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Cumulative effects of weakly repressive regulatory regions in the 3' UTR maintain PD-1 expression homeostasis in mammals.
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Communications Biology . 5/18/2023, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p1-13. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- PD-1 has become a common target for cancer treatment. However, the molecular regulation of PD-1 expression homeostasis remains unclear. Here we report the PD-1 3' UTR can dramatically repress gene expression via promoting mRNA decay. Deletion of the PD-1 3' UTR inhibits T cell activity and promotes T-ALL cell proliferation. Interestingly, the robust repression is attributable to cumulative effects of many weak regulatory regions, which we show together are better able to maintain PD-1 expression homeostasis. We further identify several RNA binding proteins (RBPs) that modulate PD-1 expression via the 3' UTR, including IGF2BP2, RBM38, SRSF7, and SRSF4. Moreover, despite rapid evolution, PD-1 3' UTRs are functionally conserved and strongly repress gene expression through many common RBP binding sites. These findings reveal a previously unrecognized mechanism of maintaining PD-1 expression homeostasis and might represent a general model for how small regulatory effects play big roles in regulation of gene expression and biology. Demonstration that the programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) 3' UTR plays a crucial role regulating gene expression by promoting mRNA decay and various RNA binding proteins, including IGF2BP2, RBM38, SRSF7, and SRSF4, regulate PD-1 expression via the 3' UTR. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23993642
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Communications Biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163798166
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04922-y