ArticleJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2024
METTL3-VISTA axis-based combination immunotherapy for APC truncation colorectal cancer.
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- PD-1 H (VISTA) drives immunosuppressive reprogramming of glioma-associated myeloid cells to promote glioma progression.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Article
- PRELID1 and VDAC3 Coordinate a Senescence-Like State in Germinal Center B Cells to Promote IL-7-Driven Antitumor Immunity in Colorectal Cancer.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Targeting SLC5A2 suppresses colorectal tumour development by enhancing NK cell activity through extracellular vesicle-dependent MICA/B signalling.Clinical and translational medicine · 2026Article
- Boosting immunotherapy by restoring cryptic APC function.Cell research · 2026Article
- A SENP7-SIRT1-IL-10 Axis Driven by DeSUMOylation Promotes Breg Differentiation and Immune Evasion in Colorectal Cancer.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Article
- Myeloid-derived suppressor cells in colorectal cancer: mechanisms of immunosuppression, therapy resistance and therapeutic targeting.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Advances in research on congenital and hereditary intestinal diseases: From molecular mechanisms to precision medicine.Intractable & rare diseases research · 2025Review
- Exploring the TRIM15 protein interaction network as a drug target using machine learning in pancreatic cancer.Discover oncology · 2025Article
- METTL3 promotes an immunosuppressive microenvironment in bladder cancer via m6A-dependent CXCL5/CCL5 regulation.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveAlthough immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy represents a bright spot in antitumor immunotherapy, its clinical benefits in colorectal cancer (CRC) are limited. Therefore, a new target for mediating CRC immunosuppression is urgently needed. Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) mutations have been reported as early-stage characteristic events in CRC, but the role of truncated APC in the CRC immune microenvironment remains unclear and its clinical significance has yet to be explored.
designAdenocarcinoma formation in the colon of the APC
resultsWe showed that APC978∆, a truncated APC protein, mediated overexpression of METTL3, resulting in m6A methylation of HIF1α messenger RNA and high expression of HIF1α. Furthermore, HIF1α promotes the migration of myeloid-derived suppressor cells to the TME by binding to the promoters of MCP-1 and MIF. In addition, HIF1α enhances the expression of the immune checkpoint VISTA on CRC cells, weakening tumor immune monitoring.
conclusionsWe elucidate that an underappreciated function of truncated APC in CRC is its ability to drive an immunosuppressive program that boosts tumor progression. Our work could provide a new perspective for the clinical application of immunotherapy in patients with CRC resistant to ICB therapy.
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