Abstract
The tumor suppressor STAT1 is considered a key regulator of the surveillance of developing tumors. Here, we describe an unexpected tumor-promoting role for STAT1 in leukemia. STAT1(-/-) mice are partially protected from leukemia development, and STAT1(-/-) tumor cells induce leukemia in RAG2(-/-) and immunocompetent mice with increased latency. The low MHC class I protein levels of STAT1(-/-) tumor cells enable efficient NK cell lysis and account for the enhanced tumor clearance. Strikingly, STAT1(-/-) tumor cells acquire increased MHC class I expression upon leukemia progression. These findings define STAT1 as a tumor promoter in leukemia development. Furthermore, we describe the upregulation of MHC class I expression as a general mechanism that allows for the escape of hematopoietic malignancies from immune surveillance.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 77-87 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Cancer Cell |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Animals
- B-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation
- Cell Survival/genetics
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- Disease Progression
- Genotype
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/immunology
- Interferon-gamma/genetics
- Killer Cells, Natural/immunology
- Leukemia, Experimental/genetics
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Oncogene Proteins v-abl/genetics
- Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/genetics
- Phenotype
- STAT1 Transcription Factor/deficiency
- Stem Cells/metabolism
- Survival Analysis
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