Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

MYC promotes immune-suppression in triple-negative breast cancer via inhibition of interferon signaling

  • Dario Zimmerli,
  • Chiara S. Brambillasca,
  • Francien Talens,
  • Jinhyuk Bhin,
  • Renske Linstra,
  • Lou Romanens,
  • Arkajyoti Bhattacharya,
  • Stacey E. P. Joosten,
  • Ana Moises Da Silva,
  • Nuno Padrao,
  • Max D. Wellenstein,
  • Kelly Kersten,
  • Mart de Boo,
  • Maurits Roorda,
  • Linda Henneman,
  • Roebi de Bruijn,
  • Stefano Annunziato,
  • Eline van der Burg,
  • Anne Paulien Drenth,
  • Catrin Lutz,
  • Theresa Endres,
  • Marieke van de Ven,
  • Martin Eilers,
  • Lodewyk Wessels,
  • Karin E. de Visser,
  • Wilbert Zwart,
  • Rudolf S. N. Fehrmann,
  • Marcel A. T. M. van Vugt,
  • Jos Jonkers

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34000-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 18

Abstract

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Tripe-negative breast cancers poorly respond to immune checkpoint inhibition therapy, due to their immune-hostile tumour microenvironment. Authors here show that the oncogene MYC plays a pivotal role in suppressing anti-tumour immunity via directly regulating the transcription of interferon signalling genes.