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<p>Mechanisms related to tumor evasion from NK cell-mediated immune surveillance remain enigmatic. Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) is a Wnt/β-catenin inhibitor, whose levels correlate with breast cancer progression. We find DKK1 to be expressed by tumor cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in patient samples and orthotopic breast tumors, and in bone. By using genetic approaches, we find that bone-derived DKK1 contributes to the systemic DKK1 elevation in tumor-bearing female mice, while CAFs contribute to DKK1 at primary tumor site. Systemic and bone-specific DKK1 targeting reduce tumor growth. Intriguingly, deletion of CAF-derived DKK1 also limits breast cancer progression, without affecting its levels in circulation, and regardless of DKK1 expression in the tumor cells. While not directly supporting tumor proliferation, stromal-DKK1 suppresses NK cell&#xa0;activation and cytotoxicity by downregulating AKT/ERK/S6 phosphorylation. Importantly, increased DKK1 levels and reduced cytotoxic NK cells are detected in women with progressive breast cancer. Our findings indicate that DKK1 represents a barrier to anti-tumor immunity through suppression of NK cells.</p>

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Stroma-derived Dickkopf-1 contributes to the suppression of NK cell cytotoxicity in breast cancer

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    2025年1月30日

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  • Seunghyun Lee,
  • Biancamaria Ricci,
  • Jennifer Tran,
  • Emily Eul,
  • Jiayu Ye,
  • Qihao Ren,
  • David Clever,
  • Julia Wang,
  • Pamela Wong,
  • Michael S. Haas,
  • Sheila A. Stewart,
  • Cynthia X. Ma,
  • Todd A. Fehniger,
  • Roberta Faccio

摘要

Mechanisms related to tumor evasion from NK cell-mediated immune surveillance remain enigmatic. Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) is a Wnt/β-catenin inhibitor, whose levels correlate with breast cancer progression. We find DKK1 to be expressed by tumor cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in patient samples and orthotopic breast tumors, and in bone. By using genetic approaches, we find that bone-derived DKK1 contributes to the systemic DKK1 elevation in tumor-bearing female mice, while CAFs contribute to DKK1 at primary tumor site. Systemic and bone-specific DKK1 targeting reduce tumor growth. Intriguingly, deletion of CAF-derived DKK1 also limits breast cancer progression, without affecting its levels in circulation, and regardless of DKK1 expression in the tumor cells. While not directly supporting tumor proliferation, stromal-DKK1 suppresses NK cell activation and cytotoxicity by downregulating AKT/ERK/S6 phosphorylation. Importantly, increased DKK1 levels and reduced cytotoxic NK cells are detected in women with progressive breast cancer. Our findings indicate that DKK1 represents a barrier to anti-tumor immunity through suppression of NK cells.