Abstract
Pro-inflammatory cytokines produced in the tumor microenvironment lead to eradication of anti-tumor immunity and enhanced tumor cell survival. In the current study, we identified tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) as a major factor triggering cancer cell immunosuppression against T cell surveillance via stabilization of programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1). We demonstrated that COP9 signalosome 5 (CSN5), induced by NF-κB p65, is required for TNF-α-mediated PD-L1 stabilization in cancer cells. CSN5 inhibits the ubiquitination and degradation of PD-L1. Inhibition of CSN5 by curcumin diminished cancer cell PD-L1 expression and sensitized cancer cells to anti-CTLA4 therapy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 925-939 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Cancer cell |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 12 2016 |
Keywords
- CSN5
- PD-L1
- TNF-α
- anti-CTLA4
- curcumin
- deubiquitination
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cell Biology
- Cancer Research
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