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ArticleMolecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy2025

Centrosome protein TAX1BP2 mediates STING-dependent immune response and potentiates anti-PD-1 efficacy in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Qingmei Zhang, Wing-Lim Chan, Sin-Yee Fung, Li Pang, Tao Ding, Jia Ming Nickolas Teo, Yuan Zhou, Chung Ming Alex Wu, Kam-Leung Siu, Jiacheng Bi and 4 more

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Qingmei ZhangSchool of Biomedical Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China; Department of Surgery, HKU-Shenzhen Hospital and Department of Surgery, LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Wing-Lim ChanSchool of Biomedical Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Sin-Yee FungSchool of Biomedical Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Li PangDepartment of Surgery, HKU-Shenzhen Hospital and Department of Surgery, LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Organ Transplantation Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Tao DingDepartment of Surgery, HKU-Shenzhen Hospital and Department of Surgery, LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Jia Ming Nickolas TeoSchool of Biomedical Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Yuan ZhouSchool of Biomedical Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Chung Ming Alex WuSchool of Biomedical Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Kam-Leung SiuSchool of Biomedical Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Jiacheng BiThe CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.
Guang Sheng LingSchool of Biomedical Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Dong-Yan JinSchool of Biomedical Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Kwan ManDepartment of Surgery, HKU-Shenzhen Hospital and Department of Surgery, LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Electronic address: kwanman@hku.hk.
Yick Pang ChingSchool of Biomedical Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China; State Key Laboratory of Liver Research (University of Hong Kong), Hong Kong SAR, China. Electronic address: ypching@hku.hk.

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Abstract

Centrosome aberrations are a common feature in human cancer cells. Our previous studies demonstrated that the centrosomal protein Tax1 binding protein 2 (TAX1BP2) inhibits centrosome overduplication and is underexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Here, we report that Intratumoral TAX1BP2 promotes tumor lymphocyte infiltration and enhances the efficacy of anti-PD-1 therapy. Clinically, we discovered that a hallmark of low TAX1BP2 expression in HCC tumors is T cell exclusion, whereas re-depression of TAX1BP2 in preclinical models restores antitumor immunity and potentiates anti-PD-1 efficacy. Mechanistically, we identified that reconstitution of intratumor TAX1BP2 triggers the type I interferon (IFN-I) response and subsequent facilitation of a subtype of CD27+CD8+ T cell recruitment. Furthermore, we demonstrated that Intratumor TAX1BP2 upregulates STING by inhibiting the hyperactivation of DNMT1, and EZH2 is linked to endogenous LKB1 activity.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLiver NeoplasmsMembrane ProteinsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorAnimalsCell Line, TumorCentrosomeHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMiceSTING ProteinXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane ProteinsPDCD1 protein, humanProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorSTING1 protein, humanSTING Proteinantitumor immunityCentrosome overduplicationHCCHepatocellular carcinomaLKB1 activationSTING-IFN-I pathwayTAX1BP2

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PMID39881544
PMCPMC12172176

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