Coupled deglycosylation-ubiquitination cascade in regulating PD-1 degradation by MDM2

Autor: Zhen Wu, Zhijie Cao, Han Yao, Xiaojun Yan, Wenbin Xu, Mi Zhang, Zishan Jiao, Zijing Zhang, Jianyuan Chen, Yajing Liu, Meng Zhang, Donglai Wang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Cell Reports, Vol 42, Iss 7, Pp 112693- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-1247
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112693
Popis: Summary: Posttranslational modifications represent a key step in modulating programmed death-1 (PD-1) functions, but the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely defined. Here, we report crosstalk between deglycosylation and ubiquitination in regulating PD-1 stability. We show that the removal of N-linked glycosylation is a prerequisite for efficient PD-1 ubiquitination and degradation. Murine double minute 2 (MDM2) is identified as an E3 ligase of deglycosylated PD-1. In addition, the presence of MDM2 facilitates glycosylated PD-1 interaction with glycosidase NGLY1 and promotes subsequent NGLY1-catalyzed PD-1 deglycosylation. Functionally, we demonstrate that the absence of T cell-specific MDM2 accelerates tumor growth by primarily upregulating PD-1. By stimulating the p53-MDM2 axis, interferon-α (IFN-α) reduces PD-1 levels in T cells, which, in turn, exhibit a synergistic effect on tumor suppression by sensitizing anti-PD-1 immunotherapy. Our study reveals that MDM2 directs PD-1 degradation via a deglycosylation-ubiquitination coupled mechanism and sheds light on a promising strategy to boost cancer immunotherapy by targeting the T cell-specific MDM2-PD-1 regulatory axis.
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