Macrophage-Mediated Trogocytosis Leads to Death of Antibody-Opsonized Tumor Cells.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the complex behavior of effector cells such as monocytes or macrophages in regulating cancerous growth is of central importance for cancer immunotherapy. Earlier studies using CD20-specific antibodies have demonstrated that the Fcγ receptor (FcγR)-mediated transfer of the targeted receptors from tumor cells to these effector cells through trogocytosis can enable escape from antibody therapy, leading to the viewpoint that this process is protumorigenic. In the current study, we demonstrate that persistent trogocytic attack results in the killing of HER2-overexpressing breast cancer cells. Further, antibody engineering to increase FcγR interactions enhances this tumoricidal activity. These studies extend the complex repertoire of activities of macrophages to trogocytic-mediated

SUBMITTER: Velmurugan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4975628 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature