Mechanisms regulating PD-L1 expression in cancers and associated opportunities for novel small-molecule therapeutics

H Yamaguchi, JM Hsu, WH Yang… - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2022 - nature.com
Antagonistic antibodies targeting the inhibitory immune-checkpoint receptor PD-1 or its
ligand PD-L1 are used to treat a wide range of cancer types and can substantially improve …

Recent advances in targeting the “undruggable” proteins: from drug discovery to clinical trials

X Xie, T Yu, X Li, N Zhang, LJ Foster, C Peng… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Undruggable proteins are a class of proteins that are often characterized by large, complex
structures or functions that are difficult to interfere with using conventional drug design …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies targeting PD-L1 expression and associated opportunities for cancer combination therapy

S Yin, Z Chen, D Chen, D Yan - Theranostics, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Immunotherapy has achieved great success recently and opened a new avenue for anti-
tumor treatment. Programmed cell death 1/programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-1/PD-L1) …

ARIH1 activates STING-mediated T-cell activation and sensitizes tumors to immune checkpoint blockade

X Liu, X Cen, R Wu, Z Chen, Y Xie, F Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Despite advances in cancer treatment, immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) only achieves
complete response in some patients, illustrating the need to identify resistance mechanisms …

The E3 ubiquitin ligase ARIH1 promotes antiviral immunity and autoimmunity by inducing mono-ISGylation and oligomerization of cGAS

TC Xiong, MC Wei, FX Li, M Shi, H Gan, Z Tang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The cytosolic DNA sensor cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) plays a critical role in antiviral
immunity and autoimmunity. The activity and stability of cGAS are fine-tuned by post …

Ubiquitin–proteasome system as a target for anticancer treatment—an update

YJ Kim, Y Lee, H Shin, SA Hwang, J Park… - Archives of pharmacal …, 2023 - Springer
As the ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS) regulates almost every biological process, the
dysregulation or aberrant expression of the UPS components causes many pathological …

Challenges Coexist with Opportunities: Spatial Heterogeneity Expression of PD‐L1 in Cancer Therapy

Y Wang, Y Zhou, L Yang, L Lei, B He, J Cao… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer immunotherapy using anti‐programmed death‐ligand 1 (PD‐L1) antibodies has
been used in various clinical applications and achieved certain results. However, such …

Regulation of post-translational modification of PD-L1 and advances in tumor immunotherapy

C Feng, L Zhang, X Chang, D Qin, T Zhang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The immune checkpoint molecules programmed cell death receptor 1 (PD-1) and
programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) are one of the most promising targets for tumor …

Inhibition of CK2/ING4 Pathway Facilitates Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer Immunotherapy

Q Gou, H Chen, M Chen, J Shi, J Jin, Q Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Immune cells can protect against tumor progression by killing cancer cells, while aberrant
expression of the immune checkpoint protein PD‐L1 (programmed death ligand 1) in cancer …

PD-L1 translocation to the plasma membrane enables tumor immune evasion through MIB2 ubiquitination

X Yu, W Li, H Liu, X Wang, C Coarfa… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), a critical immune checkpoint ligand, is a
transmembrane protein synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum of tumor cells and …