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Abstract <p>Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a complex and highly heterogeneous malignancy marked by an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, which facilitates immune evasion and disease progression. Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), a key immune checkpoint molecule expressed on tumor and immune cells, whose activation allows tumors to evade immune surveillance, plays a central role in modulating antitumor immunity in RCC. While the transcriptional and cytokine-mediated regulation of PD-L1 is well documented, emerging evidence emphasizes the critical influence of post-translational modifications particularly ubiquitination and deubiquitination in controlling PD-L1 stability and function. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS), highlighting the roles of specific E3 ubiquitin ligases and deubiquitinases (DUBs) in modulating PD-L1 expression and their broader implications in RCC tumor biology. We further discuss how these proteins influence immune cell infiltration, tumor progression, and response to immunotherapy. The therapeutic potential of targeting UPS components, including proteasome inhibitors and proteolysis-targeting chimeras, is also explored. Understanding the UPS-mediated regulation of PD-L1 offers promising avenues for enhancing immunotherapeutic efficacy in RCC. </p> Graphical abstract <p></p>

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The role of E3 ligases and deubiquitinases in PD-L1 regulation and the tumor microenvironment in renal cell carcinoma

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    2025年7月29日

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  • Amzath Nazeer Akbar,
  • Somnath Pandey,
  • Pragasam Viswanathan

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Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a complex and highly heterogeneous malignancy marked by an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, which facilitates immune evasion and disease progression. Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), a key immune checkpoint molecule expressed on tumor and immune cells, whose activation allows tumors to evade immune surveillance, plays a central role in modulating antitumor immunity in RCC. While the transcriptional and cytokine-mediated regulation of PD-L1 is well documented, emerging evidence emphasizes the critical influence of post-translational modifications particularly ubiquitination and deubiquitination in controlling PD-L1 stability and function. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS), highlighting the roles of specific E3 ubiquitin ligases and deubiquitinases (DUBs) in modulating PD-L1 expression and their broader implications in RCC tumor biology. We further discuss how these proteins influence immune cell infiltration, tumor progression, and response to immunotherapy. The therapeutic potential of targeting UPS components, including proteasome inhibitors and proteolysis-targeting chimeras, is also explored. Understanding the UPS-mediated regulation of PD-L1 offers promising avenues for enhancing immunotherapeutic efficacy in RCC.

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