PMID- 28680757 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210112 IS - 2162-4011 (Print) IS - 2162-402X (Electronic) IS - 2162-4011 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 6 DP - 2017 TI - Downregulation of PTP1B and TC-PTP phosphatases potentiate dendritic cell-based immunotherapy through IL-12/IFNgamma signaling. PG - e1321185 LID - 10.1080/2162402X.2017.1321185 [doi] LID - e1321185 AB - PTP1B and TC-PTP are highly related protein-tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) that regulate the JAK/STAT signaling cascade essential for cytokine-receptor activation in immune cells. Here, we describe a novel immunotherapy approach whereby monocyte-derived dendritic cell (moDC) function is enhanced by modulating the enzymatic activities of PTP1B and TC-PTP. To downregulate or delete the activity/expression of these PTPs, we generated mice with PTP-specific deletions in the dendritic cell compartment or used PTP1B and TC-PTP specific inhibitor. While total ablation of PTP1B or TC-PTP expression leads to tolerogenic DCs via STAT3 hyperactivation, downregulation of either phosphatase remarkably shifts the balance toward an immunogenic DC phenotype due to hyperactivation of STAT4, STAT1 and Src kinase. The resulting increase in IL-12 and IFNgamma production subsequently amplifies the IL-12/STAT4/IFNgamma/STAT1/IL-12 positive autocrine loop and enhances the therapeutic potential of mature moDCs in tumor-bearing mice. Furthermore, pharmacological inhibition of both PTPs improves the maturation of defective moDCs derived from pancreatic cancer (PaC) patients. Our study provides a new advance in the use of DC-based cancer immunotherapy that is complementary to current cancer therapeutics. FAU - Penafuerte, Claudia AU - Penafuerte C AD - Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. FAU - Feldhammer, Matthew AU - Feldhammer M AD - Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. AD - Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. FAU - Mills, John R AU - Mills JR AD - Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. FAU - Vinette, Valerie AU - Vinette V AD - Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. AD - Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. FAU - Pike, Kelly A AU - Pike KA AD - Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. FAU - Hall, Anita AU - Hall A AD - Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. AD - McGill University Health Centre-Research Institute, MUHC-RI, Montreal, QC, Canada. FAU - Migon, Eva AU - Migon E AD - Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. FAU - Karsenty, Gerard AU - Karsenty G AD - Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. FAU - Pelletier, Jerry AU - Pelletier J AD - Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. AD - Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. FAU - Zogopoulos, George AU - Zogopoulos G AD - Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. AD - McGill University Health Centre-Research Institute, MUHC-RI, Montreal, QC, Canada. FAU - Tremblay, Michel L AU - Tremblay ML AD - Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. AD - Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. LA - eng GR - MOP-62887/CIHR/Canada GR - MOP- 361853/CIHR/Canada PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20170428 PL - United States TA - Oncoimmunology JT - Oncoimmunology JID - 101570526 PMC - PMC5486178 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Dendritic cells (DCs) OT - PTP1B OT - TC-PTP OT - immunotherapy OT - protein-tyrosine phosphatases EDAT- 2017/07/07 06:00 MHDA- 2017/07/07 06:01 PMCR- 2017/04/28 CRDT- 2017/07/07 06:00 PHST- 2017/01/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/04/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/04/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/07/07 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/07/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/07/07 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/04/28 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1321185 [pii] AID - 10.1080/2162402X.2017.1321185 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Oncoimmunology. 2017 Apr 28;6(6):e1321185. doi: 10.1080/2162402X.2017.1321185. eCollection 2017.