CDC20‐Mediated Selective Autophagy Degradation of PBRM1 Affects Immunotherapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma

Abstract Polybromo 1 (PBRM1) inactivating mutations are associated with clinical benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitor treatments in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). However, whether targeting PBRM1 has the potential to enhance immunotherapy efficacy in patients with wild‐type PBRM1 and t...

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Main Authors: Yizeng Fan, Weichao Dan, Taotao Que, Yi Wei, Bo Liu, Zixi Wang, Yulin Zhang, Yuzhao Wang, Tianjie Liu, Yanxin Zhuang, Mengxing Li, Chendong Guo, Jin Zeng, Bohan Ma, Lei Li
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202412967
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Weichao Dan
Taotao Que
Yi Wei
Bo Liu
Zixi Wang
Yulin Zhang
Yuzhao Wang
Tianjie Liu
Yanxin Zhuang
Mengxing Li
Chendong Guo
Jin Zeng
Bohan Ma
Lei Li
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Weichao Dan
Taotao Que
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Zixi Wang
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Mengxing Li
Chendong Guo
Jin Zeng
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Lei Li
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description Abstract Polybromo 1 (PBRM1) inactivating mutations are associated with clinical benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitor treatments in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). However, whether targeting PBRM1 has the potential to enhance immunotherapy efficacy in patients with wild‐type PBRM1 and the upstream pathways that regulate PBRM1 protein stability remain unclear. Here, it is demonstrated that PBRM1 knockdown induced M1 macrophage polarization and infiltration, which enhanced the efficacy of anti‐PD‐1 immunotherapy in RCC. Meanwhile, CDC20 catalyzes K27 ubiquitination of PBRM1 and promotes its degradation via p62‐mediated selective autophagy. A bicyclic peptide (PB1‐p62) is designed and constructed to target PBRM1 and p62, thereby promoting the degradation of PBRM1. As a result, the efficacy of anti‐PD‐1 immunotherapy is enhanced, leading to improved overall survival rates in syngeneic mouse tumor models. Overall, this finding suggest the clinical application of PB1‐p62 and provide a novel approach for enhancing the effectiveness of immunotherapy in RCC patients with wild‐type PBRM1.
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spelling doaj-art-a5984a8423bd4ffb9466409d3b4fdf342025-02-04T13:14:54ZengWileyAdvanced Science2198-38442025-02-01125n/an/a10.1002/advs.202412967CDC20‐Mediated Selective Autophagy Degradation of PBRM1 Affects Immunotherapy for Renal Cell CarcinomaYizeng Fan0Weichao Dan1Taotao Que2Yi Wei3Bo Liu4Zixi Wang5Yulin Zhang6Yuzhao Wang7Tianjie Liu8Yanxin Zhuang9Mengxing Li10Chendong Guo11Jin Zeng12Bohan Ma13Lei Li14Department of Urology The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710061 P. R. ChinaDepartment of Urology The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710061 P. R. ChinaDepartment of Urology The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710061 P. R. ChinaDepartment of Urology The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710061 P. R. ChinaDepartment of Urology The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710061 P. R. ChinaDepartment of Urology The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710061 P. R. ChinaDepartment of Urology The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710061 P. R. ChinaDepartment of Urology The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710061 P. R. ChinaDepartment of Urology The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710061 P. R. ChinaDepartment of Urology The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710061 P. R. ChinaDepartment of Urology The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710061 P. R. ChinaDepartment of Urology The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710061 P. R. ChinaDepartment of Urology The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710061 P. R. ChinaDepartment of Urology The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710061 P. R. ChinaDepartment of Urology The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an Shaanxi 710061 P. R. ChinaAbstract Polybromo 1 (PBRM1) inactivating mutations are associated with clinical benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitor treatments in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). However, whether targeting PBRM1 has the potential to enhance immunotherapy efficacy in patients with wild‐type PBRM1 and the upstream pathways that regulate PBRM1 protein stability remain unclear. Here, it is demonstrated that PBRM1 knockdown induced M1 macrophage polarization and infiltration, which enhanced the efficacy of anti‐PD‐1 immunotherapy in RCC. Meanwhile, CDC20 catalyzes K27 ubiquitination of PBRM1 and promotes its degradation via p62‐mediated selective autophagy. A bicyclic peptide (PB1‐p62) is designed and constructed to target PBRM1 and p62, thereby promoting the degradation of PBRM1. As a result, the efficacy of anti‐PD‐1 immunotherapy is enhanced, leading to improved overall survival rates in syngeneic mouse tumor models. Overall, this finding suggest the clinical application of PB1‐p62 and provide a novel approach for enhancing the effectiveness of immunotherapy in RCC patients with wild‐type PBRM1.https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202412967CDC20Immunotherapyp62PBRM1RCC
spellingShingle Yizeng Fan
Weichao Dan
Taotao Que
Yi Wei
Bo Liu
Zixi Wang
Yulin Zhang
Yuzhao Wang
Tianjie Liu
Yanxin Zhuang
Mengxing Li
Chendong Guo
Jin Zeng
Bohan Ma
Lei Li
CDC20‐Mediated Selective Autophagy Degradation of PBRM1 Affects Immunotherapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma
Advanced Science
CDC20
Immunotherapy
p62
PBRM1
RCC
title CDC20‐Mediated Selective Autophagy Degradation of PBRM1 Affects Immunotherapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma
title_full CDC20‐Mediated Selective Autophagy Degradation of PBRM1 Affects Immunotherapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma
title_fullStr CDC20‐Mediated Selective Autophagy Degradation of PBRM1 Affects Immunotherapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed CDC20‐Mediated Selective Autophagy Degradation of PBRM1 Affects Immunotherapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma
title_short CDC20‐Mediated Selective Autophagy Degradation of PBRM1 Affects Immunotherapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma
title_sort cdc20 mediated selective autophagy degradation of pbrm1 affects immunotherapy for renal cell carcinoma
topic CDC20
Immunotherapy
p62
PBRM1
RCC
url https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202412967
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