The EGFR‐P38 MAPK axis up‐regulates PD‐L1 through miR‐675‐5p and down‐regulates HLA‐ABC via hexokinase‐2 in hepatocellular carcinoma cells

Abstract

The EGFR-P38 MAPK axis could up-regulate PD-L1 through miR-675-5p and down-regulate HLA-ABC via HK2 in HCC cells. Our study reveals a novel signaling network that may cause immune suppression in HCC and suggests that EGFR signaling can be targeted for HCC immunotherapy.