Deoxyuridine-rich cytoplasmic DNA antagonizes STING-dependent innate immune responses and sensitizes resistant tumors to anti-PD-L1 therapy
Pinakin Pandya, Frank P. Vendetti, Joseph El-Ghoubaira, Sudipta Pathak, Joshua J. Deppas, Reyna Jones, Anthony V. Columbus, Yunqi Zhang, Daniel Ivanov, Ziyu Huang, Kate M. MacDonald, Shane M. Harding, Raquel Buj, Katherine M. Aird, Jan Hendrik Beumer, , Christopher J. Bakkenist
The paper shows that dU-rich cytoplasmic DNA inhibits STING-dependent immune responses and enhances anti-PD-L1 therapy efficacy in tumors.
bioRxiv · Apr 4, 2024 · PreprintCancer Biology