T cell metabolism drives immunity

MD Buck, D O'sullivan, EL Pearce - Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2015 - rupress.org
Lymphocytes must adapt to a wide array of environmental stressors as part of their normal
development, during which they undergo a dramatic metabolic remodeling process …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondria as central hub of the immune system

CN de Souza Breda, GG Davanzo, PJ Basso… - Redox biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Nearly 130 years after the first insights into the existence of mitochondria, new
rolesassociated with these organelles continue to emerge. As essential hubs that dictate cell …

The glucose transporter 2 regulates CD8+ T cell function via environment sensing

H Fu, J Vuononvirta, S Fanti, F Bonacina, A D'Amati… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
T cell activation is associated with a profound and rapid metabolic response to meet
increased energy demands for cell division, differentiation and development of effector …

Metabolic regulation of T lymphocytes

NJ MacIver, RD Michalek… - Annual review of …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
T cell activation leads to dramatic shifts in cell metabolism to protect against pathogens and
to orchestrate the action of other immune cells. Quiescent T cells require predominantly ATP …

The PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in regulatory T-cell development, stability, and function

SL Pompura, M Dominguez-Villar - Journal of leukocyte biology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The PI3K/AKT signaling pathway is an essential node in mammalian cells that
controls cell growth, migration, proliferation, and metabolism. During the last decade, a …

Metabolic reprogramming supports IFN-γ production by CD56bright NK cells

SE Keating, V Zaiatz-Bittencourt, RM Loftus… - The Journal of …, 2016 - journals.aai.org
Human NK cells can be classified into phenotypically and functionally distinct subsets based
on levels of CD56 receptor. CD56 dim cells are generally considered more cytotoxic …

[HTML][HTML] Solute carrier transporters: the metabolic gatekeepers of immune cells

W Song, D Li, L Tao, Q Luo, L Chen - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2020 - Elsevier
Solute carrier (SLC) transporters meditate many essential physiological functions, including
nutrient uptake, ion influx/efflux, and waste disposal. In its protective role against tumors and …

Glucose uptake is limiting in T cell activation and requires CD28-mediated Akt-dependent and independent pathways

SR Jacobs, CE Herman, NJ MacIver… - The Journal of …, 2008 - journals.aai.org
T cell activation potently stimulates cellular metabolism to support the elevated energetic
and biosynthetic demands of growth, proliferation, and effector function. We show that …

Metabolic reprogramming and reactive oxygen species in T cell immunity

HY Peng, J Lucavs, D Ballard, JK Das… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
T cells undergo metabolic reprogramming and multiple biological processes to satisfy their
energetic and biosynthetic demands throughout their lifespan. Several of these metabolic …

Mutational loss of PTEN induces resistance to NOTCH1 inhibition in T-cell leukemia

T Palomero, ML Sulis, M Cortina, PJ Real, K Barnes… - Nature medicine, 2007 - nature.com
Gain-of-function mutations in NOTCH1 are common in T-cell lymphoblastic leukemias and
lymphomas (T-ALL), making this receptor a promising target for drugs such as γ-secretase …