Direct CD32 T-cell cytotoxicity: implications for breast cancer prognosis and treatment

Giuseppe Sconocchia, Giulia Lanzilli, Valeriana Cesarini, Domenico A. Silvestris, Katayoun Rezvani, Roberto Arriga, Sara Caratelli, Ken Chen, Jinzhuang Dou, Carlo Cenciarelli, Gabriele Toietta, Silvia Baldari, Tommaso Sconocchia, Francesca De Paolis, Anna Aureli, Giandomenica Iezzi, Maria Irno Consalvo, Francesco Buccisano, Maria I. del Principe, Luca MaurilloAdriano Venditti, Alessio Ottaviani, Giulio C. Spagnoli

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Abstract

The FcγRII (CD32) ligands are IgFc fragments and pentraxins. The existence of additional ligands is unknown. We engineered T cells with human chimeric receptors resulting from the fusion between CD32 extracellular portion and transmembrane CD8α linked to CD28/ζ chain intracellular moiety (CD32-CR). Transduced T cells recognized three breast cancer (BC) and one colon cancer cell line among 15 tested in the absence of targeting antibodies. Sensitive BC cell conjugation with CD32-CR T cells induced CD32 polarization and down-regulation, CD107a release, mutual elimination, and proinflammatory cytokine production unaffected by human IgGs but enhanced by cetuximab. CD32-CR T cells protected immunodeficient mice from subcutaneous growth of MDA-MB-468 BC cells. RNAseq analysis identified a 42 gene fingerprint predicting BC cell sensitivity and favorable outcomes in advanced BC. ICAM1 was a major regulator of CD32-CR T cell–mediated cytotoxicity. CD32-CR T cells may help identify cell surface CD32 ligand(s) and novel prognostically relevant transcriptomic signatures and develop innovative BC treatments.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere202201590
JournalLife science alliance
Volume5
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
  • Plant Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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