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ArticleJournal of human immunity2026

FAS-controlled T cells drive lymphoproliferation through glycolysis without effector differentiation.

Maria Elena Maccari, Christoph König, Geoffroy Andrieux, Patrick Kury, Sarah A Berger, Jasmin Mann, Beth Kelly, Simon Völkl, Chenglong Huang, Martin Helmstädter and 31 more

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Maria Elena MaccariInstitute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6488-7622
Christoph KönigInstitute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0256-0680
Geoffroy AndrieuxInstitute of Medical Bioinformatics and Systems Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5389-9481
Patrick KuryInstitute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6876-2875
Sarah A BergerInstitute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5626-5034
Jasmin MannInstitute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8934-0639
Beth KellyBloomberg-Kimmel Institute of Immunotherapy, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3195-6860
Simon VölklDepartment of Internal Medicine 5, Hematology and Oncology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2193-3048
Chenglong HuangDepartment for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6469-6741
Martin HelmstädterDepartment of Medicine IV, University Freiburg Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6027-0094
Simon LagiesCore Competence Metabolomics, Hilde-Mangold-Haus, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5245-1781
Marco FischerInstitute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2704-7912
Francesc BaixauliDepartment of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9676-2901
Oliver GorkaInstitute of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8245-3008
Olaf GroßInstitute of Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8660-3619
Markus HufnagelDivision of Pediatric Rheumatology and Clinical Infectious Diseases, Department of General Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine and Neonatology, Center for Pediatrics, Medical Center and Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7420-9136
Sarah SalouDepartment of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Children's Hospital, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4740-856X
Susan FarmandDivision of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8441-1784
Sabine HeinePediatric Oncology and Hematology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, University Clinics Homburg, Homburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4856-7016
Volker SchusterMedical Faculty and Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5735-1838
Wolfgang WillenbacherInternal Medicine V: Hematology & Oncology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7702-1721
Gregor DückersHelios Children's Hospital, Krefeld, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2220-6010
Bodo GrimbacherClinic of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6897-6806
Klaus WarnatzClinic of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1172-865X
Friedrich G KappDepartment of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Children's Hospital, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2729-6177
Myriam LorenzInstitute for Transfusion Medicine, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9963-9238
Miriam GroßInstitute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8630-5275
Jens WittnerInstitute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9729-9111
Roland EllingDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2209-4154
Luca ScorranoVeneto Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Biology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8515-8928
Iwona A KoenigDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2304-5079
Bertram BengschClinic for Internal Medicine II, University Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2552-740X
Carsten SpeckmannInstitute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6217-1556
Bernd KammererCore Competence Metabolomics, Hilde-Mangold-Haus, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4631-8853
Melanie BörriesInstitute of Medical Bioinformatics and Systems Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3670-0602
Klaus SchwarzInstitute for Transfusion Medicine, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3178-5990
Johannes HertelDepartment for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7641-0132
Erika L PearceBloomberg-Kimmel Institute of Immunotherapy, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5592-5439
Stephan EhlInstitute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9265-2721
Ramon I Klein Geltink *BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4610-3059
Anne Rensing-Ehl *Institute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7031-0018

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lymphoproliferation in autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) due to FAS deficiency is driven by highly proliferative FAS-controlled T cells (FCT) with a distinct molecular signature. Activating signals and metabolic fuels of their proliferation are poorly understood. Lymphoproliferation caused by proliferative T cells is also a hallmark of acute EBV infection. In these antiviral T cells, a metabolic switch to glycolysis underpins effector differentiation and IFNγ translation. Here, we used EBV-induced CD8 effector T cells as a benchmark to characterize FCT metabolism. Metabolic assays, RNA sequencing, and in silico computational analysis revealed that FCT are as highly glycolytic as EBV-induced effector T cells, but this metabolic program is uncoupled from T-BET expression and IFNγ production. In contrast to virus-activated T cells, FCT showed mitochondrial hyperpolarization and elevated reactive oxygen species production. These findings support a model of FCT lymphoproliferation, in which activating signals strongly enhance glycolysis but do not induce classical effector differentiation.

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