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. 2024 Apr 10;25(5):2220–2238. doi: 10.1038/s44319-024-00128-3

Figure 5. LB-100-triggered alternative splicing changes increase neoepitope production.

Figure 5

(A) Venn diagram shows an overlap between alternatively spliced mRNAs in SW-480 and HT-29 colon adenocarcinomas and previously reported neoantigen-producing mRNAs (Lu et al, 2021). (B) In silico prediction of MHC-I binders derived from alternative splicing events triggered by LB-100 in SW-480 and HT-29 human colorectal adenocarcinomas. (C) Alternative splicing event within HNRNPM gene and representative Sashimi plots showing differential splicing in untreated and LB-100-treated SW-480 cells. Intron 6-derived peptides predicted to bind MHC-I are underlined. (D) Experimental setup employed to capture immunopeptides presented in MHC-I context in response to PP2A/PP5 inhibitor LB-100 in human colorectal adenocarcinoma (hCoAD) cell line HT-29. (E) Sequence logo for 9-mers identified from the MHC-I immunopurification in untreated controls (Untr.) and LB-100-treated HT-29 colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line. (F) The volcano plot shows changes in the MHC-I presentation of individual peptides in response to LB-100 stimulation compared to untreated controls. Heat map shows levels of detection for 141 significant (p value <0.05, t-test) peptides detected only in LB-100-treated cells compared to untreated controls (Untr.) in n = 3 biological replicates. (G) The graph depicts the type of detected alternative splicing events in seven transcripts being a source for peptides detected only in LB-100-treated cells. (H) Working model. LB-100-mediated phosphorylation changes in spliceosome drive differential splicing patterns in human colorectal carcinoma. Predominant exon skipping and intron retention events affect DNA damage responses and neoantigen formation, with possible implications for therapy response. Data information: In (A), statistical significance was calculated with a hypergeometric test, ****p < 0.0001. See also Fig. EV5 and Datasets EV5, EV6.