Proteomic analysis of HepG2 cells after mutated ß-catenin depletion

ß-catenin is a main oncogene in a large number of cancers (colorectal, liver, melanoma, uterus). Local immunosuppression induced by certain cancers remains a major problem of resistance to immunotherapies and its molecular mechanism remains poorly understood. Recently, ß-catenin mutated tumors (hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and melanoma) have been described as promoting immune evasion and resistance to anti-PD1 immunotherapy. Based on preliminary data obtained in HCC, we hypothesize that a defect in intercellular communication could be the cause of this immune evasion. The main objective of this project is to identify proteomic signatures of factors that can induce this immune escape in ß-catenin mutated HCC such as exosomes.