Bone morphogenetic protein 7 promotes resistance to immunotherapy

The mechanisms underlying resistance to immunotherapy are still poorly understood. Here, the authors show that BMP7, a molecule part of the TGF-beta superfamily, suppresses proinflammatory antitumor responses and may represent a target for overcoming resistance to PD1 inhibitors.

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Main Authors: Maria Angelica Cortez, Fatemeh Masrorpour, Cristina Ivan, Jie Zhang, Ahmed I. Younes, Yue Lu, Marcos R Estecio, Hampartsoum B. Barsoumian, Hari Menon, Mauricio da Silva Caetano, Rishab Ramapriyan, Jonathan E. Schoenhals, Xiaohong Wang, Ferdinandos Skoulidis, Mark D. Wasley, George Calin, Patrick Hwu, James W. Welsh
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18617-z
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spelling doaj-50194472a306497690c2c253af5c18082021-09-26T11:46:30ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232020-09-0111111410.1038/s41467-020-18617-zBone morphogenetic protein 7 promotes resistance to immunotherapyMaria Angelica Cortez0Fatemeh Masrorpour1Cristina Ivan2Jie Zhang3Ahmed I. Younes4Yue Lu5Marcos R Estecio6Hampartsoum B. Barsoumian7Hari Menon8Mauricio da Silva Caetano9Rishab Ramapriyan10Jonathan E. Schoenhals11Xiaohong Wang12Ferdinandos Skoulidis13Mark D. Wasley14George Calin15Patrick Hwu16James W. Welsh17Departments of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartments of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterExperimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterExperimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartments of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterEpigenetic and Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterEpigenetic and Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartments of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartments of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterExperimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartments of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterExperimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterExperimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterThoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartments of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterExperimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterMelanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartments of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterThe mechanisms underlying resistance to immunotherapy are still poorly understood. Here, the authors show that BMP7, a molecule part of the TGF-beta superfamily, suppresses proinflammatory antitumor responses and may represent a target for overcoming resistance to PD1 inhibitors.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18617-z
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author Maria Angelica Cortez
Fatemeh Masrorpour
Cristina Ivan
Jie Zhang
Ahmed I. Younes
Yue Lu
Marcos R Estecio
Hampartsoum B. Barsoumian
Hari Menon
Mauricio da Silva Caetano
Rishab Ramapriyan
Jonathan E. Schoenhals
Xiaohong Wang
Ferdinandos Skoulidis
Mark D. Wasley
George Calin
Patrick Hwu
James W. Welsh
spellingShingle Maria Angelica Cortez
Fatemeh Masrorpour
Cristina Ivan
Jie Zhang
Ahmed I. Younes
Yue Lu
Marcos R Estecio
Hampartsoum B. Barsoumian
Hari Menon
Mauricio da Silva Caetano
Rishab Ramapriyan
Jonathan E. Schoenhals
Xiaohong Wang
Ferdinandos Skoulidis
Mark D. Wasley
George Calin
Patrick Hwu
James W. Welsh
Bone morphogenetic protein 7 promotes resistance to immunotherapy
Nature Communications
author_facet Maria Angelica Cortez
Fatemeh Masrorpour
Cristina Ivan
Jie Zhang
Ahmed I. Younes
Yue Lu
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Hampartsoum B. Barsoumian
Hari Menon
Mauricio da Silva Caetano
Rishab Ramapriyan
Jonathan E. Schoenhals
Xiaohong Wang
Ferdinandos Skoulidis
Mark D. Wasley
George Calin
Patrick Hwu
James W. Welsh
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title Bone morphogenetic protein 7 promotes resistance to immunotherapy
title_short Bone morphogenetic protein 7 promotes resistance to immunotherapy
title_full Bone morphogenetic protein 7 promotes resistance to immunotherapy
title_fullStr Bone morphogenetic protein 7 promotes resistance to immunotherapy
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title_sort bone morphogenetic protein 7 promotes resistance to immunotherapy
publisher Nature Publishing Group
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publishDate 2020-09-01
description The mechanisms underlying resistance to immunotherapy are still poorly understood. Here, the authors show that BMP7, a molecule part of the TGF-beta superfamily, suppresses proinflammatory antitumor responses and may represent a target for overcoming resistance to PD1 inhibitors.
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