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Myeloid-derived suppressor cell development is regulated by a STAT/IRF-8 axis

ABSTRACT: Interferon Regulatory Factor-8, an Integral Determinant of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cell Subset Development. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) are a major barrier to anticancer responses. Although much is known about how MDSC promote tumor progression, little is known about how they develop. We hypothesized that MDSC develop as a consequence of tumor-induced downregulation of interferon regulatory factor-8 (IRF-8), a key myeloid developmental transcription factor. We showed that: 1) IRF8-deficiency in mice generated myeloid populations highly homologous to tumor-induced MDSC; 2) IRF-8 overexpression in mice reduced MDSC accumulation and retarded tumor growth; 3) MDSC-inducing factors, G-CSF or GM-CSF, facilitated IRF-8 downregulation via STAT3- or STAT5-dependent pathways, respectively; and 4) IRF-8 levels in MDSC-like subsets of breast cancer patients were depressed compared to healthy donors. Altogether, our data implicate IRF-8 as a novel MDSC-dependent transcription factor.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE39228 | GEO | 2013/07/05

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA170253

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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