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ArticleThe EMBO journal2021

The E3 ubiquitin ligase Peli1 regulates the metabolic actions of mTORC1 to suppress antitumor T cell responses.

Chun-Jung Ko, Lingyun Zhang, Zuliang Jie, Lele Zhu, Xiaofei Zhou, Xiaoping Xie, Tianxiao Gao, Jin-Young Yang, Xuhong Cheng, Shao-Cong Sun

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Article in The EMBO journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Ubiquitination Links DNA Damage and Repair Signaling to Cancer Metabolism.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.

Chun-Jung KoDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6565-7060
Lingyun ZhangDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Zuliang JieDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Lele ZhuDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Xiaofei ZhouDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Xiaoping XieDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6616-1059
Tianxiao GaoDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Jin-Young YangDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Xuhong ChengDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Shao-Cong SunDepartment of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Scott Kopetz · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
Signaling Functions of the Tumor Suppressor CYLDR01AI064639 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI SUN, SHAO-CONG · 2006 to 2014
$3.6M
Regulation of T-cell function and autoimmune inflammation by deubiquitinases.R37AI064639 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI SUN, SHAO-CONG · 2015 to 2021
$2.8M
Signaling functions of Peli family of E3 ubiquitin ligasesR01AI104519 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI SUN, SHAO-CONG · 2013 to 2017
$2.1M
China Scholarship Council 201906380080NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI064639NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI104519NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI064639
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic fitness of T cells is crucial for immune responses against infections and tumorigenesis. Both the T cell receptor (TCR) signal and environmental cues contribute to the induction of T cell metabolic reprogramming, but the underlying mechanism is incompletely understood. Here, we identified the E3 ubiquitin ligase Peli1 as an important regulator of T cell metabolism and antitumor immunity. Peli1 ablation profoundly promotes tumor rejection, associated with increased tumor-infiltrating CD4 and CD8 T cells. The Peli1-deficient T cells display markedly stronger metabolic activities, particularly glycolysis, than wild-type T cells. Peli1 controls the activation of a metabolic kinase, mTORC1, stimulated by both the TCR signal and growth factors, and this function of Peli1 is mediated through regulation of the mTORC1-inhibitory proteins, TSC1 and TSC2. Peli1 mediates non-degradative ubiquitination of TSC1, thereby promoting TSC1-TSC2 dimerization and TSC2 stabilization. These results establish Peli1 as a novel regulator of mTORC1 and downstream mTORC1-mediated actions on T cell metabolism and antitumor immunity.

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AnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell LineCell Line, TumorGlycolysisHEK293 CellsHumansMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNuclear ProteinsReceptors, Antigen, T-CellTuberous Sclerosis Complex 1 ProteinTuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 ProteinMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Nuclear ProteinsPeli1 protein, mouseReceptors, Antigen, T-CellTuberous Sclerosis Complex 1 ProteinTuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 ProteinUbiquitin-Protein LigasesmTORC1Peli1T cell metabolism; antitumor immunityubiquitination

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PMID33215753
PMCPMC7809702
OpenAlexW3099273236

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