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Function
PD1L1_HUMAN Involved in the costimulatory signal, essential for T-cell proliferation and production of IL10 and IFNG, in an IL2-dependent and a PDCD1-independent manner. Interaction with PDCD1 inhibits T-cell proliferation and cytokine production.[1] [2]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Programmed death-ligand 1 is a glycoprotein expressed on antigen presenting cells, hepatocytes, and tumors which upon interaction with programmed death-1, results in inhibition of antigen-specific T cell responses. Here, we report a mechanism of inhibiting programmed death-ligand 1 through small molecule-induced dimerization and internalization. This represents a mechanism of checkpoint inhibition, which differentiates from anti-programmed death-ligand 1 antibodies which function through molecular disruption of the programmed death 1 interaction. Testing of programmed death ligand 1 small molecule inhibition in a humanized mouse model of colorectal cancer results in a significant reduction in tumor size and promotes T cell proliferation. In addition, antigen-specific T and B cell responses from patients with chronic hepatitis B infection are significantly elevated upon programmed death ligand 1 small molecule inhibitor treatment. Taken together, these data identify a mechanism of small molecule-induced programmed death ligand 1 internalization with potential therapeutic implications in oncology and chronic viral infections.
Checkpoint inhibition through small molecule-induced internalization of programmed death-ligand 1.,Park JJ, Thi EP, Carpio VH, Bi Y, Cole AG, Dorsey BD, Fan K, Harasym T, Iott CL, Kadhim S, Kim JH, Lee ACH, Nguyen D, Paratala BS, Qiu R, White A, Lakshminarasimhan D, Leo C, Suto RK, Rijnbrand R, Tang S, Sofia MJ, Moore CB Nat Commun. 2021 Feb 22;12(1):1222. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21410-1. PMID:33619272[3]
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References
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- ↑ Park JJ, Thi EP, Carpio VH, Bi Y, Cole AG, Dorsey BD, Fan K, Harasym T, Iott CL, Kadhim S, Kim JH, Lee ACH, Nguyen D, Paratala BS, Qiu R, White A, Lakshminarasimhan D, Leo C, Suto RK, Rijnbrand R, Tang S, Sofia MJ, Moore CB. Checkpoint inhibition through small molecule-induced internalization of programmed death-ligand 1. Nat Commun. 2021 Feb 22;12(1):1222. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21410-1. PMID:33619272 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21410-1
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