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Expression of CD39 on activated T cells impairs their survival in older individuals

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Fang, Fengqin, Yu, Mingcan, Cavanagh, Mary M., Hutter Saunders, Jessica, Qi, Qian, Ye, Zhongde, Le Saux, Sabine, Sultan, William +5 more·2016·Cell Reports

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In an immune response, CD4(+) T cells expand into effector T cells and then contract to survive as long-lived memory cells. To identify age-associated defects in memory cell formation, we profiled activated CD4(+) T cells and found an increased induction of the ATPase CD39 with age. CD39(+) CD4(+) T cells resembled effector T cells with signs of metabolic stress and high susceptibility to undergo apoptosis. Pharmacological inhibition of ATPase activity dampened effector cell differentiation and improved survival, suggesting that CD39 activity influences T cell fate. Individuals carrying a low-expressing CD39 variant responded better to vaccination with an increase in vaccine-specific memory T cells. Increased inducibility of CD39 after activation may contribute to the impaired vaccine response with age.

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  • CD39 expression during aging reduces the number of CD4+ T cells.

    “It has been reported that CD39 expression during aging reduces the number of CD4+ T cells [130].”

    From Immunosenescence: a key player in cancer development (2020) · cites this paper as [130]

  • Apoptosis of activated CD4+ T cells correlated with expression of ATPase CD39, which is induced in a subset of CD4+ memory T cells after activation.

    “Apoptosis of activated CD4+ T cells correlated with the expression of the ATPase CD39, which is induced in a subset of CD4+ memory T cells after activation”

    From Successful and Maladaptive T Cell Aging (2017) · cites this paper as Fang et al., 2016

  • Individuals with reduced ability to transcribe CD39 due to a promoter polymorphism have better responses to TIV and VZV vaccination.

    “Consistent with these in vitro observations, individuals with reduced ability to transcribe CD39 due to a promoter polymorphism (Friedman et al., 2009) have better responses to TIV as well as VZV vaccination”

    From Successful and Maladaptive T Cell Aging (2017) · cites this paper as Fang et al., 2016

  • Ageing changes can include higher susceptibility to T cell apoptosis.

    “These changes can include an involuted thymus235, fewer naive B and T cells236, diminished T cell receptor diversity237, higher susceptibility to T cell apoptosis238 and reduced expression of crucial receptors such as CD28 on cytotoxic CD8+ T cells239.”

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Authors
Fang, F., Yu, M., Cavanagh, M. M., Hutter Saunders, J., Qi, Q., Ye, Z., Le Saux, S., Sultan, W., Turgano, E., Dekker, C. L., Tian, L., Weyand, C. M., & Goronzy, J. J.
Affiliations
  • VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
  • Stanford Medicine (US)
Corresponding author
Goronzy, Jörg J.
Venue
Cell Reports
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-02
Volume
14
Issue
5
Pages
1218-1231
ISSN
2211-1247 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2270570599
Cited by
138
References
49
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 4
FWCI
6.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell Reports (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (U19 AI090019, R01 AI044142, R01 HL117913, I01 BX001669, R01 AR042547, P01 HL058000, R01 AG015043, U19 AI057266, U01 AI089859-IOF, R01 AI108891, R01 EY011916, R01 AI108906)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Physiology › Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Biochemical and Molecular Research
Keywords
CD39, CD4+ T cells, aging, effector T cells, memory T cells, ATPase activity, apoptosis, metabolic stress, T cell survival, vaccine response, immunosenescence
MeSH terms
Adenosine Triphosphatases, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Apyrase, Cell Survival, Clone Cells, Humans, Lymphocyte Activation, Middle Aged, Stress, Physiological, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Antigens, CD, Apoptosis, Cell Proliferation, Young Adult

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