Overarching roles of diacylglycerol signaling in cancer development and antitumor immunity

M Cooke, MG Kazanietz - Science Signaling, 2022 - science.org
Diacylglycerol (DAG) is a lipid second messenger that is generated in response to
extracellular stimuli and channels intracellular signals that affect mammalian cell …

Immune checkpoint receptors signaling in T cells

G Baldanzi - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The characterization of the receptors negatively modulating lymphocyte function is rapidly
advancing, driven by success in tumor immunotherapy. As a result, the number of immune …

Diacylglycerol kinases in cancer

I Mérida, P Torres-Ayuso, A Ávila-Flores… - Advances in biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Diacylglycerol kinases (DGK) are a family of enzymes that catalyze the transformation of
diacylglycerol into phosphatidic acid. In T lymphocytes, DGKα and ζ limit the activation of the …

Redundant and specialized roles for diacylglycerol kinases α and ζ in the control of T cell functions

I Mérida, E Andrada, SI Gharbi, A Ávila-Flores - Science Signaling, 2015 - science.org
The diacylglycerol kinases (DGKs) attenuate diacylglycerol (DAG)–mediated signals by
catalyzing the conversion of DAG to phosphatidic acid. In T lymphocytes, the antigen …

Diacylglycerol kinase α inhibition cooperates with PD-1-targeted therapies to restore the T cell activation program

J Arranz-Nicolás, M Martin-Salgado… - Cancer Immunology …, 2021 - Springer
Background Antibody-based therapies blocking the programmed cell death-1/ligand-1 (PD-
1/PD-L1) axis have provided unprecedent clinical success in cancer treatment. Acquired …

Beyond the cell surface: targeting intracellular negative regulators to enhance T cell anti-tumor activity

P Sitaram, B Uyemura, S Malarkannan… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
It is well established that extracellular proteins that negatively regulate T cell function, such
as Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) and Programmed Cell Death …

[HTML][HTML] Diacylglycerol kinase α promotes 3D cancer cell growth and limits drug sensitivity through functional interaction with Src

P Torres-Ayuso, M Daza-Martín, J Martín-Pérez… - Oncotarget, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) α converts diacylglycerol to phosphatidic acid. This lipid kinase
sustains survival, migration and invasion of tumor cells, with no effect over untransformed …

Beyond lipid signaling: pleiotropic effects of diacylglycerol kinases in cellular signaling

JA Sim, J Kim, D Yang - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The diacylglycerol kinase family, which can attenuate diacylglycerol signaling and activate
phosphatidic acid signaling, regulates various signaling transductions in the mammalian …

MicroRNA-34a enhances T cell activation by targeting diacylglycerol kinase ζ

J Shin, D Xie, XP Zhong - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The engagement of the T cell receptor (TCR) induces the generation of diacylglycerol
(DAG), an important second messenger activating both the Ras/Erk and PKCθ/NFκB …

Predominant contribution of DGKζ over DGKα in the control of PKC/PDK‐1‐regulated functions in T cells

A Ávila‐Flores, J Arranz‐Nicolás… - … and Cell Biology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Diacylglycerol kinase (DGK)‐mediated consumption of the diacylglycerol (DAG) generated
in response to antigen recognition is an important mechanism to limit T‐cell function …