PMID- 37872136 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231027 LR - 20231119 IS - 2041-1723 (Electronic) IS - 2041-1723 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 1 DP - 2023 Oct 23 TI - DNMT and HDAC inhibition induces immunogenic neoantigens from human endogenous retroviral element-derived transcripts. PG - 6731 LID - 10.1038/s41467-023-42417-w [doi] LID - 6731 AB - Immunotherapies targeting cancer-specific neoantigens have revolutionized the treatment of cancer patients. Recent evidence suggests that epigenetic therapies synergize with immunotherapies, mediated by the de-repression of endogenous retroviral element (ERV)-encoded promoters, and the initiation of transcription. Here, we use deep RNA sequencing from cancer cell lines treated with DNA methyltransferase inhibitor (DNMTi) and/or Histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi), to assemble a de novo transcriptome and identify several thousand ERV-derived, treatment-induced novel polyadenylated transcripts (TINPATs). Using immunopeptidomics, we demonstrate the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) presentation of 45 spectra-validated treatment-induced neopeptides (t-neopeptides) arising from TINPATs. We illustrate the potential of the identified t-neopeptides to elicit a T-cell response to effectively target cancer cells. We further verify the presence of t-neopeptides in AML patient samples after in vivo treatment with the DNMT inhibitor Decitabine. Our findings highlight the potential of ERV-derived neoantigens in epigenetic and immune therapies. CI - (c) 2023. Springer Nature Limited. FAU - Goyal, Ashish AU - Goyal A AD - Cancer Epigenomics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Bauer, Jens AU - Bauer J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3731-2385 AD - Department of Peptide-based Immunotherapy, University of Tubingen and University Hospital Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. AD - Institute for Cell Biology, Department of Immunology, University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. AD - Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. FAU - Hey, Joschka AU - Hey J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2842-764X AD - Cancer Epigenomics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany. AD - German-Israeli Helmholtz Research School in Cancer Biology, Heidelberg, Germany. AD - German Center for Lung Research, (DZL) partner site Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Papageorgiou, Dimitris N AU - Papageorgiou DN AD - Division of Proteomics of Stem Cells and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany. AD - Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Stepanova, Ekaterina AU - Stepanova E AD - Translational Control and Metabolism, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Daskalakis, Michael AU - Daskalakis M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8138-0505 AD - Cancer Epigenomics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany. AD - Department of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Inselspital, Bern, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. FAU - Scheid, Jonas AU - Scheid J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5923-1343 AD - Department of Peptide-based Immunotherapy, University of Tubingen and University Hospital Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. AD - Institute for Cell Biology, Department of Immunology, University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. AD - Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. AD - Quantitative Biology Center (QBiC), University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. FAU - Dubbelaar, Marissa AU - Dubbelaar M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4930-1467 AD - Department of Peptide-based Immunotherapy, University of Tubingen and University Hospital Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. AD - Institute for Cell Biology, Department of Immunology, University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. AD - Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. AD - Quantitative Biology Center (QBiC), University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. FAU - Klimovich, Boris AU - Klimovich B AD - Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. AD - Clinical Collaboration Unit Translational Immunology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. FAU - Schwarz, Dominic AU - Schwarz D AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7260-2033 AD - Division of Proteomics of Stem Cells and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Marklin, Melanie AU - Marklin M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2920-3894 AD - Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. AD - Clinical Collaboration Unit Translational Immunology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. FAU - Roerden, Malte AU - Roerden M AD - Department of Peptide-based Immunotherapy, University of Tubingen and University Hospital Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. AD - Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. FAU - Lin, Yu-Yu AU - Lin YY AD - Cancer Epigenomics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Ma, Tobias AU - Ma T AUID- ORCID: 0009-0009-1258-8976 AD - Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. FAU - Mucke, Oliver AU - Mucke O AD - Cancer Epigenomics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Rammensee, Hans-Georg AU - Rammensee HG AD - Institute for Cell Biology, Department of Immunology, University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. AD - Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. AD - German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Lubbert, Michael AU - Lubbert M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1186-1650 AD - Department of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. FAU - Loayza-Puch, Fabricio AU - Loayza-Puch F AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2999-8594 AD - Translational Control and Metabolism, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Krijgsveld, Jeroen AU - Krijgsveld J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7549-9326 AD - Division of Proteomics of Stem Cells and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany. AD - Heidelberg University, Medical Faculty, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Walz, Juliane S AU - Walz JS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6404-7391 AD - Department of Peptide-based Immunotherapy, University of Tubingen and University Hospital Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. juliane.walz@med.uni-tuebingen.de. AD - Institute for Cell Biology, Department of Immunology, University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. juliane.walz@med.uni-tuebingen.de. AD - Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC2180) "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. juliane.walz@med.uni-tuebingen.de. AD - Clinical Collaboration Unit Translational Immunology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany. juliane.walz@med.uni-tuebingen.de. FAU - Plass, Christoph AU - Plass C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2554-3952 AD - Cancer Epigenomics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany. c.plass@dkfz.de. AD - German Center for Lung Research, (DZL) partner site Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. c.plass@dkfz.de. AD - German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany. c.plass@dkfz.de. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20231023 PL - England TA - Nat Commun JT - Nature communications JID - 101528555 RN - 0 (Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Histocompatibility Antigens Class I) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Endogenous Retroviruses/genetics MH - Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - *Neoplasms MH - T-Lymphocytes MH - Histocompatibility Antigens Class I PMC - PMC10593957 COIS- The University Hospital Tubingen and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ, Heidelberg) is in the process of applying for a patent application (Patent number: EP23170469.3, Title: Neoepitope immunogenic peptides for cancer treatment and diagnosis) covering t-neopeptides that lists A.G., J.B., J.H., J.S.W, and C.P. as inventors. The other authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2023/10/24 00:41 MHDA- 2023/10/27 06:42 PMCR- 2023/10/23 CRDT- 2023/10/23 23:16 PHST- 2022/10/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/10/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/10/27 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/10/24 00:41 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/10/23 23:16 [entrez] PHST- 2023/10/23 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41467-023-42417-w [pii] AID - 42417 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41467-023-42417-w [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nat Commun. 2023 Oct 23;14(1):6731. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-42417-w.