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Review
. 2019 Aug 30;11(9):1280.
doi: 10.3390/cancers11091280.

STAT3, a Master Regulator of Anti-Tumor Immune Response

Cédric Rébé  1 , François Ghiringhelli  2
Affiliations
Review

STAT3, a Master Regulator of Anti-Tumor Immune Response

Cédric Rébé et al. Cancers (Basel). .

Abstract

Immune cells in the tumor microenvironment regulate cancer growth. Thus cancer progression is dependent on the activation or repression of transcription programs involved in the proliferation/activation of lymphoid and myeloid cells. One of the main transcription factors involved in many of these pathways is the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3). In this review we will focus on the role of STAT3 and its regulation, e.g. by phosphorylation or acetylation in immune cells and how it might impact immune cell function and tumor progression. Moreover, we will review the ability of STAT3 to regulate checkpoint inhibitors.

Keywords: CD4+ T cells; CD8+ T cells; STAT3; cancer; immune check point.; myeloid cells.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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