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Iron-loaded Cancer-associated Fibroblasts Induce Immunosuppression in Prostate Cancer
论文题目: Iron-loaded Cancer-associated Fibroblasts Induce Immunosuppression in Prostate Cancer
作者: Kai Zhang, Kaiyuan Liu, Benxia Hu, Genyu Du, Xinyu Chen, Lingling Xiao, Yingchao Zhang, Luyao Jiang, Na Jing, Chaping Cheng, Jinming Wang, Penghui Xu, You Wang, Pengfei Ma, Guanglei Zhuang, Huifang Zhao, Yujiao Sun, Deng Wang, Qi Wang, Wei Xue, Wei-Qiang Gao, Pengcheng Zhang, Helen He Zhu
联系作者: zhuhecrane@shsmu.edu.cn
发表年度: 2024
DOI: DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53233-1
摘要:

Iron is an essential biomineral in the human body. Here, we describe a subset of iron-loaded cancer-associated fibroblasts, termed as FerroCAFs, that utilize iron to induce immunosuppression in prostate cancer and predict an unfavorable clinical outcome. FerroCAFs secrete myeloid cell-associated proteins, including CCL2, CSF1 and CXCL1, to recruit immunosuppressive myeloid cells. We report the presence of FerroCAFs in prostate cancer from both mice and human, as well as in human lung and ovarian cancers, and identify a conserved cell surface marker, the poliovirus receptor. Mechanistically, the accumulated iron in FerroCAFs is caused by Hmox1-mediated iron release from heme degradation. The intracellular iron activates the Kdm6b, an iron-dependent epigenetic enzyme, to induce an accessible chromatin state and transcription of myeloid cell-associated protein genes. Targeting the FerroCAFs by inhibiting the Hmox1/iron/Kdm6b signaling axis incurs anti-tumor immunity and tumor suppression. Collectively, we report an iron-loaded FerroCAF cluster that drives immunosuppression through an iron-dependent epigenetic reprogramming mechanism and reveal promising therapeutic targets to boost anti-tumor immunity.

刊物名称: Nature Communications
论文出处: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-53233-1
影响因子: 14.7(2023IF)
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