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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

CK2B Induces CD8

Shaochuan Liu, Shiya Ma, Gen Liu, Lingjie Hou, Yong Guan, Liang Liu, Yuan Meng, Wenwen Yu, Ting Liu, Li Zhou and 6 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Shaochuan LiuTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, 300060, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4305-6173
Shiya MaTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Gen LiuTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Lingjie HouDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, 400030, China.
Yong GuanTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Liang LiuTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Yuan MengTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Wenwen YuTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Ting LiuTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Li ZhouTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Zhiyong YuanTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Shuju PangTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Siyuan ZhangTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Junyi LiTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Xiubao RenTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, 300060, China.
Qian SunTianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, 300060, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4878-3599

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2024M752391National Natural Science Foundation of China 82372779National Natural Science Foundation of China 82373283Tianjin Key Medical Discipline (Specialty) Construction Project TJYXZDXK-009A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anti-PD-1 therapy has left an indelible mark in the field of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment; however, its efficacy is limited in clinical practice owing to differences in the degree of effector T-cell exhaustion. Casein kinase 2 (CK2) is a protein kinase that plays an important role in T-cell immunity. In this study, it is aimed to explore the potential of targeting CK2 and its regulatory subunit CK2B to prevent or reverse T-cell exhaustion, thereby enhancing the efficacy of anti-PD-1 therapy in NSCLC. In this study, it is found that CK2B expression is closely associated with T-cell exhaustion as well as the efficacy of anti-PD-1 therapy based on scRNA-seq and in vitro and in vivo experiments. Utilization of CK2 inhibitors or knockdown of CK2B expression can upregulate TBX21 expression through HDAC8-mediated epigenetic reprogramming, restoring the effector function of CD8

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCasein Kinase IICD8-Positive T-LymphocytesHistone DeacetylasesLung NeoplasmsAnimalsCell Line, TumorEpigenesis, GeneticHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsMiceProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorT-Cell ExhaustionCasein Kinase IIHistone DeacetylasesImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorCK2BICIsNSCLCT cell exhaustionTME

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PMID40013761
PMCPMC12021095

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