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ReviewJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2026

The Unfolded Protein Response as a Modulator of Cancer-Immune Cell Communication in the Tumour Microenvironment.

Yew Hwang Chee, Matthieu Moncan, Eileen Reidy, Adrienne M Gorman, Afshin Samali

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Review in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 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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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Yew Hwang CheeApoptosis Research Centre, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Matthieu MoncanApoptosis Research Centre, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8813-8754
Eileen ReidySchool of Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5562-5241
Adrienne M GormanApoptosis Research Centre, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6068-0058
Afshin SamaliApoptosis Research Centre, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8610-8375

Funding

Taighde Éireann-Research Ireland 13/RC/2073_P2Taighde Éireann-Research Ireland 23/SPP/12064Taighde Éireann-Research Ireland Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship GOIPG/2022/1708
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tumour microenvironment (TME) comprises a dynamic network of structural, cellular, and signalling components that interact to influence tumour development. Immune cells play a key role in recognizing and eliminating cancer cells through detection of tumour-derived membrane and secreted proteins processed in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). These ER-matured proteins on target cells act as critical communication signals, coordinating immune responses against tumour cells. However, during tumorigenesis, accumulation of unfolded or misfolded proteins in the ER of the cancer cells triggers the unfolded protein response (UPR), a transcriptional program that alleviates proteotoxic stress by reshaping the cancer cell proteome and secretome, thereby promoting survival. Activation of UPR disrupts intercellular communication and ultimately impairs immune-mediated tumour clearance. Understanding this crosstalk could inform the development of therapeutics targeting UPR-driven immune modulation. This review discusses how UPR-signalling modulates tumour-immune cell interactions within the TME.

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Cell CommunicationNeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentUnfolded Protein ResponseAnimalsEndoplasmic ReticulumEndoplasmic Reticulum StressHumansProteotoxic StressSignal Transductionantigen presentationanti‐tumour immunitycancer therapyendoplasmic reticulum (ER) stressimmune modulationsecretometumour microenvironment (TME)

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