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CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION
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SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1038/s41418-023-01242-w
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This study reveals that activation of the STING-TBK1 pathway can suppress cervical cancer growth by promoting the degradation of E7 oncoproteins. This finding provides new insights into the host innate immune defense against oncoviruses and suggests that activating STING/TBK1 could be a promising strategy for treating HPV-positive cervical cancer.
Cervical cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer, etiologically related to persistent infection of human papillomavirus (HPV). Both the host innate immunity system and the invading HPV have developed sophisticated and effective mechanisms to counteract each other. As a central innate immune sensing signaling adaptor, stimulator of interferon genes (STING) plays a pivotal role in antiviral and antitumor immunity, while viral oncoproteins E7, especially from HPV16/18, are responsible for cell proliferation in cervical cancer, and can inhibit the activity of STING as reported. In this report, we find that activation of STING-TBK1 (TANK-binding kinase 1) promotes the ubiquitin-proteasome degradation of E7 oncoproteins to suppress cervical cancer growth. Mechanistically, TBK1 is able to phosphorylate HPV16/18 E7 oncoproteins at Ser71/Ser78, promoting the ubiquitination and degradation of E7 oncoproteins by E3 ligase HUWE1. Functionally, activated STING inhibits cervical cancer cell proliferation via down-regulating E7 oncoproteins in a TBK1-dependent manner and potentially synergizes with radiation to achieve better effects for antitumor. Furthermore, either genetically or pharmacologically activation of STING-TBK1 suppresses cervical cancer growth in mice, which is independent on its innate immune defense. In conclusion, our findings represent a new layer of the host innate immune defense against oncovirus and provide that activating STING/TBK1 could be a promising strategy to treat patients with HPV-positive cervical cancer.
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