Myeloid-restricted ablation of Shp2 restrains melanoma growth by amplifying the reciprocal promotion of CXCL9 and IFN-γ production in tumor microenvironment

Oncogene. 2018 Sep;37(37):5088-5100. doi: 10.1038/s41388-018-0337-6. Epub 2018 May 24.

Abstract

The Src homology 2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 2 (Shp2) is generally considered to be an oncogene owing to its ability in enhancing the malignancy of multiple types of tumor cells; however, its role in modulating tumor immunity remains largely elusive. Here, we reported that myeloid-restricted ablation of Shp2 suppressed melanoma growth. Mechanistically, loss of Shp2 potentiates macrophage production of CXCL9 in response to IFN-γ and tumor cell-derived cytokines, thereby facilitating the tumor infiltration of IFN-γ-producing T cells that could in turn support CXCL9 production within tumor microenvironment. Collectively, our findings highlight a causative role of myeloid Shp2 in dampening T cell-mediated antitumor immunity by restraining the macrophage/CXCL9-T cell/IFN-γ feedback loop. Thus, targeting macrophage Shp2 may help to create a Th1-dominant tumor immune microenvironment.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation / physiology
  • Chemokine CXCL9 / metabolism*
  • Interferon-gamma / metabolism*
  • Macrophages / metabolism
  • Melanoma / metabolism
  • Melanoma / pathology
  • Mice
  • Myeloid Cells / metabolism*
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11 / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction / physiology
  • T-Lymphocytes / metabolism
  • Tumor Microenvironment / physiology*

Substances

  • Chemokine CXCL9
  • Cxcl9 protein, mouse
  • Interferon-gamma
  • Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11
  • Ptpn11 protein, mouse