ATF4-SLC7A11-GSH axis mediates the acquisition of immunosuppressive properties by activated CD4+ T cells in low arginine condition

Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..

The tumor microenvironment (TME) is restricted in metabolic nutrients including the semi-essential amino acid arginine. While complete arginine deprivation causes T cell dysfunction, it remains unclear how arginine levels fluctuate in the TME to shape T cell fates. Here, we find that the 20-μM low arginine condition, representing the levels found in the plasma of patients with cancers, confers Treg-like immunosuppressive capacities upon activated T cells. In vivo mouse tumor models and human single-cell RNA-sequencing datasets reveal positive correlations between low arginine condition and intratumoral Treg accumulation. Mechanistically, low arginine-activated T cells engage in metabolic and transcriptional reprogramming, using the ATF4-SLC7A11-GSH axis, to preserve their suppressive function. These findings improve our understanding of the role of arginine in human T cell biology with potential applications for immunotherapy strategies.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

Cell reports - 43(2024), 4 vom: 23. Apr., Seite 113995

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zou, Ziqi [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Qian [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Jiajie [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Chenyao [VerfasserIn]
Hadjinicolaou, Andreas V [VerfasserIn]
Salio, Mariolina [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Xinghua [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Cuiyu [VerfasserIn]
Du, Yue [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Weiran [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Dongrui [VerfasserIn]
Cerundolo, Vincenzo [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Qingqing [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Meng [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

145891-90-3
94ZLA3W45F
ATF4 protein, human
Activating Transcription Factor 4
Amino Acid Transport System y+
Amino Acid Transport Systems, Basic
Arginine
CP: Immunology
Immunosuppression
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SLC7A11
SLC7A11 protein, human
T cells
Tumor microenvironment

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.04.2024

Date Revised 26.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113995

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370166221