Metabolic barriers to cancer immunotherapy

K DePeaux, GM Delgoffe - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2021 - nature.com
Several non-redundant features of the tumour microenvironment facilitate
immunosuppression and limit anticancer immune responses. These include physical …

Multiple sclerosis: Neuroimmune crosstalk and therapeutic targeting

M Charabati, MA Wheeler, HL Weiner, FJ Quintana - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory and degenerative disease of the central
nervous system afflicting nearly three million individuals worldwide. Neuroimmune …

Metabolites and the tumour microenvironment: from cellular mechanisms to systemic metabolism

I Elia, MC Haigis - Nature metabolism, 2021 - nature.com
Metabolic transformation is a hallmark of cancer and a critical target for cancer therapy.
Cancer metabolism and behaviour are regulated by cell-intrinsic factors as well as …

A bimetallic nanoplatform for STING activation and CRISPR/Cas mediated depletion of the methionine transporter in cancer cells restores anti-tumor immune …

Y Huang, G Qin, TT Cui, C Zhao, J Ren, X Qu - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Lack of sufficient cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CD8+ T cells) infiltration and dysfunctional state of
CD8+ T cells are considered enormous obstacles to antitumor immunity. Herein, we …

Cancer SLC43A2 alters T cell methionine metabolism and histone methylation

Y Bian, W Li, DM Kremer, P Sajjakulnukit, S Li… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Abnormal epigenetic patterns correlate with effector T cell malfunction in tumours,,–, but the
cause of this link is unknown. Here we show that tumour cells disrupt methionine …

The evolving metabolic landscape of chromatin biology and epigenetics

Z Dai, V Ramesh, JW Locasale - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2020 - nature.com
Molecular inputs to chromatin via cellular metabolism are modifiers of the epigenome. These
inputs—which include both nutrient availability as a result of diet and growth factor signalling …

Metabolic adaptation of lymphocytes in immunity and disease

NM Chapman, H Chi - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Adaptive immune responses mediated by T cells and B cells are crucial for protective
immunity against pathogens and tumors. Differentiation and function of immune cells require …

Amino assets: how amino acids support immunity

B Kelly, EL Pearce - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Amino acids are fundamental building blocks supporting life. Their role in protein synthesis
is well defined, but they contribute to a host of other intracellular metabolic pathways …

Carbon source availability drives nutrient utilization in CD8+ T cells

I Kaymak, KM Luda, LR Duimstra, EH Ma, J Longo… - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
How environmental nutrient availability impacts T cell metabolism and function remains
poorly understood. Here, we report that the presence of physiologic carbon sources (PCSs) …

Amino acid metabolism in immune cells: essential regulators of the effector functions, and promising opportunities to enhance cancer immunotherapy

L Yang, Z Chu, M Liu, Q Zou, J Li, Q Liu… - Journal of hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Amino acids are basic nutrients for immune cells during organ development, tissue
homeostasis, and the immune response. Regarding metabolic reprogramming in the tumor …