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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2026

DOT1L promotes immune evasion in lung adenocarcinoma through H3K79me2-mediated epigenetic activation of immune checkpoints.

Xiwu Rao, Xiangjun Qi, Zhiqiang Chen, Jingrui Wang, Xiaoshu Chai, Lizhu Lin

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Xiwu Rao *Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xiangjun Qi *Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Zhiqiang ChenGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Jingrui WangGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xiaoshu ChaiGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Lizhu LinGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

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Abstract

The histone methyltransferase DOT1L, the sole enzyme catalyzing H3K79 methylation, is increasingly implicated in cancer progression, yet its role in shaping the tumor immune microenvironment (TME) remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that DOT1L orchestrates immune evasion in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) through epigenetic activation of multiple immune checkpoints. Integrative analysis of TCGA and single-cell RNA-seq data revealed that high DOT1L expression correlates with poor prognosis, diminished cytotoxic immune-cell infiltration, and upregulation of inhibitory checkpoints (PD-L1, PD-1, LAG3, CD276, etc.). Mechanistically, ChIP-seq identified DOT1L-mediated H3K79me2 enrichment at promoters of JAK1/STAT3 genes, and some immune checkpoints, including LAG3, CD276, etc. Pharmacological DOT1L inhibition (SGC0946) suppressed the JAK1/STAT3/PD-L1 axis, reduced PD-1+ T cells in a vitro immune microenvironment.

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Adenocarcinoma of LungEpigenesis, GeneticHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesImmune Checkpoint ProteinsLung NeoplasmsTumor EscapeAnimalsB7-H1 AntigenCell Line, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLymphocyte Activation Gene 3 ProteinMiceSTAT3 Transcription FactorTumor MicroenvironmentB7-H1 AntigenDOT1L protein, humanHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesImmune Checkpoint ProteinsLymphocyte Activation Gene 3 ProteinSTAT3 Transcription FactorDOT1lH3K79 methylationimmune evasionlung adenocarcinomaSTAT3/PD-L1 axis

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