Yuanzhong Wu, Liwen Zhou, Yezi Zou, Yijun Zhang, Meifang Zhang, Liping Xu, Lisi Zheng, Wenting He, Kuai Yu, Ting Li, Xia Zhang, Zhenxuan Chen, Ruhua Zhang, Penghui Zhou, Nu Zhang, Limin Zheng, Tiebang Kang
Immunotherapies targeting the PD-1/PD-L1 axis have become first-line treatments in multiple cancers. However, only a limited subset of individuals achieves durable benefits because of the elusive mechanisms regulating PD-1/PD-L1. Here, we report that in cells exposed to interferon-γ (IFNγ), KAT8 undergoes phase separation with induced IRF1 and forms biomolecular condensates to upregulate PD-L1. Multivalency from both the specific and promiscuous interactions between IRF1 and KAT8 is required for condensate formation...
March 9, 2023: Nature Cancer