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ArticleScience advances2026

Multimodal profiling of pro-inflammatory protease activity identifies caspase-1 as a target for lung cancer interception.

Cathy S Wang, Qian Zhong, Shih-Ting Wang, Carmen Martin-Alonso, Sofia Neaher, Sahil Patel, Tiziana Parisi, Jesse D Kirkpatrick, Lecia V Sequist, Tyler E Jacks and 1 more

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11 authors.

Cathy S WangDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0910-4562
Qian ZhongKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1350-6812
Shih-Ting WangKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7634-8332
Carmen Martin-AlonsoKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6581-7909
Sofia NeaherKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-8253-6874
Sahil PatelKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8975-900X
Tiziana ParisiKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-8690-6961
Jesse D KirkpatrickKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1487-9568
Lecia V SequistMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Tyler E JacksKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5785-8911
Sangeeta N BhatiaKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1293-2097

Funding

VIRUS PRODUCTION COREP30CA014051 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI Jacqueline A. Lees · 1985 to 2026
$93.9M
TOXICOLOGY CORE UNITP30ES002109 · NIEHS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI NILES, JACQUIN C · 1985 to 2020
$25.6M
Research Training in Pulmonary Immunology and Allergy at MGHT32HL116275 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI David C Christiani, ANDREW D LUSTER · 2013 to 2026
$8.6M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014051NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL116275NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES002109
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Abstract

Systemic inhibition of interleukin-1b (IL-1b) has been shown to reduce the incidence of lung cancer in patients in years after treatment, but knowledge gaps surrounding its activation and role in the tumor microenvironment hinder cancer interception. We developed activity-based technologies to probe inflammation in early lung cancer and identified a translational target candidate. Probes sensitive to IL-1b-activating proteases were designed and applied to a murine model of inflammatory lung cancer,

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Caspase 1Lung NeoplasmsPeptide HydrolasesAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansInflammationInterleukin-1betaMiceTumor MicroenvironmentCaspase 1Interleukin-1betaPeptide Hydrolases

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PMID42600019
PMCPMC13475574

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