scholarly journals Glutamine metabolism enables NKT cell homeostasis and function through the AMPK-mTORC1 signaling axis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajay Kumar ◽  
Emily Lynn Yarosz ◽  
Anthony Andrenc ◽  
Li Zhang ◽  
Costas A. Lyssiotis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle ◽  
Nkt Cells ◽  
Protein Glycosylation ◽  
Glutamine Metabolism ◽  
Nkt Cell ◽  
Cell Homeostasis ◽  
Mtorc1 Signaling ◽  
And Function

Cellular metabolism is essential in dictating conventional T cell development and function, but its role in natural killer T (NKT) cells has not been well studied. We have previously shown that NKT cells operate distinctly different metabolic programming from CD4 T cells, including a strict requirement for glutamine metabolism to regulate NKT cell homeostasis. However, the mechanisms by which NKT cells regulate glutamine metabolism for their homeostasis and effector functions remain unknown. In this study, we report that steady state NKT cells have higher glutamine levels than CD4 T cells and NKT cells increase glutaminolysis upon activation. Among its many metabolic fates, NKT cells use glutamine to fuel the tricarboxylic acid cycle and glutathione synthesis, and glutamine-derived nitrogen enables protein glycosylation via the hexosamine biosynthesis pathway (HBP). Each of these functions of glutamine metabolism was found to be critical for NKT cell survival and proliferation. Furthermore, we demonstrate that glutaminolysis and the HBP differentially regulate IL-4 and IFNg production. Finally, glutamine metabolism appears to be controlled by AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)-mTORC1 signaling. These findings highlight a unique metabolic requirement of NKT cells which can be potentially serve as an effective immunotherapeutic agent against certain nutrient restricted tumors.

scholarly journals Enhanced oxidative phosphorylation in NKT cells is essential for their survival and function

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (15) ◽  
pp. 7439-7448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajay Kumar ◽  
Kalyani Pyaram ◽  
Emily L. Yarosz ◽  
Hanna Hong ◽  
Costas A. Lyssiotis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Cell Survival ◽  
Glucose Uptake ◽  
Cell Fate ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
Cell Function ◽  
Nkt Cells ◽  
Nkt Cell ◽  
And Function

Cellular metabolism and signaling pathways are key regulators to determine conventional T cell fate and function, but little is understood about the role of cell metabolism for natural killer T (NKT) cell survival, proliferation, and function. We found that NKT cells operate distinct metabolic programming from CD4 T cells. NKT cells are less efficient in glucose uptake than CD4 T cells with or without activation. Gene-expression data revealed that, in NKT cells, glucose is preferentially metabolized by the pentose phosphate pathway and mitochondria, as opposed to being converted into lactate. In fact, glucose is essential for the effector functions of NKT cells and a high lactate environment is detrimental for NKT cell survival and proliferation. Increased glucose uptake and IFN-γ expression in NKT cells is inversely correlated with bacterial loads in response to bacterial infection, further supporting the significance of glucose metabolism for NKT cell function. We also found that promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger seemed to play a role in regulating NKT cells’ glucose metabolism. Overall, our study reveals that NKT cells use distinct arms of glucose metabolism for their survival and function.

110: Intra-Prostate Cell Phenotyping: A Predominance of NK, NKT Cells and Upregulation of CD45RC and CD161A in CD4+ T Cells

2004 ◽  
Vol 171 (4S) ◽  
pp. 29-29
Author(s):  
Eugene V. Vykhovanets ◽  
Susan R. Marengo ◽  
Martin I. Resnick ◽  
Gregory T. Maclennan
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
Nkt Cells ◽  
Prostate Cell

scholarly journals Development of Autologous, Oligoclonal, Poorly Functioning T Lymphocytes in a Patient With Autosomal Recessive Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Caused by Defects of the Jak3 Tyrosine Kinase

Blood ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 949-955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duilio Brugnoni ◽  
Luigi D. Notarangelo ◽  
Alessandra Sottini ◽  
Paolo Airò ◽  
Marta Pennacchio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Lymphocytes ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency ◽  
Combined Immunodeficiency ◽  
T Helper ◽  
T Helper 1 ◽  
In Vitro Susceptibility ◽  
And Function

Abstract Defects of the common gamma chain subunit of the cytokine receptors (γc) or of Jak3, a tyrosine kinase required for γc signal transduction, result in T−B+ severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). However, atypical cases, characterized by progressive development of T lymphocytes, have been also reported. We describe a child with SCID caused by Jak3 gene defects, which strongly but not completely affect Jak3 protein expression and function, who developed a substantial number (>3,000/μL) of autologous CD3+CD4+ T cells. These cells showed a primed/activated phenotype (CD45R0+ Fas+HLA-DR+ CD62Llo), defective secretion of T-helper 1 and T-helper 2 cytokines, reduced proliferation to mitogens, and a high in vitro susceptibility to spontaneous (caused by downregulation of bcl-2 expression) as well as activation-induced cell death. A restricted T-cell receptor repertoire was observed, with oligoclonal expansion within each of the dominant segments. These features resemble those observed in γc-/y and in Jak3−/−mice, in which a population of activated, anergic T cells (predominantly CD4+) also develops with age. These results suggest that residual Jak3 expression and function or other Jak3-independent signals may also permit the generation of CD4+ T cells that undergo in vivo clonal expansion in humans; however, these mechanisms do not allow development of CD8+ T cells, nor do they fully restore the functional properties of CD4+ T lymphocytes.

scholarly journals CD1d-Independent NKT Cells in β2-Microglobulin-Deficient Mice Have Hybrid Phenotype and Function of NK and T Cells

2004 ◽  
Vol 172 (10) ◽  
pp. 6115-6122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Motoi Maeda ◽  
Ashleen Shadeo ◽  
Anna M. MacFadyen ◽  
Fumio Takei
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Nkt Cells ◽  
Β2 Microglobulin ◽  
And Function ◽  
Deficient Mice

Differential Expression and Function of α-Mannosidase I in Stimulated Naive and Memory CD4+ T Cells

2011 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 428-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inga Gebuhr ◽  
Kathrin Keeren ◽  
Katrin Vogt ◽  
Conny Höflich ◽  
Christine Appelt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Differential Expression ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
And Function ◽  
Memory Cd4 T Cells

scholarly journals T-bet represses collagen-induced arthritis by suppressing Th17 lineage commitment through inhibition of RORγt expression and function

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaru Shimizu ◽  
Yuya Kondo ◽  
Reona Tanimura ◽  
Kotona Furuyama ◽  
Masahiro Yokosawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
T Helper 1 ◽  
Collagen Induced Arthritis ◽  
Over Expression ◽  
Th17 Differentiation ◽  
And Function ◽  
Arthritic Joints

AbstractT-bet is a key transcription factor for the T helper 1 lineage and its expression level is negatively correlated to inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Our previous study using T-bet transgenic mice revealed over-expression of T-bet completely suppressed collagen-induced arthritis (CIA), a murine model of RA, indicating a potential suppressive role of T-bet in the pathogenesis of autoimmune arthritis. Here, we show T-bet-deficiency exacerbated CIA. T-bet in CD4 + T cells, but not in CD11c + dendritic cells, was critical for regulating the production of IL-17A, IL-17F, IL-22, and TNFα from CD4 + T cells. T-bet-deficient CD4 + T cells showed higher RORγt expression and increased IL-17A production in RORγt-positive cells after CII immunization. In addition, T-bet-deficient naïve CD4 + T cells showed accelerated Th17 differentiation in vitro. CIA induced in CD4-Cre T-betfl/fl (cKO) mice was more severe and T-bet-deficient CD4 + T cells in the arthritic joints of cKO mice showed higher RORγt expression and increased IL-17A production. Transcriptome analysis of T-bet-deficient CD4 + T cells revealed that expression levels of Th17-related genes were selectively increased. Our results indicate that T-bet in CD4 + T cells repressed RORγt expression and function resulting in suppression of arthritogenic Th17 cells and CIA.

scholarly journals TSLP and IL-7 use two different mechanisms to regulate human CD4+ T cell homeostasis

2009 ◽  
Vol 206 (10) ◽  
pp. 2111-2119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ning Lu ◽  
Yi-Hong Wang ◽  
Yui-Hsi Wang ◽  
Kazuhiko Arima ◽  
Shino Hanabuchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
Cd4 T Cell ◽  
Th2 Cells ◽  
T Cell Proliferation ◽  
T Cell Homeostasis ◽  
Cell Homeostasis ◽  
Th2 Differentiation

Whether thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) directly induces potent human CD4+ T cell proliferation and Th2 differentiation is unknown. We report that resting and activated CD4+ T cells expressed high levels of IL-7 receptor a chain but very low levels of TSLP receptor (TSLPR) when compared with levels expressed in myeloid dendritic cells (mDCs). This was confirmed by immunohistology and flow cytometry analyses showing that only a subset of mDCs, with more activated phenotypes, expressed TSLPR in human tonsils in vivo. IL-7 induced strong STAT1, -3, and -5 activation and promoted the proliferation of naive CD4+ T cells in the presence of anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 monoclonal antibodies, whereas TSLP induced weak STAT5 activation, associated with marginally improved cell survival and proliferation, but failed to induce cell expansion and Th2 differentiation. The effect of TSLP on enhancing strong human T cell proliferation was observed only when sorted naive CD4+ T cells were cultured with mDCs at levels as low as 0.5%. TSLP could only induce naive CD4+ T cells to differentiate into Th2 cells in the presence of allogeneic mDCs. These results demonstrate that IL-7 and TSLP use different mechanisms to regulate human CD4+ T cell homeostasis.

IL-4 inducibility in NKT cells, naïve CD4+ T cells and TCR-γ δ T cells

2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 533-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Ting Chen ◽  
John T. Kung
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
Nkt Cells

scholarly journals LYG1 exerts antitumor function through promoting the activation, proliferation, and function of CD4+ T cells

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. e1292195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huihui Liu ◽  
Yanfei Zhang ◽  
Zhengyang Liu ◽  
Pingzhang Wang ◽  
Xiaoning Mo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
And Function

scholarly journals Aberrant Contraction of Antigen-Specific CD4 T Cells after Infection in the Absence of Gamma Interferon or Its Receptor

2006 ◽  
Vol 74 (11) ◽  
pp. 6252-6263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jodie S. Haring ◽  
John T. Harty
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
Interleukin 2 ◽  
Gamma Interferon ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Important Regulator ◽  
Ifn Γ ◽  
And Function ◽  
Deficient Mice

ABSTRACT Several lines of evidence from different model systems suggest that gamma interferon (IFN-γ) is an important regulator of T-cell contraction after antigen (Ag)-driven expansion. To specifically investigate the role of IFN-γ in regulating the contraction of Ag-specific CD4 T cells, we infected IFN-γ−/− and IFN-γR1−/− mice with attenuated Listeria monocytogenes and monitored the numbers of Ag-specific CD4 T cells during the expansion, contraction, and memory phases of the immune response to infection. In the absence of IFN-γ or the ligand-binding portion of its receptor, Ag-specific CD4 T cells exhibited normal expansion in numbers, but in both strains of deficient mice there was very little decrease in the number of Ag-specific CD4 T cells even at time points later than day 90 after infection. This significant delay in contraction was not due to prolonged infection, since mice treated with antibiotics to conclusively eliminate infection exhibited the same defect in contraction. In addition to altering the number of Ag-specific CD4 T cells, the absence of IFN-γ signaling also changed the phenotype of cells generated after infection. IFN-γR1−/− Ag-specific CD4 T cells reacquired expression of CD127 more quickly than wild-type cells, and more IFN-γR1−/− CD4 T cells were capable of producing both IFN-γ and interleukin 2 following Ag stimulation. From these data we conclude that IFN-γ regulates the contraction, phenotype, and function of Ag-specific CD4 T cells generated after infection.

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