Sensing of extracellular ATP via P2RX7 drives lung tumor growth through regulatory T cell suppressive function
Igor Santiago-Carvalho, Ronaldo da Silva Francisco, Bruna de Gois Macedo, Caio Loureiro Salgado, Carly R. Stoll, Marcos Pinheiro Cione, Emily White, Tyler Johnston, Chloe Liliana Leff, Ildefonso Silva, Fabio Carvalho de Souza, Maria Regina D’Império Lima, Jessica Naomi Lancaster, Henrique Borges da Silva
This study identifies P2RX7 as a key regulator of Treg suppressive function in lung tumors, showing that targeting P2RX7 could improve lung cancer treatment by reducing Treg-mediated immune suppression.
bioRxiv · May 3, 2025 · PreprintImmunology