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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2020

5-Azacytidine Potentiates Anti-tumor Immunity in a Model of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.

Nancy D Ebelt, Edith Zuniga, Benjamin L Johnson, Don J Diamond, Edwin R Manuel

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nancy D EbeltDepartment of Immuno-Oncology, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, United States.
Edith ZunigaDepartment of Immuno-Oncology, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, United States.
Benjamin L JohnsonDepartment of Hematology and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, United States.
Don J DiamondDepartment of Hematology and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, United States.
Edwin R ManuelDepartment of Immuno-Oncology, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, United States.
City of Hope · USBeckman Research Institute

Funding

Transgenic Mouse FacilityP30CA033572 · NCI · CITY OF HOPE/BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI STANLEY R. HAMILTON · 1985 to 2026
$86.3M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA033572
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumors evolve a variety of mechanisms to escape immune detection while expressing tumor-promoting molecules that can be immunogenic. Here, we show that transposable elements (TE) and gene encoded, tumor-associated antigens (TAA), which can be both highly immunogenic and tumor-promoting, are significantly upregulated during the transition from pre-malignancy to malignancy in an inducible model of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Coincident with the increased presence of TEs and TAAs was the downregulation of gene transcripts associated with antigen presentation, T cell recruitment and intrinsic anti-viral responses, suggesting a unique strategy employed by PDAC to possibly augment tumorigenesis while escaping detection by the immune system.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAzacitidineCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCell Line, TumorDisease Models, AnimalDNA Transposable ElementsHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPancreatic NeoplasmsAntigens, NeoplasmAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAzacitidineDNA Transposable Elements5-azacytidineanti-tumor immunityimmune evasionpancreatic ductal adenocarcinomatransposable elementtumor-associated antigens

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PMID32296439
PMCPMC7136411
OpenAlexW3014967963

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