The pseudokinase Trib1 regulates the transition of exhausted T cells to a KLR+ CD8+ effector state, and its deletion improves checkpoint blockade

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Title: The pseudokinase Trib1 regulates the transition of exhausted T cells to a KLR+ CD8+ effector state, and its deletion improves checkpoint blockade
Authors: Susan E. McClory, Oishi Bardhan, Kelly S. Rome, Josephine R. Giles, Amy E. Baxter, Lanwei Xu, Phyllis A. Gimotty, Robert B. Faryabi, E. John Wherry, Warren S. Pear, Martha S. Jordan
Source: Cell Reports, Vol 42, Iss 8, Pp 112905- (2023)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Collection: LCC:Biology (General)
Subject Terms: CP: Immunology, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
More Details: Summary: CD8+ T cell exhaustion (TEX) impairs the ability of T cells to clear chronic infection or cancer. While TEX are hypofunctional, some TEX retain effector gene signatures, a feature associated with killer lectin-like receptor (KLR) expression. Although KLR+ TEX (TKLR) may improve control of chronic antigen, the signaling molecules regulating this population are poorly understood. Using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), flow cytometry, RNA velocity, and single-cell T cell receptor sequencing (scTCR-seq), we demonstrate that deleting the pseudokinase Trib1 shifts TEX toward CX3CR1+ intermediates with robust enrichment of TKLR via clonal T cell expansion. Adoptive transfer studies demonstrate this shift toward CD8+ TKLR in Trib1-deficient cells is CD8 intrinsic, while CD4-depletion studies demonstrate CD4+ T cells are required for improved viral control in Trib1 conditional knockout mice. Further, Trib1 loss augments anti-programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) blockade to improve viral clearance. These data identify Trib1 as an important regulator of CD8+ TEX whose targeting enhances the TKLR effector state and improves checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2211-1247
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124723009166; https://doaj.org/toc/2211-1247
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112905
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/649d5307b00c4acca7e424a01f75bf3e
Accession Number: edsdoj.649d5307b00c4acca7e424a01f75bf3e
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:22111247
DOI:10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112905
Published in:Cell Reports
Language:English