Actin dysregulation induces immune evasion via oxidative stress-activated PD-L1 in gastric cancer
Seo, Y.; Jang, J.; Ko, K.-P.; Zou, G.; Huang, Y.; Zhang, S.; Zhang, J.; Jun, S.; Chu, W.; Venkatesan, V.; Dhakshinamoorthy, S.; Park, J.-I.
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Diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma (DGAC) is an aggressive malignancy with limited therapeutic options, poor prognosis, and poorly understood biology. CRACD, an actin polymerization regulator, is often inactivated in gastric cancer, including DGAC. We found that genetic engineering of murine gastric organoids with Cracd ablation combined with Kras mutation and Trp53 loss induced aberrant cell plasticity, hyperproliferation, and hypermucinosis, the features that recapitulate DGAC transcriptional signatures. Notably, CRACD inactivation remodeled the immune landscape for immune evasion through PD-L1 enrichment in tumor cells. Mechanistically, CRACD loss disrupted actin dynamics, generating reactive oxygen species that activated HIF1, which transactivated PD-L1. Pharmacologic inhibition of HIF1 or PD-L1 restored immune surveillance and suppressed tumorigenesis. These findings reveal a novel role of actin homeostasis in limiting cell plasticity and immune evasion, position CRACD as a potential biomarker for stratifying patients with DGAC, and highlight HIF1 and PD-L1 as actionable therapeutic targets.
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