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  1. Article ; Online: Synthesizing a Smarter CAR T Cell: Advanced Engineering of T-cell Immunotherapies.

    Zhu, Iowis / Piraner, Dan I / Roybal, Kole T

    Cancer immunology research

    2023  Volume 11, Issue 8, Page(s) 1030–1043

    Abstract: The immune system includes an array of specialized cells that keep us healthy by responding to pathogenic cues. Investigations into the mechanisms behind immune cell behavior have led to the development of powerful immunotherapies, including chimeric- ... ...

    Abstract The immune system includes an array of specialized cells that keep us healthy by responding to pathogenic cues. Investigations into the mechanisms behind immune cell behavior have led to the development of powerful immunotherapies, including chimeric-antigen receptor (CAR) T cells. Although CAR T cells have demonstrated efficacy in treating blood cancers, issues regarding their safety and potency have hindered the use of immunotherapies in a wider spectrum of diseases. Efforts to integrate developments in synthetic biology into immunotherapy have led to several advancements with the potential to expand the range of treatable diseases, fine-tune the desired immune response, and improve therapeutic cell potency. Here, we examine current synthetic biology advances that aim to improve on existing technologies and discuss the promise of the next generation of engineered immune cell therapies.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; T-Lymphocytes ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics ; Immunotherapy, Adoptive ; Immunotherapy ; Neoplasms/therapy
    Chemical Substances Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2732489-8
    ISSN 2326-6074 ; 2326-6066
    ISSN (online) 2326-6074
    ISSN 2326-6066
    DOI 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-22-0962
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  2. Article ; Online: Toward the clinical development of synthetic immunity to cancer.

    Garcia, Julie M / Burnett, Cassandra E / Roybal, Kole T

    Immunological reviews

    2023  Volume 320, Issue 1, Page(s) 83–99

    Abstract: Synthetic biology (synbio) tools, such as chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), have been designed to target, activate, and improve immune cell responses to tumors. These therapies have demonstrated an ability to cure patients with blood cancers. However, ... ...

    Abstract Synthetic biology (synbio) tools, such as chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), have been designed to target, activate, and improve immune cell responses to tumors. These therapies have demonstrated an ability to cure patients with blood cancers. However, there are significant challenges to designing, testing, and efficiently translating these complex cell therapies for patients who do not respond or have immune refractory solid tumors. The rapid progress of synbio tools for cell therapy, particularly for cancer immunotherapy, is encouraging but our development process should be tailored to increase translational success. Particularly, next-generation cell therapies should be rooted in basic immunology, tested in more predictive preclinical models, engineered for potency with the right balance of safety, educated by clinical findings, and multi-faceted to combat a range of suppressive mechanisms. Here, we lay out five principles for engineering future cell therapies to increase the probability of clinical impact, and in the context of these principles, we provide an overview of the current state of synbio cell therapy design for cancer. Although these principles are anchored in engineering immune cells for cancer therapy, we posit that they can help guide translational synbio research for broad impact in other disease indications with high unmet need.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Immunotherapy, Adoptive ; Neoplasms/therapy ; Receptors, Chimeric Antigen ; Immunotherapy ; Hematologic Neoplasms
    Chemical Substances Receptors, Chimeric Antigen
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-25
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 391796-4
    ISSN 1600-065X ; 0105-2896
    ISSN (online) 1600-065X
    ISSN 0105-2896
    DOI 10.1111/imr.13245
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  3. Article ; Online: Refining cell therapy.

    Roybal, Kole T

    Science (New York, N.Y.)

    2018  Volume 359, Issue 6380, Page(s) 1112–1113

    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cell Engineering ; Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy/methods ; Humans ; Neoplasms/therapy ; Receptors, Notch/chemistry ; Receptors, Notch/genetics ; Recombinant Fusion Proteins/chemistry ; Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics ; T-Lymphocytes/transplantation
    Chemical Substances Receptors, Notch ; Recombinant Fusion Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-03-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 128410-1
    ISSN 1095-9203 ; 0036-8075
    ISSN (online) 1095-9203
    ISSN 0036-8075
    DOI 10.1126/science.aat0962
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  4. Article ; Online: Toward the clinical development of synthetic immunity to cancer

    Garcia, Julie M. / Burnett, Cassandra E. / Roybal, Kole T.

    Immunological Reviews. 2023 Nov., v. 320, no. 1 p.83-99

    2023  

    Abstract: Synthetic biology (synbio) tools, such as chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), have been designed to target, activate, and improve immune cell responses to tumors. These therapies have demonstrated an ability to cure patients with blood cancers. However, ... ...

    Abstract Synthetic biology (synbio) tools, such as chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), have been designed to target, activate, and improve immune cell responses to tumors. These therapies have demonstrated an ability to cure patients with blood cancers. However, there are significant challenges to designing, testing, and efficiently translating these complex cell therapies for patients who do not respond or have immune refractory solid tumors. The rapid progress of synbio tools for cell therapy, particularly for cancer immunotherapy, is encouraging but our development process should be tailored to increase translational success. Particularly, next‐generation cell therapies should be rooted in basic immunology, tested in more predictive preclinical models, engineered for potency with the right balance of safety, educated by clinical findings, and multi‐faceted to combat a range of suppressive mechanisms. Here, we lay out five principles for engineering future cell therapies to increase the probability of clinical impact, and in the context of these principles, we provide an overview of the current state of synbio cell therapy design for cancer. Although these principles are anchored in engineering immune cells for cancer therapy, we posit that they can help guide translational synbio research for broad impact in other disease indications with high unmet need.
    Keywords antigens ; blood ; cancer therapy ; immunity ; immunotherapy ; probability ; synthetic biology
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-11
    Size p. 83-99.
    Publishing place John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note REVIEW
    ZDB-ID 391796-4
    ISSN 1600-065X ; 0105-2896
    ISSN (online) 1600-065X
    ISSN 0105-2896
    DOI 10.1111/imr.13245
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  5. Article ; Online: Differential IL-12 signaling induces human natural killer cell activating receptor-mediated ligand-specific expansion.

    Shemesh, Avishai / Pickering, Harry / Roybal, Kole T / Lanier, Lewis L

    The Journal of experimental medicine

    2022  Volume 219, Issue 8

    Abstract: IL-12 is an essential cytokine involved in the generation of memory or memory-like NK cells. Mouse cytomegalovirus infection triggers NK receptor-induced, ligand-specific IL-12-dependent NK cell expansion, yet specific IL-12 stimulation ex vivo leading ... ...

    Abstract IL-12 is an essential cytokine involved in the generation of memory or memory-like NK cells. Mouse cytomegalovirus infection triggers NK receptor-induced, ligand-specific IL-12-dependent NK cell expansion, yet specific IL-12 stimulation ex vivo leading to NK cell proliferation and expansion is not established. Here, we show that IL-12 alone can sustain human primary NK cell survival without providing IL-2 or IL-15 but was insufficient to promote human NK cell proliferation. IL-12 signaling analysis revealed STAT5 phosphorylation and weak mTOR activation, which was enhanced by activating NK receptor upregulation and crosslinking leading to STAT5-dependent, rapamycin-sensitive, or TGFβ-sensitive NK cell IL-12-dependent expansion, independently of IL-12 receptor upregulation. Prolonged IL-2 culture did not impair IL-12-dependent ligand-specific NK cell expansion. These findings demonstrate that activating NK receptor stimulation promotes differential IL-12 signaling, leading to human NK cell expansion, and suggest adopting strategies to provide IL-12 signaling in vivo for ligand-specific IL-2-primed NK cell-based therapies.
    MeSH term(s) Cell Proliferation ; Humans ; Interleukin-12 ; Interleukin-2/pharmacology ; Ligands ; Receptors, Natural Killer Cell ; STAT5 Transcription Factor
    Chemical Substances Interleukin-2 ; Ligands ; Receptors, Natural Killer Cell ; STAT5 Transcription Factor ; Interleukin-12 (187348-17-0)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 218343-2
    ISSN 1540-9538 ; 0022-1007
    ISSN (online) 1540-9538
    ISSN 0022-1007
    DOI 10.1084/jem.20212434
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  6. Article ; Online: Synthetic Immunology: Hacking Immune Cells to Expand Their Therapeutic Capabilities.

    Roybal, Kole T / Lim, Wendell A

    Annual review of immunology

    2017  Volume 35, Page(s) 229–253

    Abstract: The ability of immune cells to survey tissues and sense pathologic insults and deviations makes them a unique platform for interfacing with the body and disease. With the rapid advancement of synthetic biology, we can now engineer and equip immune cells ... ...

    Abstract The ability of immune cells to survey tissues and sense pathologic insults and deviations makes them a unique platform for interfacing with the body and disease. With the rapid advancement of synthetic biology, we can now engineer and equip immune cells with new sensors and controllable therapeutic response programs to sense and treat diseases that our natural immune system cannot normally handle. Here we review the current state of engineered immune cell therapeutics and their unique capabilities compared to small molecules and biologics. We then discuss how engineered immune cells are being designed to combat cancer, focusing on how new synthetic biology tools are providing potential ways to overcome the major roadblocks for treatment. Finally, we give a long-term vision for the use of synthetic biology to engineer immune cells as a general sensor-response platform to precisely detect disease, to remodel disease microenvironments, and to treat a potentially wide range of challenging diseases.
    MeSH term(s) Allergy and Immunology ; Animals ; Cancer Vaccines/immunology ; Genetic Engineering ; Humans ; Immunotherapy, Adoptive/methods ; Lymphocyte Activation ; Neoplasms/immunology ; Neoplasms/therapy ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics ; Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics ; Synthetic Biology ; T-Lymphocytes/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes/transplantation
    Chemical Substances Cancer Vaccines ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell ; Recombinant Fusion Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-04-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 604953-9
    ISSN 1545-3278 ; 0732-0582
    ISSN (online) 1545-3278
    ISSN 0732-0582
    DOI 10.1146/annurev-immunol-051116-052302
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  7. Article ; Online: Naturally occurring T cell mutations enhance engineered T cell therapies.

    Garcia, Julie / Daniels, Jay / Lee, Yujin / Zhu, Iowis / Cheng, Kathleen / Liu, Qing / Goodman, Daniel / Burnett, Cassandra / Law, Calvin / Thienpont, Chloë / Alavi, Josef / Azimi, Camillia / Montgomery, Garrett / Roybal, Kole T / Choi, Jaehyuk

    Nature

    2024  Volume 626, Issue 7999, Page(s) 626–634

    Abstract: Adoptive T cell therapies have produced exceptional responses in a subset of patients with cancer. However, therapeutic efficacy can be hindered by poor T cell persistence and ... ...

    Abstract Adoptive T cell therapies have produced exceptional responses in a subset of patients with cancer. However, therapeutic efficacy can be hindered by poor T cell persistence and function
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; CARD Signaling Adaptor Proteins/genetics ; CARD Signaling Adaptor Proteins/metabolism ; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology ; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism ; Cytokines/biosynthesis ; Cytokines/immunology ; Cytokines/metabolism ; Evolution, Molecular ; Guanylate Cyclase/genetics ; Guanylate Cyclase/metabolism ; Immunotherapy, Adoptive/methods ; Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/genetics ; Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/immunology ; Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/pathology ; Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous/therapy ; Mutation ; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases ; Signal Transduction/genetics ; T-Lymphocytes/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes/metabolism ; T-Lymphocytes/transplantation
    Chemical Substances BCL10 protein, human ; CARD Signaling Adaptor Proteins ; CARD11 protein, human (EC 4.6.1.2) ; Cytokines ; Guanylate Cyclase (EC 4.6.1.2) ; MALT1 protein, human (EC 3.4.22.-) ; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases (EC 2.7.1.-) ; PIK3R3 protein, human (EC 2.7.1.137)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 120714-3
    ISSN 1476-4687 ; 0028-0836
    ISSN (online) 1476-4687
    ISSN 0028-0836
    DOI 10.1038/s41586-024-07018-7
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  8. Article ; Online: Paving New Roads for CARs.

    Hyrenius-Wittsten, Axel / Roybal, Kole T

    Trends in cancer

    2019  Volume 5, Issue 10, Page(s) 583–592

    Abstract: Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy has had unprecedented impact in the treatment of hematological malignancies with few therapeutic options. However, it is clear that new strategies to enhance CAR-T cell function in solid tumors are needed to ...

    Abstract Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy has had unprecedented impact in the treatment of hematological malignancies with few therapeutic options. However, it is clear that new strategies to enhance CAR-T cell function in solid tumors are needed to make these living drugs widely applicable. The roadblock in solid tumors has led to a surge in the development of strategies to enhance CAR-T cells through advanced receptor design, new tumor sensing mechanisms, coexpression of genes that improve T cell function or stimulate tumor immunity, and precise genome editing. Here we provide an overview of the current state of the art in CAR-T cell engineering and a framework for the development of next-generation immune cell therapies with synthetic biology.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Genetic Engineering ; Hematologic Neoplasms/immunology ; Hematologic Neoplasms/therapy ; Humans ; Immunotherapy, Adoptive/methods ; Neoplasms/immunology ; Neoplasms/metabolism ; Neoplasms/therapy ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/metabolism ; Receptors, Chimeric Antigen/genetics ; Receptors, Chimeric Antigen/metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; T-Lymphocytes/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes/metabolism ; Tumor Microenvironment/immunology
    Chemical Substances Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell ; Receptors, Chimeric Antigen
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-10-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2852626-0
    ISSN 2405-8025 ; 2405-8033 ; 2405-8033
    ISSN (online) 2405-8025 ; 2405-8033
    ISSN 2405-8033
    DOI 10.1016/j.trecan.2019.09.005
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  9. Article ; Online: Hyperstabilization of T cell microvilli contacts by chimeric antigen receptors.

    Beppler, Casey / Eichorst, John / Marchuk, Kyle / Cai, En / Castellanos, Carlos A / Sriram, Venkataraman / Roybal, Kole T / Krummel, Matthew F

    The Journal of cell biology

    2022  Volume 222, Issue 3

    Abstract: T cells typically recognize their ligands using a defined cell biology-the scanning of their membrane microvilli (MV) to palpate their environment-while that same membrane scaffolds T cell receptors (TCRs) that can signal upon ligand binding. Chimeric ... ...

    Abstract T cells typically recognize their ligands using a defined cell biology-the scanning of their membrane microvilli (MV) to palpate their environment-while that same membrane scaffolds T cell receptors (TCRs) that can signal upon ligand binding. Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) present both a therapeutic promise and a tractable means to study the interplay between receptor affinity, MV dynamics and T cell function. CARs are often built using single-chain variable fragments (scFvs) with far greater affinity than that of natural TCRs. We used high-resolution lattice lightsheet (LLS) and total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) imaging to visualize MV scanning in the context of variations in CAR design. This demonstrated that conventional CARs hyper-stabilized microvillar contacts relative to TCRs. Reducing receptor affinity, antigen density, and/or multiplicity of receptor binding sites normalized microvillar dynamics and synapse resolution, and effector functions improved with reduced affinity and/or antigen density, highlighting the importance of understanding the underlying cell biology when designing receptors for optimal antigen engagement.
    MeSH term(s) Microvilli/metabolism ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/metabolism ; Receptors, Chimeric Antigen/genetics ; Receptors, Chimeric Antigen/metabolism ; Single-Chain Antibodies/metabolism ; T-Lymphocytes ; Humans ; Antigens
    Chemical Substances Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell ; Receptors, Chimeric Antigen ; Single-Chain Antibodies ; Antigens
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 218154-x
    ISSN 1540-8140 ; 0021-9525
    ISSN (online) 1540-8140
    ISSN 0021-9525
    DOI 10.1083/jcb.202205118
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  10. Article: Modular design of synthetic receptors for programmed gene regulation in cell therapies

    Zhu, Iowis / Liu, Raymond / Garcia, Julie M. / Hyrenius-Wittsten, Axel / Piraner, Dan I. / Alavi, Josef / Israni, Divya V. / Liu, Bin / Khalil, Ahmad S. / Roybal, Kole T.

    Cell. 2022 Apr. 14, v. 185, no. 8

    2022  

    Abstract: Synthetic biology has established powerful tools to precisely control cell function. Engineering these systems to meet clinical requirements has enormous medical implications. Here, we adopted a clinically driven design process to build receptors for the ...

    Abstract Synthetic biology has established powerful tools to precisely control cell function. Engineering these systems to meet clinical requirements has enormous medical implications. Here, we adopted a clinically driven design process to build receptors for the autonomous control of therapeutic cells. We examined the function of key domains involved in regulated intramembrane proteolysis and showed that systematic modular engineering can generate a class of receptors that we call synthetic intramembrane proteolysis receptors (SNIPRs) that have tunable sensing and transcriptional response abilities. We demonstrate the therapeutic potential of the receptor platform by engineering human primary T cells for multi-antigen recognition and production of dosed, bioactive payloads relevant to the treatment of disease. Our design framework enables the development of fully humanized and customizable transcriptional receptors for the programming of therapeutic cells suitable for clinical translation.
    Keywords genes ; humans ; proteolysis ; synthetic biology ; therapeutics ; transcription (genetics)
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-0414
    Size p. 1431-1443.e16.
    Publishing place Elsevier Inc.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 187009-9
    ISSN 1097-4172 ; 0092-8674
    ISSN (online) 1097-4172
    ISSN 0092-8674
    DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2022.03.023
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