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ArticleBiochemical genetics2025

Chemical Complementarity of Blood-Sourced, Breast Cancer-Related TCR CDR3s and the CMV UL29 and IE1 Antigens is Associated with Worse Overall Survival.

Pooja Neerumalla, Rahul Jain, Michael T Aboujaoude, Tabitha R Hudock, Joanna J Song, Bryan H Cao, Andrea Chobrutskiy, Boris I Chobrutskiy, George Blanck

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Article in Biochemical genetics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Pooja NeerumallaDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Bd. MDC7, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Rahul JainDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Bd. MDC7, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Michael T AboujaoudeDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Bd. MDC7, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Tabitha R HudockDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Bd. MDC7, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Joanna J SongDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Bd. MDC7, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Bryan H CaoDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Bd. MDC7, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Andrea ChobrutskiyDepartment of Pediatrics, Oregon Health and Science University Hospital, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Boris I ChobrutskiyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University Hospital, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
George BlanckDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Bd. MDC7, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA. gblanck@usf.edu.

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Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is common and becomes a particular concern in immunocompromised patients. Understanding the potential role CMV plays in breast cancer patients' disease progression is important for providing more patient-specific treatments. In this study, we analyzed whether a breast cancer patient's blood-sourced T-cell receptor (TCR) complementarity determining-3 (CDR3) amino acid (AA) sequences could provide an indication of the impact of a systemic CMV infection. Specifically, we assessed the chemical complementarity of patient TCR CDR3 AAs and CMV antigens to determine whether patients with greater complementarity also represented different survival probabilities. Initially, we examined five distinct CMV antigens, of which two, IE1 and UL29, represented TCR (TRA+ RB)-CDR3-CMV antigen complementarity scores (CSs) whereby cases representing the upper 50th percentile of CSs had a worse overall survival (log-rank p = 5.034E-3, for IE1). Then, an analysis of CSs representing previously identified, TCR IE1 epitopes indicated that greater TRB CDR3-IE1 epitope complementarities represented a worse OS (log-rank p = 0.0111). These results raise the question of whether a systemic, anti-CMV response leads to increased systemic inflammation, which is either directly or indirectly supportive of tumor growth; or are patients succumbing to a direct impact of CMV functions on tumor growth or metastasis?

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Antigens, ViralBreast NeoplasmsComplementarity Determining RegionsCytomegalovirusCytomegalovirus InfectionsImmediate-Early ProteinsReceptors, Antigen, T-CellViral ProteinsFemaleHumansMiddle AgedAntigens, ViralComplementarity Determining RegionsIE1 protein, cytomegalovirusImmediate-Early ProteinsReceptors, Antigen, T-CellViral ProteinsBreast cancerComplementarity determining region-3CytomegalovirusIE1 antigenT-cell receptor

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