Regulatory mechanisms of immune checkpoints PD-L1 and CTLA-4 in cancer

H Zhang, Z Dai, W Wu, Z Wang, N Zhang… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - Springer
The cytotoxic T-lymphocyte–associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4)/B7 and programmed death 1
(PD-1)/programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) are two most representative immune …

The multiple roles of interferon regulatory factor family in health and disease

L Wang, Y Zhu, N Zhang, Y Xian, Y Tang, J Ye… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Interferon Regulatory Factors (IRFs), a family of transcription factors, profoundly
influence the immune system, impacting both physiological and pathological processes …

Disrupting the phase separation of KAT8–IRF1 diminishes PD-L1 expression and promotes antitumor immunity

Y Wu, L Zhou, Y Zou, Y Zhang, M Zhang, L Xu, L Zheng… - Nature cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Immunotherapies targeting the PD-1/PD-L1 axis have become first-line treatments in
multiple cancers. However, only a limited subset of individuals achieves durable benefits …

SPOP mutations promote tumor immune escape in endometrial cancer via the IRF1–PD-L1 axis

K Gao, Q Shi, Y Gu, W Yang, Y He, Z Lv… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Blockade of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1)/programmed cell death 1 ligand (PD-L1) has
evolved into one of the most promising immunotherapy strategies for cancer patients. Tumor …

Interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF-1) and IRF-2 regulate PD-L1 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells

Y Yan, L Zheng, Q Du, B Yan, DA Geller - Cancer Immunology …, 2020 - Springer
The objective response rate of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) in hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) with anti PD-L1/PD-1 therapy is low. Discovering the signaling pathways …

SOX10 regulates melanoma immunogenicity through an IRF4–IRF1 Axis

S Yokoyama, A Takahashi, R Kikuchi, S Nishibu, JA Lo… - Cancer research, 2021 - AACR
Loss-of-function mutations of JAK1/2 impair cancer cell responsiveness to IFNγ and
immunogenicity. Therefore, an understanding of compensatory pathways to activate IFNγ …

Regulated cell death in cancer: from pathogenesis to treatment

L Gong, D Huang, Y Shi, Z Liang, H Bu - Chinese Medical Journal, 2023 - mednexus.org
Regulated cell death (RCD), including apoptosis, pyroptosis, necroptosis, and ferroptosis, is
regulated by a series of evolutionarily conserved pathways, and is required for development …

BRD4‐IRF1 axis regulates chemoradiotherapy‐induced PD‐L1 expression and immune evasion in non‐small cell lung cancer

J Wang, Y Xu, X Rao, R Zhang, J Tang… - Clinical and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Chemoradiotherapy‐induced PD‐L1 upregulation leads to therapeutic
resistance and treatment failure. The PD‐1/PD‐L1 blocking antibodies sensitize cancers to …

Interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF-1) activates anti-tumor immunity via CXCL10/CXCR3 axis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

Y Yan, L Zheng, Q Du, H Yazdani, K Dong, Y Guo… - Cancer letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF-1) is a tumor suppressor gene in cancer biology
with anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effect on cancer cells, however mechanisms of IRF-1 …

[HTML][HTML] The complex network of transcription factors, immune checkpoint inhibitors and stemness features in colorectal cancer: A recent update

M Merhi, F Ahmad, N Taib, V Inchakalody… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer immunity is regulated by several mechanisms that include co-stimulatory and/or co-
inhibitory molecules known as immune checkpoints expressed by the immune cells. In …