Stepwise activities of mSWI/SNF family chromatin remodeling complexes direct T cell activation and exhaustion

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Highly coordinated changes in gene expression underlie T cell activation and exhaustion. However, the mechanisms by which such programs are regulated and how these may be targeted for therapeutic benefit remain poorly understood. Here, we comprehensively profile the genomic occupancy of mSWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes throughout acute and chronic T cell stimulation, finding that stepwise changes in localization over transcription factor binding sites direct site-specific chromatin accessibility and gene activation leading to distinct phenotypes. Notably, perturbation of mSWI/SNF complexes using genetic and clinically relevant chemical strategies enhances the persistence of T cells with attenuated exhaustion hallmarks and increased memory features in vitro and in vivo. Finally, pharmacologic mSWI/SNF inhibition improves CAR-T expansion and results in improved anti-tumor control in vivo. These findings reveal the central role of mSWI/SNF complexes in the coordination of T cell activation and exhaustion and nominate small-molecule-based strategies for the improvement of current immunotherapy protocols.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:83

Enthalten in:

Molecular cell - 83(2023), 8 vom: 20. Apr., Seite 1216-1236.e12

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Battistello, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Hixon, Kimberlee A [VerfasserIn]
Comstock, Dawn E [VerfasserIn]
Collings, Clayton K [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xufeng [VerfasserIn]
Rodriguez Hernaez, Javier [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Soobeom [VerfasserIn]
Cervantes, Kasey S [VerfasserIn]
Hinkley, Madeline M [VerfasserIn]
Ntatsoulis, Konstantinos [VerfasserIn]
Cesarano, Annamaria [VerfasserIn]
Hockemeyer, Kathryn [VerfasserIn]
Haining, W Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Witkowski, Matthew T [VerfasserIn]
Qi, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Tsirigos, Aristotelis [VerfasserIn]
Perna, Fabiana [VerfasserIn]
Aifantis, Iannis [VerfasserIn]
Kadoch, Cigall [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling
CRISPR screening
CUT&Tag
Chromatin
Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
HNF1B
Immunotherapy
Journal Article
PROTACs
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SWI/SNF
Small-molecule inhibitors
T cells
Transcription Factors
Transcription factors

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Date Completed 25.04.2023

Date Revised 31.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.molcel.2023.02.026

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM35449595X