode of action and the reason for its synergistic effects with anti-PD-1.

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Accepted/In Press date: 12 January 2023
e-pub ahead of print date: 25 January 2023
Published date: 28 February 2023
Additional Information: Funding Information: This work was funded by a combination of institutional, philanthropic, and corporate support. We thank C. Kim, D. Hinz, and C. Dillingham for their assistance with cell sorting (FACS Aria Fusion Cell Sorter; grant no. S10 RR027366); H. Simon for assistance with library preparation, next-generation sequencing using an Illumina HiSeq 2500 (NIH grant no. S10OD016262) and NovaSeq6000 (grant no. S10OD025052-01). This work was supported by the William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation (P.V.) and the Whitaker Foundation (C.H.O.). The funders have no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. S.E. C.H.O. and P.V. conceived the work. S.E. A.W. H.S. Y.L. and M.M. performed experiments. S.E. C.R.-S. and V.C. analyzed data under the supervision of C.H.O. and P.V. M.E. performed the immunohistochemical analyses under the supervision of G.J.T. A.v.W. and S.J.C. analyzed the immunohistochemistry data with regard to the survival plots. S.E. wrote the first draft of the manuscript that was revised and edited by C.H.O. and P.V. The La Jolla Institute of Immunology has filed a patent “Methods for modulating an immune response to cancer or tumor cells” related to this work, and S.E. P.V. and C.H.O. are co-inventors on this patent. We support inclusive, diverse, and equitable conduct of research. Funding Information: This work was funded by a combination of institutional, philanthropic, and corporate support. We thank C. Kim, D. Hinz, and C. Dillingham for their assistance with cell sorting ( FACS Aria Fusion Cell Sorter; grant no. S10 RR027366 ); H. Simon for assistance with library preparation, next-generation sequencing using an Illumina HiSeq 2500 ( NIH grant no. S10OD016262 ) and NovaSeq6000 (grant no. S10OD025052-01 ). This work was supported by the William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation (P.V.) and the Whitaker Foundation (C.H.O.) . The funders have no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Authors
Keywords: CP: Cancer, CP: Immunology, JAML, TRM cells, agonistic antibody, cancer immunotherapy, co-stimulatory molecule, tumor immunology

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Local EPrints ID: 475927
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/475927
ISSN: 2211-1247
PURE UUID: 3511c1df-5997-4015-8f7f-e43a3100b4b9

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Date deposited: 31 Mar 2023 16:33
Last modified: 05 Jun 2024 19:28

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Author: Simon Eschweiler
Author: Alice Wang
Author: Ciro Ramírez-Suástegui
Author: Adrian von Witzleben
Author: Yingcong Li
Author: Serena J. Chee
Author: Hayley Simon
Author: Monalisa Mondal
Author: Matthew Ellis
Author: Vivek Chandra
Author: Pandurangan Vijayanand

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