CD4+ T cell help in cancer immunology and immunotherapy

J Borst, T Ahrends, N Bąbała, CJM Melief… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Cancer immunotherapy aims to promote the activity of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) within
a tumour, assist the priming of tumour-specific CTLs in lymphoid organs and establish …

Regulation and function of mTOR signalling in T cell fate decisions

H Chi - Nature reviews immunology, 2012 - nature.com
The evolutionarily conserved kinase mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) couples cell
growth and metabolism to environmental inputs in eukaryotes. T cells depend on mTOR …

Myeloid antigen-presenting cell niches sustain antitumor T cells and license PD-1 blockade via CD28 costimulation

J Duraiswamy, R Turrini, A Minasyan, D Barras… - Cancer cell, 2021 - cell.com
The mechanisms regulating exhaustion of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) and
responsiveness to PD-1 blockade remain partly unknown. In human ovarian cancer, we …

Regulation of immune responses by mTOR

JD Powell, KN Pollizzi, EB Heikamp… - Annual review of …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
mTOR is an evolutionarily conserved serine/threonine kinase that plays a central role in
integrating environmental cues in the form of growth factors, amino acids, and energy. In the …

The kinase mTOR regulates the differentiation of helper T cells through the selective activation of signaling by mTORC1 and mTORC2

GM Delgoffe, KN Pollizzi, AT Waickman… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
The kinase mTOR has emerged as an important regulator of the differentiation of helper T
cells. Here we demonstrate that differentiation into the TH1 and TH17 subsets of helper T …

The mTOR kinase differentially regulates effector and regulatory T cell lineage commitment

GM Delgoffe, TP Kole, Y Zheng, PE Zarek… - Immunity, 2009 - cell.com
Effector T cell differentiation requires the simultaneous integration of multiple, and
sometimes opposing, cytokine signals. We demonstrated mTOR's role in dictating the …

mTOR signaling at the crossroads of environmental signals and T‐cell fate decisions

H Huang, L Long, P Zhou, NM Chapman… - Immunological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The evolutionarily conserved serine/threonine kinase mTOR (mechanistic target of
rapamycin) forms the distinct protein complexes mTORC1 and mTORC2 and integrates …

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 …

mTOR, metabolism, and the regulation of T‐cell differentiation and function

AT Waickman, JD Powell - Immunological reviews, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Upon antigen recognition, naive T cells undergo rapid expansion and activation. The energy
requirements for this expansion are formidable, and T‐cell activation is accompanied by …

Immunoregulatory functions of mTOR inhibition

AW Thomson, HR Turnquist, G Raimondi - Nature Reviews …, 2009 - nature.com
The potent immunosuppressive action of rapamycin is commonly ascribed to inhibition of
growth factor-induced T cell proliferation. However, it is now evident that the …