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Acidification of the extra-cellular tumour environment consecutive to aberrant cancer cell metabolism is a well-known promoter of oncogenic processes that also acts as an immune regulator. Yet, the suppressive mechanisms of low extra-cellular pH on anti-cancer immunity remain poorly understood. Recent reports have suggested that GPR65, a G\u03b1s-coupled proton-sensing GPCR broadly expressed in the immune system, may act as an immune suppressant detrimental to anti-tumour immunity. So far, the immuno-regulatory properties of GPR65 in acidic milieux have mostly been documented in macrophages and myeloid cells. Our computational evaluation of GPR65\u2019s transcriptomic expression profile and potential as an IO target using public datasets prompted us to further investigate its functions in human T-cells. 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