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Soluble SLAMF6 receptor induces strong CD8\+ T-cell effector function and improves anti-melanoma activity in vivo

Cancer Immunology Research, ISSN: 2326-6074, Vol: 6, Issue: 2, Page: 127-138
2018
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SLAMF6, a member of the SLAM (signaling lymphocyte activation molecules) family, is a homotypic-binding immune receptor expressed on NK, T, and B lymphocytes. Phosphorylation variance between T-cell subclones prompted us to explore its role in anti melanoma immunity. Using a 203- A mino acid sequence of the human SLAMF6 (seSLAMF6) ectodomain, we found that seSLAMF6 reduced activation-induced cell death and had an antiapoptotic effect on tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. CD8\+ T cells costimulated with seSLAMF6 secreted more IFNg and displayed augmented cytolytic activity. The systemic administration of seSLAMF6 to mice sustained adoptively transferred transgenic CD8\+ T cells in comparable numbers to high doses of IL2. In a therapeutic model, lymphocytes activated by seSLAMF6 delayed tumor growth, and when further supported in vivo with seSLAMF6, induced complete tumor clearance. The ectodomain expedites the loss of phosphorylation on SLAMF6 that occurs in response to T-cell receptor triggering. Our findings suggest that seSLAMF6 is a costimulator that could be used in melanoma immunotherapy.

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Eisenberg, Galit; Engelstein, Roni; Geiger-Maor, Anat; Hajaj, Emma; Merims, Sharon; Frankenburg, Shoshana; Uzana, Ronny; Rutenberg, Abraham; Machlenkin, Arthur; Frei, Gabi; Peretz, Tamar; Lotem, Michal

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

Immunology and Microbiology; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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