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S-2-hydroxyglutarate regulates CD8(+) T-lymphocyte fate

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Tyrakis, Petros A., Palazon, Asis, Macias, David, Lee, Kian. L., Phan, Anthony. T., Veliça, Pedro, You, Jia, Chia, Grace S. +8 more·2016·Nature

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R-2-hydroxyglutarate accumulates to millimolar levels in cancer cells with gain-of-function isocitrate dehydrogenase 1/2 mutations. These levels of R-2-hydroxyglutarate affect 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases. Both metabolite enantiomers, R- and S-2-hydroxyglutarate, are detectible in healthy individuals, yet their physiological function remains elusive. Here we show that 2-hydroxyglutarate accumulates in mouse CD8+ T cells in response to T-cell receptor triggering, and accumulates to millimolar levels in physiological oxygen conditions through a hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1α)-dependent mechanism. S-2-hydroxyglutarate predominates over R-2-hydroxyglutarate in activated T cells, and we demonstrate alterations in markers of CD8+ T-cell differentiation in response to this metabolite. Modulation of histone and DNA demethylation, as well as HIF-1α stability, mediate these effects. S-2-hydroxyglutarate treatment greatly enhances the in vivo proliferation, persistence and anti-tumour capacity of adoptively transferred CD8+ T cells. Thus, S-2-hydroxyglutarate acts as an immunometabolite that links environmental context, through a metabolic-epigenetic axis, to immune fate and function.

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  • In response to T-cell receptor stimulation, 2HG accumulates to millimolar levels in CD8+ T cells and enhances effector differentiation through a mechanism involving altered histone and DNA methylation.

    “In response to T-cell receptor stimulation, 2HG accumulates to millimolar levels in CD8+ T cells and enhances effector differentiation through a mechanism involving altered histone and DNA methylation (202).”
  • 2-hydroxyglutarate is produced by CD8+ T lymphocytes in response to T-cell receptor triggering and environmental hypoxia, and it significantly boosts proliferation, persistence, and antitumor capacity of CD8+ T lymphocytes in vivo.

    “2‐hydroxyglutarate (2‐HG) is produced by CD8+ T lymphocytes in response to T‐cell receptor triggering and environmental hypoxia, and 2‐HG significantly boosts the proliferation, persistence, and antitumor capacity of CD8+ T lymphocytes in vivo.”
  • Cellular reprogramming elicited by D-2-HG may play a prominent role in the pathogenesis of IDH-mutant tumours.

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Tyrakis, P. A., Palazon, A., Macias, D., Lee, K. L., Phan, A. T., Veliça, P., You, J., Chia, G. S., Sim, J., Doedens, A., Abelanet, A., Evans, C. E., Griffiths, J. R., Poellinger, L., Goldrath, A. W., & Johnson, R. S.
Affiliations
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • National University of Singapore (SG)
  • University of California San Diego (US)
  • Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Corresponding author
Johnson, Randall S.
Venue
Nature
Published
2016-10-26
Volume
540
Issue
7632
Pages
236-241
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W2537440061
Cited by
433
References
51
Citations by year
2026: 20 · 2025: 37 · 2024: 52 · 2023: 39 · 2022: 42 · 2021: 62 · 2020: 49 · 2019: 60 · 2018: 41 · 2017: 30 · 2016: 1
FWCI
26.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • National University of Singapore (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge) (submittedVersion)
  • Apollo
Funders
  • Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
  • Wellcome Trust (092738/Z/10/Z, 092738, WT092738MA)
  • Swedish Cancer Foundation
  • Cancer Research UK (CB4110, 11562)
  • European Commission (331756)
  • National Research Foundation
  • National Research Foundation Singapore
  • Cancerfonden
  • Vetenskapsrådet
  • National Institutes of Health (A1096852, A1072117)
  • University of California, San Diego
  • Medical Research Council
  • National Medical Research Council (NMRC/CIRG/1389/2014)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM007240)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (R01AI072117, R01AI096852)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
Keywords
(R)-2-hydroxyglutarate, CD8+ T cells, immunometabolism, T cell receptor stimulation, hypoxia, HIF-1α, 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase, histone methylation, DNA methylation, T cell differentiation, T cell proliferation, antitumor immunity
MeSH terms
Animals, Hypoxia, Cell Differentiation, DNA, Glutarates, Histones, Homeostasis, Ketoglutaric Acids, Lymphocyte Activation, Lysine, Oxygen, Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, DNA Methylation, Dioxygenases, Mice, Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit, Protein Stability

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