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Leukocyte Specific Protein 1 Deficiency Impairs Anti‐Melanoma Immunity by Disrupting DC and CD8 + T Cell Function in Mice

M. M. Pascual,N. D. Dho,Rachel Paola Acland Strack,Constanza Marín,Federico N Ruiz Moreno,Luz María Palacios,Guadalupe López Menichetti,Carolina Luque,M. I. Crespo,B. Maletto,Gabriel Morón

Published 2025 in Immunology

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Leukocyte‐specific protein 1 (LSP1) is an F‐actin‐binding protein involved in immune cell motility and cytoskeletal rearrangement. Although LSP1 has been extensively studied in neutrophils and macrophages, its role in dendritic cells and tumour surveillance remains poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that LSP1 deficiency in mice leads to increased growth of B16‐OVA melanoma, accompanied by reduced survival. Flow cytometry and histological analysis revealed lower total leukocyte content in the tumour microenvironment (TME) in LSP1 knockout (KO) mice compared to wild‐type (WT) mice, and a significant reduction in CD8+ T cells and CD103+ dendritic cells (DCs), as well as in additional immune cell populations, in tumour‐draining lymph nodes of LSP1 KO mice. In vivo, DCs from LSP1 KO mice exhibited impaired antigen uptake and transportation to the tumour‐draining lymph node and a reduced in vitro capacity to activate naïve CD8+ T cells. These defects correlated with diminished in vitro and in vivo CD8+ T cell priming and activation in LSP1‐deficient mice. Cytokine profiling of tumour homogenates from LSP1 KO mice revealed a complex inflammatory milieu, with elevated levels of both pro‐ and anti‐tumoural cytokines, including IL‐1β, TNF‐α, IL‐10, IL‐17A, IFNβ IL‐23, IL‐27 and GM‐CSF. Our findings suggest that LSP1 plays a critical, cell‐intrinsic role in both DC and CD8+ T cell function, although we cannot exclude the possible role of other leukocyte populations. Its absence promotes tumour progression by disrupting key immune responses in the TME.

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