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ArticleNature communications2024

Deleting the mitochondrial respiration negative regulator MCJ enhances the efficacy of CD8

Meng-Han Wu, Felipe Valenca-Pereira, Francesca Cendali, Emily L Giddings, Catherine Pham-Danis, Michael C Yarnell, Amanda J Novak, Tonya M Brunetti, Scott B Thompson, Jorge Henao-Mejia and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Mitochondrial Regulation of CD8⁺ T Cells: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Modulation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Meng-Han WuDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Felipe Valenca-PereiraDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Francesca CendaliDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8874-2150
Emily L GiddingsDivision of Immunobiology, Department of Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA.
Catherine Pham-DanisDepartment of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Michael C YarnellDepartment of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4557-7255
Amanda J NovakDepartment of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-8780-7395
Tonya M BrunettiDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Scott B ThompsonDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Jorge Henao-MejiaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2044-1105
Richard A FlavellDepartment of Immunobiology, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4461-0778
Angelo D'AlessandroDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2258-6490
M Eric KohlerDepartment of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA. Mark.Kohler@cuanschutz.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1181-0418
Mercedes RinconDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA. Mercedes.Rincon@cuanschutz.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6663-2225

Funding

University of Colorado Cancer Center Support Grant - Lung Cancer Patient-Derived Xenografts with Autologous Human Immune SystemsP30CA046934 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI James V Degregori · 1988 to 2026
$117.0M
Yale Diabetes Research CenterP30DK045735 · NIDDK · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI GERALD I SHULMAN · 1993 to 2026
$44.0M
Paul Calabresis Award in Clinical Oncology ResearchK12CA086913 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI VIRGINIA F. BORGES, Jill E Slansky · 2000 to 2026
$17.8M
National Metabolomics Data Repository - nextgen Metabolomics WorkbenchU2CDK119886 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI SUBRAMANIAM, SHANKAR · 2018 to 2021
$12.7M
Biomedical Data Commons Workbench (BDCW)OT2OD030544 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI SUBRAMANIAM, SHANKAR · 2020 to 2024
$3.2M
Enhancing mitochondrial metabolism to improve anti-tumor CD8 immune responseR01CA260909 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Mercedes Rincon · 2022 to 2026
$1.9M
Fine-tuning of mitochondrial Complex I activity in CD8 cellsR21AI149187 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI RINCON, MERCEDES · 2020 to 2021
$442k
MCJ function in mouse mammary tumor propertiesR21CA127099 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE · PI RINCON, MERCEDES · 2008 to 2009
$438k
A novel target to overcome chemoresistance in breast cancerR21CA223389 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE · PI RINCON, MERCEDES · 2018 to 2019
$353k
Targeting mitochondrial regulator MCJ to enhance CD8 cell immune responseR56AI148434 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI RINCON, MERCEDES · 2021 to 2021
$316k
Hyundai Motor Group | Hyundai Motor America | Hyundai Hope On Wheels (Hope On Wheels) 634956NCI NIH HHS K12 CA086913NCI NIH HHS P30 CA046934NCI NIH HHS R01 CA260909NCI NIH HHS R21 CA127099NCI NIH HHS R21 CA223389NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI149187NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI148434NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK045735NIDDK NIH HHS U2C DK119886NIH HHS OT2 OD030544U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) CA086913U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) CA223389U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) CA260909U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) P30CA046934U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) AI148434U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) AI149187
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondrial respiration is essential for the survival and function of T cells used in adoptive cellular therapies. However, strategies that specifically enhance mitochondrial respiration to promote T cell function remain limited. Here, we investigate methylation-controlled J protein (MCJ), an endogenous negative regulator of mitochondrial complex I expressed in CD8 cells, as a target for improving the efficacy of adoptive T cell therapies. We demonstrate that MCJ inhibits mitochondrial respiration in murine CD8

Indexed as

CD8-Positive T-LymphocytesImmunotherapy, AdoptiveMitochondriaAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell RespirationFemaleHumansMelanoma, ExperimentalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMitochondrial ProteinsOvalbuminMitochondrial ProteinsOvalbumin

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PMID38789421
PMCPMC11126743

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