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ArticleNature communications2019

Akt and STAT5 mediate naïve human CD4+ T-cell early metabolic response to TCR stimulation.

Nicholas Jones, Emma E Vincent, James G Cronin, Silvia Panetti, Megan Chambers, Sean R Holm, Sian E Owens, Nigel J Francis, David K Finlay, Catherine A Thornton

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Article in Nature communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

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56citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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56 citing papers in PubMed, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nicholas JonesInstitute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4846-5117
Emma E VincentMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Bristol, BS8 2BN, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8917-7384
James G CroninInstitute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0590-9462
Silvia PanettiInstitute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0176-7636
Megan ChambersInstitute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.
Sean R HolmInstitute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.
Sian E OwensInstitute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1806-5235
Nigel J FrancisInstitute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4706-4795
David K FinlaySchool of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152-160 Pearce Street, Dublin, Ireland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2716-6679
Catherine A ThorntonInstitute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK. c.a.thornton@swansea.ac.uk.
Swansea University · GBTrinity College Dublin · IEUniversity of Bristol · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 19169Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic pathways that regulate T-cell function show promise as therapeutic targets in diverse diseases. Here, we show that at rest cultured human effector memory and central memory CD4+ T-cells have elevated levels of glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), in comparison to naïve T-cells. Despite having low resting metabolic rates, naive T-cells respond to TCR stimulation with robust and rapid increases in glycolysis and OXPHOS. This early metabolic switch requires Akt activity to support increased rates of glycolysis and STAT5 activity for amino acid biosynthesis and TCA cycle anaplerosis. Importantly, both STAT5 inhibition and disruption of TCA cycle anaplerosis are associated with reduced IL-2 production, demonstrating the functional importance of this early metabolic program. Our results define STAT5 as a key node in modulating the early metabolic program following activation in naive CD4+ T-cells and in turn provide greater understanding of how cellular metabolism shapes T-cell responses.

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CD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCells, CulturedCitric Acid CycleGlycolysisHealthy VolunteersHumansImmunologic MemoryLymphocyte ActivationOxidative PhosphorylationPrimary Cell CultureProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptors, Antigen, T-CellSTAT5 Transcription FactorProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptors, Antigen, T-CellSTAT5 Transcription Factor

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PMID31053703
PMCPMC6499791
OpenAlexW2940904702

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