title: ICAM-1 contributes to but is not essential for tumor antigen cross-priming and CD8+ T cell-mediated tumor rejection in vivo.
abstract: ICAM-1 has been described to provide both adhesion and costimulatory functions during T cell activation. In the setting of antitumor immunity, ICAM-1/LFA-1 interactions could be important at the level of T cell priming by APCs in draining lymph nodes as well as for transendothelial migration and tumor cell recognition at the tumor site. To determine the contribution of ICAM-1 to tumor rejection in vivo, we performed adoptive transfer of 2C TCR-transgenic/RAG2(-/-) T cells into TCRalpha(-/-) vs ICAM(-/-)/TCRalpha(-/-) recipient animals. ICAM-1-deficient mice successfully rejected HTR.C tumors expressing Ld recognized by the 2C TCR, albeit with a kinetic delay. Inasmuch as HTR.C tumor cells themselves express ICAM-1, a second model was pursued using B16-F10 melanoma cells that lack ICAM-1 expression. These cells were transduced to express the SIYRYYGL peptide recognized by the 2C TCR in the context of Kb, which is cross-presented by APCs in H-2b mice in vivo. These tumors also grew more slowly but were eventually rejected by the majority of ICAM-1(-/-)/TCRalpha(-/-) recipients. Delayed rejection in ICAM-1(-/-) mice was associated with diminished T cell priming as assessed by ELISPOT. In contrast, T cell penetration into the tumor was comparable in wild-type and ICAM-1(-/-) hosts, and adoptively transferred primed effector 2C cells rejected normally in ICAM-1(-/-) recipients. Our results suggest that ICAM-1 contributes to but is not absolutely required for CD8+ T cell-mediated tumor rejection in vivo and dominantly acts at the level of priming rather than the effector phase of the antitumor immune response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blank
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Aalok K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Kacha
authors.forename: Mary A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Markiewicz
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Gajewski
mesh_terms: D019264:Adoptive Transfer; D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000276:immunology; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1