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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023

Disruption of the sialic acid/Siglec-9 axis improves antibody-mediated neutrophil cytotoxicity towards tumor cells.

Marta Lustig, Chilam Chan, J H Marco Jansen, Maria Bräutigam, Max A Kölling, Carina Lynn Gehlert, Niklas Baumann, Simone Mester, Stian Foss, Jan Terje Andersen and 6 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Marta LustigDivision of Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunotherapy, Department of Medicine II, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Chilam ChanCenter for Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
J H Marco JansenCenter for Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Maria BräutigamTacalyx GmbH, Berlin, Germany.
Max A KöllingDivision of Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunotherapy, Department of Medicine II, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Carina Lynn GehlertDivision of Antibody-Based Immunotherapy, Department of Medicine II, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Niklas BaumannDivision of Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunotherapy, Department of Medicine II, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Simone MesterInstitute for Clinical Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Stian FossInstitute for Clinical Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Jan Terje AndersenInstitute for Clinical Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Lorenz BastianDepartment of Medicine II, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany.
Peter SondermannTacalyx GmbH, Berlin, Germany.
Matthias PeippDivision of Antibody-Based Immunotherapy, Department of Medicine II, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Renate BurgerDivision of Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunotherapy, Department of Medicine II, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Jeanette H W LeusenCenter for Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Thomas ValeriusDivision of Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunotherapy, Department of Medicine II, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel · DEUniversity Medical Center Utrecht · NLUniversity of Oslo · NOOslo University Hospital · NO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Upregulation of surface expressed sialoglycans on tumor cells is one of the mechanisms which promote tumor growth and progression. Specifically, the interactions of sialic acids with sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectins (Siglecs) on lymphoid or myeloid cells transmit inhibitory signals and lead to suppression of anti-tumor responses. Here, we show that neutrophils express among others Siglec-9, and that EGFR and HER2 positive breast tumor cells express ligands for Siglec-9. Treatment of tumor cells with neuraminidases or a sialyl transferase inhibitor significantly reduced binding of a soluble recombinant Siglec-9-Fc fusion protein, while EGFR and HER2 expression remained unchanged. Importantly, the cytotoxic activity of neutrophils driven by therapeutic EGFR or HER2 antibodies

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PMID37346044
PMCPMC10279866
OpenAlexW4379536529

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