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ROCK1 inhibition primes anti-tumor immunity in EGFR-mutant NSCLC by triggering PD-L1 degradation mediated by SMURF2.
Molecular cancer - 2 Apr 2026
Bai Menglin, Gao Qianqian, Jin Peng, Ma Lin, Li Ji, Wu Leilei, Wang Weiqing, Lv Luojia, Li Yintao, Cheng Bo, Yu Jinming, Meng Xue
Abstract excerpt
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations are common in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) but typically confer poor responses to immunotherapy, likely owing to an inhibitory tumor immune microenvironment. Here, Rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase 1 (ROCK1) was identified as having significantly elevated kinase activity in EGFR-mutant NSCLC through phosphoproteomic analyses. Inhibition of...
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