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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2020

The Oncometabolite 5'-Deoxy-5'-Methylthioadenosine Blocks Multiple Signaling Pathways of NK Cell Activation.

Benedikt Jacobs, Sebastian Schlögl, Carolin Dorothea Strobl, Simon Völkl, Andrej Stoll, Dimitrios Mougiakakos, Karl-Johan Malmberg, Andreas Mackensen, Michael Aigner

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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 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Benedikt JacobsDepartment of Internal Medicine 5, Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Sebastian SchlöglDepartment of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy, General Hospital Fürth, Fürth, Germany.
Carolin Dorothea StroblDepartment of Internal Medicine 5, Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Simon VölklDepartment of Internal Medicine 5, Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Andrej StollDepartment of Internal Medicine 5, Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Dimitrios MougiakakosDepartment of Internal Medicine 5, Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Karl-Johan MalmbergCenter for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Andreas MackensenDepartment of Internal Medicine 5, Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Michael AignerDepartment of Internal Medicine 5, Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Universitätsklinikum Erlangen · DEFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DEKarolinska Institutet · SEKlinikum Fürth · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumor cells develop various mechanisms to escape immune surveillance. In this context, oncometabolites secreted by tumor cells due to deregulated metabolic pathways, have been in the spotlight of researchers during the last years. 5'-Deoxy-5'-methylthioadenosine (MTA) phosphorylase (MTAP) deficiency in tumors results in the accumulation of MTA within the tumor microenvironment and thereby negatively influencing immune functions of various immune cells, including T and NK cells. The influence of MTA on T cell activation has been recently described in more detail, while its impact on NK cells is still largely unknown. Therefore, we aimed to illuminate the molecular mechanism of MTA-induced NK cell dysfunction. NK cell cytotoxicity against target cells was reduced in the presence of MTA in a dose-dependent manner, while NK cell viability remained unaffected. Furthermore, we revealed that MTA blocks NK cell degranulation and cytokine production upon target cell engagement as well as upon antibody stimulation. Interestingly, the immune-suppressive effect of MTA was less pronounced in healthy donors harboring an expansion of NKG2C

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CD57 AntigensCell DegranulationCells, CulturedCytokinesCytotoxicity, ImmunologicDeoxyadenosinesGPI-Linked ProteinsHumansImmunosuppression TherapyInterferon-gammaK562 CellsKiller Cells, NaturalLymphocyte SubsetsLysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 1NF-kappa BNK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily C5'-methylthioadenosine5'-methylthioadenosine phosphorylaseCD57 AntigensCytokinesDeoxyadenosinesFCGR3B protein, humanGPI-Linked ProteinsInterferon-gammaKLRC2 protein, humanLysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 1NF-kappa BNK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily CPRMT5 protein, humanProtein-Arginine N-MethyltransferasesPurine-Nucleoside PhosphorylaseReceptors, IgGThionucleosides5′-deoxy-5′-methylthioadenosineCD16 signalingNK cellsNKG2Ctumor escape mechanism

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PMID33123121
PMCPMC7573074
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