The clinical success of restoring P53 for cancer therapy has been limited due to toxicity. Here, the authors identify USP2 as an upstream regulator of VPRBP-mediated degradation of p53 and PD-L1 and demonstrate the efficacy of combining USP2 inhibitor and PD-L1/PD-1 immune checkpoint blockade in cancers.
- Jingjie Yi
- Omid Tavana
- Wei Gu