Zhu Wenting, Lu Shan, Jia Li, Liu Benjin, Song Shanshan, Bao Xubin, Yu Ting, Zhang Yongliang, Miao Zehong, He Jinxue
State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Cancer Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
J Immunother Cancer. 2025 May 30;13(5):e011180. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2024-011180.
The E3 ubiquitin ligase casitas B lymphoma-b (Cbl-b) is pivotal in modulating immune responses by attenuating T-cell activation and cytokine production. Inhibiting Cbl-b presents a potential therapeutic strategy in immuno-oncology by enhancing immune activity. A rapid Homogeneous Time-Resolved Fluorescence (HTRF) assay was employed to evaluate the inhibitory efficacy of NX-1607 on Cbl-b. The effects of NX-1607 on T cell activation, cytokine production, and proliferation were characterized using primary T cells and Jurkat T cells A drug combination screening was performed utilizing the CD69 marker via flow cytometry to dentify signaling pathways involved in T cell activation by NX-1607. CRISPR/Cas9 technology was used to knock out and in Jurkat T cells, followed by the detection of p-PLCγ1 and p-ERK1/2 though Western blotting. The antitumor efficacy of NX-1607 was assessed in a murine model of A20 B-cell lymphoma using BALB/c mice, with subsequent flow cytometry analysis conducted to examine the phenotype of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs). Our data show that NX-1607 effectively inhibits Cbl-b activity at low nanomolar levels, boosting PLCγ1 and HCSL1 phosphorylation, activating MAPK/ERK signaling, and elevating CD69 expression. Inhibiting PLCγ1 and ERK1/2 significantly reduces NX-1607's effect on T-cell activation. Oral administration of NX-1607 notably decreases tumor growth in the A20 B-cell lymphoma model, with immunophenotyping analyses of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes revealing increased CD3, CD4, and CD8 T cells in treated tumors. Furthermore, our results demonstrate that treatment with NX-1607 results in increased levels of phosphorylated PLCγ1 and ERK1/2 in circulating T cells. Taken together, these findings imply that the inhibition of Cbl-b by NX-1607 may enhance the activation of the MAPK/ERK signaling pathway, thereby sustaining T-cell activation. This provides compelling evidence for the molecular mechanism of NX-1607, underscoring the pivotal role of Cbl-b in controlling signal strength in T-cell activation after T-cell receptor (TCR) engagement.
E3泛素连接酶卡希塔斯B淋巴瘤-b(Cbl-b)通过减弱T细胞活化和细胞因子产生,在调节免疫反应中起关键作用。抑制Cbl-b通过增强免疫活性,在免疫肿瘤学中呈现出一种潜在的治疗策略。采用快速均相时间分辨荧光(HTRF)测定法评估NX-1607对Cbl-b的抑制效力。使用原代T细胞和Jurkat T细胞表征NX-1607对T细胞活化、细胞因子产生和增殖的影响。通过流式细胞术利用CD69标记物进行药物组合筛选,以确定NX-1607参与T细胞活化的信号通路。利用CRISPR/Cas9技术在Jurkat T细胞中敲除,然后通过蛋白质印迹法检测p-PLCγ1和p-ERK1/2。使用BALB/c小鼠在A20 B细胞淋巴瘤小鼠模型中评估NX-1607的抗肿瘤效力,随后进行流式细胞术分析以检查肿瘤浸润淋巴细胞(TIL)的表型。我们的数据表明,NX-1607在低纳摩尔水平有效抑制Cbl-b活性,增强PLCγ1和HCSL1磷酸化,激活MAPK/ERK信号,并提高CD69表达。抑制PLCγ1和ERK1/2显著降低NX-1607对T细胞活化的作用。口服NX-1607显著降低A20 B细胞淋巴瘤模型中的肿瘤生长,对肿瘤浸润淋巴细胞的免疫表型分析显示,治疗后的肿瘤中CD3、CD4和CD8 T细胞增加。此外,我们的结果表明,用NX-1607治疗导致循环T细胞中磷酸化PLCγ1和ERK1/2水平升高。综上所述,这些发现表明,NX-1607对Cbl-b的抑制可能增强MAPK/ERK信号通路的活化,从而维持T细胞活化。这为NX-1607的分子机制提供了令人信服的证据,强调了Cbl-b在控制T细胞受体(TCR)结合后T细胞活化信号强度中的关键作用。
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