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ArticleMolecular oncology2024

Targeting tumor O-glycosylation modulates cancer-immune-cell crosstalk and enhances anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in head and neck cancer.

Mei-Chun Lin, Ya-Ting Chuang, Hsin-Yi Wu, Chia-Lang Hsu, Neng-Yu Lin, Min-Chuan Huang, Pei-Jen Lou

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Article in Molecular oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Distinct O-Linked Glycosylation Systems in Signaling and Immune Regulation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  9. Glycoscience in Advancing PD-1/PD-L1-Axis-Targeted Tumor Immunotherapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  15. Glycosylation Targeting: A Paradigm Shift in Cancer Immunotherapy.International journal of biological sciences · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mei-Chun LinDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ya-Ting ChuangDepartment of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hsin-Yi WuInstrumentation Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chia-Lang HsuDepartment of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Neng-Yu LinGraduate Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Min-Chuan HuangGraduate Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-0704-3447
Pei-Jen LouDepartment of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-3383-8593
National Taiwan University Hospital · TWNational Taiwan University · TW

Funding

Excellent Translational Medicine Research Projects of National Taiwan University College of Medicine and National Taiwan UniversityMinistry of Science and Technology, Taiwan 108-2320-B-002-064-MY3Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan 110-2314-B-002-182-MY3Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan 110-2314-B-002-183-MY3National Health Research Institutes NHRI-EX110-10909BC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) communicate via membrane-bound and secreted proteins, which are mostly glycosylated. Altered glycomes of malignant tumors influence behaviors of stromal cells. In this study, we showed that the loss of core-1 β1,3-galactosyltransferase (C1GALT1)-mediated O-glycosylation suppressed tumor growth in syngeneic head and neck cancer mouse models. O-glycan truncation in tumor cells promoted the M1 polarization of macrophages, enhanced T-cell-mediated cytotoxicity, and reduced interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels in the secretome. Proteasomal degradation of IL-6 was controlled by the O-glycan at threonine 166. Both IL-6/IL-6R blockade and O-glycan truncation in tumor cells induced similar pro-inflammatory phenotypes in macrophages and cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). The combination of the O-glycosylation inhibitor itraconazole and anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (anti-PD-1) antibody effectively suppressed tumor growth in vivo. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that O-glycosylation in tumor cells governs their crosstalk with macrophages and CTLs. Thus, targeting O-glycosylation successfully reshapes the TME and consequently enhances the efficacy of anti-PD-1 therapy.

Indexed as

Head and Neck NeoplasmsInterleukin-6AnimalsCell Line, TumorGlycosylationImmunotherapyMicePolysaccharidesTumor MicroenvironmentInterleukin-6Polysaccharidescore 1 β1,3-galactosyltransferasehead and neck cancerIL-6immune checkpoint inhibitoritraconazoleO-glycosylation

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PMID37452653
PMCPMC10850803
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