Journal article
Discordance in STING-Induced Activation and Cell Death Between Mouse and Human Dendritic Cell Populations
ES Pang, G Daraj, KR Balka, D De Nardo, C Macri, H Hochrein, KA Masterman, PS Tan, A Shoppee, Z Magill, N Jahan, M Bafit, Y Zhan, BT Kile, KE Lawlor, KJ Radford, MD Wright, M O’Keeffe
Frontiers in Immunology | Published : 2022
Abstract
Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING) is a cytosolic sensor of cyclic dinucleotides (CDNs). The activation of dendritic cells (DC) via the STING pathway, and their subsequent production of type I interferon (IFN) is considered central to eradicating tumours in mouse models. However, this contribution of STING in preclinical murine studies has not translated into positive outcomes of STING agonists in phase I & II clinical trials. We therefore questioned whether a difference in human DC responses could be critical to the lack of STING agonist efficacy in human settings. This study sought to directly compare mouse and human plasmacytoid DCs and conventional DC subset responses upon STING acti..
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Funding Acknowledgements
MO'K was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Research Fellowship (1077633), NHMRC Project grant (1085934) andWorldwide Cancer Research Grant (140281) and Worldwide Cancer Research/Cancer Australia Grant (20-0300). KR was supported by NHMRC project grants (1085934) and Mater Foundation grants; KL was funded by NHMRC project grants 1145788, 1162765 and 11801089 and is supported by an ARC Future Fellowship (FT190100266). DDN was supported by a Monash University FMNHS Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship. ESP was supported by a Monash University PhD scholarship and Worldwide Cancer Research/Cancer Australia Grant (20-0300) and GD was supported by a Griffith University PhD Scholarship. AS, MB, ZM were supported through Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) scholarships. NJ was supported through a Monash University Faculty International Tuition Scholarship (FITS) and Co-funded Monash Graduate Scholarship (Co-MGS). KB was supported by a Monash Silver Jubilee Postgraduate Research scholarship (MSJS) and a Monash Graduate Excellence scholarship. The Translational Research Institute is supported by a grant from the Australian Government.