Tiansheng Zhou , Xiangyu Yang , Ding Zhao , Xiaoqian Tan , Yingqi Liu , Tian Li , Guanghui Zhu
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Deletion of FAM76B histidine-rich region enhances macrophage-mediated osteosarcoma inhibition via liquid-liquid phase separation
Background
Osteosarcoma (OS), a prevalent malignancy primarily in young individuals, often evades T cell based immunotherapy due to an immunosuppressive myeloid cell-mediated microenvironment. This study investigated the role of FAM76B in OS and its impact on macrophage polarization and tumor immune response.
Methods
We predicted intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) of FAM76B and explored its phase separation properties in vitro using fluorescence confocal microscopy and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) experiments. Immunofluorescence staining was also performed. We engineered osteosarcoma cells using CRISPR Cas9 and site directed mutagenesis to study the impact of FAM76B phase separation on cellular function. The effects of FAM76B were assessed through colony formation, MTT assays, wound healing assays, flow cytometry for macrophage function and polarization, T cell and NK cell activity, subcutaneous tumor xenograft models, and immunohistochemistry.
Results
Deletion of FAM76B reprogrammed macrophages, enhancing antitumor immunity in OS. Absence of FAM76B reversed immunosuppression, leading to increased T cell infiltration and activation. We found FAM76B exhibited histidine rich region (HRR) dependent phase separation; deletion of this region enhanced its ability to induce M1 like macrophages, inhibiting OS cell growth.
Conclusion
Our findings suggest that targeting FAM76B phase separation may offer a novel therapeutic approach to counteract tumor induced immunosuppression and enhance efficacy of T cell based immunotherapy in osteosarcoma and potentially other solid tumors.
期刊介绍:
International Immunopharmacology is the primary vehicle for the publication of original research papers pertinent to the overlapping areas of immunology, pharmacology, cytokine biology, immunotherapy, immunopathology and immunotoxicology. Review articles that encompass these subjects are also welcome.
The subject material appropriate for submission includes:
• Clinical studies employing immunotherapy of any type including the use of: bacterial and chemical agents; thymic hormones, interferon, lymphokines, etc., in transplantation and diseases such as cancer, immunodeficiency, chronic infection and allergic, inflammatory or autoimmune disorders.
• Studies on the mechanisms of action of these agents for specific parameters of immune competence as well as the overall clinical state.
• Pre-clinical animal studies and in vitro studies on mechanisms of action with immunopotentiators, immunomodulators, immunoadjuvants and other pharmacological agents active on cells participating in immune or allergic responses.
• Pharmacological compounds, microbial products and toxicological agents that affect the lymphoid system, and their mechanisms of action.
• Agents that activate genes or modify transcription and translation within the immune response.
• Substances activated, generated, or released through immunologic or related pathways that are pharmacologically active.
• Production, function and regulation of cytokines and their receptors.
• Classical pharmacological studies on the effects of chemokines and bioactive factors released during immunological reactions.