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Table 1 Targeting posttranslational modifications of PD-1/PD-L1

From: Emerging therapeutic frontiers in cancer: insights into posttranslational modifications of PD-1/PD-L1 and regulatory pathways

Target

Posttranslational modifications

Regulator

Therapy

Preclinical tumor model

Ref. No

PD-L1 S176,T180,S184

Serine/Threonine phosphorylation

GSK3β

Gefitinib + anti-PD-1

TNBC

[27]

Olaparib + anti–PD-1

PD-L1 S195

Serine/Threonine phosphorylation

AMPK

Metformin + anti–CTLA4, D-mannose

BC, TNBC

[28, 155]

PD-L1 T210

Serine/Threonine phosphorylation

LRRK2

Vitamin B12

PDAC

[20]

PD-L1

Tyrosine phosphorylation

EGF

\

CSCC

[32]

PD-L1

Mono/Multiubiquitination

EGF

Gefitinib + SCH772984, PYR-41

CSCC

[33]

PD-L1

Poly-ubiquitination

β-TrCP

Resveratrol

TNBC

[27]

PD-L1

Poly-ubiquitination

Cullin3-SPOP

Palbociclib + anti–PD-1

BC, Colon cancer, CxCa

[35]

PD-L1

Poly- ubiquitination

STUB1

CMTM6 knockout, H1A

Melanoma

[45,46,47]

PD-L1

Ubiquitination

Casp8

\

Melanoma

[43, 44]

PD-L1

Ubiquitination

\

IFIT1

CRC

[36]

PD-L1

Poly- ubiquitination

SPOP

RIG-I knockout

CRC

[37]

PD-L1

Ubiquitination

RNF125

\

OSCC

[38]

PD-L1 K281

Poly- ubiquitination

HUWE1

PTPR + αCTLA-4

BC

[39]

PD-L1

Ubiquitination

VPRBP

USP2 knockout

Osteosarcoma

[40]

PD-L1

Ubiquitination

\

DHA

NSCLC, HCC

[41]

PD-L1

Poly- ubiquitination

Cullin3-SPOP

Canagliflozin

NSCLC

[48]

PD-L1

Ubiquitination

MIB2

\

Melanoma, CRC, NSCLC

[49]

PD-L1

Ubiquitination

\

PROTAC (21a, P22, AbTAC, CDTAC, ROTAC)

CRC, HCC, BC, NSCLC, bladder cancer, melanoma

[156,157,158,159,160,161,162]

PD-L1

Deubiquitination

CSN5

Curcumin + anti-CTLA4, PDIA6

TNBC, colon cancer, melanoma

[73,74,75]

PD-L1 K6, K11, K27, K29, K33

Deubiquitination

USP22

USP22 inhibitor: Rottlerin and Morusin

HCC, NSCLC

[76, 77]

PD-L1

Deubiquitination

USP9X

\

OSCC

[78]

PD-L1

Deubiquitination

UCHL1

\

NSCLC

[83]

PD-L1

Deubiquitination

OTUB1

\

BC

[84]

PD-L1 K270

Deubiquitination

USP2

USP2 knockout, USP2 inhibitor

CRC, PC

[79]

PD-L1

Deubiquitination

USP51

DHM

NSCLC

[80]

PD-L1

Deubiquitination

USP8

USP8 inhibitor + anti–PD-L1

PCA

[81]

PD-L1

Deubiquitination

USP7

A11 + PD-L1 mAb

BC, NSCLC, melanoma

[82]

PD-L1

Deubiquitination

USP20

\

BC

[85]

PD-L1

Deubiquitination

USP18

\

Bladder cancer

[86]

PD-L1 N192,N200

N-linked glycosylation

B3GNT3

STM108,Gefitinib

TNBC

[90]

PD-L1

N-linked glycosylation

Sigma1

IPAG

TNBC, PC

[91]

PD-L1

N-linked glycosylation

FKBP51 s

SAFit

GBM

[92]

PD-L1

N-linked glycosylation

GLT1D1

\

BCL

[93]

PD-L1

N-linked glycosylation

SLC35C1

\

LUAD

[94]

PD-L1

N-linked glycosylation

B4GALT1

\

LUAD

[95]

PD-L1

N-linked glycosylation

STT3

Etoposide + anti-Tim-3

BC, NPC, CxCa

[39, 96,97,98,99]

PD-L1

N-linked glycosylation

\

α-mangostin

TNBC

[188]

PD-L1

N-linked glycosylation

SEC61G

\

GBM

[100]

PD-L1

N-linked glycosylation

MCT4

\

TNBC

[101]

PD-L1

O-linked glycosylation

GALNT2/14

\

LUAD

[105]

PD-L1

O-linked glycosylation

GFAT1

\

Lung cancer

[106]

PD-L1

Ectodomain shedding

MMP9, 13

\

Mesenchymal stromal cells

[64]

PD-L1

Ectodomain shedding

MMP7, 13

CL82198, Paclitaxel

HNSCC

[65]

PD-L1

Ectodomain shedding

MMP2, 9, 13

HE4

OC

[66]

PD-L1

Disulfide bond formation

PDIA5

\

HCC, GBM, PC

[109]

PD-L1

Disulfide bond formation

ERO1-α

ERO1-α knockout

TNBC

[108]

PD-L1

S-palmitoylation

PPT1

PPT1 inhibitor

Melanoma, HCC

[190, 191]

PD-L1 C272

S-palmitoylation

ZDHHC9

2-BP

BC, Lung cancer

[112,113,114,115]

PD-L1 C272

S-palmitoylation

ZDHHC3

CPP-S1,2-BP, SP-PROTAC

CRC

[116, 196]

PD-L1

S-palmitoylation

FASN

DHA

Bladder cancer

[41, 117]

PD-L1

S-palmitoylation

DHHC5

DHA

PCA

[41]

PD-L1

ADP-Ribosylation

ARF6

\

PCA

[119, 120]

PD-L1

Acetylation

EGF

\

CSCC

[33]

PD-L1 K263

Acetylation

p300, HDAC2

HDAC2 inhibitor

TNBC

[125]

PD-L1

Acetylation

VPA

\

PCA

[126]

PD-L1

Autophagic degradation

ING4

CK2 inhibitor

NSCLC

[161]

PD-L1

SUMOylation

TRIM28

\

GC

[88]

PD-L1

ISGylation

ISG15

\

LUAD

[57]

PD-L1

UFMylation

UFL1, UFM1

UFSP2 inhibitor

TNBC, HCC

[58]

PD-L1 K162

Methylation

SETD7

\

NSCLC

[22]

PD-1 Y223,Y248

Tyrosine phosphorylation

Lck

Shp2

BL

[133]

PD-1 K48

Poly-ubiquitination

FBXO38

IL-2, CISH knockout

CRC, NSCLC

[13, 136]

PD-1

Ubiquitination

c-Cbl

\

CRC

[137]

PD-1 K48

Poly-ubiquitination

FBW7

Oridonin

NSCLC

[12]

PD-1

Ubiquitination

MDM2

\

Colon cancer

[138]

PD-1 N49,N74

N-linked glycosylation

Fut8

2 F-Fuc

Melanoma

[140]

PD-1

S-palmitoylation

DHHC9

\

CRC

[141]