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Cytoplasmic UHRF1 restrains MHC-I-mediated anti-tumor immune response [bulk RNA-seq]

ABSTRACT: Immunotherapy has revolutionized the landscape of cancer treatment. However, both primary and acquired resistance to immunotherapy, emerged during the co-evolution of cancer cells and the tumor microenvironment (TME), commonly restrain long-term tumor control. In exploring the oncogenic activity of Ubiquitin-like with PHD and ring finger domains 1 (UHRF1), we unexpectedly discovered that this epigenetic regulator exhibits altered expression and aberrant cytosolic localization in cancerous tissues. Cytoplasmic translocation of UHRF1 is induced by its phosphorylation on a specific serine in response to signals provided by factors present in the TME, such as TGF-, enabling UHRF1 to bind MHC-I and promote its ubiquitination and degradation via the E3 activity of UHRF1. Down-regulation of MHC-I results in suppression of the antigen presentation pathway to establish a non-T cell-inflamed TME favoring tumor growth. Genetic deletion of UHRF1 synergizes with immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) treatment and induces an anti-tumor memory response by evoking low-affinity T cells upon sustained UHRF1 inactivation. Our study unveils a novel function of UHRF1 in cancer immune evasion and provides a potential target to synergize with immunotherapy and overcome immunotherapeutic resistance.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE272880 | GEO | 2024/08/09

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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