PO.IM01.05 · 免疫学

In vivo genome-wide CRISPR screens in human T cells to enhance T cell therapy for solid tumors

海报缩略图:In vivo genome-wide CRISPR screens in human T cells to enhance T cell therapy for solid tumors
编号 1532 展板 14 🕑 4/20 09:00–12:00 📍 Section 7 主讲 Qi Liu, PhD
分会场 CAR T Cell Targets and TME Reprogramming
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作者与单位 Authors & Affiliations

Qi Liu1, Peixin(Amy) Chen1, Esha Urs1, Shimin Zhang1, Maya M. Arce1, Charlotte H. Wang1, Zhongmei Li1, Jin Seo1, Nupura Kale1, Taylor N. LaFlam1, Fanglue Peng1, Eric Shifrut1, Greg Allen2, Justin Eyquem3, Katherine C. Fuh2, Stacie E. Dodgson4, Jason Cyster5, Alexander Marson2, Julia Carnevale1

1UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA,2UCSF - University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA,3University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA,4Gladstone Institute, San Francisco, CA,5University of California, San Francisco, CA

摘要 Abstract

Large-scale CRISPR screening in human T cells holds significant promise for identifying genetic modifications that can enhance cellular immunotherapy. However, many genetic regulators of T cell performance in solid tumors may not be readily revealed in vitro. In vivo screening in tumor-bearing mice offers greater physiological relevance, but has historically been limited by low intratumoral T cell recovery. Here, we developed a new model system that achieves significantly higher human T cell recovery from tumors, enabling genome-wide in vivo screens with small numbers of mice. Tumor-infiltrating T cells in this model exhibit hallmarks of dysfunction compared to matched splenic T cells, creating an ideal context for screening for genetic modifiers of T cell activity in the tumor microenvironment. Using this platform, we performed two genome-wide CRISPR knockout screens to identify genes regulating T cell intratumoral abundance and effector function (e.g., IFN-gamma production). The intratumoral abundance screen uncovered the P2RY8-Galpha13 GPCR signaling pathway as a negative regulator of human T cell infiltration into tumors. The effector function screen identified GNAS (Galphas), a central signaling mediator downstream of multiple GPCRs that sense different suppressive ligands, as a key regulator of T cell dysfunction in tumors. Targeted GNAS knockout rendered T cells resistant to multiple suppressive cues and significantly improved therapeutic performance across diverse solid tumor models. Moreover, combinatorial knockout of P2RY8 (trafficking) and GNAS (effector function) further enhanced overall tumor control, demonstrating that genetic modifications targeting distinct T cell phenotypes can be combined to improve therapeutic potency. This flexible and scalable in vivo screening platform can be adapted to diverse tumor models and pooled CRISPR libraries, enabling future discovery of genetic strategies that equip T cell therapies to overcome barriers imposed by solid tumors.
利益披露 Disclosure
Q. Liu, None.. P. Chen, None.. E. Urs, None.. S. Zhang, None.. M. M. Arce, None.. C. H. Wang, None.. Z. Li, None.. J. Seo, None.. N. Kale, None.. T. N. LaFlam, None.. F. Peng, None.. E. Shifrut, None.. S. E. Dodgson, None.. J. Carnevale, None.

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