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ArticleNature cell biology2019

TBKBP1 and TBK1 form a growth factor signalling axis mediating immunosuppression and tumourigenesis.

Lele Zhu, Yanchuan Li, Xiaoping Xie, Xiaofei Zhou, Meidi Gu, Zuliang Jie, Chun-Jung Ko, Tianxiao Gao, Blanca E Hernandez, Xuhong Cheng and 1 more

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Article in Nature cell biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 124 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Macrophage TBK1 signaling drives the development and outgrowth of breast cancer brain metastasis.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lele ZhuDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Yanchuan LiDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Xiaoping XieDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Xiaofei ZhouDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9289-2215
Meidi GuDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Zuliang JieDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Chun-Jung KoDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Tianxiao GaoDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Blanca E HernandezDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Xuhong ChengDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Shao-Cong SunDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. ssun@mdanderson.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7353-9400
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Fabien Delerue · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
Tumor BiologyP30CA125123 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Michael M Ittmann · 2007 to 2026
$73.9M
TpI2 Kinase in Macrophage Activation by MicrobesR01AI057555 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI SUN, SHAO-CONG · 2004 to 2021
$6.7M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS P30 CA125123NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI057555
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1) responds to microbial stimuli and mediates the induction of type I interferon (IFN). Here, we show that TBK1 is also a central mediator of growth factor signalling; this function of TBK1 relies on a specific adaptor-TBK-binding protein 1 (TBKBP1). TBKBP1 recruits TBK1 to protein kinase C-theta (PKCθ) through a scaffold protein, CARD10. This enables PKCθ to phosphorylate TBK1 at Ser 716, a crucial step for TBK1 activation by growth factors but not by innate immune stimuli. Although the TBK1-TBKBP1 signalling axis is not required for the induction of type I IFN, it mediates mTORC1 activation and oncogenesis. Conditional deletion of either TBK1 or TBKBP1 in lung epithelial cells inhibits tumourigenesis in a mouse model of lung cancer. In addition to promoting tumour growth, the TBK1-TBKBP1 axis facilitates tumour-mediated immunosuppression through a mechanism that involves induction of the checkpoint molecule PD-L1 and stimulation of glycolysis. These findings suggest a PKCθ-TBKBP1-TBK1 growth factor signalling axis that mediates both tumour growth and immunosuppression.

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A549 CellsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCarcinogenesisCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCells, CulturedEpithelial CellsHEK293 CellsHumansImmune ToleranceImmunity, InnateIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsInterferon Type ILungMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsInterferon Type IMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesTBK1 protein, humanTBKBP1 protein, human

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PMID31792381
PMCPMC6901116
OpenAlexW2991240508

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