Regulatory T cell memory

MD Rosenblum, SS Way, AK Abbas - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2016 - nature.com
Memory for antigen is a defining feature of adaptive immunity. Antigen-specific lymphocyte
populations show an increase in number and function after antigen encounter and more …

Emerging concepts of T cell metabolism as a target of immunotherapy

CH Chang, EL Pearce - Nature immunology, 2016 - nature.com
T cells have a pivotal protective role in defense against infection and cancer but also are
instrumental in the development of many autoimmune diseases. The regulation of nutrient …

[PDF][PDF] L-arginine modulates T cell metabolism and enhances survival and anti-tumor activity

R Geiger, JC Rieckmann, T Wolf, C Basso, Y Feng… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Metabolic activity is intimately linked to T cell fate and function. Using high-resolution mass
spectrometry, we generated dynamic metabolome and proteome profiles of human primary …

[PDF][PDF] Bioenergetic insufficiencies due to metabolic alterations regulated by the inhibitory receptor PD-1 are an early driver of CD8+ T cell exhaustion

B Bengsch, AL Johnson, M Kurachi, PM Odorizzi… - immunity, 2016 - cell.com
Dynamic reprogramming of metabolism is essential for T cell effector function and memory
formation. However, the regulation of metabolism in exhausted CD8+ T (Tex) cells is poorly …

S-2-hydroxyglutarate regulates CD8+ T-lymphocyte fate

PA Tyrakis, A Palazon, D Macias, KL Lee, AT Phan… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
R-2-hydroxyglutarate accumulates to millimolar levels in cancer cells with gain-of-function
isocitrate dehydrogenase 1/2 mutations. These levels of R-2-hydroxyglutarate affect 2 …

[PDF][PDF] Mitochondrial membrane potential identifies cells with enhanced stemness for cellular therapy

M Sukumar, J Liu, GU Mehta, SJ Patel… - Cell metabolism, 2016 - cell.com
Long-term survival and antitumor immunity of adoptively transferred CD8+ T cells is
dependent on their metabolic fitness, but approaches to isolate therapeutic T cells based on …

PI3Kδ and primary immunodeficiencies

CL Lucas, A Chandra, S Nejentsev… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Primary immunodeficiencies are inherited disorders of the immune system, often caused by
the mutation of genes required for lymphocyte development and activation. Recently …

Activation of mTOR (mechanistic target of rapamycin) in rheumatic diseases

A Perl - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2016 - nature.com
Mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR, also known as mammalian target of rapamycin) is a
ubiquitous serine/threonine kinase that regulates cell growth, proliferation and survival …

Metabolic maintenance of cell asymmetry following division in activated T lymphocytes

KC Verbist, CS Guy, S Milasta, S Liedmann… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Asymmetric cell division, the partitioning of cellular components in response to polarizing
cues during mitosis, has roles in differentiation and development. It is important for the self …

Targeting PI3K in cancer: impact on tumor cells, their protective stroma, angiogenesis, and immunotherapy

K Okkenhaug, M Graupera, B Vanhaesebroeck - Cancer discovery, 2016 - AACR
The PI3K pathway is hyperactivated in most cancers, yet the capacity of PI3K inhibitors to
induce tumor cell death is limited. The efficacy of PI3K inhibition can also derive from …