PP4 inhibition sensitizes ovarian cancer to NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity via STAT1 activation and inflammatory signaling

Abstract

Increased infiltration of T cells into ovarian tumors has been repeatedly shown to be predictive of enhanced patient survival. However, despite the evidence of an active immune response in ovarian cancer (OC), the frequency of responses to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy in OC is much lower than other cancer types. Recent studies have highlighted that deficiencies in the DNA damage response (DDR) can drive increased genomic instability and tumor immunogenicity, which leads to enhanced responses to ICB. Protein phosphatase 4 (PP4) is a critical regulator of the DDR; however, its potential role in antitumor immunity is currently unknown.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2022
Source ID
10.1136/jitc-2022-005026

Entities

People

  • Christopher Wu
  • Emma C Utagawa
  • Esen Yonca Bassoy
  • Kristina A Butler
  • Marion Curtis
  • Paul M Magtibay
  • Remya Raja
  • Thomas E Rubino Jr

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Medicine

Readers

  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Oncology (Cancer Research).