A guide to immunometabolism for immunologists

LAJ O'Neill, RJ Kishton, J Rathmell - Nature reviews immunology, 2016 - nature.com
In recent years a substantial number of findings have been made in the area of immunometabolism,
by which we mean the changes in intracellular metabolic pathways in immune cells …

Identification of essential genes for cancer immunotherapy

SJ Patel, NE Sanjana, RJ Kishton, A Eidizadeh… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Somatic gene mutations can alter the vulnerability of cancer cells to T-cell-based
immunotherapies. Here we perturbed genes in human melanoma cells to mimic loss-of-function …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic programming and PDHK1 control CD4+ T cell subsets and inflammation

VA Gerriets, RJ Kishton, AG Nichols… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Activation of CD4 + T cells results in rapid proliferation and differentiation into effector and
regulatory subsets. CD4 + effector T cell (Teff) (Th1 and Th17) and Treg subsets are …

[PDF][PDF] Distinct regulation of Th17 and Th1 cell differentiation by glutaminase-dependent metabolism

…, D Maseda, MV Liberti, K Paz, RJ Kishton… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Activated T cells differentiate into functional subsets with distinct metabolic programs.
Glutaminase (GLS) converts glutamine to glutamate to support the tricarboxylic acid cycle and …

Foxp3 and Toll-like receptor signaling balance Treg cell anabolic metabolism for suppression

VA Gerriets, RJ Kishton, MO Johnson, S Cohen… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
CD4 + effector T cells (T eff cells) and regulatory T cells (T reg cells) undergo metabolic
reprogramming to support proliferation and immunological function. Although signaling via the …

[PDF][PDF] Metabolic regulation of T cell longevity and function in tumor immunotherapy

RJ Kishton, M Sukumar, NP Restifo - Cell metabolism, 2017 - cell.com
Cancer immunotherapy is an increasingly successful strategy for the treatment of patients
who have advanced or conventional therapy-resistant cancers. T cells are key mediators of …

T cell stemness and dysfunction in tumors are triggered by a common mechanism

SK Vodnala, R Eil, RJ Kishton, M Sukumar… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Cancers persist and progress despite the presence of tumor-infiltrating
lymphocytes (TILs). A paradox of tumor immunology is that tumor antigen–specific TILs are …

[PDF][PDF] mTORC1 and mTORC2 kinase signaling and glucose metabolism drive follicular helper T cell differentiation

…, S Shrestha, G Neale, SA Brown, C Cloer, RJ Kishton… - Immunity, 2016 - cell.com
Follicular helper T (Tfh) cells are crucial for germinal center (GC) formation and humoral
adaptive immunity. Mechanisms underlying Tfh cell differentiation in peripheral and mucosal …

[PDF][PDF] AMPK is essential to balance glycolysis and mitochondrial metabolism to control T-ALL cell stress and survival

RJ Kishton, CE Barnes, AG Nichols, S Cohen… - Cell metabolism, 2016 - cell.com
T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive malignancy associated with
Notch pathway mutations. While both normal activated and leukemic T cells can utilize aerobic …

Developing neoantigen-targeted T cell–based treatments for solid tumors

TN Yamamoto, RJ Kishton, NP Restifo - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
Stimulating an immune response against cancer through adoptive transfer of tumor-targeting
lymphocytes has shown great promise in hematological malignancies, but clinical efficacy …