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ReviewJournal of molecular cell biology2024

Targeting the PD-L1 cytoplasmic domain and its regulatory pathways to enhance cancer immunotherapy.

Fangni Chai, Pan Li, Xin Liu, Zhihui Zhou, Haiyan Ren

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Review in Journal of molecular cell biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Intracellular PD-L1: Functions, Regulation, and Therapeutic Implications.International journal of biological sciences · 2026
    Review
  4. Biochemical analysis of PD-L1 ubiquitination by CRL3Structure (London, England : 1993) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Fangni ChaiDivision of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Pan LiDivision of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Xin LiuDivision of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Zhihui ZhouDivision of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Haiyan RenDivision of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9995-3255

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2018YFA0109200National Natural Science Foundation of China 32271315West China Hospital, Sichuan University ZYYC20020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a significant member of the immune checkpoint, programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) plays a critical role in cancer immune escape and has become an important target for cancer immunotherapy. Clinically approved drugs mainly target the extracellular domain of PD-L1. Recently, the small cytoplasmic domain of PD-L1 has been reported to regulate PD-L1 stability and function through multiple pathways. Therefore, the intracellular domain of PD-L1 and its regulatory pathways could be promising targets for cancer therapy, expanding available strategies for combined immunotherapy. Here, we summarize the emerging roles of the PD-L1 cytoplasmic domain and its regulatory pathways. The conserved motifs, homodimerization, and posttranslational modifications of the PD-L1 cytoplasmic domain have been reported to regulate the membrane anchoring, degradation, nuclear translocation, and glycosylation of PD-L1. This summary provides a comprehensive understanding of the functions of the PD-L1 cytoplasmic domain and evaluates the broad prospects for targeted therapy.

Indexed as

B7-H1 AntigenImmunotherapyNeoplasmsAnimalsCytoplasmHumansProtein DomainsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalSignal TransductionB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humancytoplasmic domainimmunotherapyPD-L1posttranslational modification

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PMID37993416
PMCPMC11193063

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