BET inhibitors drive Natural Killer activation in non-small cell lung cancer via BRD4 and SMAD3.


Journal

Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
22 Mar 2024
Historique:
received: 31 03 2023
accepted: 11 03 2024
medline: 23 3 2024
pubmed: 23 3 2024
entrez: 23 3 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) is the most common lung cancer and one of the pioneer tumors in which immunotherapy has radically changed patients' outcomes. However, several issues are emerging and their implementation is required to optimize immunotherapy-based protocols. In this work, we investigate the ability of the Bromodomain and Extra-Terminal protein inhibitors (BETi) to stimulate a proficient anti-tumor immune response toward NSCLC. By using in vitro, ex-vivo, and in vivo models, we demonstrate that these epigenetic drugs specifically enhance Natural Killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity. BETi down-regulate a large set of NK inhibitory receptors, including several immune checkpoints (ICs), that are direct targets of the transcriptional cooperation between the BET protein BRD4 and the transcription factor SMAD3. Overall, BETi orchestrate an epigenetic reprogramming that leads to increased recognition of tumor cells and the killing ability of NK cells. Our results unveil the opportunity to exploit and repurpose these drugs in combination with immunotherapy.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38519469
doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46778-8
pii: 10.1038/s41467-024-46778-8
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

Pagination

2567

Subventions

Organisme : Ministero della Salute (Ministry of Health, Italy)
ID : Bando per la Valorizzazione della Ricerca Istituzionale 2021 - Fondi 5 per Mille 2016
Organisme : Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (Italian Association for Cancer Research)
ID : IG26377
Organisme : Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (Italian Association for Cancer Research)
ID : IG20109
Organisme : Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (Italian Association for Cancer Research)
ID : IG21772
Organisme : Fondazione Umberto Veronesi (Umberto Veronesi Foundation)
ID : Fellowship

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© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Francesca Reggiani (F)

Translational Research Laboratory, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy. francesca.reggiani2@ausl.re.it.

Giovanna Talarico (G)

Laboratory of Hematology-Oncology, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
Onco-Tech Lab, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS and Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.

Giulia Gobbi (G)

Translational Research Laboratory, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Elisabetta Sauta (E)

Translational Research Laboratory, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.

Federica Torricelli (F)

Translational Research Laboratory, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Veronica Manicardi (V)

Translational Research Laboratory, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Clinical and Experimental Medicine PhD Program, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.

Eleonora Zanetti (E)

Pathology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Biobank, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Stefania Orecchioni (S)

Laboratory of Hematology-Oncology, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
Onco-Tech Lab, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS and Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.

Paolo Falvo (P)

Laboratory of Hematology-Oncology, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
Onco-Tech Lab, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS and Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.

Simonetta Piana (S)

Pathology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Biobank, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Filippo Lococo (F)

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Massimiliano Paci (M)

Thoracic Surgery Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Francesco Bertolini (F)

Laboratory of Hematology-Oncology, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
Onco-Tech Lab, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS and Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.

Alessia Ciarrocchi (A)

Translational Research Laboratory, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Valentina Sancisi (V)

Translational Research Laboratory, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy. valentina.sancisi@ausl.re.it.

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