Epstein–Barr Virus+ B Cells in Breast Cancer Immune Response: A Case Report

EBV-specific T cells have been recently described to be involved in fatal encephalitis and myocarditis in cancer patients after immune checkpoint therapies. Here, we report the study of a human triple-negative breast cancer tumor (TNBC) and EBV-transformed B cells obtained from a patient-derived xen...

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Autores principales: Andrea Aran, Vicente Peg, Rosa Maria Rabanal, Cristina Bernadó, Esther Zamora, Elisa Molina, Yago A. Arribas, Joaquín Arribas, José Pérez, Carme Roura-Mir, Montserrat Carrascal, Javier Cortés, Mercè Martí
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:d7e27f34772049269cfa3d1b3c5e34662021-11-16T07:47:11ZEpstein–Barr Virus+ B Cells in Breast Cancer Immune Response: A Case Report1664-322410.3389/fimmu.2021.761798https://doaj.org/article/d7e27f34772049269cfa3d1b3c5e34662021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.761798/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-3224EBV-specific T cells have been recently described to be involved in fatal encephalitis and myocarditis in cancer patients after immune checkpoint therapies. Here, we report the study of a human triple-negative breast cancer tumor (TNBC) and EBV-transformed B cells obtained from a patient-derived xenograft (PDX) that progressed into a lymphocytic neoplasm named xenograft-associated B-cell lymphoma (XABCL). T-cell receptor (TCR) high-throughput sequencing was performed to monitor the T-cell clonotypes present in the different samples. Forty-three T-cell clonotypes were found infiltrating the XABCL tissue after three passes in mice along 6 months. Eighteen of these (42%) were also found in the TNBC biopsy. TCR infiltrating the XABCL tissue showed a very restricted T-cell repertoire as compared with the biopsy-infiltrating T cells. Consequently, T cells derived from the TNBC biopsy were expanded in the presence of the B-cell line obtained from the XABCL (XABCL-LCL), after which the TCR repertoire obtained was again very restricted, i.e., only certain clonotypes were selected by the B cells. A number of these TCRs had previously been reported as sequences involved in infection, cancer, and/or autoimmunity. We then analyzed the immunopeptidome from the XABCL-LCL, to identify putative B-cell-associated peptides that might have been expanding these T cells. The HLA class I and class II-associated peptides from XABCL-LCL were then compared with published repertoires from LCL of different HLA typing. Proteins from the antigen processing and presentation pathway remained significantly enriched in the XABCL-LCL repertoire. Interestingly, some class II-presented peptides were derived from cancer-related proteins. These results suggest that bystander tumor-infiltrating EBV+ B cells acting as APC may be able to interact with tumor-infiltrating T cells and influence the TCR repertoire in the tumor site.Andrea AranVicente PegRosa Maria RabanalCristina BernadóEsther ZamoraElisa MolinaYago A. ArribasJoaquín ArribasJoaquín ArribasJoaquín ArribasJoaquín ArribasJosé PérezCarme Roura-MirMontserrat CarrascalJavier CortésJavier CortésMercè MartíFrontiers Media S.A.articleEpstein–Barr virusB cellsT cellsbreast cancerTCR—T-cell receptorImmunologic diseases. AllergyRC581-607ENFrontiers in Immunology, Vol 12 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic Epstein–Barr virus
B cells
T cells
breast cancer
TCR—T-cell receptor
Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
spellingShingle Epstein–Barr virus
B cells
T cells
breast cancer
TCR—T-cell receptor
Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
Andrea Aran
Vicente Peg
Rosa Maria Rabanal
Cristina Bernadó
Esther Zamora
Elisa Molina
Yago A. Arribas
Joaquín Arribas
Joaquín Arribas
Joaquín Arribas
Joaquín Arribas
José Pérez
Carme Roura-Mir
Montserrat Carrascal
Javier Cortés
Javier Cortés
Mercè Martí
Epstein–Barr Virus+ B Cells in Breast Cancer Immune Response: A Case Report
description EBV-specific T cells have been recently described to be involved in fatal encephalitis and myocarditis in cancer patients after immune checkpoint therapies. Here, we report the study of a human triple-negative breast cancer tumor (TNBC) and EBV-transformed B cells obtained from a patient-derived xenograft (PDX) that progressed into a lymphocytic neoplasm named xenograft-associated B-cell lymphoma (XABCL). T-cell receptor (TCR) high-throughput sequencing was performed to monitor the T-cell clonotypes present in the different samples. Forty-three T-cell clonotypes were found infiltrating the XABCL tissue after three passes in mice along 6 months. Eighteen of these (42%) were also found in the TNBC biopsy. TCR infiltrating the XABCL tissue showed a very restricted T-cell repertoire as compared with the biopsy-infiltrating T cells. Consequently, T cells derived from the TNBC biopsy were expanded in the presence of the B-cell line obtained from the XABCL (XABCL-LCL), after which the TCR repertoire obtained was again very restricted, i.e., only certain clonotypes were selected by the B cells. A number of these TCRs had previously been reported as sequences involved in infection, cancer, and/or autoimmunity. We then analyzed the immunopeptidome from the XABCL-LCL, to identify putative B-cell-associated peptides that might have been expanding these T cells. The HLA class I and class II-associated peptides from XABCL-LCL were then compared with published repertoires from LCL of different HLA typing. Proteins from the antigen processing and presentation pathway remained significantly enriched in the XABCL-LCL repertoire. Interestingly, some class II-presented peptides were derived from cancer-related proteins. These results suggest that bystander tumor-infiltrating EBV+ B cells acting as APC may be able to interact with tumor-infiltrating T cells and influence the TCR repertoire in the tumor site.
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author Andrea Aran
Vicente Peg
Rosa Maria Rabanal
Cristina Bernadó
Esther Zamora
Elisa Molina
Yago A. Arribas
Joaquín Arribas
Joaquín Arribas
Joaquín Arribas
Joaquín Arribas
José Pérez
Carme Roura-Mir
Montserrat Carrascal
Javier Cortés
Javier Cortés
Mercè Martí
author_facet Andrea Aran
Vicente Peg
Rosa Maria Rabanal
Cristina Bernadó
Esther Zamora
Elisa Molina
Yago A. Arribas
Joaquín Arribas
Joaquín Arribas
Joaquín Arribas
Joaquín Arribas
José Pérez
Carme Roura-Mir
Montserrat Carrascal
Javier Cortés
Javier Cortés
Mercè Martí
author_sort Andrea Aran
title Epstein–Barr Virus+ B Cells in Breast Cancer Immune Response: A Case Report
title_short Epstein–Barr Virus+ B Cells in Breast Cancer Immune Response: A Case Report
title_full Epstein–Barr Virus+ B Cells in Breast Cancer Immune Response: A Case Report
title_fullStr Epstein–Barr Virus+ B Cells in Breast Cancer Immune Response: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Epstein–Barr Virus+ B Cells in Breast Cancer Immune Response: A Case Report
title_sort epstein–barr virus+ b cells in breast cancer immune response: a case report
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
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