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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

Macrophage PABPC4-SPP1 Axis Orchestrates Immunosuppression in Colorectal Cancer.

Meng Wang, Fang Yang, Yuan Gao, Liuli Li, Yulan Huang, Hui Yao, Sijie Zhao, Kun Zhao, Tianying Zhang, Hui Heng and 5 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Meng WangDepartment of Pathophysiology, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0181-0363
Fang YangDepartment of Pathophysiology, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Yuan GaoDepartment of Pathophysiology, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9012-6841
Liuli LiDepartment of Pathophysiology, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Yulan HuangDepartment of Pathophysiology, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Hui YaoJinfeng Laboratory, Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2281-6376
Sijie ZhaoDepartment of Pathophysiology, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Kun ZhaoDepartment of Pathophysiology, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Tianying ZhangDepartment of Pathophysiology, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Hui HengDepartment of Pathophysiology, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Jiaxin XuDepartment of Pathophysiology, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Yuancai XiangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3129-2635
Weidong XiaoDepartment of General Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0356-7075
Shaofan HuDepartment of Pathophysiology, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Hongming MiaoDepartment of Pathophysiology, College of High Altitude Military Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6355-3612

Funding

Chongqing Fund for Outstanding Youth CSTB2022NSCQ-JQX0010National Key Technology Special Projects 2023ZD0500301National Natural Science Foundation of China 82303176National Natural Science Foundation of China 82573056Special Youth Training Project of Army Medical University 2023XQN25
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Poly(A)-binding proteins (PABPs) are frequently dysregulated in cancers, yet their functional roles remain largely elusive. Here, we identify that PABPC4, a member of PABPs, is upregulated during colorectal cancer (CRC) progression and associated with poor prognosis. Single-cell transcriptomics reveals that PABPC4 is predominantly expressed in the macrophages of the tumor microenvironment (TME). Conditional knockout of Pabpc4 in macrophages (C4cKO) profoundly inhibited the progression of multiple cancers, including CRC, melanoma, and ovarian cancer. Mechanistically, C4cKO obviously enhances the local and systemic antitumor immunity, characterized by increased M1-like macrophages and cytotoxic CD8

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CD8+ T cellcolorectal cancermacrophagePABPC4SPP1

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PMID42627331
PMCPMC13496150

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