Non-canonical antigens are the largest fraction of peptides presented by MHC class I in mismatch repair deficient murine colorectal cancer.
Giuseppe RospoRosaria ChilàVittoria MataforaVeronica BassoSimona LambaAlice BartoliniAngela BachiFederica Di NicolantonioAnna MondinoGiovanni GermanoAlberto BardelliPublished in: Genome medicine (2024)
Our results suggest that-in comparison to MMR proficient CRC-MMRd tumors generate a significantly higher number of non-canonical mutated peptides able to elicit T cell responses. These results reveal the importance of evaluating the diversity of neoepitope repertoire in MMRd tumors.