PD-L1 degradation is regulated by electrostatic membrane association of its cytoplasmic domain

The cytoplasmic domain of PD-L1 (PD-L1-CD) is involved in regulating PD-L1 stability and degradation. Here the authors show that membrane binding of PD-L1-CD mediates the cellular levels of PD-L1, while metformin can disrupt the interaction between PD-L1-CD and the membrane to reduce PD-L1 levels.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maorong Wen, Yunlei Cao, Bin Wu, Taoran Xiao, Ruiyu Cao, Qian Wang, Xiwei Liu, Hongjuan Xue, Yang Yu, Jialing Lin, Chenqi Xu, Jie Xu, Bo OuYang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25416-7