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ArticleMolecular oncology2022

PD-1-induced T cell exhaustion is controlled by a Drp1-dependent mechanism.

Luca Simula, Ylenia Antonucci, Giorgia Scarpelli, Valeria Cancila, Alessandra Colamatteo, Simona Manni, Biagio De Angelis, Concetta Quintarelli, Claudio Procaccini, Giuseppe Matarese and 2 more

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Article in Molecular oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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26 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Mitochondrial Regulation of CD8⁺ T Cells: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Modulation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  9. Mitochondrial Metabolism in T-Cell Exhaustion.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Luca SimulaDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6440-1810
Ylenia AntonucciDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Giorgia ScarpelliDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Valeria CancilaTumor Immunology Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Palermo School of Medicine, Palermo, Italy.
Alessandra ColamatteoDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Simona ManniDepartment of Onco-Hematology and Oncology, Cell and Gene Therapy, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Biagio De AngelisDepartment of Onco-Hematology and Oncology, Cell and Gene Therapy, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Concetta QuintarelliDepartment of Onco-Hematology and Oncology, Cell and Gene Therapy, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Claudio ProcacciniInstitute for Endocrinology and Experimental Oncology "G. Salvatore", CNR, Naples, Italy.
Giuseppe MatareseDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9429-0616
Claudio TripodoTumor Immunology Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Palermo School of Medicine, Palermo, Italy.
Silvia CampelloDepartment of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0536-2484

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) signaling downregulates the T-cell response, promoting an exhausted state in tumor-infiltrating T cells, through mostly unveiled molecular mechanisms. Dynamin-related protein-1 (Drp1)-dependent mitochondrial fission plays a crucial role in sustaining T-cell motility, proliferation, survival, and glycolytic engagement. Interestingly, such processes are exactly those inhibited by PD-1 in tumor-infiltrating T cells. Here, we show that PD-1

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CD8-Positive T-LymphocytesAnimalsDynaminsHumansMiceMitochondriaMitochondrial DynamicsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorDnm1l protein, mouseDynaminsPdcd1 protein, mouseProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorDrp1mitochondriaPD-1T celltumor-infiltrating lymphocytes

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PMCPMC8732338

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