1 MHC-I Loss in the Immune Evasion of Cancer Cells Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC)is a lethal cancer with a poor prognosis due to its aggressive nature and late detection.Recently,new discoveries in PDAC demons...1 MHC-I Loss in the Immune Evasion of Cancer Cells Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC)is a lethal cancer with a poor prognosis due to its aggressive nature and late detection.Recently,new discoveries in PDAC demonstrated receptor-interacting protein kinase 2(RIPK2)triggering immune evasion.Mechanistically,RIPK2 drives the desmoplastic tumor microenvironment(TME)and restricts the activation and density of tumor-infiltrating effector T cells by impairing the expression of major histocompatibility complex class I(MHC-I)[1].This process might be relevant in different solid cancer entities as illustrated by analyzing publicly available databases.展开更多
文摘1 MHC-I Loss in the Immune Evasion of Cancer Cells Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC)is a lethal cancer with a poor prognosis due to its aggressive nature and late detection.Recently,new discoveries in PDAC demonstrated receptor-interacting protein kinase 2(RIPK2)triggering immune evasion.Mechanistically,RIPK2 drives the desmoplastic tumor microenvironment(TME)and restricts the activation and density of tumor-infiltrating effector T cells by impairing the expression of major histocompatibility complex class I(MHC-I)[1].This process might be relevant in different solid cancer entities as illustrated by analyzing publicly available databases.