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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021

Interferon Regulatory Factor 4 Regulates the Development of Polymorphonuclear Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Through the Transcription of c-Myc in Cancer.

Quan Yang, Hongyan Xie, Xing Li, Yuanfa Feng, Shihao Xie, Jiale Qu, Anqi Xie, Yiqiang Zhu, Lu Zhou, Jinxue Yang and 5 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Quan YangThe State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Hongyan XieThe State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xing LiDepartment of Medical Oncology and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Liver Disease Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yuanfa FengThe State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Shihao XieThe State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jiale QuThe State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Anqi XieThe State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yiqiang ZhuThe State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Lu ZhouThe State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jinxue YangThe State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaohao HuThe State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Haixia WeiThe State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Huaina QiuThe State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Wenjuan QinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Jun HuangThe State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, The First Affliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Guangzhou Medical University · CNState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease · CNThird Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University · CNZhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The accumulation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) is one of the major obstacles to achieve an appropriate anti-tumor immune response and successful tumor immunotherapy. MDSCs in tumor-bearing hosts are primarily polymorphonuclear (PMN-MDSCs). However, the mechanisms regulating the development of MDSCs remain poorly understood. In this report, we showed that interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF4) plays a key role in the development of PMN-MDSCs, but not monocytic MDSCs. IRF4 deficiency caused a significant elevation of PMN-MDSCs and enhanced the suppressive activity of PMN-MDSCs, increasing tumor growth and metastasis in mice. Mechanistic studies showed that c-Myc was up-regulated by the IRF4 protein. Over-expression of c-Myc almost abrogated the effects of IRF4 deletion on PMN-MDSCs development. Importantly, the IRF4 expression level was negatively correlated with the PMN-MDSCs frequency and tumor development but positively correlated with c-Myc expression in clinical cancer patients. In summary, this study demonstrated that IRF4 represents a novel regulator of PMN-MDSCs development in cancer, which may have predictive value for tumor progression.

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Transcription, GeneticAnimalsCell ProliferationFemaleInterferon Regulatory Factor-4Interferon Regulatory FactorsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMyeloid-Derived Suppressor CellsNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasmsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycInterferon Regulatory Factor-4Interferon Regulatory FactorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-myccancerc-Mycimmunosuppressioninterferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF4)myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs)

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