Autophagy degrades immunogenic endogenous retroelements induced by 5-azacytidine in acute myeloid leukemia
N. Noronha, C. Durette, B. E Silva, J. Courtois, J. Humeau, A. Sauvat, M.-P. Hardy, K. Vincent, J.-P. Laverdure, J. Lanoix, F. Baron, P. Thibault, C. Perreault, G. Ehx
This study shows that 5-azacytidine induces endogenous retroelement transcripts in AML cells, which are degraded by autophagy and not presented as MHC-I peptides, and that autophagy inhibition enhances immune responses.
Leukemia · Apr 16, 2024Peer-reviewedImmunology