Nature Communications (Dec 2022)

PRDM1/BLIMP1 induces cancer immune evasion by modulating the USP22-SPI1-PD-L1 axis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells

  • Qing Li,
  • Liren Zhang,
  • Wenhua You,
  • Jiali Xu,
  • Jingjing Dai,
  • Dongxu Hua,
  • Ruizhi Zhang,
  • Feifan Yao,
  • Suiqing Zhou,
  • Wei Huang,
  • Yongjiu Dai,
  • Yu Zhang,
  • Tasiken Baheti,
  • Xiaofeng Qian,
  • Liyong Pu,
  • Jing Xu,
  • Yongxiang Xia,
  • Chuanyong Zhang,
  • Jinhai Tang,
  • Xuehao Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35469-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Members of the PRDI-BF1 and RIZ homology domain (PRDM) family have been involved in the regulation of several pathological conditions, including cancer. Here the authors show that PRDM1/BLIMP1 promotes immune evasion by regulating PD-L1 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma cells.