HDAC1 Upregulation by NANOG Promotes Multidrug Resistance and a Stem-like Phenotype in Immune Edited Tumor Cells
Cancer immunoediting drives the adaptation of tumor cells to host immune surveillance. Immunoediting driven by antigen (Ag)-specific T cells enriches NANOG expression in tumor cells, resulting in a stem-like phenotype and immune resistance. Here, we identify HDAC1 as a key mediator of the NANOG-associated phenotype. NANOG upregulated HDAC1 through promoter occupancy, thereby decreasing histone H3 acetylation on K14 and K27. NANOG-dependent, HDAC1-driven epigenetic silencing of cell-cycle inhibitors CDKN2D and CDKN1B induced stem-like features. Silencing of TRIM17 and NOXA induced immune and drug resistance in tumor cells by increasing antiapoptotic MCL1. Importantly, HDAC inhibition synergized with Ag-specific adoptive T-cell therapy to control immune refractory cancers. Our results reveal that NANOG influences the epigenetic state of tumor cells via HDAC1, and they encourage a rational application of epigenetic modulators and immunotherapy in treatment of NANOG+ refractory cancer types. Cancer Res; 77(18); 5039–53. ©2017 AACR.
Source: Cancer Research - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Kwon-Ho Song, Chel Hun Choi, Hyo-Jung Lee, Se Jin Oh, Seon Rang Woo, Soon-Oh Hong, Kyung Hee Noh, Hanbyoul Cho, Eun Joo Chung, Jae-Hoon Kim, Joon-Yong Chung, Stephen M. Hewitt, Seungki Baek, Kyung-Mi Lee, Cassian Yee, Minjoo Son, Chih-Ping Mao, T.C. Wu, T Tags: Therapeutics, Targets, and Chemical Biology Source Type: research
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