PML at mitochondria-associated membranes governs a trimeric complex with NLRP3 and P2X7R that modulates the tumor immune microenvironment

Sonia Missiroli, Mariasole Perrone, Roberta Gafà, Francesco Nicoli, Massimo Bonora, Giampaolo Morciano, Caterina Boncompagni, Saverio Marchi, Magdalena Lebiedzinska-Arciszewska, Bianca Vezzani, Giovanni Lanza, Franz Kricek, Alessandro Borghi, Francesco Fiorica, Keisuke Ito, Mariusz R. Wieckowski, Francesco Di Virgilio, Luigi Abelli, Paolo Pinton, Carlotta Giorgi

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Abstract

Uncontrolled inflammatory response arising from the tumor microenvironment (TME) significantly contributes to cancer progression, prompting an investigation and careful evaluation of counter-regulatory mechanisms. We identified a trimeric complex at the mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs), in which the purinergic P2X7 receptor - NLRP3 inflammasome liaison is fine-tuned by the tumor suppressor PML. PML downregulation drives an exacerbated immune response due to a loss of P2X7R-NLRP3 restraint that boosts tumor growth. PML mislocalization from MAMs elicits an uncontrolled NLRP3 activation, and consequent cytokines blast fueling cancer and worsening the tumor prognosis in different human cancers. New mechanistic insights are provided for the PML-P2X7R-NLRP3 axis to govern the TME in human carcinogenesis, fostering new targeted therapeutic approaches.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)429-441
Number of pages13
JournalCell Death and Differentiation
Volume30
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2023

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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