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ArticleCancer communications (London, England)2025

Targeting MAN1B1 potently enhances bladder cancer antitumor immunity via deglycosylation of CD47.

Jie Zhang, Chen Zhang, Ruichen Zang, Weiwu Chen, Yining Guo, Haofei Jiang, Jing Le, Kunyu Wang, Haobo Fan, Xudong Wang and 11 more

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Jie ZhangDepartment of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-9957-077X
Chen ZhangDepartment of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.ORCID 0009-0009-5447-8978
Ruichen ZangDepartment of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.ORCID 0009-0003-3288-3661
Weiwu ChenDepartment of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.ORCID 0009-0008-2279-6931
Yining GuoDepartment of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.ORCID 0009-0004-1956-5391
Haofei JiangDepartment of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
Jing LeDepartment of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.ORCID 0009-0003-8197-3727
Kunyu WangDepartment of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.ORCID 0009-0005-7181-5455
Haobo FanDepartment of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.ORCID 0009-0007-1517-7932
Xudong WangDepartment of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.ORCID 0009-0005-6369-1317
Sisi MoDepartment of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.ORCID 0009-0002-7872-6103
Peng GaoDepartment of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.ORCID 0009-0000-3119-4360
Wenhao GuoDepartment of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-7753-1147
Xinrong JiangDepartment of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.ORCID 0009-0004-3049-052X
Fengbin GaoDepartment of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-4511-2378
Junming JiangHangzhou HuaAn Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
Juyan ZhengHangzhou Enyor Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
Yuxing ChenHangzhou Viji Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
Yicheng ChenDepartment of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-6369-1337
Yanlan YuDepartment of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0003-1351-7896
Guoqing DingDepartment of Urology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0003-3156-3618

Funding

Key Research and Development Program of Zhejiang Province 2021C03062Key Research and Development Program of Zhejiang Province 2023C03010National Natural Science Foundation of China 32000799National Natural Science Foundation of China 81972367Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province LQ21H160028Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province LY23H050004Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province Y24H160082
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Abstract

backgroundOnly a few bladder cancer patients benefit from anti-programmed cell death protein 1/programmed cell death ligand 1 immunotherapy. The cluster of differentiation 47 (CD47) plays an important role in tumor immune evasion. CD47 is a highly glycosylated protein, however, the mechanisms governing CD47 glycosylation and its potential role in immunosuppression are unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the function of CD47 glycosylation in bladder cancer.

methodsWestern blotting, immunohistochemistry, and flow cytometry were used to measure protein expression, protein-protein interactions, and phagocytosis in bladder cancer. A murine model was employed to investigate the impact of mannosidase alpha class 1B member 1 (MAN1B1) modification of CD47 on anti-phagocytosis in vivo. An ex vivo model, patient-derived tumor-like cell clusters, was used to examine the effect of targeting MAN1B1 on phagocytosis.

resultsOur research identified that aberrant CD47 glycosylation was responsible for its immunosuppression. The glycosyltransferase MAN1B1 responsible for CD47 glycosylation was highly expressed in bladder cancer. Abnormal activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) was significantly associated with MAN1B1 stability by regulating the interaction between MAN1B1 and the E3 ubiquitin ligase HMG-CoA reductase degradation 1 (HRD1). Mechanistically, abnormally activated ERK stabilized MAN1B1, resulting in the glycosylation of CD47 and facilitating immune evasion by enhancing its interaction with signal-regulatory protein alpha (SIRP-α). In vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrated that MAN1B1 knockout weakened CD47-mediated anti-phagocytosis. MAN1B1 inhibitors promoted phagocytosis without causing anemia, offering a safe alternative to anti-CD47 therapy.

conclusionsThis comprehensive analysis uncovered that ERK activation stabilizes MAN1B1 by regulating the interaction between MAN1B1 and HRD1, facilitates immune evasion via CD47 glycosylation, and presents new potential targets and strategies for cancer immunotherapy that do not cause anemia.

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CD47 AntigenUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsAnimalsCell Line, TumorFemaleGlycosylationHumansMaleMicePhagocytosisCD47 AntigenCD47 protein, humanBladder cancercluster of differentiation 47extracellular signal‐regulated kinaseHMG‐CoA reductase degradation 1immunotherapymacrophagemannosidase alpha class 1B member 1phagocytosis

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PMID40493414
PMCPMC12479130

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