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ArticleCancer science2022

Complement C1q binding protein regulates T cells' mitochondrial fitness to affect their survival, proliferation, and anti-tumor immune function.

Hui Tian, Gang Wang, Qiping Wang, Baofu Zhang, Guan Jiang, Huizhong Li, Dafei Chai, Lin Fang, Meng Wang, Junnian Zheng

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Article in Cancer science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. gC1qR: A New Target for Cancer Immunotherapy.Frontiers in immunology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hui TianCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Gang WangCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6020-7263
Qiping WangJiangyin Clinical Medical College, Jiangsu University, Jiangyin City, China.
Baofu ZhangCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Guan JiangDepartment of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0705-2386
Huizhong LiCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Dafei ChaiCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Lin FangCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Meng WangCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
Junnian ZhengCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0208-6410
Xuzhou Medical College · CNJiangsu University · CN

Funding

Key University Science Research Project of Jiangsu Province 19KJA470001Key University Science Research Project of Jiangsu Province 19KJA580001National Natural Science Foundation of China 81871869National Natural Science Foundation of China 81872488National Natural Science Foundation of China 82073012
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T cells survival, proliferation, and anti-tumor response are closely linked to their mitochondrial health. Complement C1q binding protein (C1QBP) promotes mitochondrial fitness through regulation of mitochondrial metabolism and morphology. However, whether C1QBP regulates T cell survival, proliferation, and anti-tumor immune function remains unclear. Our data demonstrated that C1QBP knockdown induced the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential to impair T cell mitochondrial fitness. At the same time, C1QBP insufficiency reduced the recruitment of the anti-apoptotic proteins, including Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL, and repressed caspase-3 activation and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage, which consequently accelerated the T cell apoptotic process. In contrast, C1QBP knockdown rendered T cells with relatively weaker proliferation due to the inhibition of AKT/mTOR signaling pathway. To investigate the exact role of C1QBP in anti-tumor response, C1QBP

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell SurvivalHumansImmunotherapy, AdoptiveLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMiceMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsNeoplasms, ExperimentalProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Receptors, Chimeric AntigenSignal TransductionT-LymphocytesC1qbp protein, mouseMitochondrial ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Receptors, Chimeric Antigenanti-tumor immune functionC1QBPmitochondrial fitnessproliferationT cells survival

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PMID34978120
PMCPMC8898709
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