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Activation of transposable elements as an endogenous source of neoepitopes and mediators of tumor immunogenicity

转座元件的激活作为新表位的内源性来源和肿瘤免疫原性的介质

基本信息

批准号：
10531992
负责人：
Aguirre A de Cubas
金额：
$ 12万
依托单位：
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2020-05-01 至 2025-04-30
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10531992
关键词：
Antigen Presentation Antiviral Response Bioinformatics CTLA4 gene Caliber Cell Line Cell physiology Clear cell renal cell carcinoma Clinical Clinical Trials Computational Biology DNA DNA Transposable Elements Data Development Disease Doctor of Philosophy Educational workshop Elements Endogenous Retroviruses Epigenetic Process Event Faculty Fluorescence Microscopy Future Genetic Transcription Genomics Goals Grant Immune response Immune system Immunity Immunologics Immunology Immunooncology Immunoprecipitation Immunosuppression Immunotherapy Impotence Institution Interferons Investigation Laboratories Laboratory Personnel Libraries Malignant Neoplasms Mass Spectrum Analysis Mediating Mediator of activation protein Mentored Research Scientist Development Award Mentors Mentorship Messenger RNA Open Reading Frames Pathogenicity Pathway interactions Patients Peptides Personnel Management Pharmaceutical Preparations Pharmacotherapy Phase Pheochromocytoma Positioning Attribute Process Production Prognosis Proteins Proteomics RNA RNA Splicing Regulation Relapse Renal Cell Carcinoma Renal carcinoma Reporter Reporting Repression Research Research Personnel Research Training Response Elements Role Signal Transduction Source T-Lymphocyte TBK1 gene Testing Therapeutic Time Training Training Activity Transcript Transcription Initiation Site Translating Tumor-infiltrating immune cells Universities Viral anti-CTLA4 anti-PD-L1 anti-cancer anticancer research base cancer therapy career career development chromatin immunoprecipitation clinical application design epigenetic therapy evidence base experience genomic data high throughput screening immune activation immune checkpoint blockade immune clearance immunogenic immunogenicity in vivo Model innovation insight knock-down member neoantigens new therapeutic target next generation sequencing novel novel therapeutic intervention novel therapeutics outcome prediction pathogen patient population predicting response protein aminoacid sequence receptor research study response success tenure track translational cancer research tumor tumor immunology tumor microenvironment tumor-immune system interactions urologic

项目摘要

1 PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT 2 Candidate Background: I received my Ph.D. from the Autonomous University of Madrid with Dr. Mercedes Robledo, 3 focusing on genomic characterization of pheochromocytoma. My postdoctoral research studies with Dr. WK Rathmell at 4 Vanderbilt University with a focus epigenetic factors in the development and progression of renal cancer. 5 Career Goals and Objectives: My career goal is to become an independent, tenure-track faculty member at a high-caliber 6 research institution, working with an interdisciplinary team, and focusing on identifying new therapies for kidney cancer. 7 Career Development and Training Activities: My training plan revolves around mentorship, didactic training, and 8 protected research time to support my transition to independence. Dr. WK Rathmell will serve as my primary mentor; she 9 will train me in laboratory and personnel management, grant administration, and translational kidney cancer research. Dr. 10 Jeff Rathmell will provide mentorship in tumor microenvironment, and Dr. Gyan Bhanot will provide mentorship in 11 computational biology. I will attend selected seminars and workshops, and continue responsible conduct in research training. 12 Significance and Innovation: Although immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) has shown remarkable success in treating 13 metastatic kidney cancer (RCC), not all patients respond to therapy. We recently reported that high expression of 14 endogenous retroviruses, a class of transposable element (TE), occurs in a subset of RCC tumors and can predict response 15 to ICB in RCC. Mobile genomic elements, TEs are usually suppressed by a number of epigenetic mechanisms. Aberrant 16 expression of TEs can activate host antiviral responses and produce neoantigens, and in some RCCs, activate antiviral response 17 that results in increased immunogenicity, characterized by increased immune infiltrate. Thus, it is our premise that epigenetic 18 modulation of TE expression represents a novel therapeutic strategy to enhance response to ICB in RCC and other cancers. 19 Approach: Based evidence to date, I hypothesize 1) that epigenetic activation of TEs enhances neoantigen production to 20 contribute to immunogenicity in RCC, and 2) that additional epigenetic mechanisms exist that regulate TE activity and that 21 these can be manipulated to promote immunogenicity. 22 Specific Aim 1: Define the role that epigenetic activation of transposable elements has in neoepitope production. 1A) 23 Interrogate transcriptional landscapes associated with epigenetic activation of TEs. 1B) Identify naturally processed TE- 24 associated neoepitopes. 25 Specific Aim 2: Define additional epigenetic mechanisms governing TE expression. 2A) Define epigenetic mechanisms 26 mediating TE suppression. 2B) Determine how epigenetic activation of TEs mediate host antiviral response. 2C) Elucidate 27 mechanisms behind TE-induced IFN signaling. 28 Transition to Independence: I will apply to faculty positions during the Mentored phase and accepting a tenure track 29 position to transition to the Independent phase. My goal is to characterize novel mechanisms for TE-associated antitumor 30 immunity and identify novel targets regulating TEs. These studies will serve as the basis for an NCI R01 application.

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