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ArticleOncogene2025

FK228 reshapes tumor microenvironment to enhance anti-PD-L1 efficacy.

Liang Gong, Lu Tian, He Li, Kexuan Zhou, Haocheng He, Shuai Xiao, Yizhun Zhu, Zhicheng Gong, Kaisa Cui, Youming Zhang

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Article in Oncogene, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Liang GongCollege of Synthetic Biology Industry, Center for Cell and Gene Therapy Research, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde, Hunan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6069-7650
Lu TianCollege of Synthetic Biology Industry, Center for Cell and Gene Therapy Research, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde, Hunan, China.ORCID 0009-0003-1973-5875
He LiShenzhen Key Laboratory of Genome Manipulation and Biosynthesis, Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Kexuan ZhouShenzhen Key Laboratory of Genome Manipulation and Biosynthesis, Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Haocheng HeCollege of Synthetic Biology Industry, Center for Cell and Gene Therapy Research, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde, Hunan, China.
Shuai XiaoCollege of Synthetic Biology Industry, Center for Cell and Gene Therapy Research, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde, Hunan, China.
Yizhun ZhuState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7700-8041
Zhicheng GongWuxi Cancer Institute, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. jichan@jiangnan.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-6821-9311
Kaisa CuiWuxi Cancer Institute, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. ksxg@foxmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-7255-2689
Youming ZhangCollege of Synthetic Biology Industry, Center for Cell and Gene Therapy Research, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde, Hunan, China. zhangyouming@sdu.edu.cn.ORCID 0009-0004-1702-6335

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The lack of a favorable tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) results in limited response rates to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) across human solid tumors, necessitating the development of novel combination strategies. In this study, we repurposed FK228, an US FDA-approved histone deacetylase inhibitor that is used clinically in non-solid tumor treatment, as a novel ICB sensitizer in solid tumors and revealed the diverse regulatory functions of FK228 in the TIME. FK228 serves as a novel necroptosis inducer in cancer cells by triggering endoplasmic reticulum stress. This in turn enhances the immunogenicity of cancer cells and increases the infiltration of tumor-killing immunocytes, including CD8

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B7-H1 AntigenDepsipeptidesImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsNeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorEndoplasmic Reticulum StressFemaleHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHumansMiceXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanDepsipeptidesHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorsromidepsin

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PMID40940553
PMCPMC12454147

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