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ArticleEMBO reports2025

TMPRSS11B promotes an acidified microenvironment and immune suppression in squamous lung cancer.

Hari Shankar Sunil, Jean R Clemenceau, Anthony Grichuk, Isabel Barnfather, Sumanth R Nakkireddy, Luke Izzo, Qiang Feng, William Hartnett, Bret M Evers, Lisa Thomas and 12 more

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Article in EMBO reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Hari Shankar SunilDepartment of Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4416-3720
Jean R ClemenceauVanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6222-6457
Anthony GrichukDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Isabel BarnfatherVanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-3071-963X
Sumanth R NakkireddyVanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Luke IzzoDepartment of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6217-9240
Qiang FengDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3665-3914
William HartnettDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Bret M EversDepartment of Pathology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5686-0315
Lisa ThomasDepartment of Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Indhumathy SubramaniyanTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Li LiTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
William C PutnamTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9338-4143
Steven HepensteilDepartment of Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-8154-4797
Jingfei ZhuDepartment of Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Barrett UpdegraffDepartment of Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
John D MinnaHarold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7776-0767
Ralph J DeBerardinisEugene McDermott Center for Human Growth Development, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2705-7432
Tae Hyun HwangVanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6668-7269
Jinming GaoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0726-5098
Trudy G OliverDepartment of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2082-2397
Kathryn A O'DonnellDepartment of Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. Kathryn.ODonnell@UTSouthwestern.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-2215-1064

Funding

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS--SPORE IN LUNG CANCERP50CA070907 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI HEYMACH, JOHN V. · 1996 to 2024
$57.4M
UT Southwestern Medical Center Simmons Comprehensive Cancer CenterP30CA142543 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Kathryn Ann O'Donnell · 2010 to 2026
$53.7M
Coordinating center for the NCI small cell lung cancer research consortiumU24CA213274 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI Lauren Averett Byers, JOHN D. MINNA · 2017 to 2026
$12.9M
Pro-tumor functions of neutrophils in squamous cell lung cancerR01CA244841 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI OLIVER, TRUDY GALE · 2020 to 2024
$2.0M
The role of PCDH7 in lung cancer pathogenesisR01CA207763 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI O'DONNELL, KATHRYN ANN · 2017 to 2021
$2.0M
The role of translation initiation factor eIF5B in lung cancer pathogenesisR01CA273585 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Kathryn Ann O'Donnell · 2023 to 2026
$1.9M
Molecubes PET/CT systemS10OD032303 · OD · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI LU, WEIGUO · 2022 to 2022
$600k
High-performance slide scanner for multichannel fluorescence, brightfield and polarizationS10OD032267 · OD · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI RAMIREZ, DENISE MARIE · 2022 to 2022
$208k
American Lung Association (ALA) LCD1421064Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) RP190610Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) RP200327Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) RP250391Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) RP250572HHS | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) P50CA70907HHS | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) R01CA207763HHS | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) R01CA244841-05HHS | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) R01CA273585HHS | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) U24CA213274NCI NIH HHS P30 CA142543NCI NIH HHS P50 CA070907NCI NIH HHS R01 CA207763NCI NIH HHS R01 CA244841NCI NIH HHS R01 CA273585NCI NIH HHS U24 CA213274NIH HHS S10 OD032267NIH HHS S10 OD032303U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) LC190249V Foundation for Cancer Research (VFCR) T2021-011Welch Foundation (The Welch Foundation) I-1881
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Existing therapeutic options have limited efficacy, particularly for lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC), underscoring the critical need for the identification of new therapeutic targets. We previously demonstrated that the Transmembrane Serine Protease TMPRSS11B promotes the transformation of human bronchial epithelial cells and enhances lactate export from LUSC cells. Here, we evaluate the impact of TMPRSS11B activity on the host immune system and the tumor microenvironment (TME). Tmprss11b depletion significantly reduces tumor burden in immunocompetent mice and triggers an infiltration of immune cells. RNA FISH analysis and spatial transcriptomics in the autochthonous Rosa26-Sox2-Ires-Gfp

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Squamous CellLung NeoplasmsMembrane ProteinsSerine EndopeptidasesTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsCell Line, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMiceMembrane ProteinsSerine EndopeptidasesHillock CellsImmune SuppressionLactate-mediated TME AcidificationSquamous Cell Lung CancerTransmembrane Serine Protease TMPRSS11B

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PMID41214366
PMCPMC12714794

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