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ArticleGenes & diseases2023

PD-L1 expression is regulated by ATP-binding of the ERBB3 pseudokinase domain.

Yamu Li, Zhonghua Liu, Yiqing Zhao, Jie Yang, Tsan Sam Xiao, Ronald A Conlon, Zhenghe Wang

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Article in Genes & diseases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yamu LiDepartment of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Zhonghua LiuDepartment of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Yiqing ZhaoDepartment of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Jie YangDepartment of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Tsan Sam XiaoDepartment of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Ronald A ConlonDepartment of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Zhenghe WangDepartment of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Case Western Reserve University · US

Funding

Mechanisms of metabolic reprogramming by PIK3CA oncogenic mutationsR01CA196643 · NCI · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI Zhenghe Wang · 2016 to 2026
$3.1M
Role of Erbb3 kinase activity in colorectal tumorigenesis.R01CA256791 · NCI · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI WANG, ZHENGHE · 2021 to 2025
$2.5M
Role of PTPRT in colon cancer progression and metastasisR01CA260629 · NCI · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI WANG, ZHENGHE · 2022 to 2025
$2.2M
Mechanisms of PIK3CA helical domain mutations driving colorectal tumorigenesisR01CA264320 · NCI · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI WANG, ZHENGHE · 2021 to 2025
$2.0M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA196643NCI NIH HHS R01 CA256791NCI NIH HHS R01 CA260629NCI NIH HHS R01 CA264320
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

How PD-L1 expression is regulated in cancer is poorly understood. Here, we report that the ATP-binding activity of ERBB3 pseudokinase regulates PD-L1 gene expression in colorectal cancers (CRCs). ERBB3 is one of the four members of the EGF receptor family, all with protein tyrosine kinase domains. ERBB3 is a pseudokinase with a high binding affinity to ATP. We showed that ERBB3 ATP-binding inactivation mutant reduces tumorigenicity in genetically engineered mouse models and impairs xenograft tumor growth of CRC cell lines. The ERBB3 ATP-binding mutant cells dramatically reduce IFN-γ-induced PD-L1 expression. Mechanistically, ERBB3 regulates IFN-γ-induced PD-L1 expression through the IRS1-PI3K-PDK1-RSK-CREB signaling axis. CREB is the transcription factor that regulates PD-L1 gene expression in CRC cells. Knockin of a tumor-derived ERBB3 mutation located in the kinase domain sensitizes mouse colon cancers to anti-PD1 antibody therapy, suggesting that ERBB3 mutations could be predictive biomarkers for tumors amenable to immune checkpoint therapy.

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Colon cancerERBB3ImmunotherapyPD-L1Pseudokinase

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