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 …

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 …

Roles of PD-1/PD-L1 pathway: signaling, cancer, and beyond

L Ai, A Xu, J Xu - Regulation of cancer Immune checkpoints: Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
Immunotherapies that target PD-1/PD-L1 axis have shown unprecedented success in a wide
variety of human cancers. PD-1 is one of the key coinhibitory receptors expressed on T cells …

Regulation and function of the PD-L1 checkpoint

C Sun, R Mezzadra, TN Schumacher - Immunity, 2018 - cell.com
Expression of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is frequently observed in human
cancers. Binding of PD-L1 to its receptor PD-1 on activated T cells inhibits anti-tumor …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms controlling PD-L1 expression in cancer

JH Cha, LC Chan, CW Li, JL Hsu, MC Hung - Molecular cell, 2019 - cell.com
The engagement of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1; encoded by the PDCD1 gene)
receptor expressed on activated T cells and its ligand, programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1; …

Regulating tumor suppressor genes: post-translational modifications

L Chen, S Liu, Y Tao - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2020 - nature.com
Tumor suppressor genes cooperate with each other in tumors. Three important tumor
suppressor proteins, retinoblastoma (Rb), p53, phosphatase, and tensin homolog deleted …

Mechanism-driven biomarkers to guide immune checkpoint blockade in cancer therapy

SL Topalian, JM Taube, RA Anders… - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2016 - nature.com
With recent approvals for multiple therapeutic antibodies that block cytotoxic T lymphocyte
associated antigen 4 (CTLA4) and programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) in melanoma …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive clinically informed map of dependencies in cancer cells and framework for target prioritization

C Pacini, E Duncan, E Gonçalves, J Gilbert, S Bhosle… - Cancer Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Genetic screens in cancer cell lines inform gene function and drug discovery. More
comprehensive screen datasets with multi-omics data are needed to enhance opportunities …

The role of RNA methylation in tumor immunity and its potential in immunotherapy

Y Li, H **, Q Li, L Shi, Y Mao, L Zhao - Molecular cancer, 2024 - Springer
RNA methylation, a prevalent post-transcriptional modification, has garnered considerable
attention in research circles. It exerts regulatory control over diverse biological functions by …

Functions of immune checkpoint molecules beyond immune evasion

Y Zhang, J Zheng - Regulation of cancer immune checkpoints: molecular …, 2020 - Springer
Immune checkpoint molecules, including inhibitory and stimulatory immune checkpoint
molecules, are defined as ligand–receptor pairs that exert inhibitory or stimulatory effects on …