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ArticleCancer immunology research2023

Ncoa2 Promotes CD8+ T cell-Mediated Antitumor Immunity by Stimulating T-cell Activation via Upregulation of PGC-1α Critical for Mitochondrial Function.

Xiancai Zhong, Hongmin Wu, Ching Ouyang, Wencan Zhang, Yun Shi, Yi-Chang Wang, David K Ann, Yousang Gwack, Weirong Shang, Zuoming Sun

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Article in Cancer immunology research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xiancai ZhongDepartment of Immunology & Theranostics, Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, California.ORCID 0000-0001-8312-4057
Hongmin WuDepartment of Immunology & Theranostics, Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, California.ORCID 0000-0002-0762-8322
Ching OuyangDepartment of Computational and Quantitative Medicine, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California.ORCID 0000-0002-7452-2800
Wencan ZhangDepartment of Immunology & Theranostics, Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, California.ORCID 0000-0002-8828-2000
Yun ShiDepartment of Immunology & Theranostics, Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, California.ORCID 0000-0002-4114-3388
Yi-Chang WangDepartment of Diabetes Complication and Metabolism, Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, California.ORCID 0000-0001-9346-5234
David K AnnDepartment of Diabetes Complication and Metabolism, Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, California.ORCID 0000-0001-6229-4241
Yousang GwackDepartment of Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.ORCID 0000-0002-2821-9245
Weirong ShangDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.ORCID 0000-0002-7993-9138
Zuoming SunDepartment of Immunology & Theranostics, Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, California.ORCID 0000-0003-1896-6666
City of Hope · USEmory University · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

Transgenic Mouse FacilityP30CA033572 · NCI · CITY OF HOPE/BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI XIWEI WU · 1985 to 2026
$86.3M
Steroid nuclear receptor coactivators in T cell differentiationR01AI109644 · NIAID · BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE · PI Zuoming Sun · 2014 to 2026
$6.9M
Function of TCF-1 in antagonizing malignancyR21AI163256 · NIAID · BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE · PI SUN, ZUOMING · 2021 to 2022
$484k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA033572NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI109644NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI163256
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nuclear receptor coactivator 2 (Ncoa2) is a member of the Ncoa family of coactivators, and we previously showed that Ncoa2 regulates the differentiation of induced regulatory T cells. However, it remains unknown if Ncoa2 plays a role in CD8+ T-cell function. Here, we show that Ncoa2 promotes CD8+ T cell-mediated immune responses against tumors by stimulating T-cell activation via upregulating PGC-1α expression to enhance mitochondrial function. Mice deficient in Ncoa2 in T cells (Ncoa2fl/fl/CD4Cre) displayed defective immune responses against implanted MC38 tumors, which associated with significantly reduced tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells and decreased IFNγ production. Consistently, CD8+ T cells from Ncoa2fl/fl/CD4Cre mice failed to reject tumors after adoptive transfer into Rag1-/- mice. Further, in response to TCR stimulation, Ncoa2fl/fl/CD4Cre CD8+ T cells failed to increase mitochondrial mass, showed impaired oxidative phosphorylation, and had lower expression of PGC-1α, a master regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis and function. Mechanically, T-cell activation-induced phosphorylation of CREB triggered the recruitment of Ncoa2 to bind to enhancers, thus, stimulating PGC-1α expression. Forced expression of PGC-1α in Ncoa2fl/fl/CD4Cre CD8+ T cells restored mitochondrial function, T-cell activation, IFNγ production, and antitumor immunity. This work informs the development of Ncoa2-based therapies that modulate CD8+ T cell-mediated antitumor immune responses.

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MitochondriaNeoplasmsAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesMiceNuclear Receptor Coactivator 2Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaUp-RegulationNcoa2 protein, mouseNuclear Receptor Coactivator 2Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaPpargc1a protein, mouse

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