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ArticleCancer cell2025

Translation dysregulation in cancer as a source for targetable antigens.

Chen Weller, Osnat Bartok, Christopher S McGinnis, Heyilimu Palashati, Tian-Gen Chang, Dmitry Malko, Merav D Shmueli, Asuteka Nagao, Deborah Hayoun, Ayaka Murayama and 37 more

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Article in Cancer cell, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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47 authors.

Chen WellerDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Osnat BartokDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Christopher S McGinnisDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, San Francisco, CA 94129, USA.
Heyilimu PalashatiDepartment of Cancer Immunology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Precision Immunotherapy Alliance, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Tian-Gen ChangCancer Data Science Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Dmitry MalkoDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Merav D ShmueliDepartment of Systems Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Asuteka NagaoDepartment of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
Deborah HayounDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Ayaka MurayamaDepartment of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
Yuriko SakaguchiDepartment of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
Panagiotis PoulisDepartment of Physical Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Aseel KhatibDepartment of Pathology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
Bracha Erlanger AvigdorDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Sagi GordonDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Sapir Cohen ShvefelDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Marie J ZemanekDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Morten M NielsenDepartment of Cancer Immunology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Precision Immunotherapy Alliance, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Sigalit Boura-HalfonDepartment of Immunology and Regenerative Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Shira SagieDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Nofar GumpertDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Weiwen YangDepartment of Cancer Immunology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Precision Immunotherapy Alliance, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Dmitry AlexeevComputational Systems Biochemistry Research Group, Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.
Pelgia KyriakidouComputational Systems Biochemistry Research Group, Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.
Winnie YaoDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, San Francisco, CA 94129, USA.
Mirie ZerbibDepartment of Veterinary Resources, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Polina GreenbergDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Gil BenedekTissue Typing and Immunogenetics Unit, Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel.
Kevin LitchfieldCRUK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence, University College London Cancer Institute, London WC1E 6DD, UK; Tumour Immunogenomics and Immunosurveillance Laboratory, University College London Cancer Institute, London WC1E 6DD, UK.
Ekaterina Petrovich-KopitmanDepartment of Life Science Core Facilities, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Adi NaglerDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Roni OrenDepartment of Veterinary Resources, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Shifra Ben-DorBioinformatics Unit, Department of Life Sciences Core Facilities, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Yishai Levinde Botton Institute for Protein Profiling, the Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Yitzhak PilpelDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Marina RodninaDepartment of Physical Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Jürgen CoxComputational Systems Biochemistry Research Group, Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.
Yifat MerblDepartment of Systems Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Ansuman T SatpathyDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, San Francisco, CA 94129, USA.
Yaron CarmiDepartment of Pathology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
Florian ErhardFaculty for Informatics and Data Science, University of Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg, Germany.
Tsutomu SuzukiDepartment of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
Allen R BuskirkDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Johanna OlweusDepartment of Cancer Immunology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, 0379 Oslo, Norway; Precision Immunotherapy Alliance, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Eytan RuppinCancer Data Science Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Andreas SchlosserRudolf Virchow Center, Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Yardena SamuelsDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel. Electronic address: yardena.samuels@weizmann.ac.il.

Funding

Mutational and Functional Analysis of Sporadic Malignant MelanomaZIAHG200337 · NHGRI · NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI SAMUELS, YARDENA · 2009 to 2013
$5.0M
Mutational analysis of signal transducing gene families in malignant melanomaZ01HG200337 · NHGRI · NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI SAMUELS, YARDENA · 2007 to 2008
$3.5M
The role of collisions in rescuing stalled ribosomes in bacteriaR01GM136960 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Allen Rowdon Buskirk · 2021 to 2026
$1.9M
Interrogating Immunomodulation for Anti-Metastatic TherapyK99CA293137 · NCI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Christopher Swart McGinnis · 2025 to 2026
$226k
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 HG200337Intramural NIH HHS ZIA HG200337NCI NIH HHS K99 CA293137NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM136960
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aberrant peptides presented by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules are targets for tumor eradication, as these peptides can be recognized as foreign by T cells. Protein synthesis in malignant cells is dysregulated, which may result in the generation and presentation of aberrant peptides that can be exploited for T cell-based therapies. To investigate the role of translational dysregulation in immunological tumor control, we disrupt translation fidelity by deleting tRNA wybutosine (yW)-synthesizing protein 2 (TYW2) in tumor cells and characterize the downstream impact on translation fidelity and immunogenicity using immunopeptidomics, genomics, and functional assays. These analyses reveal that TYW2 knockout (KO) cells generate immunogenic out-of-frame peptides. Furthermore, Tyw2 loss increases tumor immunogenicity and leads to anti-programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) checkpoint blockade sensitivity in vivo. Importantly, reduced TYW2 expression is associated with increased response to checkpoint blockade in patients. Together, we demonstrate that defects in translation fidelity drive tumor immunogenicity and may be leveraged for cancer immunotherapy.

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Antigens, NeoplasmNeoplasmsProtein BiosynthesisAnimalsCell Line, TumorHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyMiceProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorAntigens, NeoplasmImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptorcancer immunopeptidomeimmune checkpoint blockadeneoantigensnon-canonical peptidestranslation fidelity

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PMID40154482
PMCPMC12074880

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