Streamlined selection of cancer antigens for vaccine development through integrative multi-omics and high-content cell imaging

Ki Cheol Han, Daechan Park, Shinyeong Ju, Young Eun Lee, Sun Hee Heo, Young Ae Kim, Ji Eun Lee, Yuna Lee, Kyong Hwa Park, Se Ho Park, Hee Jin Lee, Cheolju Lee, Mihue Jang

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    Abstract

    Identification of tumor antigens that induce cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) is crucial for cancer-vaccine development. Despite their predictive ability, current algorithmic approaches and human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-peptidomic analysis allow limited selectivity. Here, we optimized a method to rapidly screen and identify highly immunogenic epitopes that trigger CTL responses. We used a combined application of this method involving immune-specific signature analysis and HLA-associated peptidomics using samples from six patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in order to select immunogenic HLA epitopes for in vitro testing. Additionally, we applied high-throughput imaging at the single-cell level in order to confirm the immunoreactivity of the selected peptides. The results indicated that this method enabled identification of promising CTL peptides capable of inducing antitumor immunity. This platform combining high-resolution computational analysis, HLA-peptidomics, and high-throughput immunogenicity testing allowed rapid and robust identification of highly immunogenic epitopes and represents a powerful technique for cancer-vaccine development.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number5885
    JournalScientific reports
    Volume10
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2020 Dec 1

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    We would like to express my special appreciation and thank Dr. Gil-Je Lee (Perkin Elmer) for her constant help quantitatively in analysing immune cell imaging. This research was supported by the intramural research program (2E30350) of KIST, and by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No. 2019R1C1C1008181 and No. 2017M3C9A5031595).

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