Unleashing TNF cytotoxicity to enhance cancer immunotherapy

AJ Freeman, CJ Kearney, J Silke, J Oliaro - Trends in immunology, 2021 - cell.com
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced and secreted by
cytotoxic lymphocytes upon tumor target recognition. Depending on the context, TNF can …

Chain reactions: molecular mechanisms of RBR ubiquitin ligases

TR Cotton, BC Lechtenberg - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2020 - portlandpress.com
Ubiquitination is a fundamental post-translational modification that regulates almost all
aspects of cellular signalling and is ultimately catalysed by the action of E3 ubiquitin ligases …

[HTML][HTML] RNF31 inhibition sensitizes tumors to bystander killing by innate and adaptive immune cells

Z Zhang, X Kong, MA Ligtenberg… - Cell Reports …, 2022 - cell.com
Tumor escape mechanisms for immunotherapy include deficiencies in antigen presentation,
diminishing adaptive CD8+ T cell antitumor activity. Although innate natural killer (NK) cells …

[HTML][HTML] LUBAC-mediated M1 Ub regulates necroptosis by segregating the cellular distribution of active MLKL

N Weinelt, KN Wächtershäuser, G Celik, B Jeiler… - Cell Death & …, 2024 - nature.com
Plasma membrane accumulation of phosphorylated mixed lineage kinase domain-like
(MLKL) is a hallmark of necroptosis, leading to membrane rupture and inflammatory cell …

Automated high-throughput system combining small-scale synthesis with bioassays and reaction screening

NM Morato, MPT Le, DT Holden… - SLAS …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The Purdue Make It system is a unique automated platform capable of small-scale in situ
synthesis, screening small-molecule reactions, and performing direct label-free bioassays …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular bases for HOIPINs-mediated inhibition of LUBAC and innate immune responses

D Oikawa, Y Sato, F Ohtake, K Komakura… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
The NF-κB and interferon antiviral signaling pathways play pivotal roles in inflammatory and
innate immune responses. The LUBAC ubiquitin ligase complex, composed of the HOIP …

[HTML][HTML] The Met1-linked ubiquitin machinery in inflammation and infection

BK Fiil, M Gyrd-Hansen - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2021 - nature.com
Ubiquitination is an essential post-translational modification that regulates most cellular
processes. The assembly of ubiquitin into polymeric chains by E3 ubiquitin ligases underlies …

HOIP limits anti‐tumor immunity by protecting against combined TNF and IFN‐gamma‐induced apoptosis

AJ Freeman, SJ Vervoort, J Michie, KM Ramsbottom… - EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
The success of cancer immunotherapy is limited to a subset of patients, highlighting the
need to identify the processes by which tumors evade immunity. Using CRISPR/Cas9 …

[HTML][HTML] Linear ubiquitin code: its writer, erasers, decoders, inhibitors, and implications in disorders

D Oikawa, Y Sato, H Ito, F Tokunaga - International Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC) is a ubiquitin ligase composed of the
Heme-oxidized IRP2 ubiquitin ligase-1L (HOIL-1L), HOIL-1L-interacting protein (HOIP), and …

Small-molecule inhibitors of linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC), HOIPINs, suppress NF-κB signaling

K Katsuya, D Oikawa, K Iio, S Obika, Y Hori… - Biochemical and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) is a crucial transcription factor family involved in the regulation of
immune and inflammatory responses and cell survival. The linear ubiquitin chain assembly …