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ArticleCell metabolism2025

Glucose-dependent glycosphingolipid biosynthesis fuels CD8

Joseph Longo, Lisa M DeCamp, Brandon M Oswald, Robert Teis, Alfredo Reyes-Oliveras, Michael S Dahabieh, Abigail E Ellis, Michael P Vincent, Hannah Damico, Kristin L Gallik and 12 more

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Article in Cell metabolism, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. The EGR1/ZFP36 axis governs glycosphingolipid metabolic reprogramming in monocyte-derived macrophages in guillain-barré syndrome.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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  10. The pyruvate branch point controls lymphoid cancer cell dissemination.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  18. Cytotoxic T Cells: Kill, Memorize, and Mask to Maintain Immune Homeostasis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Joseph LongoDepartment of Metabolism and Nutritional Programming, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Lisa M DeCampDepartment of Metabolism and Nutritional Programming, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Brandon M OswaldDepartment of Metabolism and Nutritional Programming, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Robert TeisDepartment of Metabolism and Nutritional Programming, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Alfredo Reyes-OliverasDepartment of Cell Biology, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Michael S DahabiehDepartment of Metabolism and Nutritional Programming, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Abigail E EllisMass Spectrometry Core, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Michael P VincentMass Spectrometry Core, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Hannah DamicoBioinformatics and Biostatistics Core, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Kristin L GallikOptical Imaging Core, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Nicole M FoyDepartment of Metabolism and Nutritional Programming, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Shelby E ComptonDepartment of Metabolism and Nutritional Programming, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Colt D CapanMass Spectrometry Core, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Kelsey S WilliamsDepartment of Metabolism and Nutritional Programming, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA; Metabolism and Nutrition Program, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Corinne R EsquibelOptical Imaging Core, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Zachary B MadajBioinformatics and Biostatistics Core, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Hyoungjoo LeeMass Spectrometry Core, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Dominic G RoyCentre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada; Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, QC, Montréal, Canada; Institut du Cancer de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Connie M KrawczykDepartment of Metabolism and Nutritional Programming, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Brian B HaabDepartment of Cell Biology, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Ryan D SheldonMass Spectrometry Core, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Russell G JonesDepartment of Metabolism and Nutritional Programming, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA; Metabolism and Nutrition Program, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA. Electronic address: russell.jones@vai.org.

Funding

Ketone Body Metabolism in CD8+ T Cell ResponsesR01AI165722 · NIAID · VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI JONES, RUSSELL GRAHAM · 2022 to 2025
$3.3M
Dietary regulation of anti-tumor immunity through caloric restrictionU01CA297713 · NCI · VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI Russell Graham Jones · 2025 to 2026
$1.5M
ULK Inhibition Rewires Tumor and Immune Cell MetabolismR01CA297993 · NCI · HENRY FORD HEALTH + MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Russell Graham Jones, Jeffrey Paul MacKeigan · 2025 to 2026
$1.4M
Chromatin architecture as a determinant of dendritic cell functionR21AI153997 · NIAID · VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI KRAWCZYK, CONNIE · 2020 to 2021
$523k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA297993NCI NIH HHS U01 CA297713NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI165722NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI153997
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glucose is essential for T cell proliferation and function, yet its specific metabolic roles in vivo remain poorly defined. Here, we identify glycosphingolipid (GSL) biosynthesis as a key pathway fueled by glucose that enables CD8

Indexed as

CD8-Positive T-LymphocytesGlucoseGlycosphingolipidsAnimalsMembrane MicrodomainsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSignal TransductionGlucoseGlycosphingolipidsCD8(+) T cellscytotoxic functionglucoseglycosphingolipidsimmunometabolismlipidomicslipid raftsmetabolomicsnucleotide sugar metabolismUGCG

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PMID40769148
PMCPMC12393875

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