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Memory CD8+ T Cells Use Cell-Intrinsic Lipolysis to Support the Metabolic Programming Necessary for Development

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O’Sullivan, David, van der Windt, Gerritje J.W., Huang, Stanley Ching-Cheng, Curtis, Jonathan D., Chang, Chih-Hao, Buck, Michael D., Qiu, Jing, Smith, Amber M. +6 more·2014·Immunity

Abstract

Generation of CD8(+) memory T cells requires metabolic reprogramming that is characterized by enhanced mitochondrial fatty-acid oxidation (FAO). However, where the fatty acids (FA) that fuel this process come from remains unclear. While CD8(+) memory T cells engage FAO to a greater extent, we found that they acquired substantially fewer long-chain FA from their external environment than CD8(+) effector T (Teff) cells. Rather than using extracellular FA directly, memory T cells used extracellular glucose to support FAO and oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), suggesting that lipids must be synthesized to generate the substrates needed for FAO. We have demonstrated that memory T cells rely on cell intrinsic expression of the lysosomal hydrolase LAL (lysosomal acid lipase) to mobilize FA for FAO and memory T cell development. Our observations link LAL to metabolic reprogramming in lymphocytes and show that cell intrinsic lipolysis is deterministic for memory T cell fate.

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  • FAO is fundamental for the survival and function of memory CD8+ T cells, unlike effector cells that rely on glycolysis and glutaminolysis for energy.

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O’Sullivan, D., van der Windt, G. J. W., Huang, S. C.-C., Curtis, J. D., Chang, C.-H., Buck, M. D., Qiu, J., Smith, A. M., Lam, W. Y., DiPlato, L. M., Hsu, F.-F., Birnbaum, M. J., Pearce, E. J., & Pearce, E. L.
Affiliations
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
Corresponding author
Pearce, Erika L.
Venue
Immunity
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-07
Volume
41
Issue
1
Pages
75-88
ISSN
1074-7613 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2131199230
Cited by
790
References
66
Citations by year
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FWCI
26.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
Update notices
erratum (2018-08-21)
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  • Immunity (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (submittedVersion)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Cancer Institute (CA158823, CA164062, R21CA158823, R01CA164062, R01CA181125)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (P41GM103422)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (R01AI091965, AI 091965)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (P30DK056341, P30DK020579)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
Keywords
memory CD8+ T cells, fatty acid oxidation, lysosomal acid lipase, metabolic reprogramming, long-chain fatty acids, oxidative phosphorylation, lipogenesis, effector T cells, T cell metabolism
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Survival, Cells, Cultured, Sterol Esterase, Fatty Acids, Glucose, Immunologic Memory, Interleukin-2, Lipolysis, Lymphocyte Activation, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Transgenic, Mitochondria, Oxidation-Reduction, Oxidative Phosphorylation, Oxygen, Protein Kinases, 4-Butyrolactone, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Adoptive Transfer, Interleukin-15, RNA Interference, RNA, Small Interfering, Cell Proliferation, Mice, Fatty Acid Synthases

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