Applying Regulatory Networks to the Immune Landscape of Mesothelioma
Description
An immune regulatory network was constructed for the purpose of identifying target regulators in malignant pleural mesothelioma for therapies. An identified causal flow linked a mutation of D-dopachrome tautomerase to a heightened expression of regulator ASH1L and consequent down regulation of chemokine CCL5 and invasion of CD8+ T cells. Experimental validation of this initial use case indicates mRNA expression of CCL5 within the tumor cells and subsequent protein expression and secretion. Further analyses will explore the migration of CD8+ T cells in response to the chemotactic CCL5.
Date Created
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2022-05
Agent
- Author (aut): Cook, Margaret
- Thesis director: Plaisier, Christopher
- Committee member: Plaisier, Christopher
- Committee member: Wilson, Melissa
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College
- Contributor (ctb): Harrington Bioengineering Program
- Contributor (ctb): School of Molecular Sciences