期刊
CANCER & METABOLISM
卷 9, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s40170-021-00245-w
关键词
Immune checkpoints; PD-L1; Choline kinase alpha; COX-2; Breast cancer
资金
- NIH [R35 CA209960, R01 CA82337, P41 EB024495, P30 CA006973]
- Fundacion Martin-Escudero
- Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships
The study identified an inverse relationship between choline kinase-alpha (Chk-alpha) and the immune checkpoint PD-L1 at genomic, proteomic, and metabolomic levels. Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (COX-2) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) were found to play important roles in this relationship, with PD-L1 regulating metabolism potentially through Chk-alpha, COX-2, and TGF-beta.
Background Harnessing the power of the immune system by using immune checkpoint inhibitors has resulted in some of the most exciting advances in cancer treatment. The full potential of this approach has, however, not been fully realized for treating many cancers such as pancreatic and breast cancer. Cancer metabolism influences many aspects of cancer progression including immune surveillance. An expanded understanding of how cancer metabolism can directly impact immune checkpoints may allow further optimization of immunotherapy. We therefore investigated, for the first time, the relationship between the overexpression of choline kinase-alpha (Chk-alpha), an enzyme observed in most cancers, and the expression of the immune checkpoint PD-L1. Methods We used small interfering RNA to downregulate Chk-alpha, PD-L1, or both in two triple-negative human breast cancer cell lines (MDA-MB-231 and SUM-149) and two human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cell lines (Pa09C and Pa20C). The effects of the downregulation were studied at the genomic, proteomic, and metabolomic levels. The findings were compared with the results obtained by the analysis of public data from The Cancer Genome Atlas Program. Results We identified an inverse dependence between Chk-alpha and PD-L1 at the genomic, proteomic, and metabolomic levels. We also found that prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (COX-2) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) play an important role in this relationship. We independently confirmed this relationship in human cancers by analyzing data from The Cancer Genome Atlas Program. Conclusions Our data identified previously unknown roles of PD-L1 in cancer cell metabolic reprogramming, and revealed the immunosuppressive increased PD-L1 effect of Chk-alpha downregulation. These data suggest that PD-L1 regulation of metabolism may be mediated through Chk-alpha, COX-2, and TGF-beta. The observations provide new insights that can be applied to the rational design of combinatorial therapies targeting immune checkpoints and cancer metabolism.
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