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CELL DEATH & DISEASE
卷 13, 期 10, 页码 -出版社
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DOI: 10.1038/s41419-022-05292-9
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- National Key R&D Program of China [2021YFA1101000]
- Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China [LD22H300003]
In this study, it was found that MLN4924 increased the levels of PD-L1 mRNA and protein, which was largely independent of neddylation inactivation. The mechanism involved the activation of ERK and JNK signals, leading to AP-1 activation. MLN4924 attenuated T cell killing and this effect could be abrogated by MEK inhibitor or anti-PD-L1 antibody. Combination of MLN4924 with MEK inhibitor or anti-PD-L1 antibody enhanced the suppression of tumor growth in an in vivo xenograft tumor model.
MLN4924 is a first-in-class small molecule inhibitor of NEDD8-activating enzyme (NAE), which is currently in several clinical trials for anti-cancer applications. However, MLN4924 also showed some off-target effects with potential to promote the growth of cancer cells which counteracts its anticancer activity. In this study, we found that MLN4924 increases the levels of PD-L1 mRNA and protein in dose- and time-dependent manners. Mechanistic study showed that this MLN4924 effect is largely independent of neddylation inactivation, but is due to activation of both ERK and JNK signals, leading to AP-1 activation, which is blocked by the small molecule inhibitors of MEK and JNK, respectively. Biologically, MLN4924 attenuates T cell killing in a co-culture model due to PD-L1 upregulation, which can be, at least in part, abrogated by either MEK inhibitor or anti-PD-L1 antibody. In an in vivo BALB/c mouse xenograft tumor model, while MLN4924 alone had no effect, combination with either MEK inhibitor or anti-PD-L1 antibody enhanced the suppression of tumor growth. Taken together, our study provides a sound rationale for effective anticancer therapy in combination of anti-PD-L1 antibody or MEK inhibitor with MLN4924 to overcome the side-effect of immunosuppression by MLN4924 via PD-L1 induction.
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